Getting to Know Your Typical Telecommuting Employer Impostors

The desire to find telecommuting jobs are on the rise. More people today are spending hours searching for positions that they can do from home, so they can get rid of their current jobs that they commute to.

The unfortunate part of that is that the scammers know this. They use your desire for work at home jobs against you. When they have you hooked; they go in for their target, which is your money.

Simply educating on what to spot in a scam opportunity isn't always enough. The desire one might have about finding work at home jobs could be stronger than that. So, it's also important you should know about some of the typical scam opportunities and see how they work.

Here are two of the most popular scamming opportunities out there:

The Data Entry scams

This scam could be found in any position, but its most often found with ads for data entry jobs. Why data entry jobs? Because that is the most sought after telecommuting position there is. There can be hundreds of thousands of people searching for a data entry jobs every year.

Scammers have dollar signs in their eyes over this one. The more people to target; the better. While most of them will not fall for their antics; they know that those who are really desperate to get a job from home probably will.

They lure you in by "offering" you a job in their supposed company. It doesn't matter if you've had any experience or not. Some will even go so far as to "hire" you without seeing a resume or application.

Once you've been hired into their company, then you're asked for money for a kit that will show you how you can make a lot of money doing data entry for them or other companies.

What's really going on? Once you've paid them for the kit or materials they offered, then you probably won't hear from them again. You will get items that won't do you any good and you're out the money you spent for them, because the scammers usually can't be found again.

419 scam with a Telecommuting twist

The 419 is another name for the Nigerian scam. It can come out of any country, but is most often seen as coming from Nigeria. This is one of the most serious scam opportunities there is. Serious meaning it could land you in jail.

You may have heard of other Nigerian scams with the lottery or with someone from another country dying and leaving you a beneficiary to a huge inheritance. What we're talking about is the same type of scam that targets those looking for telecommuting work.

They scam you by hiring you for a skilled position with no experience. You will be expected to process payments for them or to send money to their clients. Each scammer seems to have their own way of trying to make their opportunity legit. Usually what happens is that you'll receive a bogus check to cash and then your job is to wire a portion of the money to them or their "client".

When the scam comes down, the only person who's traceable in all this- is you. The scammers are rarely found, so you're left with having to take responsibility for the crime. It could mean paying back all the money to the banks or, in some cases, jail time.

For these two types of scamming opportunities, it's best to completely avoid them. Always remember that there is no reason to pay any company for anything except a background check, in some cases. No legit company would ever ask for money for training materials. They're a part of the job.

And don't believe any job opportunity that asks you to process payments. No legit company would ever trust anyone to handle any money or have access to any financial account from their home office. Payments like that would be processed by someone at their office, who has the skills and experience necessary to complete them.

Stay on your toes and research any job opportunity from a company you're not familiar with. You may be adding a lot of work to your job search, but you're ultimately saving yourself your hard-earned money and possibly criminal charges.

Nell Taliercio has been working at home full time since 2004. She's worked as a telecommuter, virtual assistant and affiliate marketer. In 5 years she's discovered many secrets to finding legitimate work at home jobs and securing them. You can find work at home job information and tips at: http://www.justonlinejobs.com

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