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Sat 21 Nov, 2009 10:27 am
(This may be thew third time this question appears - I've had trouble with my password).
Anyway, I came across a site advertising "Work for Google from home". It looked authentic, with a picture of a building with "Google" over the entrance, all very elaborate. However, it requested $1.95 for an instructional packet and had at least one egregious grammatical error ("it's" for "its").
Out of curiosity I went to Google, but could find (a) no way to contact them and (b)
no reference to working for Google at home, even when I clicked on the link to "What's it like to work for Google?".
It just seemed fishy - why would Google need people to work at home?!?!
A known scam. A type of Ponzi scheme. The "work" you do at home is to convince other gullible saps to send $1.95 / $70 per month. If you think the scheme is legit, you are one type of sap, but if you know it's a Ponzi and think
you can make money, you're an even bigger one.
Quote:It is $1.95 to go in, but after 7 days they automatically charge you $70+ per month. The $70+ is not mentioned anywhere in the main ad, so they would catch anybody who is not reading small print. Only way to cancel subscription is through postal mail address, so they can claim that letter was delayed etc.
http://www.google.co.uk/support/forum/p/Web+Search/thread?tid=3ea533a22754d1e2&hl=en
A good rule of thumb to follow is: If you have to send any money - it's a scam.
@contrex,
Good catch, contrex. This is somewhat like the "free sample" business. They need to charge your credit card for shipping and handling. They also need it to charge for stuff you didn't order.
There are a couple of sites directly related to explaining this scam. What I don't understand is why Google continues to ignore it.
@Tomkitten,
scam....dont fuckin do it, dont fall for that ****, Google is a huge enormous company and if they were hiring for at home buisness im sure it would be a promoted a little better, just delete those messages, ive gotten them too before for twitter and google, harsh scam
@Ceili,
Ceili - that's a good point. What caught my eye was the upfront payment plus the grammar. You'd think Google would take note of this, wouldn't you!
@Tomkitten,
Scam, of course. People, do not agree to work at home when they request you a fee before you start to work!!! Be ware of thieves...