The current economic climate has been the catalyst for a 
number of problems relating to family life. With many people out of work, there is a tendency for the unscupulous to try and take advantge of the unsuspecting. While there are many reliable job hunting websites, there are also a number of scams. Take a quick look at the article below from the BBB as well as a number of articles listed on the left.
Work-at-home scams increase during high unemployment
During these turbulent economic times when unemployment is rising, consumers who are seeking employment on-line need to be vigilant about work-at-home scams.
Typically, work-at-home scams promise high income from very little time and effort. Most fraudulent work-at-home scams require upfront money. In many instances, people are paying for a job that doesn’t exist.
Victims are often hired to “process payments,” “transfer funds” or “reship products.” These job scams involve the victims receiving and cashing fraudulent checks, transferring illegally obtained funds for the criminals, or receiving stolen merchandise and shipping it to the criminals.
Other victims sign up to be a “mystery shopper,” receiving fraudulent checks with instructions to cash the checks and wire the funds to “test” a company's services. Victims are told they will be compensated with a portion of the merchandise or funds.
Work-at-home schemes attract otherwise innocent individuals, causing them to become part of criminal schemes without realizing they are engaging in illegal behavior. Job scams often provide criminals the opportunity to commit identity theft when victims provide their personal information, sometimes even bank account information to their potential “employer.” The criminal/employer can then use the victim's information to open credit cards, post on-line auctions, register Web sites, etc., in the victim’s name to commit additional crimes.
Consumers are encouraged to inquire with a BBB about a company before doing business with that company, and be skeptical about work-at-home operations which promise the potential for phenomenal salaries after you