The Judge: Envelope scheme is stuffing nonsense.(Features)
AS I have said many times before, if an offer seems to good to be true it probably is. That's the harsh lesson 61-year-old Mabelle Dockrey learned when she thought she could earn some extra cash stuffing envelopes at home. She was promised 25p per letter by Welsh firm Data Marketing Direct plus a

Publication: Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)

A not-so-simple plan; Work-from-home schemes promise big paydays with little effort - just some personal investment up front. The jobs sound alluring in precarious times, but they can also carry a sting.(FEATURES)(WORK & MONEY)
Byline: Neal Learner Special to The Christian Science Monitor Tired of the daily grind - or worried that your job just might go away? Many people have legitimately traded rush-hour commutes for work they can do from the comfort of home. According to the National Association of Home-Based

Publication: The Christian Science Monitor

At-home work ads may be stuffed with fraud
Q. I came across an ad in two or three magazines concerning stuffing and addressing envelopes for extra money. Do companies pay people for stuffing and addressing envelopes? I would like your opinion. A. Saying that you can earn money addressing and stuffing envelopes at home is a gross distortion

Publication: Chicago Sun-Times

Spotting an Opportunity for Trouble; Work-at-Home Scams Spread Quickly Online
William Campanale wanted to help his 18-year-old daughter earn some extra money. When an e-mail popped up in his inbox offering an opportunity to make money stuffing envelopes at home, he thought he might not have much to lose by paying $65 for a start-up kit. Campanale sent his checking account

Publication: The Washington Post

Federal Crackdown Targets Work-at-Home Scams.
Byline: L.A. Lorek Dec. 17--Many consumers fall for work-at-home business opportunities promising easy money by stuffing envelopes with the hopes of making $2,900 to $5,000 weekly. Envelope-stuffing promotions are perennial and pervasive scams, said Ron Berry, senior vice president of the Council

Publication: San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, Texas) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)

Work-at-home pitches usually originate with scam artists, Oklahoma BBB says.
Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Dec. 4--Pete Terranova was sitting in traffic at a busy intersection in southwest Oklahoma City when a fluorescent pink sign caught his eye. Work at home -- earn thousands of dollars a month, it read. Terranova, a stay-at-home dad, part-time writer and contract tax

Publication: Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK)