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have you heard of datatech

kg2002
kg2002 Posts: 6 Forumite
edited 5 April 2010 at 10:11PM in Boost your income
i saw the job on jobcentre website couple of weeks ago but not sure whether it is worth doing?.

datatecuk.com
click on the agents required button.

i had to reduce my hours at work due to childcare and need to earn money from home.

you have to pay to register with the company and my friend thinks it is a scam. why would the jobcentre advertise it ?
Smile tho' your heart is aching, Smile even tho' it's breaking, When there are clouds in the sky, you'll get by. If you smile thro' your fear and sorrow,
Smile and maybe tomorrow, You'll see the sun come shining through; for you.(Charlie Chaplin)

:):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

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  • kg2002
    kg2002 Posts: 6 Forumite
    Anyone checked this out ? would appreciate your help. is it a pyramid scheme?
    Smile tho' your heart is aching, Smile even tho' it's breaking, When there are clouds in the sky, you'll get by. If you smile thro' your fear and sorrow,
    Smile and maybe tomorrow, You'll see the sun come shining through; for you.(Charlie Chaplin)

    :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
  • geordie_joe
    geordie_joe Posts: 9,112 Forumite
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    I would say it's a con. You have to pay to get your site, then they pay you for every quotation you generate.

    The thing is you will probably never generate any quotations. Web designers are 10 a penny these days. They are every where, and every one who has done something simple like click a button to have wordpress installed automatically thinks he is a web designer.
  • jasonwatkins
    jasonwatkins Posts: 2,465 Forumite
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    I would automatically steer clear of any job that requires an up-front payment.

    That said ..

    It was advertised on the Job Centre website and it doesn't look like the usual work from home "Envelope Stuffing" scam.

    I used to have an affiliate website for a mobile phone company that did work and was legit. If i'd had any clue about marketing then I might have been able to make a go of it and get a regular income, but i only had sporadic payments over the year i had it.

    This seems to be a similar affiliate scheme. I'd email them and ask some questions - will only cost you your time rather than money.
  • geordie_joe
    geordie_joe Posts: 9,112 Forumite
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    kg2002 wrote: »
    you have to pay to register with the company and my friend thinks it is a scam. why would the jobcentre advertise it ?

    Forgot to mention, the job centre just accepts any job advert that is offered. They don't check the employer to see if they are legit.
  • kg2002
    kg2002 Posts: 6 Forumite
    thank you to all for your replies - will cross datatech off my list of possibles. back to the drawing board!
    Smile tho' your heart is aching, Smile even tho' it's breaking, When there are clouds in the sky, you'll get by. If you smile thro' your fear and sorrow,
    Smile and maybe tomorrow, You'll see the sun come shining through; for you.(Charlie Chaplin)

    :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
  • jasonwatkins
    jasonwatkins Posts: 2,465 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Forgot to mention, the job centre just accepts any job advert that is offered. They don't check the employer to see if they are legit.

    I wasn't aware of that ..

    I'd definitely avoid then. Although it does look convincing, i'll give them that.
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