There are a lot of scams on Craiglist. If you
Posted By: a word of caution on 2007-02-13
In Reply to: Never heard of this so checked it out....Wow! Thanks!...nm - just curious
see a post for a "free" anything and it also has img after the post instead of pick it is 99.99% a scam and I wouldn't even open the post.
It is a good site to get your feet wet if you are considering E-bay. CL hasn't quite caught on in a lot of places yet, but with e-bay prices keep going up and people tired of pay outrageous shipping, I'm sure it will get bigger quickly.
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I too am in the same boat as you. I have been doing this for over a year now, mind you it was part-time. Before I started with them I went to college and became a Office administrative assistant/medical. I wanted to do transcribing and thought it would be good to do it from home on my days off work. I work at a drug store as well. Well, needless to say I have not yet passed a test. The last one I did, I had one letter wrong. Anyway, I went into the BBB site to check up on them and they are not even a member. I emailed my trainer last night and so far I have heard nothing in response to that letter. I showed her what BBB had to say about the company. I am not even sure if my foot pedal will be universal if I should apply for another transcription job. If you know of the article or what is was called in the Parents magazine please let me know. I want to have as much ammunition to show this company. I guess before you complete the course you have to pay them something. This is one thing that they forgot to tell me. MMMMMMMMM Well, if you can get back to me on this I would appreciate it as I am in the same boat as you.
Patty
Kristen Pineda scams
Kristen has been operating on a Rick Pineda ebay account. Someone has to stop her, she has bilked myself and anther gentleman out of money also. The local police know her well. She must think she is to smart for anyone to figure out how to stop her. The Oklahoma Attorney General may have to jump in and get involved and lets get her in jail where she belongs.
Lets start here:
Oklahoma
US v. Lansford
On January 19, 2000, Christine Lansford was indicted in the United States District Court, Western District of Oklahoma, on 14 counts of mail fraud for allegedly offering Beanie Babies on Internet auction web sites, accepting payment and failing to deliver the goods. Lansford allegedly used numerous aliases to perpetrate her scheme.
This case was investigated by the United States Postal Inspection Service, Fort Worth Division, and prosecuted by the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Oklahoma.
Contact:
Joe Heaton, Assistant United States Attorney, Western District of Oklahoma, 405/553-8772
Work At-Home Scams
Sorry, I put this on the Biller and Coder Board by accident.
Has anybody clicked on the add that comes up on the top of this page from time to time that asks you if you want to make major money working part time at home. I clicked on it and it said something about Rebate Processor Positions. I figure it is another scam and I should not have clicked on it, but I am getting sick of making pennies per line for the past 10 years doing medical transcription and getting no where. Anyway, I was just curious if anybody knows anything about this potential scam??  Thanks!
Accreditation matters. It helps to avoid scams, but not always. sm
Pick a good school. It is extremely difficult to get hired immediately, even when graduating from an accredited school. It is a hard row to hoe. Most companies require at least 2, usually 5 years of time on the job. They just don't have time to train new MTs.
Heavens to Murgatroyd! Offshore scams? Who'da thunk it?
All my illusions have been shattered.
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