If It Seems To Good To Be True...................
@cintol (11261)
United States
February 17, 2019 6:32pm CST
My daughter has a friend that was in need of money working from home so she signed up with a company online to put items together for them. They told her she would make $597 a week if she completed all projects sent to her. Checks would come once a month and be deposited into her bank acct.
She worked very hard with everything that was shipped to her in the mail, putting it together and shipping the completed project back. It all seemed so legit so she continued.
When it came time for a paycheck, there was nothing!! No money, no nothing.
Scam. I believe it was a company called Express Cart or something like that so be wary of not participating in these scams.
Have you ever been duped by someone online promising a paycheck.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
21 Feb 19
Oh no. That's so sad. I hope she can turn them in to … someone. That should be illegal
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
21 Feb 19
@FayeHazel Right, she spent a month assembling those things and sending them back.
I understand that, how is your mom, is she handling him pretty well?
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
21 Feb 19
@cintol So true - they shouldn't be allowed to get by with it. - Then selling those products that were assembled for free. Uncool.
Even keel here, thanks for asking. He's been depressive lately but that's nothing new, either unfortunate. I just don't want him bringing my mom down too much
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
19 Feb 19
That is terrible but I am always suspicious of these types of offers. She needs to report them.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
19 Feb 19
@cintol That is just horrible really, especially when you need the money.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
19 Feb 19
@BelleStarr I know, these scammers are awful
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
26 Feb 19
Thats is so wrong. I really feel bad that someones somewhere uses such a person who is in need and just live with it like they did nothing. I feel for her.
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
26 Feb 19
@cintol May they never have peace for using other people
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
26 Feb 19
@Missmwngi Amen, but they must have a conscience for that
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
19 Feb 19
Unfortunately, I heard about this scam more than 10 years ago,yes it's true.
My friend believed in that story. She was supposed to make some little dolls,not easy at all,because there are plenty of tiny pieces.She has never been paid.
Is not it suspicious to you a sum of $597 a week? Not because of the amount of money but because is not 'rounded' for instance $500 or $600?? 
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
19 Feb 19
Yes, they have been out there for a long time and its hard to figure out which are good and bad. I am sorry for your friends loss of funds and time as well. My daughters friend was putting together different things like toasters and such.
Its hard to gauge by the amt of pay, one never knows if they are paying a certain amt for each item made or how that works out. Maybe they thought it would look more realistic if it were an odd amt.
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
19 Feb 19
@cintol To me,this is strange and sincerely,it first came to my eye,the amount.
However,I would say that the scam system is the same,only the product is different.It's just unbelievable how many has a scams.It's driving me crazy. 
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
20 Feb 19
@LowRiderX Me too, I always wonder what kind of person could do something like this to people and then I think, oh someone with no conscience!!!
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@GardenGerty (160626)
• United States
26 Feb 19
Yes, many years ago, before the internet. There were home working companies like that but they always said you did something wrong or did not meet their standards.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
1 Mar 19
yes 20 some yrs. back i made jewelry for one and it was perfect i know because little did they know i had already been taught and sold for yrs. by my Souix native american friend. they tried to tell me it didn't sell and would not give it back even though i paid for the supplies. tried to get me to buy and make more. uugghh. who do i think would have been the dummy then if i fell for it a second time. there are companies doing this out there for years. terrible people. karma will get them. 
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@jobelbojel (35482)
• Philippines
18 Feb 19
Ouch! I am sorry about that. It wated her time and effort.
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@jobelbojel (35482)
• Philippines
24 Feb 19
@cintol I know she have learned the lesson not to trust on online jobs.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
24 Feb 19
@jobelbojel Yes, I think she has now learned that lesson.
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@Hate2Iron (15727)
• Canada
28 Feb 19
That is soooo horrible. How can people do something like that??
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
28 Feb 19
I will never understand why people feel they have a right to treat people like this.
@much2say (55562)
• Los Angeles, California
18 Feb 19
I remember those scams from years ago - I remember sending a buck or two for some more information but I never actually went forth with any of them. A friend once boasted how he would assemble puppets and make money doing it (he was going to make things faster with his friend), but he never did admit that he fell into this scam.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
18 Feb 19
I think there might be more that try and don't admit to the scams then those that do. I feel sorry for them when they do fall into them, now days its really hard to tell the good from the bad.
@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
24 Feb 19
Oh I am so sorry that is awful Cindy
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
24 Feb 19
those schemers jest make me spittin' mad :( i'm very leery 'f all thingies 'nline.
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