Anyone done this job??

trace-j

BFG wrote:

Complete scam!!!

If the ad was titled something like 'Earn money addressing envelopes or filling enveloppes' it's a classic. Goes as follows, if you send off the £25 they send you a bit of paper that says that what you do is place an aDVERT IN SHOP WINDOWS same as theirs and then charge people £25 to send them the a copy of the bit of paper you are holding. An alternative is that they say the will pay you xxx per 100 envelopes that you get p[eoples names and £25 cheques on.

I haven't explained it very well, but trust me it's a scam.

Firms that want 'envelopes stuffing', use either a machine (I have one of these and it'll do about 2000 per hour), or if it's awkward or promo items, they outsource to a 'specialist' firm(cynics would say - some bloke with a big shed and a load of people working for peanuts).

If you want to test the idea, ask the firm for the telephone numbers of say 10 satisifed workers. If the scammers are savvy they will say can't do that because of Data Protection, in which case you say 'Can you give my number to them and ask them if they would like to ring me'. Even if you got a call, I'd be wary as they could be asking their mates to do it, so offer to call the person back and get their location (from the STD code). Probably close to the scammer.

It ain't worth the hassle. Instead report them to your local TSO.

These scammers prey on the most 'vulnerable' victims, ie people who are housebound, can't get/maintain a 'standard type of job', those looking to make a 'few extra pounds to supplement my benefits' (right or wrong it happens), and the stay at home moms/dads.

I agree, if it's genuine work you don't shouldn't have to pay anything. Send details to your local Trading Standards who can look into it.

My mum tried something similar a few years back to help put whilst I was at uni but nothing was good enough. She'd send stuff off but they'd reply with a whole load of inadequacies and never get paid. In the end she gave up having lost £25. A year later she was approached by a Trading Standards department and asked whether she will give a witness statement. Not sure how they got her details as she didn't complain, they must have got hold of the company's records. The company eventually convicted under the Theft Act, can't remember who they were now.

Try the National Group on Homeworking for more info.

jockettuk

why dont you ring around some local factorys etc see if they do home work..

gibby

yep its a scam

if it hasnt got DSA stamp of approval dont touch it.

i recruit for home workers and most ppl have paid money for scams - just cos they dont use common sense

ask for proof of earnings of others and proof of turnover

avoid 0870 numbers

there are only a handful of workfrom home firms that are genuine
but you cant make money sitting in your bum - you have to generate some value to get paid

please report these dodgy firms to stop others getting stung
gov home workers advice line 0800 174 095

DSA help line 0207 497 1234


Gibby

alanalea

Cheers to all that replied to this thread....

I found that this company has two different adresses and through reading thier 'introduction package' one of thier policies is to not allow workers to have the company phone number until the first 40 envelopes have been filled/sent off!!

I've reported the company to TS and they came back with a 'thanks for letting us know' email.

Again thanks for all suggestions, i think i'll just use this last few weeks of peace to chill

Melissa22_Mum

I've been on loads of work from home websites as I have a six month old. I found a really helpful one but I can't remember the name of it, sorry. Any way apparently ALL the envelope stuffing sites are scams so don't bother to be honest there aren't many work from home sites available in my experience........