There are several ways to help you find out if the business is real or fake:
1. For US businesses, you can check their business credit report at Dun and Bradstreet http://www.dnb.com/us/ , or a cheaper alternative is Experian Business http://www.experian.com/business/bcr.html1.
2. Check with Mapquest the accuracy of the address. It can be as simple as this, but one website that advertised with us looks incredibly professional but the address does not exist. They paid us with stolen credit card. They are BBB member but we could not file a complaint because BBB says that the address does not exist (how they became a BBB member is a mystery).
3. BBB member - but note that BBB is a non profit organization, not government agency that requires every organization to register. See my #1 example of how being a BBB member is not a guarantee of the legitimacy of a website.
4. Check the EIN number using databases such as freeerisa.com http://www.freeerisa.com (they allow you up to 3 free searches) or http://www.knowx.com
5. Check if they have any address or phone number located in their website. Contact the phone number. If you can't get hold of anyone and you tried to call at different times, you can assume that something is not right
6. Check how recent the domain of the website was registered. The older the domain the more assurance you can get that this is the real deal. Scammers typically set up a new domain, create a website, scam other people, then close up the site immediately. Note though that many owners are opting for private domain registration so you cannot see the whois details in terms of contact name and address.
7. Search the web using the company name as your keyword. If you can find any derogatory or complaints in forum or blogs or websites, then that can be a red flag for you. Check especially websites such as RipOffReport http://www.ripoffreport.com to find out if others have complained about the business
One rule of thumb to follow: if they are offering you a deal too good to be true, it probably is.
2006-06-06 09:55:10
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answer #1
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answered by imisidro 7
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There are some fake business out there but this is not one of them if their tell that you can make 10,000 in one week beware. It takes time and work to make money in a home business that how you know that it is real you have work it to make it. Check my sign file. Hope this Helps.
2006-06-07 13:16:50
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answered by BBK 2
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Both myself and my husband work from home. I'm a business consultant and he's a structural engineer. It's real for us.
2006-06-06 09:30:36
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answered by M H 3
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Yes its 100% real. There are thousands of people making money selling things on eBay, selling there own ebooks, also there are people making money selling advertisement on there website or blog.
2006-06-06 13:21:39
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answered by Yandel 2
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feal
2006-06-06 09:33:26
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answered by Anonymous
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