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[[File:Workathomead.jpg|right|thumb|300px|An ad for a work-at-home scheme posted on a pole]]

A '''work-at-home scheme''' is a [[get-rich-quick scheme|get-rich-quick scam]] in which a victim is lured by an offer to be employed at home, very often doing some simple task in a minimal amount of time with a large amount of income that far exceeds the market rate for the type of work. The true purpose of such an offer is for the perpetrator to [[extortion|extort]] money from the victim, either by charging a fee to join the scheme, or requiring the victim to invest in products whose resale value is misrepresented.<ref name="falsehopes">{{cite web|url = https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2006/12/federal-state-law-enforcers-complete-bogus-business-opportunity|title = Federal, State Law Enforcers Complete Bogus Business Opportunity Sweep|author = Federal Trade Commission|date = 12 December 2006|publisher = ftc.gov|access-date = 2016-01-02|archive-date = 2016-03-04|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051135/https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2006/12/federal-state-law-enforcers-complete-bogus-business-opportunity|url-status = live}}</ref>https://rupee4click.com/6tj0j

==Overview==