Unfortunately, most home assembly jobs are indeed scams. Most companies that claim to provide these jobs actually make money off the people who are working for them by asking for more money to make more products that must meet their standards. Which can be pretty arbitrary. If you want to work from home, being self-employed is your best bet.
Most of the work at home jobs are not legitimate and will ask you for an up front investment. workathomemoms.about.com/workathomescams is a good website that warns about work at home scams.
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Most home assembly jobs are scams. They ask you to send money, they send you a product, and you return it and they send a letter saying you did not pass quality assurance. There are legit jobs - the best rule of thumb is to not accept ANY job offer that requires you to "pay up front" - you work for them, not the other way around.
There are many on line typing jobs that are advertised but you will have to do research them. Most of these companies are scams. Make sure you check with the BBB and do not pay money to get started.
Work at home jobs need to be researched before you begin. There are some that can be trusted, however there are also some that are scams. If a job is asking you to pay any money upfront, it is most likely a scam.
Most of these jobs are scams, if it requires you to pay a fee upfront then run the other way. But there are data jobs you can find where they ask you to type up different things for clients.
You cannot find these kinds of jobs as most are scams and will require you buy a product or advertise the same scam online. Never look for these jobs through the news papers or tabloids or even online as most are scams. If you are looking for such jobs you will need to go in person and do an interview like you normally do with a regular job, to a reputable company, and from there you will be given the necessary instructions.
While most are indeed up-front-fee scams, there are a few which are legitimate. Clark Howard has investigated and written up a few that are real... You can get much work from home jobs on online portals. You can try theflexiport.com or Elance.com which offer plenty of work depending on your skill set.
First, I must warn that most...not all...but most home assembly type jobs are not worth your time. They may pay you for your work, but they will be extremely picky about how you did the job. Many find they only receive credit for half their 'projects/items'. That said, assembling toys via sewing and stuffing envelopes are popular.
Work from home jobs that are not scams, are hard to find. The best way to find one would be to get a job at a company that has work from home positions and work towards getting one of those positions.
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no not all of them but most of them are. Be very careful with them