Ablestoke Consulting Scam Avoidance Guides – Career Opportunity Scam
Scams are schemes which are designed to con unwary people out of their money. Scams come in a variety of types and can be quite sophisticated; therefore even experienced people can be caught out. You may well have already come across scams in your life such as letters from abroad asking you to share in a fortune if your bank account can be used to release funds that are locked away overseas, premium rate competition scams, bogus sweepstakes and lotteries, and fake health cures. These are some of the favourite scams used by unscrupulous fraudsters. As the number of scams seems to be increasing, Ablestoke Consulting’s Scam Avoidance Guide is designed to make you aware and save your money.
Many of us consider leaving the drudgery of our jobs, why spend our life working in an industry we do not like, for a company that does not value us, for a pay we cannot control. The feeling of being trapped and helpless to accelerate our progression in our careers and lifestyle is a common one.
What do you do? Re-train?, change industry?, set up a business?
There are many opportunities out there and in today’s world you do not have to just be another low paid employee, you can be self employed, from contracting to setting up your own business or taking a franchise.
However one thing you need to be aware of are the number of career opportunity scams out there.
These scams prey on people like us, who want to better themselves and not be just another number on the payroll, fortunately there is an obvious tell tale sign
The “tell tale” sign
Work from home, flexible hours etc… all in exchange for a high income, seems too good to be true, and then they ask you for cash up front!
How to avoid the Career opportunity scam
· Is the company registered with Companies House
· Do they have a landline telephone number
· Do they have a registered office address
· Are they a member of any recognised professional body, trade association
· Are they regulated by a government authority
· Do they have any customer testimonials
· Never pay up-front fees to join a company
What Do I do if I have been scammed?
· Inform the Office of Fair Trading
· Contact the relevant industry authority
· Call the police
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