How did the work-at-home scam Ameriplan USA take Thandi Zulu as a victim?
Thandi Zulu was the victim of a work at home scam on the internet. She was told that she could have a data entry job with no experience needed-but she had to pay a $200.00 fee. She gave them her checking account number, but then soon realized it was a scam. By then, it was too late. Zulu has since started a legitimate job for the company Ameriplan. From her interview with cnn.com: A company told Zulu that she could make big money working at home in a data-entry job. No résumé or experience was needed. All she had to do was pay a $200 fee. You probably know what happened next. Zulu called the company, gave them her checking account number and then tried to stop herself because she realized that she was doing something stupid. “The moment I did it, I said ‘Damn, this is a scam,’ ” Zulu said of her 2001 nightmare. “I put them on hold, and then I tried to call them back, but nobody was home.” “It’s desperation,” she said. “It’s the same reason pe
