Online business scams.QA I get 10 to 15 e-mail messages a day introducing me to different businesses I can start at home. Most of them want hundreds of dollars. Are these companies legit le·git adj. Slang Legitimate. ? A. Aquart-Franco Via e-mail When it comes to Internet businesses, the old adage holds true: "If it looks too good to be true, it probably is." E-mail messages inviting you to spend money to work from home are no different than their offline predecessors. Legitimate businesses typically do not ask you to purchase their products as a prerequisite pre·req·ui·site adj. Required or necessary as a prior condition: Competence is prerequisite to promotion. n. for working for them. Before you even think about responding to those e-mails, stop by the Federal Trade Commission's Website (www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/doznalrt.htm) and read FTC Names Its Dirty Dozen: 12 Scares Most Likely to Arrive Via Bulk Email. When it comes to unsolicited un·so·lic·it·ed adj. Not looked for or requested; unsought: an unsolicited manuscript; unsolicited opinions. unsolicited Adjective offers via e-mail (whether it's a chain letter, work-at-home proposal, or investment scheme), your best bet is to immediately delete To remove an item of data from a file or to remove a file from the disk. See file wipe, trash and undelete. 1. (operating system) delete - (Or "erase") To make a file inaccessible. them. You can also set up a filter in your e-mail application to do this. If you're interested in finding out about business opportunities, continue reading BUCK ENTERPRISE, visit our Website (www.blackenterprise.com), and contact the Small Business Administration (www.sba.gov), which has tons of information on legitimate business opportunities. Mail your technology-related concerns to Cyberwise at BLACK ENTERPRISE, 130 Fifth Ave., New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY 10011, or send an e-mail to donaldsons@blackenterprise.com. |
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