A few years back I got this flyer in the mail that offered $2 for every envelope I stuffed. They promised that every envelope would be addressed and postage already affixed to it, all I had to do was stuff it with their pre-made flyers. Then at the bottom of the page it had some boxes to mark off. It asked what I thought I could stuff every week, 100 a week, 200 a week, 500 a week, or 1000+ a week, of course I wanted to stuff 1000 a week so I marked the box, hey, I would be more than eager to quit my lousy job and stuff 1000 a week for $2000! I was in heaven! My worries were over! Yippie!!
Then I got my kit. As I read I had discovered how I had been had. This happened to me many times and hundred of dollars later I finally learned my lesson. I still buy some programs, but it is only to add to my knowlege so I can create newsletters and free websites such as this one so that many people can benefit and save thousands of dollars!
So, what did I get? I will tell you, but first keep in mind this is only ONE of the many ways that are used to trick people into sending our their hard earned money, so bear that in mind.
I realized right away that the package did not have 1000 envelopes in it. After opening it all that was in it was a 5-8 page manual. What I was supposed to do was to make copies of the type set flyers that were in the middle of the manual. The flyers advertised, out of all things, another money making plan that was to be sold for $20. The money making plan was about showing them how to making money by cliping news articles for companies or out of area newspapers and supposedly make thousands doing it. I was then supposed to put an adds in where ever I could think of that said: "Make money cliping newspaper articles!" "Send a SASE and $2 shipping and handling (to my address). They would then send an SASE and $2 to me to get the flyer that I was supposed to also copy and then send it to them. If they sent me $20 for the actual program after getting the flyer then I would also keep that, I would then have to copy the "how to" instructions from my manual and send them their order.
So you see, I got the enveloped pre addressed with their name and address already affixed! Did I get 1000 envelopes a week in response to my adds? No Way!!! Not unless I were to spend thousands of dollars in advertising! The company used sly wording to make you think that they were providing everything. They never said THEY would send 1000 or even 100 envelopes to you a week. They simply stated that THE ENVELOPES WOULD COME PRE-ADDRESSED AND POSTAGE AFFIXED, which it would IF anyone responded to your ads. And about the question they gave me to check off at the bottom of their original flyer to me which asked me "how many can you stuff a week?" Well that had to do with absolutely nothing! Just another ploy to make me think the envelopes were coming from them!

I also found out that the better business bureau has brochures about these schemes and actually WARN agains these sly opportunites! So please, be warned!