[Jobs] "Work-At-Home Scams Just Don't Pay"

David Andrews dandrews at visi.com
Tue Jul 31 20:55:37 CDT 2007 

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At 01:17 PM 7/26/2007, you wrote:
>In Fact, James, most people think in general that network marketing in 
>general is a scam, but look at it this way, you buy something from a store, 
>you like the product, so you recommend it to someone else.  In a way, that's 
>network marketing and we do it on a regular basis.  so you're telling me, 
>recommending products to someone in a store you saw or a product you tried 
>from a commercial is a scam?
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>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "James Konechne" <jakon22 at gmail.com>
>To: "Jobs for the Blind" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 12:05 PM
>Subject: Re: [Jobs] "Work-At-Home Scams Just Don't Pay"
>
>
>Precisely the point I was trying to make, Jessica.  Most people don't
>even know what a pyramid scheme is.
>James K
>
>On 7/26/07, Jessica <jessmonsilva2003 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> Here are five definitions for a pyramid scheme:
>> • A pyramid scheme is a system of selling goods where commissions are paid
>> to recruit new sellers. The commissions are based on the number of sellers
>> recruited.
>> The right to sell the goods is sold to an increasing number of sellers at
>> lower and lower levels.
>> • An illegal financial scheme in which: (1) participants are recruited by
>> chain letter, by friends, or at meetings, (2) a list of n names is 
>> displayed
>> or
>> distributed (often sold) to new participants, and (3) the payment of an
>> "ante" to the top name on the list by new participants is notarized or
>> supervised.
>> Developed from money chain letters in May 1935. See Springfield5.
>> • When the organizers of the scheme use the assets of new investors to 
>> make
>> profit payments to the old investors. The scheme typically has no other
>> source
>> of revenue other than from the new investors. Pyramid schemes, often 
>> called
>> ponzi schemes, progress geometrically until they reach the point that the
>> operators
>> cannot find enough recruits (victims) to continue the payout. ...
>> • a fraudulent scheme in which people are recruited to make payments to 
>> the
>> person who recruited them while expecting to receive payments from the
>> persons
>> they recruit; when the number of new recruits fails to sustain the
>> hierarchical payment structure the scheme collapses with most of the
>> participants losing
>> the money they put in
>> • A pyramid scheme is a non-sustainable business model that involves the
>> exchange of money primarily for enrolling other people into the scheme,
>> usually
>> without any product or service being delivered. Pyramid schemes have been 
>> in
>> existence for at least a century. ...
>> as you can see, by these definitions if you actually take the time to read
>> my site, and everything it has to offer, we do not use pyramid schemes.
>> Jessica
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "James Konechne" <jakon22 at gmail.com>
>> To: "Jobs for the Blind" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 11:48 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Jobs] "Work-At-Home Scams Just Don't Pay"
>>
>>
>> What is a pyramid scheme, anyhow?
>>
>>
>> On 7/26/07, Josh <jkenn337 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > yeah it does look like another pyramid skeme to me.
>> >
>> > Josh
>> >
>> > Most of the reason I don't like spam is because a lot of it is true.
>> > email: jkenn337 at gmail.com
>> > msn: kenn6498ku at hotmail.com
>> > AOL: kutztownstudent
>> > skype: jkenn337
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Bryan Schulz" <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
>> > To: "Jobs for the Blind" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
>> > Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 12:19 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [Jobs] "Work-At-Home Scams Just Don't Pay"
>> >
>> >
>> > in other words another form of pyramid scheme.
>> > You depend on people who are supposed to be your friends.
>> > I'd like to see how long they remain friends.
>> > Bryan
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Terra Syslo" <tlsyslo at yahoo.com>
>> > To: "Jobs for the Blind" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
>> > Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 9:27 AM
>> > Subject: Re: [Jobs] "Work-At-Home Scams Just Don't Pay"
>> >
>> >
>> > With My Power Mall you get a small percentage back when you shop, and
>> > rebates back on everyone who signs up under you every time they shop. It
>> > is
>> > something that will work if you shop online.
>> > http://www.mypowermall.com/mall/3736
>> > email and MSN:  tlsyslo at yahoo.com
>> > skype: tlsyslo
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org]On Behalf
>> > Of Josh
>> > Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 11:02 PM
>> > To: Jobs for the Blind
>> > Subject: Re: [Jobs] "Work-At-Home Scams Just Don't Pay"
>> >
>> >
>> > I don't get it. How can you make money by shopping. when you shop you
>> > spend
>> > money, you don't gain it.
>> >
>> > Josh
>> >
>> > Most of the reason I don't like spam is because a lot of it is true.
>> > email: jkenn337 at gmail.com
>> > msn: kenn6498ku at hotmail.com
>> > AOL: kutztownstudent
>> > skype: jkenn337
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "James Konechne" <jakon22 at gmail.com>
>> > To: "Jobs for the Blind" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
>> > Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 10:40 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [Jobs] "Work-At-Home Scams Just Don't Pay"
>> >
>> >
>> > Everett,
>> > Its so true! You really have to evaluate any opportunity thoroughly.
>> > Here's an opportunity I found that may be of interest to some of you.
>> >
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>> >
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>> >
>> > Are you looking for another source of income or just some great online
>> > shopping?
>> > If so, I am here to help you in anyway I can.  Contact me anytime with
>> > questions.
>> > Have a wonderful day!
>> >
>> > James K
>> > e-mail jakon22 at gmail.com
>> > phone 605.413.4936
>> >
>> >
>> > On 7/25/07, Everett Gavel <EverettG at successfuladaptations.com> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > ----- Original Message -----
>> > > Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 9:12 AM
>> > > Subject: FEDINFO E-letter from Pueblo, May 2007
>> > > Issue 2007-3
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > WORK-AT-HOME SCAMS JUST DON'T PAY
>> > >
>> > > Want an easy way to earn extra money from the comfort
>> > > of your own home? You're not alone. Working at home has
>> > > become increasingly attractive. Unfortunately, as the
>> > > number of jobs grows in response to public interest, so
>> > > have bogus job offers.
>> > >
>> > > There are two basic types of scams:
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >   * Work at home jobs that involve envelope stuffing,
>> > > assembling crafts or other items, or other tasks where
>> > > you are (supposedly) paid by a company as an employee.
>> > >   * Home-based business opportunities, such as medical
>> > > billing, in which you have to send in money to get
>> > > training materials and start-up equipment. However, the
>> > > only money anyone sees is the money in the scammer's
>> > > pockets.
>> > >
>> > > Work-at-home scams have cost victims thousands of
>> > > dollars. Check out all jobs before responding.
>> > > Legitimate companies provide information in writing.
>> > >
>> > > U.S. Postal Inspectors offer these tips:
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >   * Don't give out personal information to a person or
>> > > company you don't know.
>> > >   * Be suspicious of any offer that doesn't pay a
>> > > regular salary or involves working for an overseas
>> > > company.
>> > >   * Check the company with the FTC [
>> > > http://www.consumer.gov/ ], Better Business Bureau [
>> > > http://www.bbb.org/ ], or your state Attorney General
>> > > [ http://www.naag.org/attorneys_general.php ].
>> > >
>> > > You can order a free DVD [
>> > > http://www.usps.com/postalinspectors/dvdorder.htm ]
>> > > from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service about
>> > > work-at-home scams.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
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