Before answering a classified ad offering you to work from home, study it carefully. If in doubt, seek the advice of an informed person. You can also contact the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.

Beware of any businesses that:

• operate only via correspondence;
• only provide a post office box for an address;
• claim money from you up front;
• ask you to send them your banking data;
• ask you to purchase material for paid piecework;
• promise high income for little effort;
• remain vague as to the nature of the tasks to be performed;
• involve the transfer of funds by electronic means.