Truth About Rebate Processing
All shoppers enjoy a bargain. Buying something on sale or using a coupon are the preferred ways, but rebates can be effective, too. The problem with rebates is the paperwork involved. Most rebates are the mail-in sort, which requires the consumer to fill out paperwork and mail it in. It stands to reason that someone on the other end needs to process all these rebates, making this a great work-at-home job. Don't be fooled; rebate processing jobs are mostly scams.
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Working At Home
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Work-at-home jobs are enviable for some people, and during a down economy when unemployment figures are high, the interest in work-at-home jobs soars. Work-at-home jobs do exist, but you typically wade through a minefield of bogus jobs before you find a good one. Don't believe rebate-processing job offers that claim that you can make thousands of dollars doing this type of work. The Better Business Bureau receives hundreds of claims from people who not only did not earn a penny, they were ripped off for hundreds of dollars in fees these companies charge.
Processing Rebates
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Rebate-processing jobs often advertise that you will process rebates from familiar companies such as Home Depot or Hewlett Packard. The ads use those names to make the job offer sound legitimate. These firms then ask you for a fee, which could be anywhere from $40 to $500, according to the BBB,. This money is supposedly for your trial kit, so you can learn the process and receive rebates to process. But, that isn't what you get; instead, you get instructions on how to make money on the Internet selling products that come with a rebate. You make money by receiving a percentage of any sales you make. You don't receive any rebates to process.
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Your Credit Card
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To make matters worse, some victims of this scam told the BBB that after paying for the starter kit with their credit card, the so-called rebate-processing company continually charged the credit card every month, even after the victims canceled. And, people who decided to try the suggested Internet advertising for the products did not earn much or any money.
Beware
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Even if the rebate-processing job offers a money-back guarantee, these companies have not been honoring that, according to the BBB. Protect yourself by checking out with the BBB any offer that sounds too good to be true; most times those offers are scams. Whatever you do, never pay upfront or give your credit card number to firms advertising any work-at-home jobs, including rebate-processing ones. Legitimate companies do not ask for money upfront.
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