peoples lifestyle, inc I found out it was a scam b4 it was too late Internet

I saw an ad in my newspaper that said I could work from home, make up to 500 dollars a week and be my own boss.  I called the number and got a name and the woman told me all about this business, all I had to do is assemble parts and would make money on what I assembled.  Sounded great!!  They would ship me the parts pre-paid and I would ship it back when I was done also pre-paid.  What I wasnt told was that I had to contact companies and request work and I wasnt guarenteed any work.  They said I had to pay 48.95 for the first shipment which was fully 100% refundeble with in 30 days.    After I got off the phone with the company I then went online to look them up, the first thing that popped up was ripoffreport.com!  I was shocked at what I was reading, I couldnt believe that I could have possibly been ripped off as well.  I immediatly called back and told them I changed my mind and they let me talk to the supervisor and they refunded my money and apologized for not explaining to me what I was really doing!  If you are reading your newspaper and this ad is in it, don't do it!!  Just take it from the reports I read and mine.