| Two of the oldest scams around appear to
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| | instructions and materials and many hours
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| be as popular as ever. I'm referring to
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| | of your time to produce items such as
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| stuffing envelopes and home assembly
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| | baby booties, toy clowns, and plastic
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| programs. Let's talk about stuffing
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| | signs for a company that has promised to
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| envelopes first.
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| | buy them.
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| Ads for envelope stuffing "opportunities"
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| | Once you have purchased the supplies and
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| seem to be everywhere--from your mailbox
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| | have done the work, the company often
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| to your newspaper to your e-mail box.
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| | decides not to pay you because your work
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| Promoters usually advertise that, for a
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| | does not meet certain "standards." You
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| "small" fee, they will set you up to earn
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| | are then left with merchandise that is
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| big money by stuffing envelopes at home.
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| | difficult or impossible to sell.
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| And they claim that they will pay you a
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| | If you have spent money and time on a
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| dollar or more for each envelope stuffed,
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| | work-at-home program and now believe the
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| resulting in hundreds or thousands of
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| | program may not be legitimate, contact
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| dollars for you each week.
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| | the company and ask for a refund. Let
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| Now I want you to think about something
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| | company representatives know that you
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| very carefully. Why would any legitimate
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| | plan to notify officials about your
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| company, pay you a dollar or more for
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| | experience. If you can't resolve the
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| each envelope you stuff, when they can
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| | dispute with the company, file a
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| use high-tech mailing equipment that can
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| | complaint with the following
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| stuff thousands of envelopes at a time
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| | organizations:
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| for only pennies apiece?
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| | The Federal Trade Commission works for
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| The answer is, THEY DON'T PAY YOU! Here's
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| | the consumer to prevent fraud and
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| how the scam works: After you send in
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| | deception. Call 1-877-FTC-HELP
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| your money, you will receive a letter
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| | (1-877-382-4357) or log on to:
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| telling you to place the same
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| | Also contact:
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| "envelope-stuffing ad that you originally
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| | * Your state's Attorney General's Office.
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| responded to, in newspapers or magazines,
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| | * Your local consumer protection offices.
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| or to send the ad to friends and
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| | * Your local Better Business Bureau.
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| relatives. The only way you'll ever earn
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| | * Your local postmaster. The U.S. Postal
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| any money is if other people fall for the
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| | Service investigates fraudulent mail
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| scam like you did, respond to your ad and
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| | practices.
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| pay the fee.
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| | * The advertising manager of the
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| Home assembly scams work pretty much the
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| | publication that ran the ad. The manager
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| same way as envelope stuffing scams. This
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| | may be interested to learn about the
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| scam requires you to invest money in
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| | problems you've had with the company.
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