| The internet is filled with legitimate work from home | | | | pop up under the same title. They will also continue to |
| opportunities. However, for each legitimate work from | | | | pop up on the same career website month after |
| home job, there are at least five that are scams. The | | | | month. Logically, a reputable employer offering a |
| key is to be able to identify the frauds and in so doing, | | | | legitimate work from home job will not have hundreds |
| to find the legitimate job that suits you. | | | | of positions to constantly fill, but one or two that vary |
| Beware of the words | | | | in description each month. The trustworthy one will also |
| When in need of work, the first thing that we naturally | | | | only post a position once as it is costly to submit job |
| do is to troll through thousands of listings on big career | | | | offers to websites of these kinds. |
| websites. When wanting to work from home, the | | | | Right search |
| keyword that we usually type in is "work from home". | | | | Keywords that is more likely to produce legitimate |
| It is the most obvious thing to do, but also the most | | | | work from home jobs on career listing websites are, |
| dangerous. The FBI recently labelled the keyword, | | | | "virtual work", "remote work", "home office", |
| "work from home" as one of the most perilous | | | | "telecommute", "telecommuter", "telecommuting", |
| keywords on the net. This keyword opens the user up | | | | "telework" and "flexible work". These keywords will |
| to a number of scams. Unfortunately people seeking | | | | most certainly produce far less results than the "work |
| work fall into the category of weak and desperate, | | | | from home" variety, but will be more likely to be |
| and this classification of person is the prime target for | | | | legitimate work from home opportunities. |
| internet fraudsters. | | | | Specialized job sites |
| Risky keywords | | | | However, though career websites may be the logical |
| There are thankfully ways in which to find legitimate | | | | starting point, the best way to find legitimate work |
| work from home jobs on the internet. The first is to | | | | from home is to use a website that is specialized in |
| avoid the risky keywords when searching on major | | | | that area of employment. There are numerous |
| career and job search engines. These keywords are | | | | websites that solely list work from home jobs by |
| listed as, "work from home", "work at home", "work at | | | | reputable employers. The jobs include listings in a |
| home jobs", "work from home jobs", "work at home | | | | variety of fields including writing, internet marketing, |
| opportunity" or any other variation of the term. These | | | | data entry, customer service, web design, |
| are the keywords that the fraudsters regularly use on | | | | programming, graphic design, clerical, typing, teaching, |
| their fake job listings. | | | | accounting, sales, translation and a whole host of |
| Test it out | | | | others. The reputable work from home website will |
| You are encouraged to feel free to test the theory | | | | offer scam listings, research and ratings on the listed |
| and type in one of these hazardous keywords to such | | | | employers, free work from home jobs and free |
| a website. The likelihood is that a number of listings will | | | | access to the website. |