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is this a scam?
tentickles666
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in my local paper they were advertising for envelope packers. as a stay at home mum with 2 very young children and no regular babysitters i thought this would be a good idea to make a bit of extra cash to stop my other half nagging at me lol
after sending for the info it says you have to send £15 to set up which you get back after 100 enveloped. this is to guarantee you continue working with them apparently. do you think this is a scam?
its a company in tenbury wells called SHB marketing
thanks in advance
after sending for the info it says you have to send £15 to set up which you get back after 100 enveloped. this is to guarantee you continue working with them apparently. do you think this is a scam?
its a company in tenbury wells called SHB marketing
thanks in advance
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Hi, a similar ad used to run in my local paper too. There is now an ad by the paper itself saying never pay upfront for home-working schemes.
Here's another thread relating to your question:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=138639<('@')> Oink0 -
Why on earth should you pay them to send you work they want you to do?helenathena wrote:in my local paper they were advertising for envelope packers. as a stay at home mum with 2 very young children and no regular babysitters i thought this would be a good idea to make a bit of extra cash to stop my other half nagging at me lol
after sending for the info it says you have to send £15 to set up which you get back after 100 enveloped. this is to guarantee you continue working with them apparently. do you think this is a scam?
Of course it's a scam.Time has moved on (much quicker than it used to - or so it seems at my age) and my previous advice on residential telephony has been or is now gradually being overtaken by changes in the retail market. Hence, I have now deleted links to my previous 'pearls of wisdom'. I sincerely hope they helped save some of you money.0 -
i thought it was but i like to check before i go shooting my mouth off lol
im actually going to complain to the paper i think0 -
There is a website https://www.homeworking.com0
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Anyone actualy tried aything for the above link? i''ve been recently looking into this kinda thing and i'd love to hear about a work from home opportunity that actualy works even if it aint gonna make me 500k per year
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As Watchdog and other programmes have pointed out, all reputable companies now use machines to stuff envelopes. Gone are the days when humans were used for this job. All these so called home-working schemes are just a con.What part of "A whop bop-a-lu a whop bam boo" don't you understand?0
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