My sister sent off for details as she is stuck at home with kids. They reckon they will pay you £500+ for every 100 envelopes you stuff and for every 500 at least £2,500 per week. She has to send them £70 for the privilage or £35 if she replies within 7 days. This is for her 'full & complete starter pack' and is fully refundable when she has earned her first £50. Is this genuine or is she being taken for a MUG. Genuine answers only please...Thanks
2007-09-13 23:59:38 · 7 answers · asked by ♥ Beaver Diva Sue ♥ 7 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
If any bodydoes do any 'genuine' homeworking that doesn't rip you off could you pass on details please....Thanks
2007-09-14 00:29:58 · update #1
When you have told your sister not to part with any cash, tell her to call trading standards and report them as it is a con.
NO ONE pays ANYONE to stuff envelopes these days, they have machinery and businesses that can do it of 1p a thousand.
This person is preying on people who are very likely desperate for money and needs to be stopped, if trading standards can't help, reporting the person to the police might be the next step.
The more that people report these individuals the quicker that they will be dealt with under the Fraud Act.
2007-09-14 04:02:38 · answer #1 · answered by cheek_of_it_all 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell her not to do it. This sounds like a scam to me. Tell your sister not to send any money off, she can find something else which will not ask her for money up front, even if she is stuck at home. There are always other ways. You can pretty much guarantee that this is a con as they are asking her for money up front. She will end up losing her money, so please tell her.
I know someone that works from home as a chat line operator, she is a student, and I believe she does quite well. She talks to guys on the phone, but I believe she has to talk quite dirtily. I believe she said the company is called Excel? Hope this helps.
2007-09-14 00:16:27 · answer #2 · answered by Michelle T 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tell her to stay away,if you think about it,what do they want your money for if they are going to pay that much money for stuffing envelopes,have a look at other companies that do this and you'll find that the genuine ones don't ask for money up front.It's a scam.
2007-09-14 00:12:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The envelope stuffing thing was a bad experience for me. I'd love to give you a link to what I do now but yahoo doesn't allow us to in our answer. Jennifer
2007-09-14 04:06:46 · answer #4 · answered by Jennifer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DONT have anything to do with them there are many other things for home workers that are genuine
2007-09-14 00:23:11 · answer #5 · answered by nightmare 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. And if i were you i'd stay well clear of them. Rip-off the lot of them.
2007-09-14 00:17:17 · answer #6 · answered by †100% Angel† 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM
Anything which asks for money up front is a scam.
2007-09-14 00:04:31 · answer #7 · answered by Sal*UK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋