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Some help please

How can I find out if a company offering work from home opportunities is legit or a scam, it is a job filling envelopes with leaflets or typing, they ask that you register with them and pay £30, this in itself makes me jumpy, I don't know if I am allowed to name the company on here, I will if it can enable someone to tell me if it is legit. Thanks in advance.

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  • geordie_joe
    geordie_joe Posts: 9,112 Forumite
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    It's a scam.

    If you have to pay them for work it's a scam.

    Name the company, we'll ensure people get warned about it.
  • hermum
    hermum Posts: 7,123 Forumite
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    Anyone asking for a fee is likely to be scamming you. You work to earn money not pay it out, I don't know if any of the envelope-typing things exist.
    Check out the other threads on here for some good info.
  • podperson
    podperson Posts: 3,125 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts
    It's a scam.

    Am guessing it's mailingortyping website since they seem to be popping up a lot at the moment.
    Definate scam! Never send money upfront for any home work, no legitimate company will ask for this.
  • Parkender_2
    Parkender_2 Posts: 13 Forumite
    Thank you all, podperson you have hit the nail on the head, so to speak, mailingortyping is the name of the company, I will tell my daughter in law plus a few others who are thinking of joining up.
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