As I explained in a recent blog, my name is making the rounds on business opportunity and work-at-home sucker lists, thanks to my signing up for some suspicious-looking work-at-home schemes for my Consumer Reports article, “Beware of work-at-home stings.”

The scam mail just keeps on pouring in. Here’s more of a sampling.—Jeff Blyskal

• “Official information re: $25,000.00 grant from U.S. Government. APPROVED. Action required ASAP for release…Deadline for response: 36 hours from receipt. Message: Our office is attempting to reach you. Urgent matter regarding upcoming release of government funds. Estimate of funds pending: $25,000.00…Funds may be used at your discretion (bill payment, travel, continuing or advanced education, healthcare).”

• “WARNING: Don’t let business opportunity scam artists rip you off…I’ll be perfectly candid with you. I’m not an altruist or philanthropist. I’m a businessman and realist. It so happens that I can increase my profits and build my business by offering you this unparalleled opportunity…”

• “I’m a single mom and I can’t believe that I found this program. I generated $9,000 in my first 12 days!”—Karen, Oregon

• “Earn $500 to $1,000 every week in just 30 minutes a day sitting at your kitchen table!...helping my company with some simple paperwork…If you are sick of ‘pie in the sky’ offers and want a real, genuine way to earn $500 to $1,000 (or even more) every week in about 30 minutes a day or a couple of hours once a week if you prefer, then you are the person I want to hear from.”

• “Don’t be the ‘first’ mouse! …It’s the ‘second’ mouse that always gets the cheese…you pay only $100 and that will even be credited back to you if you choose to participate! Therefore, participants (winners) actually pay ‘nothing’ for the only plan that costs nothing to promote and will finally get thousands of dollars delivered right to your front door so that you can ‘finally’ have your chunk of CHEESE!…Let me assure you that this is not a trap. It’s real, very real! So get ready. Something wonderful is about to happen! Soon, very soon, you will be living ‘the good life’ and ‘thanking’ the participant (winner) below for spending their money to send this flyer to you.”