For every legitimate work at home opportunity, there are probably at least dozens of scams. Fortunately, the FTC had reached a settlement regarding this on more than one occasion. One particularly striking case was the one that was resolved as of May 2009.

Home Medical Billing Scam

A fraudulent marketer convinced people that they could make in upwards of $500 per week processing medical bills. Training was promised to the victims of this very unscrupulous scam.

The result of this entire operation was a won lawsuit fought by the Federal Trade Commission on behalf of consumers. The advertisers of this supposed medical billing specialist opportunity ordered this company to pay back a total of $15,000 to consumers affected by this scam.

Defendants of Case

This particular FTC case was fought against Wilson Jose Caceres of Caceres Quality Distribution Inc. (CQD) and Chris Taylor of Medical Billers Network Inc. (MBN). They are barred from any other activity associated with attempts to promote any type of work at home opportunity-particularly that related to medical billing.

FTC Consumer Tips

If you are seeking opportunities to work at home as a person who processes medical bills, you should find out what you are getting yourself into. For instance, you may want to learn the following:

Ask the promoter of the opportunities to provide you with references of other people involved in this program. This will help you verify whether or not it is a legitimate operation.
The best way to ask for these references is to simply just request names of purchases-and ask them to give you as many as possible. Beware, of course, that these references could be “staged” or falsified.

Find out what responsibilities are required of you while participating in this type of work. At the same time, find out what exactly is the amount of financial investment required to get started as a medical biller.

Research on websites of major business and e-commerce bureaus to make sure the company has no unresolved complaints against them. If there is none, this does not always mean they are legitimate but it does increase they chance that they are.
At the same time, keep in mind that even legitimate companies have complaints on occasion, but its how they are handled that matters-whether the complaints were resolved satisfactorily or not. Observe this as you learn more about work at home medical billing opportunities.

WARNING: Fraudulent advertisers and companies often change their names several times even if caught victimizing people. Beware, and be careful!

How to Apply For Real Work At Home Jobs

First, you should go to a legitimate job site such as USAjobs.gov. Here you can find federal government positions listed in various categories. There is no guarantee there will always be openings, but if you want to seek ‘Telework” this is one good place to start.

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