I was given a violation notice for trying to help a community member from being scammed. The ff: is an excerpt of the notice I received.

Question: looking out for homebased job ?

Question Details: If you plan on doing this type of work I urge you to investigate it thoroughly before you get into it. Many are scams. For example, if they require money up front it is a scam. This site will help you detect whether the offer is a scam or not. Ten Signs It’s a Scam. Follow these guidelines to avoid being ripped off
http://www.ivillage.com/work/print/0,10738,259735,00.html
This site gives you the advantages and disadvantages of telecommuting or working at home. http://www.eei.org/esg/na/tele.htm If you still want to work at home you can check out the sites below. Please understand that I am not recommending them. You have to put them through the foregoing tests. I just came across these sites when I was researching the subject. http://allfreelance.com/telecommutingjo
I am not a scammer. I am a lay minister of my church. I would be dismissed outright and prosecuted by my church if I scam people. Besides, I have more than enough
savings and investments to live comfortably. My children are all top business executives or businessmen.
They would be totally ashamed of me if ever I did this to people.
It is not my website.
Thanks Amy. I have no business connection with this site whatsoever. I was just trying to help.
abbassangel, Thanks! You could be right.
Piggie, you may have a point but even a court of law recognizes the intent of the accused. I have always played by the rules, by the way.
Sailcat,
I think you said it all. This is a place to learn and help people.

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My coworker takes FOREVER to respond to emails when she telecommutes. At work, she tends to be much quicker. Should I say something to her? It makes me wonder if she is telecommuting or tele-SLEEPING from home! Seriously!

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I have home office as well as an office at work. I work about half of the time from home with company provided laptop. Per my telecommute agreement with my company, I need to constantly connected to company’s network via VPN when working from home and call in with my own phone in case there is tele-conf. I don’t know if worth to file 2106 for the expensens such as home office, phone, and internet access charge? I appreciate any advice.

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