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Home based data entry work - scams or not?

Hi, I've been looking at ways of earning money flexibly at home so that I can be around as much as poss for my 2 young children. There are a lot of sites advertising earning money by entering data at home. Many require an upfront fee, which always sets alarm bells ringing! Does anyone have any experience of these sites - am I right to be suspicious of them? Are there any that are legit? How can I tell?

Thanks all
SuziM

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  • Dave_Brooker
    Dave_Brooker Posts: 1,128 Forumite
    SuziM wrote: »
    Hi, I've been looking at ways of earning money flexibly at home so that I can be around as much as poss for my 2 young children. There are a lot of sites advertising earning money by entering data at home. Many require an upfront fee, which always sets alarm bells ringing! Does anyone have any experience of these sites - am I right to be suspicious of them? Are there any that are legit? How can I tell?

    Thanks all
    SuziM

    Any job offer which requires an upfront fee should be avoided.
    The money, Dave...
  • Raver2k7
    Raver2k7 Posts: 248 Forumite
    I was looking into doing some of these too! im hoping there are some legit ones about!
  • RibAd
    RibAd Posts: 343 Forumite
    they sound good, but the process of "Data Entry" or "Collecting /sending Envelopes" involves placing adds in papers enticing others to do the same thing as you ie placing ads - - this information of people's names and addresses goes into the originating company's database to be sold onto other companies.
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