Comments on: I was scammed by…the idea of online jobs http://www.ivetriedthat.com/2007/08/18/i-was-scammed-bythe-idea-of-online-jobs/ We lose money so you don't have to! Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:21:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kenneth Peters http://www.ivetriedthat.com/2007/08/18/i-was-scammed-bythe-idea-of-online-jobs/comment-page-1/#comment-8058 Kenneth Peters Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:22:02 +0000 http://www.ivetriedthat.com/2007/08/18/i-was-scammed-bythe-idea-of-online-jobs/#comment-8058 I sure got hit by google money tree. the way there terms and conditions read is that if you don’t cancel in the seven day trial period, it makes it sound like when you get your free CD you have seven days to cancel. I called to try get my money 72.92 dollars back and all I could get was a cancelation. They pry on poor people looking for a way to make a little extra money. I sure got hit by google money tree. the way there terms and conditions read is that if you don’t cancel in the seven day trial period, it makes it sound like when you get your free CD you have seven days to cancel. I called to try get my money 72.92 dollars back and all I could get was a cancelation. They pry on poor people looking for a way to make a little extra money.

]]> By: Joe http://www.ivetriedthat.com/2007/08/18/i-was-scammed-bythe-idea-of-online-jobs/comment-page-1/#comment-5144 Joe Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:55:16 +0000 http://www.ivetriedthat.com/2007/08/18/i-was-scammed-bythe-idea-of-online-jobs/#comment-5144 Kathy, thanks for the detailed description of your telecommuting experience. How did you find it or get started at what you're doing? Kathy, thanks for the detailed description of your telecommuting experience. How did you find it or get started at what you’re doing?

]]> By: Kathy K http://www.ivetriedthat.com/2007/08/18/i-was-scammed-bythe-idea-of-online-jobs/comment-page-1/#comment-5143 Kathy K Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:01:04 +0000 http://www.ivetriedthat.com/2007/08/18/i-was-scammed-bythe-idea-of-online-jobs/#comment-5143 As I said in another comment, my job is pure telecommute. I will say it doesn't pay as well as a local job might - but there aren't many local jobs in my field at all. Plus, I have no gas expenses, reduced lunch expenses, and don't waste any time commuting. We have a kind of virtual 'office' patched together with IM and mail and even voice chat. We talk to clients on the phone. Our sales team (all of 2 people, including the owner) do travel to meet clients for first contact - but after that it's all internet. And it works. We do work certain hours, and the whole rest of the usual office work stuff (including gossip over by the virtual coffee maker). It's just that our office is a bit "bigger" than most. But jobs like this are FEW and far between. I did a lot of hunting before finding this one - and I fell into it. Just sheer luck. The vast majority of 'jobs' I saw when hunting were scams. Or cheats (they'd pay you, but you'd be making $1.00 per hour). (Witness - you have 2, count them...2(!) replies to this post saying there are online jobs.) So the service you provide is a great one. And thanks. As I said in another comment, my job is pure telecommute. I will say it doesn’t pay as well as a local job might – but there aren’t many local jobs in my field at all. Plus, I have no gas expenses, reduced lunch expenses, and don’t waste any time commuting.

We have a kind of virtual ‘office’ patched together with IM and mail and even voice chat. We talk to clients on the phone. Our sales team (all of 2 people, including the owner) do travel to meet clients for first contact – but after that it’s all internet. And it works.

We do work certain hours, and the whole rest of the usual office work stuff (including gossip over by the virtual coffee maker). It’s just that our office is a bit “bigger” than most.

But jobs like this are FEW and far between. I did a lot of hunting before finding this one – and I fell into it. Just sheer luck. The vast majority of ‘jobs’ I saw when hunting were scams. Or cheats (they’d pay you, but you’d be making $1.00 per hour). (Witness – you have 2, count them…2(!) replies to this post saying there are online jobs.)

So the service you provide is a great one. And thanks.

]]> By: Maria Gonzalez http://www.ivetriedthat.com/2007/08/18/i-was-scammed-bythe-idea-of-online-jobs/comment-page-1/#comment-2958 Maria Gonzalez Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:27:30 +0000 http://www.ivetriedthat.com/2007/08/18/i-was-scammed-bythe-idea-of-online-jobs/#comment-2958 I work from home online. It was a site that you paid a one time fee and they kept a legitimate online and freelance work from home jobs. Ours was a success story. We went on to be purchased by a large Corporation, however the job I currently have is home based, I really believe it will be shifting to office based. But for 4 years I have worked from home online. Thanks though for make sure the public is aware of the scammers :D I work from home online. It was a site that you paid a one time fee and they kept a legitimate online and freelance work from home jobs. Ours was a success story. We went on to be purchased by a large Corporation, however the job I currently have is home based, I really believe it will be shifting to office based. But for 4 years I have worked from home online. Thanks though for make sure the public is aware of the scammers :D

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