Things You'll Need:
- computer to research
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Step 1
Does the company ask for your credit card? If so, it’s a scam. Think about it. If you applied for a job with a reputable firm and during the first ten minutes of receiving a job offer the personnel manager asks for your credit card, you’d think they’d lost their minds! No legitimate business needs your credit card as a basis for employment.
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Step 2
If they don’t ask for a credit card, do they ask for your bank information? This should sound off alarm bells and send you running. Don’t even think about giving an on-line work at home ‘business’ your bank information.
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Step 3
See if the company offers real testimonials and references. And, no, those phony-baloney testimonials with a first name, last initial ordinary-looking people don’t count. If the company cannot provide the name and contact information, either phone number or e-mail for actual references, it’s not for you.
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Step 4
Look for contact information on the website and contact the company, preferably by phone, to see if you can talk to someone about the opportunity. If you end up in a phone queue on forever hold, there’s probably a good reason. If you cannot directly correspond with someone about the opportunity, then it is most likely not a legitimate business.
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Step 5
Do a search or talk to friends about the company. It’s pretty easy to do some on-line sleuthing to find out of a company is for real and whether they have a reputation for ripping people off. Don’t get impulsive and sign on for anything unless you’ve done your homework and know without a doubt that this is a valid work at home opportunity for success and not an opportunity for disaster.
