I would like to know if there is a legitimate company who pays
homeworkers to stuff envelopes.  I've reveived some mail soliciting
this work, but am very concerned that they are just rip offs.  Can you
find me a reliable one.

In this automated age, I truly don't think anyone is going to contract
out such a job. I would assume all of these envelope-stuffing job
offers to be scams. I've never seen one that wasn't.

dear urmionli

I agree with PinkFreud that most if not all of these e-mails and ads
are scams.

One approach I would suggest is to e-mail (or even better telephone if
they provide a number) and say you  are very anxious to start.

If they get back asking for "registration fees" or money for an
"orientation document" or cd rom, say you are only willing to pay any fees 
AFTER you have earned enough money to cover them.

If you hear nothing more rest assured it is a scam (which I can assure
you will be the case in 90% of these offers)

On a more general note I understand that a lot of these offers while
inappropiate are not actually illegal in many of the juristictions
in which they operate. I wander if there are any organisations which 
attempt to clamp on these outfits? 

regards

Mongolia

Greetings,

I tried this type of program once. The start up fee of $35 got me a
reprinted booklet explaining how I am paid $5 for each envelope I
stuff, plus a percentage of each sale of a listed "Info" product
offered by the company who sent the start up kit.

Here's how it works.
I place an ad either online or in a newspaper with a catchy slogan
like, "$500-1000/week Stuffing Envelopes-All Postage Paid For! Send
just $5.00 and a self address stamped envelope to PO Box
123,City,State,Zip."

All the responses you get to keep the $5.00, and you simply print out
a one page ad that offers the same booklet you received, and use the
supplied envelopes your interested candidates sent, which covers the
postage cost.

You have just been paid $5.00 to stuff envelopes! Remember how you
make a percentage of sales? The one page ad you mailed back to the
soon to be disappointed home worker, if he/she sends the $35 to the
company you signed up with, you get a percentage of that cost.

It's a perfect circle jerk scam.

"The safest way to earn additional income is the realistic part time job."

Cheers:)