Originally posted by Honeybunz:
Dec 3, 2007
Watch out for cheats offering home-based work
RECENTLY, the world of home-based jobs was introduced to me so I thought it would be a good opportunity to start working at home to get some extra cash. I started searching online for such jobs, but little did I know, there are cases of fraud activities relating to these home-based jobs.
The advertisement was fairly simple, looking for anyone who is willing to do some data-entry work at home. I replied to someone named Charmaine, and I was told to transfer her $25 for training materials.
This is an excerpt from our e-mail conversation:
'The one-time fee is not for the start-up cost but for the training material cost (S$25), and thereafter, whatever money that you earn is yours and yours only.
'So if you are very keen and interested in making money, do transfer the material cost (S$25) to account No. XXXXXXXX.'
The training materials I received told me I would have to attract all the other job seekers by posting job advertisements similar to the one I replied to. I consider this incident unfortunate and blame it on my naivety.
Tay Zhu Jun (Miss)
Wee! actually if u look at it wisely, in the end, this so called charmaine works from home and you are the boss who paid her. hmmm...cheater are indeed smart people but wrongly used.