Envelope stuffing - scam or not??

picasso

I've just received a mailshot which states that I will receive £1.60-£2.00 for each envelope "stuffed and returned".I am not interested whatsoever especially as there is a "refundable" one-off charge of £49.99.I am posting the website link so others can decide......

https://www.homebusinessprogram.co.uk

picasso ::)

Del_Boy_Gupta

sounds like a scam to me- let me guess the one off charge is debitted straight away and nothing is received in replace of it!


Or am I just being too darn cynical!

Fran

I would never go for something like this that requires you to send off money first. :-/

lisyloo

Aparently there are machines that can do this very cheaply, so none of these "envelope stuffing" offers are genuine.

I would be very sceptical.

alison6692

SCAM

DO YOU NOT WATCHDOG?

well basically there isn't alot of money to be made by stuffing envelopes.

sorry

Paul_Varjak

All these 'envelope stuffing' ideas are scams!

All they tell you to do is what they are doing i.e. send out mailshots asking for money!

gibby

YES A SCAM

gibby

site gone crazy

yes its a scam

I speak to ppl every day who are ripped off in this way

it give genuine firms a bad name

always check if a firm is a member of the DSA - the direct selling association and you can check with the DTI and traing standards

ask yourself - why would they pay for this service and what am I getting for my money

there are also home workers advice lines - but my book is missing

when I find it I will post it


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gibby

HOME WORKERS ADVICE LINE

0800 174 095

OR

DSA HELP LINE

0207 497 1234

as a rule ask for proof of earnings and turnover

avoid ringing 0870 type numbers as they hide the firms location


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I_love_a_bargain_5

Aparently there are machines that can do this very cheaply, so none of these "envelope stuffing" offers are genuine.

I would be very sceptical.

My husbnad is an it manager at a direct mailing house and they don't use machines, they use people who work within the office and homeworkers, but obviously they dont charge any fee at all.

gibby

the difference being that firms charge you to do this at home.


common sense says it has to cost more to mail to envelopes out to strangers - to then be mailed back - then checked.


also these firms claim you can make serious money stuffing enveoples when infact any idiot can do it - so you wouldnt pay top dollar for staff to do it -


dont pay money for this type of work
as I bet you will lose you money



there are also many genuine firms offering work from home - but WORK is the key word


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