Data entry jobs: Stay Away from Dataentrybusiness.com
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Another one bites the dust. I keep hoping for a legitimate data entry job, but this one is not it. Dataentrybusiness.com cannot possibly fulfill its promises. It’s heavily promoted by top-paying-online-jobs.com, which should be ashamed of itself. It won’t, of course, because such people have no shame.
The long review: What are the claims?
Dataentrybusiness.com and its promoters claim it leads you to legitimate data entry jobs. All you have to do is pay the $49.00 “membership fee,” and you’ll get access to the “Members’ Area” containing all the secrets you need to rake in $200 per day or more for 45 minutes of daily work. Data entry jobs like this, and specifically dataentrybusiness.com either directly claim or imply the following:
- Companies pay you for filling out forms; this outfit even lists specific numbers:
If you complete 2 forms a day = $448 per week! (thats $1792/Month and $21,503 a Year!)
If you complete 4 forms a day = $896 per week! (thats $3584/Month and $43,008 a Year!)
If you complete 8 forms a day = $1792 per week! (thats $7168/Month and $86,016 a Year!) - You do the work in some sort of proprietary system, which you gain access to by paying your membership fee
- “We provide an online catalog of companies, organised into relevant categories (health, money, employment etc).
What is the truth?
Don’t be fooled by the hype, the testimonials, the pictures of cash, or the yellow highlighter. (Remember when Steve warned you about those things?) Here is the truth about those claims:
- This is a lie. Companies don’t pay you to fill out forms (at least not in this scenario.) They pay you IF someone clicks an ad you create AND THEN buys the product your ad is selling. Whether the clicker buys or not, YOU PAY a fee to Google for the click, if the ad is based in Google Adwords.
- You are not using a system that the company has hooked you up with. You’re using Google’s Adwords system and choosing companies from Clickbank, both of which everyone has access to for free.
- This is another lie. They don’t provide you anything except for instructions on how to set yourself up with clickbank and Adwords accounts—information freely available if you know where to look.
Here’s what’s really going on: You are filling out Google Adwords forms or affiliate links for businesses listed in Clickbank. There’s a lot the program promoters don’t tell you:
- If it’s based in Google Adwords, you’ll have to PAY for each form you fill out because you’re creating an ad to go in Google’s database. You pay Google to list your ad on sites like this one, in search results (that’s what “sponsored links” are), in Gmail screens, and elsewhere.
- You pay a per-click fee every time someone clicks on your ad.
- You only get paid if someone makes a purchase after clicking on your ad.
How many times have you clicked on an ad and not made a purchase? Yeah, me too. So now you can see how this “data entry job” is going to suck money from your wallet faster than you can say, “I want my money back.”
“But Joe, look at all the news outlets that have done stories on them. It must be legitimate if MSNBC is reporting on it.” See, the promoters are hoping you’ll see those news logos and think that. They think you’re as dumb as a box of rocks. I did detailed searches at 4/5 of the news organizations listed, NONE OF THEM did stories on this outfit. More about that later.
Numbers don’t prove anything
The part of this page that really gets my goat is the image claiming to show “how much you can earn completing forms.” Fill out 2 forms per day and make $448 per week? The world just doesn’t work that way. Maybe you could make that much with two forms, IF a given number of people clicked on it each day that week AND purchased whatever that ad is selling. And even then, it depends on you choosing the right company to create ads for. Make ads for strawberry-scented butt-rash cream and you might be stuck with a 10-cent commission per sale. How many tubes of cream do you have to sell to make $448 per week at that rate?
I’m so disgusted by these guys that I felt I had to take action. I wrote to the legal departments of cnn.com, msnbc.com, Wired News, and the New York Times online and gave them a heads-up that someone is using their logos as endorsements. It felt really good, too.
You know what felt even better? Finding the dirt on them at the Better Business Bureau. Read the whole report; I can’t do it justice here:
Complainants allege false or deceptive advertising practices, dissatisfaction with the offer which resulted in refund requests, or failure to honor their money back guarantee. Some buyers complain the company misrepresents the income potential, or fails to disclose that there are additional costs after the membership is purchased. All complainants claim they experience difficulty contacting the company in regards to their refunds.
Were you considering Dataentrybusiness.com and read this review as part of your research? Have I saved you from flushing $50 down the loo? If so, we’d love to hear from you in the comments. Come to think of it, we’d love to hear from you in the comments, anyway.
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Lord! You should NEVER pay for ANY job! If they ask for ANY fee they are a scam! ONLY Home Business’s ask for fees!
I’m really getting disgruntled at not being able to find a legitimate work from home solution. Thanks for the heads up info and keep up the top notch sleuthing work!
I’m not entirely sure how you found the site Kirk, but I suggest (if you haven’t already) checking out my other site SaveAndMake.com for real work at home jobs. It’s updated daily.
eck! i fell for it! i saw the website on http://www.workathometop10.com. i was deciding between this and the dataentrybusiness.com because i was desperate to stay home with my baby. i picked the sixfiguresyearly.com because it sounded like i just had to manage “accounts”. so, i spent my money and got a 20-page-ebook and i’m a very, very slow reader. i wasn’t happy to see the book. and i definitely was not happy because it sounded like i have to create website and “advertise”. well, i didn’t finish reading the book.
in a way, it’s not a “scam” because i’m sure if i put in the work, i MAY make that much money… it’s an expensive $70 lesson to learn about webmarketing AND that don’t spend any more money to make money. of course, i made an attempt to get a refund because i don’t intend to use the idea. surely, there was no reply. i guess i used the idea: http://www.acitivtyassistant.com/freemoney.htm. it’s just a list of those cashcrate.com, fusioncash.com, inboxdollars.com sites. for people who like to make those pennies. =) i made $40 on fairytaletreasures.com in a month, not bad, huh?
also, i recently joined homeworkingmom.com and it has a free e-book that gives basic info. on working at home.
what do you think about mypowermall.com?
Julia, we’ll take a closer look at mypowermall.com in the near future. Meanwhile, I’m interested in your experience and might contact you for more details for a coming post.
Joe, people like you make me so…HAPPY! I was WAS considering the dataentrybusiness.com. Thank you for taking the time to research and share this very valuable information. This site is my new “favorite”
Woo-hoo! You have made my day, Lilia! I’m glad you found us. A good site to check while looking for legitimate at-home jobs is dailytelecommuter.com. Every job is screened and checked for legitimacy before it’s posted.
what they said. i just got ten pins and a plate in my heel and i have wasted so much time on these god awful surveys and what not,yet i still thought this one might be legit. thank you very,very,much!
We aim to please, Mike. Good luck with the pins. Do you set off metal detectors at the airport?
Hey, I’m so glad I checked this one out!! I was so nearly going to join up for the dataentrybusiness.com - but my husband thought it might be dodgy - like he said, sounds too easy. But it all looked legit and they had the money back guarantee - anyways, thought I’d do a quick check on the net to see what people’s experience’s with it were like, and I’m glad I did!! I might check out a couple of your legit sites above. I have 2 small children and a bit of extra income would be very helpful! But thank you so much or this information - it’s definitely worth it!
Thanks for the note, Deb. 3 people so far have been “saved” from this particular scam by this post. I feel that I could die happy now. Not that I’m planning on dieing, but I’m just sayin’.
Joe - make that four people!!
Thanks! Thought I would check out some reviews before considering anything - glad I did.
Was looking for something to up my income - but the time I have taken already before reaching your site, I could probably have trained in dog grooming or something as inane!
Don’t die! We need your site to stay current!
Thanks, Gilli! I’m thrilled this post was helpful. I guess I’ll just go ahead and not die, after all! I wouldn’t call dog grooming inane, though. Do you have a scanner and some photoshop ability? I have a good home business idea for you, and I’ll give you the idea for free.
Great post. The site promise you something and end up Selling You some other thing.
I love this site Joe. You made a great WebSite here.
Thank you so much for the heads up! There are so many people looking for sincere work from home businesses and this site is a great resource for those looking to weed out the scams so as to not lose money. No one wants to lose money especially families with kids and I’m a mom that really can’t afford a scam. Thanks again!
We really need to start a running tally on how many people we’ve saved from scams like this.
Hi Darcy,
I’m glad it was helpful for you. Have you discovered Daily Telecommuter yet? Some guy posts about 10 screened, legitimate work-at-home jobs every day. I’ve made a good part time income from jobs I found there. Keep us posted.
Like so many others, if there is so much money to be made, why would one have to pay. That is in fact how they make their money. Otherwise, they’d just pay you a piece of the pie. Thanks for bringing everything to light. I needed that.
I’ve been checking out work at home sites, trying to earn some extra money and not getting scammed. What I’ve seen so far is scams, after checking out your site, thank you!
You’re welcome, Michele. Thanks for commenting.
Joe
I have quite a lot of experience using photoshop, and yes, I have a scanner, so any tips would be great!
Thanks
Joe- Thanks for being a great watchdog! You certainly saved me 50 bucks. I too was considering dataentrybusiness.com as a way to supplement my current day job. And like the gentleman named Kirk mentioned, I’m getting very frustrated at not being able to find legitimate work from home. Everything seems to be a scam or require too large an investment to start. Please give me any tips you can on finding a real way to make some extra income.
Glad to hear you didn’t flush your cash, Eric. What types of work do you do? Tell me a little about your background and skills and I’ll help you look.
Chalk up another one saved from wasting money on another scam!
I started researching dataentrybusiness.com, and found this page. Needless to say, they aren’t going to get my $50. I have better things I can buy with it. (maybe a true, legitimate program that actually works?)
Think I’ll bookmark this site, right now. I like it! Informative, easy to read, and entertaining. Again, I like it!
Thanks, Matt! And I’m popping open a cold one right now in honor of your saved $50. You could buy 1 and a half Entertainment books for that price and save even more money. In fact, it could leverage that $50 into $hundreds, realistically.
As soon as we find a subscription-based program that really helps you make money, we’ll put the word out.
I too must tell you a huge thank you! I am an insurance agent by day and wanted to find a job where I could work from home some evenings and weekends for some extra cash. I went online to see if I could find any information about this site and data entry and found this site. Thank you so much for saving me all that aggrevation!!
Glad to be of help, Kelly. Stick around; we’ll share everything we know about making money online (and not getting scammed in the process).
I too just want to say thanks for saving me the money. I was seriously considering joining, but I thought I needed to check it out first and I sure am glad I did. I am a mother of 4 and I am trying to find an extra source of income.
Thanks for speaking up, Pam. For legitimate work-from-home jobs, you can’t beat The Daily Telecommuter. Some guy reads job ads every day and posts only the real ones. 15+ jobs per day! Good luck.
thanks they send me e mails everyday i thought they might be ok i think you probably saved me 50 bucks
Joe,
I have learned from past experiences to research any quick get rich opportunity. This was no exception. My wife was so excited when she told me about the web site.
When googling the company I found your blog.
Thanks for the heads up! I will keep coming back to this web site for more information on home business opportunities. Thanks again.
hi jo, my-data-team is also sening me e-mails when i google it i get mixed reviews what do you think are they really all scams or what thanks again ben campbell bjc@tranquility.net
Hi Joe,
Did you know there is even a yahoo group attempting to bring people into this? I got an emaila, “join the Data_Entry_Business group!” It states right in the invitation, “Would you like to earn an extra $200 every day?, for just 45 minutes work?” and includes a link to an affiliate’s website.
Since I use google adwords in marketing and help people find or be more effective in their network marketing, direct sales or affiliate marketing businesses, this smelt “scam” to me.
Thanks for your blog giving the details. If I have anyone considering this, I can refer them to your blog.
Wendy Mills
Marketing Consultant & Coach
http://www.ahomebusinessworks.com
No, I didn’t know that Wendy. Glad to have you as a watchdog partner. One of the reasons these kinds of programs aren’t going away anytime soon is because they pay generous affiliate commissions. There are lots of people willing to do the dirty work of selling them in exchange for a piece of the pie.
((CORRECTION))
I deeply appreciate what you are doing here! I received the “dataentrybusiness.com” offer through email and it was affiliated with YAHOO.groups which made me curious enough to look at their website. One of the truest statements ever is “If it’s to good to be true…. it probably is”, and this offer is no exception. Thank you so much for making the truth available. I’m glad I found your site.
Thanks,
Jesse
Hi Jesse. thanks for speaking up. I wonder what’s required to become affiliated with Yahoo.groups? Maybe just a fat membership fee?
Hi Joe,
Actually anyone can create a members group with yahoo for free, but they are not supposed to spam people to join. I imagine if Yahoo gets complaints, they may shut the group down.
Wendy Mills
Hi, i’m just like the others.. feeling really great and happy to have found this site before joining dataentrybusiness. I feel quite lucky that i’m a rather broke student(if i have the money at that time, i would have been scammed) trying to get a job for extra income. So as i was planning to save up and join them, i’ve tried to research on the news reports that they claimed about in cnn and etc. But the good news here is that i’ve found this site instead. thanks so much.
thanks for the heads up. I’ve been a victim of several scams in the past. it’s good to know that you’re here to prevent people from falling into the trap. It’s sad people want to make extra cash from home and just about every cite is a fraud. Again thanks for the warning
Hi, I was considering joining dataentrybusiness just to earn that extra money I need as a single mom but now I am glad I didn’t. So where should I look for a legitmate home business. Thanks for the help.
Sharlin, Vanessa:
Thanks for letting us know. I’m glad you found the site helpful.
Helen:
That’s the $34,000 question, isn’t it? Believe me, as soon as we find a legitimate home business, we’ll make a lot of noise about it. I can tell you how to avoid the scams, though. Read “How to Spot the Ebook Presell Page.” Even though it’s about ebooks, the principles apply to every scam page we’ve seen. And read “Web Sites to Avoid” to learn more about the warning signs.
there is a link to dataentrybusiness.com on this page… how ironic
Thanks cameron. I thought I caught every link in the comments but I guess I missed some.
hey!! I was just doin some research before i take a next step to anything.Im an 18 yr old student looking for online jobs so i can help out my family and other things. But i keep hearing about scams and stuff. Does anyone know any legitimate online jobs where i can actually make good money for free? Im in Egypt now too.. so ima need somethng international right?
Thankyou guys!!!=]
Joe, thanks I saved me $50, Question, I was debating of joining between DataEntryBusiness or My-Data-Team, they seem to be the same concept. Now that DataEntryBusiness is out, do you have any comment for My-Data-Team, email me please
Regards
Earl
If it’s the same concept, it’s 100% definitely a scam. Don’t fall for any ‘data entry job’ for that matter.
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I received an email from this guy. John email id: johnrudgo@yahoo.com . Then I discussed with a friend and he just tried it. To my surprise he said it really works But he got only $15 instead of $15,000. He had invested $5. I did a research and found thousands of such posts.I think this is illegal. Can you do something about it. Please comment.
hi joe just want to thank you for saving me 50 bucks. I was seriously considering buying the dataentrybusiness.com I can ill afford to waste my money on another work at home scam. I will look into thedailytelecommuter.com program it sounds good. Once again, thanks so very much. robert
My sister is joining webcolleagues and I told her to let me check it out, but I have found nothing about this site everywhere I have looked. Anyone heard anything about this webcolleagues.com I think that this site is wonderful
btw, I sent an e-mail to dataentrybusiness.com in June before I found ivetriedthat. They never answered my huge question: “I am really curious why the companies are paying us to copy-and-paste? Why doesn’t the actually companies do the copy-and-pasting themselves, especially if they are already typing the data into a database for us to copy from?” (sorry for this long comment.) Here are the response and my e-mail:
Dear Julia,
We thank you for your interest shown in our program Dataentrybusiness.
We do not ask you to go through any E-book to start earning through our program. Some parts of our program require you to promote products, however you can start earning through our program without having to promote or sell anything.
We would not have been around for 5 solid years if our program was a scam. Everything listed in our site is 100% true and the potential pay rates are real. As long as follow our instructions and type ads daily you’ll be paid for your work. We will make sure you’ll be completely satisfied with this program.
You don’t need any prior experience to work entering data, access to the internet is all that is needed. You can simply follow our step by step guide and work whenever you want for how long you want. You will be in control of your own working hours, the more you work the more you earn. We have many students, work from home moms and retired men and women who are making extra cash, We lead you by hand to earning a substantial income online!
Check out this page, it includes just a handful of the pics we receive from members who are earning with our program User Submissions
We offer a money back guarantee, if for any reason you are not happy please email us for a full refund, All we ask is that before you request a refund, you give our system a fair try, you will make money. There is no risk!
Hope this information will clarify your apprehension before joining our program. So visit our site http://www.dataentrybusiness.com go through the instructions and click on “Register Now” Button and get started.
We look forward to having you aboard soon. Please feel free to get back to us for any further clarifications.
Regards
DEB Support Team
On 6/8/07, Julia wrote:
I just spent $69.99 purchasing a e-book that said will let me make money, but what I have been doing, as a slow reader, is reading and reading and haven’t started making money.
For DataEntryBusiness.com, before I make a purchase, is it an e-book too? It doesn’t look like it, but I just want to confirm. Can I start doing data-entry right after I register? Approximately how many hours of effort would I need before (starting to) filling out the first “ad” (and making money)? The website mentions copy-and-paste. I know it is not a scam, but I am really curious why the companies are paying us to copy-and-paste? Why doesn’t the actually companies do the copy-and-pasting themselves, especially if they are already typing the data into a database for us to copy from?
Also, I know there is never a true guarantee. Is there a possibility DataEntryBusiness.com. will run out of work (run out of the need for data entry) any time? It sounds like members would be competing for the “high pay” data entry companies. Would those companies be always available for me to pick from?
Also, I have security concerns. I prefer to reveal my address info to as few people as possible. Is it possible to do data entry for only one company and still get around 8 jobs a day? I know this question depends on which company, but are there many of these companies to choose from?
Thank you,
Julia
Wow, excellent questions, Julia. Their response is a perfect example of what they learn in Scam 101: How to Answer All the Questions Except the Ones They Actually Ask. They didn’t answer Richard Williams’s question, either. And he was really bummed about that, let me tell you!
i tried dataentry business for my son who wanted to make some money while he was studying in London. the thing is a scam and we found this ou the hard way when we checked our credid card account and found that yahoosearch had started deducting 30.00 every 3 days from our account via paypal. He was hesitant at first and wondered why they wanted his credit card account before signing up, but we thought that it was so that he could be paid. I had to put a block on my account so that even i cannot use it now.. i called yahoosearch and they promised to refund my money. however when i tried to contact dataentry business for my $49.95 refund, they sent me that same letter which they sent Julia. aparently, Yahoosearch did indeed tried to contact us to discuss the problem. and when i called them concerning cancellation and refunding the paypal deductions they promised to comply. they have not yet done so. now i am convinced that there really is no legitimate dataentry business online. cant you do somethiig about ths. why must people get away with this kind of scam.
Thanks for sharing, Claudette. I’ve front paged your story.
I usually google a site that Im not familiar with…just to get to get the buzz, if any, on it. I googled this one and found you. Thanks, Joe and thanks for the other suggested sites for work-at-home opportunities.
Like some people, I was about to sign up and pay to join that site, so I decide to look for complaint about that website, and I found you, one word, thank you. Have you ever try http://www.ippomails.net, because I never have been paid. I have spent $495 to become a platinium member… and at the end, nothing after for almost a year. Do you have list of true home base business ?
Chalk up another $50 saved! I am not looking for ’something for nothing’. I am not afraid of hard work. I am silly enough to actually believe in and desire fair pay for a job well done! And I keep finding these jerks who want my something for their nothing. Who don’t want to do any work (especially not hard work). Who don’t know the definitions for words like ‘fair’ or ‘job’. Thanks for this website. It not only saved me some money, but restored my flagging hope that a decent job may actually be available somewhere out on the web for me!
Mickael: I would love to hear about the $495 you spent with ippomails.net. And no, I don’t know anything about them.
Steve published a list of apparently genuine employers here. Be warned, though, we haven’t tried any of them. If they ask you for money instead of a resume, come back and let us know.
Mel, that’s the best written comment I’ve read on a blog in a long time! You have a knack for the well-turned phrase. There’s bound to be someone out there who wants to hire a good writer. Keep your eye on http://www.dailytelecommuter.com. It lists 10-15 telecommuting jobs every day, many of them for writers. I’m thrilled we saved you money, and we’ve added you to our Neener-Neener counter in the right sidebar.
Joe, I want to thank you so much for saving me $50! I’m unemployed so I don’t have much and I found dataentrybusiness.com through google and was serious about joining because it said to be “The Top Pick of 2007″. It’s a good thing I came here and read about it! Once again, thank you! I also want to warn everybody that if you see an ad in the local newspaper saying “Homeworkers needed. Make $1,500 a week stuffing envelopes or assembling jewellery”, its a scam. They charge you $49.95 and a month later you receive a “Work At Home Directory” with 80% of the addresses in the US that doesn’t exist! I’ve been scamed. I’ve learned my lesson now. Always look up before I invest. I have one question though, I went to the site “Canadian Homeworker Review” http://www.topjobreview.com and entered my info and they mailed me info for a directory for companies in Canada which would cost me $69.95. ($29.95 if I registered by Oct
Is this a scam too?
Thank you,I was just about to send the money when I decided to make enquiries.Ishould have known better?
Joe…thanks for “paying it forward” with your knowledge on several online scams. I received 3 emails which were in my SPAMbox all about this dataentrybusiness.com site. I read it twice, clicked on the order now link, went back and decided to do a search on this “company” and found your review. I’ve heard that companies won’t charge you a fee if they want you to work for them so the red light went off again (survey sites suck too!) so I didn’t bite. I’ll be saving this site for future info, legit info on where I can make a few extra bucks short of selling my soul! Take care!
Hey Kerry,
Are you saying we saved you $50?? That’s awesome. Almost makes up for my having read John Chow’s online income report for September, which tangled me up in blue for a few hours. Skepticism and caution are the watchwords when looking for online income opportunities.
Joe,
I am so ashamed of myself for not doing some research before I sign up. I was excited to try and because I was in a hurry to go to sleep for work after I signed up it took me to create my membership and username and password, there was no website to display, I checked my internet and other sites to see if this was just my computer and came to find out that this was no joke. I had no way to contact them after nemerous of email to them with no respond and finally went to sleep, here I am the very next still determined to see if I can still get on and no return email and no way to sign in. Big problem, now I regret not listening to my cut feeling not to pay to make money. This was a learning experience for me.
Well, as they say, Lani: live and learn. Good luck getting your money back from those bozos.
Hi Lani, there is hope yet; I have finally gotten a refund of my $49.95. from Dataentrybusiness. Actually it took some doing: I found this website called eesellerate.net which is what was printed on my c/card account as having been creditted to from my accout and i checked it out online and found that all i had to do was punch in my emailaddress that i used to register with dataentrybusness and Essellerate would email me the account no. and the item no, of the registration transaction that i paid for. I immediately used that info i got from Essellerate and emailed dataentry business requesting my refund, and they immediately refunded my 49.95. I am yet to receive a refud from yahoosearch marketing. I called them today and was promised that i would be refunded all moneys they deducted from my account minus their registration fees of 30.00. here is a copy of the letter they sent to me today after i called them. Here is thier number you may want to call for your refund: 8185245700: when you call please have your yahoo search user name and account number ready to quote to them
Oct 2 2007 09:44 PT
Dear Claudette,
Thank you for taking time with me on the phone today about your refund
request. As of this email I have submitted an expedited request for
your $60.00 refund back to the PayPal account on file. Typically it does
take 2-3 business days for that transaction to be completed. We
appreciate your patience and apologize for any inconvenience this may have
caused.
Sincerely,
Luis Velez
Customer Solutions
Yahoo! Search Marketing
You rock, Claudette! Thanks for posting this helpful info. I’m sure it well help lots of folks fight these jerks.
They’re after me!! HULP!!! Thanks for the eye opener. It’s so true = ” If it’s sounds too good to be true, then it probably is, Buyer BEWARE and Look B4 ya leap and If in doubt, do nothing.” OK already enuf quips. I am still on the hunt for a REAL work at home using my PC. = ALLAN
tks for saving me $$$$$$$$$$ again…I just had a check in my spirit when it said $49 so as in the past I typed in truth about Dataentrybusiness …and your site came up…God bless you for caring for people.
Jerry
Thanks for the info on dataentrybusiness.com. I linked to it from an email (stupid, but I need some sort of home business) and was checking it out. The website had a timer which ran to zero, after which I could not open the website again.
I checked altavista for someone who knew about the business and found you. I am glad I did.
I have tried some survey companies but only made £6 up to now. Most companies only offered free entry into prize draws. I will try your suggested companies.
Thanks again. I will join your community.
Well I just signed up yesterday and I just found you tonight. I should have known it was too good to be true.
I don’t shop on-line either but this all sounds pretty good to me. I bought a gift card from K-mart. There was no shipping or postage charge, it is just face value. So I’ll go to K-mart and use it like cash. I think Macy’s also has a face value gift card that works the same way. If I go to K-mart instead of Target or Wal-mart I can spend $100/month without spending extra money. I may be wrong, but it looks like if you are careful, and you sign up lots of people, it can work. Good luck! Fran
Thanks Joe for the info on dataentrybusiness.com.I received 2 invitations through emails from a Yahoo Groups saying sleixld@yahoo.com has invited mt to join the Financial Free Group and that this invitation expires in 30 days time. I clinked on the link that led me to dataentrybusiness.com. The offer was too good to believe so I decided to use Google Search for its legitimacy and come across you site. You have done good work and its worthy noting that in this world there are good men like you who would not like to cheat others out of their money. Please keep up the good work, only GOD will reward you. I come from a third world country, Zambia where purchase of forex is expensive and wonder why anybody would think of robbing poor people.
Are there any legitimate worldwide data entry jobs or online typists jobs which I can join please?
another one saved :)well done
Thanks for this site and your inputs, my 50 bucks still in my pocket… I too was hoping to get an extra income that can be done in a flexible time … as i check my email i noticed this “DATAENTRYBUSINESS” link and was so excited and eager to signup because of the extra money that i might earn, as i google i saw this site and try to read about this “DATAENTRY SCAM BUSINESS”… it did help me to save my 50 bucks..
Thanks
Elmer
Great article! My inbox was hit by a tempting email from one of these scammers. I had to do some googling myself to see what was up with this company which lead me to your blog. I also did the standard BBB lookup where I saw they received an ‘F’ for being such a shady company. Good work.
Oh yes you did. You saved my friend’s $50. She was about to fall for the scam but chose to first ask my opinion. I smelt a rat considering an investment of $50 to make $200 in 45 minutes, wow!. I did a little googling and came across this site. You have been very helpful indeed.
thanks joe
u saved me too… god bless u..
even i was goin to be the next victim for the data entry jobs site..
i tell you what i m desperately looking fo ra reliable site to work from home out of circumstances occured.
can u please help to find a real genuine one..?
tht will be great !
thanks again… & keep sharing
Hi:
I am desperate to find an at home data entry/typing service. I read all your shared responses on different sites, but am still looking for the legitimate one. Can you really help someone out who is desperately seeking a work from home opportunity. I am a very fast typist as well as data entry specialist. Lost my job because of automation and see so many scams. I have been scammed many times, spending money promising you you will make money quickly only to find that you have to spend hours learning. Please help me.
Thanks
Pauline Hall
Thanks Joe…..i nearly falls into the trap. Thanks you. Appreciated it.
i also fell for it ,i thouht it was for real as they had 100% money back guaranteed,i then requested a refund shortly after i joined only to find out that these guys are unreachable,its good that you inform people about these scams and save them money,wish i could have seen this ealier
thank you
Lethabo Mojapelo
Here’s another $50 you’ve saved. Many thanks Joe.
Hey Joe…I heard about this on Robin & Company this morning. They mentioned homenetpro.com, claiming you can make extra money working from home here. How nice of them to mention a sight that is a scam. dateentrybusiness.com is one of the recommended sights there.
this is a response to Lethabo Mojapelo: it has only been 2 days since Yahoo Search Marketing has finally refunded me. I kept emailing them regularly until they probably realized that i am serious. There is hope still. first of all you need to get their telephone nos. and call them. have your account info, and user name for Yahoo search marketing ready when you call. if you want i can send you their tel. nos. I hve called so frequently that they are practically on first name basis with me. LOl. dont give up hope, they do refund but you must be patient and relentless.
additionally, Lethabo Mojapelo, if you are trying to contact Data Entry Business for a refund, you will need the product nos that was assigned to the 49.95 payment at the time of purchase. If you do not have those nos hiding somewhere in one of their emails then you need to go onto this site called http://www.eslr8.com. plug in your email address and you will be emailed the product item nos. After esselerate emails you the item nos. you can then email it to the Data Entry Business so that they can enter your nos into their system and subsequently expedite your refund. without these nos. they will not refund you. good luck
Thanks for your info - you’ve saved me money and frustration (as well). The email sounded pretty good and, as I do surveys (for hardly any incentives, just for interest)I was tempted…
But, thanks for the warning : the email really was SPAM as my security program was telling me!
A. Winter
Thanks for this message. All online surfers should be warned against such easy money making syndrome on the net lately. They will suck you dry and amke your pocket empty or run you into debts….So be careful
i have been caught up in this scam. is there anywhere thats someone knows of that will bing me back to the original site that reckons it will give refunds????
pls email me at princess_manda@hotmail.com
Yep, you saved my butt too. I am so grateful to have found you guys in my search for a legit way to help make ends meet. I will check out telecommuter.com and I have subscribed to this site. Keep up the good work, guys!
Another victim here. I bought the scam like many people do out of the need to earn a quick income from home. I had back surgey in September and knew I would be laid up for 3-6 months with no income. Hastily I bought their bogus program without researching it a few months ago. I tried many times to comprehend their literature and all that I could understand was that I needed to buy this, and set up that, and join this, and register for that, etc…… The one thing I completely understood was that I had been scammed. Sorry to all others who have been also been scammed, and congratulations to the ones who researched before they lost their hard earned money. I sure could use the $49.95 to buy some pain medication for the pain on my backside I’ve developed from kicking myself. Thank you Joe for informing people.
I was hoping to make some at home money to supplement the income I make at my 8-5. I was so close to signing up for this website. But as with everything, I always google anything I have to pay for to make sure that I’m getting my moneys worth. I found this site and it confirmed the nagging voice in the back of my head. That this was too good to be true. Thank you for putting this information out there. You saved me from losing my hard earned money and time and stress of trying to recoup.
Hi Joe,
thank you so much for this information - i too had been tempted by dataentry,com after having them recommended by top-paying-online-jobs.com - who claim to have done all the research and eliminated the scammers!! i am now going to completely give up my search for paid on line work at home ( i am on maternity leave and wanted to earn to help our family). i have already checked out keystrokes for cash and several others that come recommended as NOT being scams - but all to no avail - they all turn out to be scams as discovered by wonderful people like you. so thanks so much - however i am sad that there is no genuine opportunity for me to work from home like this. if you do find any genuine jobs please please let me know!!! i really need to find a way to earn from home.
thanks again,
Astrid ( Melbourne Australia)
Well, I am the fool, I have been trying to find a legitimate home job so I can stay at home with my kids and this, unfortunately was the one that I choose, well needless to say I didn’t check out your website first, atleast I am only out the $50, keep up the good work on letting others know whats really going on out there. Thanks.
A month ago I paid $49.95 for the Dataentrybusiness.com program, I paid through Plimus. It was advertised that within 2 business days I will be contacted. I have a good paying job but my commute is 3 hours every day so I decided to find another way to get an income from home. It is almost two weeks I have not heard or get any contact from either Plimus or DataEntry. I will call my credit card company to dispute the purchase and reimburse my money. It might have worked for others, but I did not get anything.
I am sooo glad i found your site…you did save me 50 bucks..I kept looking for the scam page and there you were thank you thank you. I am the mother of 5 and just want to stay home with my kids so this sounded great and the $$$ wow..should have known to good to be true..I wasted 50 bucks on the Reverse Funnel System a few weeks ago and then found out that it was just to go to another page to puchase a 3,000 dollar vacation package…will we never learn. Someday hopefully we’ll find something and all will be well??!!..
I signed up for dataentrybusiness.com.
I tried to contact them for a refund and the
e-mail address can’t be found and of course there’s no phone number. What can I do?
Thank You,
Bev
I’m glad I found this site in my search for the truth, I was this close to signing up but am glad now that I didn’t. The way you explained how it works makes sence but I don’t have time to “sell” 15,000 tubes of cream for my $400 per week. Thanks
this message is for Debbie Butt. I was scammed but got my refund within 1 week of my request. I searched their website for a ‘contact’ email address. following my request for a refund, they sent me these advertisements about how I can invest BLa BLah Blah …. which I suspect are automatic responses. An email then followed asking me to send them the item product number which i knew not. HOwever, I used the website address that showed up on my credit card statement: essellerate.com, got that number and emailed it to data entrybusiness. they then promptly refunded me. for more infor - i had indicated this in an earlier discussion at the top of this page.
Thanks for putting up this info. Like others I was almost “had” by this scam, just like I have been by those so called paid survey scams. I guess the only way to make money from is selling or lying. But anyway THANKS for saving me some money.
Hi Joe,
I appreciate your idea of helping people not to get into scam.
I signed up for dataentrybusiness.com.And found that it is scam.
Is there any way that I can get my money back.
Do you have any contact # or Email ID or mailing Address.
And wanted to know if they charge my credit card again and again.If that is the case how do I stop that.While signup process I gave my ITIN #. Will there be any problem in that.
Waiting for your help.
Thanks
Uma
Thanx so much for keeping tabs on scams like this. Add me to the list of people saved! I just had a neck fusion surgery and was looking for something I can do from home while off work. I almost fell for it too. But, I googled the name of the website and your review came up. Thank You!!!
You just saved me $50. I should know better, but like you I am somehow convinced that there MUST be a way to make real money from home with my computer. Thank you for this review. You are helping more people than you could possibly know.
I too have just been saved..I rang my daughter to ask her what she thought of data entry work for me at home.She told me to google the company and put the word dispute. Thatis how I found this site. Oh thank you soo much to the moderators as I nearly sucked myself in.I am a disabled pensioner who was about to spend the only fifty dollars I had. Times are soo hard now and this terrible scammers are taking advantage of us innocent.I am making small money with emailcash.com.au with surveys now and thats it, I give up.
how do I get a refund from dataentrybusiness.com?
Thank You,
Beverly
Thanks so much for the info. Yet another person saved from dataentrybusiness.com’s scam. Did you know that the sponsored link of nfo.ApplyDataEntry.com has it listed as one of the top 2 data entry jobs from home?(wonder who paid for that ad) I am so frustrated…..I am a mother of two that lives in a semi-rural area and am just looking to use my admin skills to supplement our income without wasting what little money we have. How do you cut through the crap?!
Cheers mate for your information on that site , was just about to pay them , glad I did not .
Cheers .
Levi
I went to essellerate.com for my refund/data entry
business.com but i couldn’t find the info all I
found was items to order.
Thank YOu
Good thing I decided to investigate a bit..
Thanx for the info.
I feel like an idiot for even considering sending the $ to data entry business.com
I knew it sounded too good to be true.
I guess I will check out dailytelecommuter.com now. I’m a college student and really need to find something legit.
Thanx again.
Thanks so much for the advice about dataentrybusiness.com - I almost fell for it. There is another website that says to beware of all data entry sites but 2 or 3. One of them was Tanya Louise’s and it was theonlinebusiness.com with Rob & Teresa Stump and you just have to pay shipping of $9.95 for their kit. I’m confused because the site appears to be backed by the better business bureau. The BBB links actually go to their site. I’m glad there are people out there like you to help us. Thank you, again.
i guess i’m not that lucky and become one of thousands of people who got scammed. i’m a mom trying to find more money without having to leave my 1 year old son. i just become a member of a similar site and paid 49.99 US$ fee. it’s so similar with dataentrybusiness.com. after reading your article,joe,i know that they’re just the same, they tell u to to post ads to make money and giving u e-books that hardly to understand what exactly they’re talking about even u opened your eyes as wide as u could and re-read it thousands of time. They’re just affiliate programmes. Don’t get fooled like me everyone, don’t join this either..Thanks for your work joe, i wish i had gotten here earlier…
I can’t remember how long it has been since I started receiving e-mail offers to join
“dataentrybusiness.com” Even thru “yahoo” I get these offers. I have been slow at work lately and I googled work at home. Everything, and I mean everything lead to this opportunity! Thank God I found your information! Add my $49.99 to your total of savings keeping me away from this scam
and the OTHERS! It sounds like I should check out
dailytelecommuter.com and I will.
Joe, thank you very much for your hard work to expose Dataentrybusiness.com! I was searching the web for information on those who’ve joined the program in order to see what they had to say. I found the link to your board and eagerly read every word.
THANK YOU FOR SAVING ME $50 BUCKS!!!!! I usually am pretty savy at spotting a scam, but was almost sucked in to this “company” by some of the positive comments I saw at other links on Google. However, after reading your research and seeing the truth laid out I breathed a sigh of relief that I didn’t push the “Order Now” button!
Thank you for your dedication to spreading the word about scams. Bless you!
All I can say is…WOW! I have been all over the net the past 3 to 4 years, trying this and trying that but I have NEVER came across such an awesome site as this one! Way to tell it like it is!! Nothing but honesty and the real truth here, at least based on what I have read so far but, after going over the top of the website, and just a dozen or so comments, what a GEM of a site!
I am so tired of all the lyin sob’s out there who thrive on taking advantage of the new, unaware people just getting started looking on the net for a way to earn an honest income from home. I know what I have been through and I wouldnt wish that on anyone.
I have to go back and look at e comments posted here as I noticed a few of them had some links to what might be real opportunities to actually make some income on the internet.
I have said this before elsewhere and I’ll say it again here……If these con artists and scammers would stop for just a minute to think about what they are bound to destroy. I speak of the Internet and the wealth of information that one has at his/her fingertips. Think about it. You can communicate, trade/sell services and goods to people all over the globe! To me, thats powerful stuff, and it just tears me up how some idiots think nothing of what they are destroying. The internet should be a safe place for all, young and old, to learn and prosper. Its not about selling some worthless garbage to an individual on the opposite side of the planet!
There, Ive said my peace.
And BRAVO for making this incredible, one of a kind website. I am amazed, to say the least. Thank you, thank you!
I have to get reading more here.
Be well,
Steven
Thanks for the tip-off about dataentrybusiness.com - saved me $US 50!
Thanks for sharing this information on data entry business. I was considering joining but found your site doing my due deligence. I would like to find a honest home business. Please forward any information you might have that could help me. Thanks,,,,, Ron
Hi, i ordered the web colleagues program today however, its not as simple as i thought it would be. Do you happen to know if its genuine at all? And how exactly it works.
Wow… I’m extremely glad I thought to Google the website for DataEntryBusiness.com and found your site. THANK YOU ! I have received this invitation several times…. I have just now had enough time to check in to it before dumping yet another load of money in the ever appearing Black Hole that seems to be looming around every corner!
Ironically, I have also received a couple of invitations to the Lawn Chair Millionaire…. basically some sort of upline, downline, join now before the timer runs out sorta thing…. Do you have any detailed information on this one?
Thanks… and Happy New Year !!!
Thanks for the info. Anybody tried about the theonlinebusiness.com
I have already wasted the money for one 49.99 it cost me. I was trying to make some money because I have to take care of my 89 yr old grandmother and 4 children so working outside the home is not an option. I wasted money I did not have to spend. My search continues only this time I do not have money to do that.
THANK YOU! I have been looking for other LEGITIMATE work from home programs for myself and friends I know that are in bad financial situations and this was one of the businesses that I received an email from. . . boy am I glad I “Googled” for more infoon this company along with the claims of the news names at the top. Thankfully, your link came up and I was able to make a TRULY INFORMED DECISION!!!
Thanks & Have a great New Year!!!
Thank you very much for the advice on data entry business - I almost fell for it.I am so glad i found your site.You did save me 50 bucks.Its really a a gem of a site. Its highly appreciatee your idea of helping people not to get into data entry scams.
Thanks joe. Its highly appreciated your idea of helping people not to get into data entry scams. like dataentrybusiness.com i am receiving number of emails from different work from home offers. To name a few mydatateam, workfromhome etc.would u please make a review on mydatateam.com also so that people will come to know whether it is legitimate or not. why because the comapny portrays it has been certified as web assured, scam X certified and paypal business certified.
thanks and new year wishes
I am a single mom of a 2 year old girl and work full time, but it’s not enough and I just don’t have the time to work 2 jobs like i used to, so I’m always looking for some way to make some extra cash. As I find these work at home deals, I always look to see if they are scams so thank you for the wonderful information on what I was actually considering. But there is fact on one of your commenters in that you should never have to pay for a stay at home job, which leads me to my second thought…why are you promoting your book or even trying to sell how to get a stay at home job??? Isn’t that a little hippocrytical? Also, just a heads up…those same “ads sponsored by Google” that you were just trashing are also linked to this site. Nonetheless, thanks for the info.
Please tell me how I can get a refund from Data Entry Business.com.
Thank You,
Bev Butt
WOW, GLAD I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ON data entry business.com,was about to jump in until i read your report.
Keep up the great work to protect us suckers.
THANKS
PAUL
I’ve just finished reading through their website advertising. I agree with a lot of the posts here, simply put, if THEY charge YOU a setup fee to work then generally its some form of scam, or at least walking a very thin line. I have to say I’ve never seen one of these sites using a ‘timer’ to mount pressure on the reader to sign up. I guess its a way of stopping someone doing any due diligence like reading through this site here as they might feel they have to join or they’ll lose the discount or free gifts…but then we can just add this to the list of things to look out for..the more of these ‘tricks’ get used the easier it is to spot a scam without having to waste time reading the webpage.
I too was about to pay$49.95 . Thank-you so much for your advise. I will watch your site always.
All i have to say THANKS for being so helpfull. I was about to join them. But now I do not think so . Thanks a lot man.
I’ve been looking for a work at home job for some time now. I’m really glad that I checked this dataentrybusiness.com out through this site. I has saved me the price of joining another rip off. I’ve tried the type at home business and all I managed to get from them was places to run ads for free “which has never paid me a single dime for the time I have invested in them” THANKS A LOT MAN.
Thanks for the info. That job sounded too good to be true. First thing that caught my eye into suspicion was that the bonus offers “never expired” and second was that if the company have been solid for 5 years why would they be accepting up to 8,000 members if by this time they could’ve had up to 100,000,000x that amount speaking in terms of MLM. Their money back guarantee got me thinking this could be a legit job but the above mentioned facts were just too alarming to ignore and I had to do some research that lead me here. Once again, thank you!
1. CLAUDETTE Hi Claudette, I have paid $50.00 to dataentrybusiness. I want the refund. Can you please send me their telephone number. So that i can get some refund if possible.
thanks
Preet
United Kindom
I am really shocked i researched this company and found a ton of legit information that make them for real. Although, during my research I have also found 2 phishing websites related to http://www.dataentrybusiness.com These websites are (www.data-entry-business.com and http://www.dataentrrybusiness.com notice the difference of the 2 compairing the original website look for yourself and notice in the complete your order the transaction page is completely different no sign of security symbols or privacy approval links that you would normally find on legitimate websites the original http://www.dataentrybusiness.com website does have those symbols. I would like to say that with this opportunity you can make the extra income as advertised. What they don’t tell you is how, or that you have to buy this, or advertise this, or sale this, in order to make that income.
Joe have you purchased from the original website and tested them out and also any one else who has attempted this site maybe been scammed by the phishing websites as indicated above. Please let me know and also I am ready to make things happen so joe if you would like to help me. I would greatly appreciate it. Those work at home business need to be true to their word and not so much into just in it for the money for them selves.. Joe also if you have any ideas you would like to discuss with me. We can be partners in creating a work at home business for people who want the real thing. If any one want to reply to my message please do
The website is a ripoff.
Also, Joe is already taken. By me. He’s mine.
Hi,
thanks for the tip Joe!
cheers,
James
Joe,
I also thought this was a great work-at-home business. But before getting involved with it, I inquired about it on work-at-home message board and was given this link. As its been said, “Anything that sounds to good to be true…usually is”.
Joe, thank you for your investigation of this website. You’ve saved me a lot of “grief” and money had I gotten involved.
Hey there steve can’t we share joe He has an opportuniest mind and it seems so do you so lets all be partners. If not at least I tried I just want to be able to provide for everyone else out there. Unless your already doing that than show me the way
MANN Thanks for the info. No wonder I tried accessing the web site and it did’nt let me no more, I don’t think the website exist anymore. I wish there was a way I could get my $50 back. I did’nt even get a phone # to make a complain. Wish I would have known sooner, Thanks
OMG i payed for that bullshit dataentrybusiness.com
and your so right they got me nasty i eventually got my money back after i said i was gonna sue because there denying my money when i still was in the refund period.
DONT DO IT DONT PAY FOR ONLINE JOBS THERE ALL SCAMS!!!!!!