'Work from home' ads illegal

News24.com reported the following on 09 May 2007:

"Johannesburg - Advertisements offering work from home opportunities are now illegal, said the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) on Wednesday.

The ASA welcomed the regulation, which was issued by the department of trade and industry.

"The regulation makes various work from home 'opportunities' illegal. These include opportunities to 'fill envelopes' and 'type labels' - two scams against which the ASA has issued various rulings," said the ASA.

"Consumers are reminded that if they see ads of this type, they can lodge complaints with the ASA on complaint@asasa.org.za or fax 011 781 1616." "

I must confess that I was surprized to see that announcement. I wonder how many types of 'work from home' opportunities this covers?

Anyway, be warned that this regulation has been issued, especially if you're considering taking up an opportunity that requires networking in the form of placing such adverts.

Please Note that I will be filtering these "work from home" ads from this site on a continuous basis, so if any of them do appear here, it will only be temporary while the filtering takes effect.