Cracking down on work-at-home scams, the FTC announced yesterday that it had filed suit against alleged scammer Michael Brooks, covered on ABC News 20/20 in March by Christine Durst and Jim Avila.
Quoting from the FTC's press release, "Penbrook Productions, run by Michael Allen Brooks, promoted a work-at-home scheme online that used spokesperson 'Angela Penbrook,' and charged $197 for the opportunity to become a 'certified' rebate processor, earning as much as $225 per hour. According to the FTC complaint, after purchasing, consumers discovered that the work-at-home 'opportunity' had nothing to do with processing rebates, but merely instructed the consumers about becoming an affiliate marketer."
"Rebate processing" job ads flooded the Internet, and can still be found here and there online. But the recent FTC action should go a long way to discouraging their perpetuation and arming the public with the facts.
For the FTC's announcement, click here.
For the 20/20 coverage, click here. (See video links in related article.)
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