Author: <span>Les Roberts</span>

Working from home has never been more popular – at the last count the number of people working remotely was some 4million and rising – and while evidence suggest remote workers are happier and more productive than their office-based contemporaries, we reckon it’s all about getting the balance right.

That’s because even if individual workers are more productive when working from home, the importance of idea generation among colleagues who work and share the same space each should never be underestimated.

Have you heard the one about the housewife who earns up to £75,000 a year working from home?

How about the one where you double your salary by working just ten hours a week -from home?!

What about the old classic where you can pick up £3,000 a week – while working at home?!

If so, then you’ve seen bona-fide online scams in action – and they usually appear between those ads for unfeasibly good-looking ‘local singles’ and some crazy ‘fat burning secret’ which is no doubt guaranteed to change your life.

All equally as improbable as one another and all ignored by the vast majority – however, for anyone struggling to make ends meet they look like a good option to get in some much needed extra cash.

And it’s always the most vulnerable who are preyed on the most…