"Work at Home" ads are everywhere in print and online. If you've been tempted to answer one, you'll want to do plenty of research before signing up or more importantly paying up. Jessica Tharp of Better Business Bureau says, "The BBB gets several calls on work at home schemes, everyday, all over the United States, this is a problem." If you fell for one of these scams, you're not alone not by a long shot.
Tharp says, "Consumers are looking for easy money, and they think here's an opportunity for me, can I take advantage of it, and unfortunately there are no legitimate work at home schemes. Basically if its too good to be true, it is." These ads can be found on many job search websites. Sites and newspapers do their best to police the scams but can't catch all of them. Right now, the BBB is investigating a company operating under the name Worldwide and Toy Union. Consumers say the so-called business is asking them to wire hundreds of dollars for products. When they do, they never hear from the company. Experts say almost every scam has a red flag like spending your own money to buy supplies. These scams can sometimes get you in legal trouble as well as financial.