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Bogus Photography/Scanning Jobs
The Set-Up: You see an ad for work at home Photographers or Document Scanners. The job duties consist of taking pictures and then sending the roll of undeveloped film into the employer for payment. With regards to Document Scanners, you will scan images or pictures and then send them to the employer via email attachment. You are excited because the advertiser does not require experience and the pay is $5.00 per image or photo! Sounds great right? Wrong….
The Scam: There are two versions of this scam. The first requires you to buy overpriced cameras or scanners in order to be "compatible" with the employers system. Unfortunately, even after you buy the necessary equipment, all of your photos or scans will be rejected because they are considered by the employer to be unacceptable or unusable. We've also uncovered scams that ask you to pay a start-fee for your materials and training. However, once again, it is very unlikely that you will ever receive payment for any of your photographs or scanned images.
The Cold Hard Truth: Many times, the cons behind these operations are individuals who are making a fortune in commissions for the products that they are tricking you in to buying. Other times, they are just making a buck or two off of the start-up fees and then skipping town before they are caught. In either case, you've been hoodwinked and have no way of obtaining a refund.
From time to time, we see actual job offers for Scanning Technicians, Image Assistants, Graphic Experts and Desktop Publishers and will list such opportunities as long as no fees or investments are required. So do not be discouraged. However, you should make sure that you know how to spot a scam. Click here to view current job openings.
The Light At The End Of The Tunnel: SOHO Jobs does not tolerate scams, tricks, misleading opportunities or any other solicitations made by the pond scum who are only after your money and not your skills. Contact our Scram Scams! division before sending any fees to a work-at-home opportunity. If the company is legit, we will let you know. If not, we will feature them in our weekly newsletter for all subscribers to see and avoid.
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