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WORK FROM HOME : FTC cracks down on work at home scammersThe Federal Trade Commission ( FTC ) has launched a new crackdown on work from home scammers who are preying on unemployed Americans. The fraudsters utilize job placement and work-at-home scams, promoting empty promises that they can help people get jobs in the federal government, as movie extras, as mystery shoppers, or make money working from home stuffing envelopes or assembling ornaments. The even spam job boards such as Craigslist and HotJobs.com to lore you in. As part of the law enforcement sweep, dubbed "Operation Bottom Dollar," the FTC has filed 7 cases against the operators of deceptive and illegal job and money-making scams. In addition, the sweep includes 43 criminal actions by the Department of Justice, many involving the substantial assistance of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. The agency also announced partnerships with the online job placement service Monster.com, the search engine Bing and the centralized network of online communities Craigslist to help job seekers recognize job scams so they can avoid being victimized. Monster, Careerbuilder, Bing and Craigslist will display FTC consumer education material to people who are using the companies' Web sites to look for jobs. "Federal and state law enforcement officials will not tolerate those who take advantage of consumers in times of economic misfortune," said David C. Vladeck, Director of the 'FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection'. "If you falsely advertise that you will connect people with jobs or with opportunities for them to make money working-from-home, we will shut you down. We will give your assets to the people you scammed, and, when it's appropriate, we'll refer you to criminal authorities for prosecution." source: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2010/02/jobs_scams.html#ixzz0fzGc4Ck7 Next logical step - Work from homeFor many of us, the next logical step towards creating our own income is to work from home, and an increasing number of these home based businesses are operated...Resources for Work From Home TipsFrom free-lance to full-time gigs, there is a range of fields and work from home tips and resources below. Only you can decide if a home business opportunity is right for you...More People Work From HomeMore and more people work from home every day. 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