MAIL DECOY AGENT
OVERVIEW
Mail decoy agents are paid to receive mail at their home addresses. This one sounds a little unbelievable but it’s an actual legitimate way to earn extra money. The work is extremely simple. It involves allowing companies to send you mailings such as catalogs, magazines, flyers and so forth. After you receive the mail, your job is to notify the mail decoy company when the mail was received and report other informat ion. This information could include what the mail contained, the condition of the mail or other pertinent information. The method to process the mail varies from company to company. You may have to enter the information online for one company, call an 800 for another or just mail the mailing back to others (they supply the postage).
WORK SCHEDULE
Since there isn’t much work involved with this opportunity, you process the mailings at your leisure, just as long as it’s logged on the day that the mail was received. You can expect to receive approximately 15 to 30 pieces of mail in your mailbox two to three days a week. It takes about 3 minutes to process the mail.
HOW MUCH YOU CAN EXPECT TO EARN
The amount you can expect to earn depends upon the company you sign up with and the type of mail you receive. Most companies pay a base rate per month, plus a piece rate for each mail received and processed. The average pay rate ranges from $20 to $200 a month.
GETTING PAID
The pay method varies from company to company but most companies pay once a month via check.
DRAWBACKS
1. Unfortunately, most companies only need one person per zip code. If they already have someone working as a mail decoy in your zip code, you may be put on a waiting list or you may not hear anything back from them.
2. There are not a lot of opportunities to be a mail decoy agent because only a few companies provide this service.
3. You will need to make arrangements to have the mail processed or report a break in service, if you are going to be away from home for more than a