It wasn’t that long ago when the BBB warned about falling for work-from-home jobs advertised on telephone polls, in newspapers and on fliers. And now we have to add social media sites to that list!

If you visit Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites, you know what I’m talking about. Everyone, it seems, is out to make a buck and they want you to join in the fun. And to learn how to pull in megabucks via social media sites all you have to do is sign up with this or that program or send $1.95 for an information-packed CD.

Although these schemes initially sound risk-free, they’re anything but! That $1.95 CD, for example, comes with immediate enrollment in a money-making program for which you’ll soon see fairly steep monthly charges on your credit card. Makes you wonder who’s making the money in this deal, doesn’t it?

Whether it’s Twitter, Facebook or another work-from-home opportunity, watch for these red flags that the opportunity is a scam:
    • The “job” is actually a money-making scheme and doesn’t provide actual employment.
    • The scheme claims that you can make lots of money with little effort and no experience.
    • You have to pay money upfront in order to be considered for the job or receive more information.
    • The exact same Tweet touting the program is posted by many different Twitterers. The links in such tweets could lead you to scam sites or install malware onto your computer.

Have you been tempted by a work-from-home job scheme?