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Re: Fake job offers Yahoo IM / data entry

Unread postby HillBilly » Tue Nov 26, 2013 10:18 pm

Yes, they tried to get me too.

How they get spotted?
1) Frequent spelling mistakes
2) No official logo - or official channels to go through (Recruitment Office?)
3) $25.70 an hour - slim chance that's a real offer
4) Fraud Watchers - thanks for posting, this was the straw that shattered my dreams but saved me from potential identity thieves.

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The Hiring Desk of ST www.company-name-deleted.com. Has reviewed your resume from Frelance.com ... This is a Data entry/Adminstrative Assistance work from home job, Working hours are from 8am-3pm, Monday-Friday. The starting pay is $25.7 per hr for this Data Entry/Adminstrative Assistance position, you are also expected to come online through Yahoo Messenger during working hours.

We are sorry for the late responds..This is strictly an online and work from home job the working hours are flexible and you can chose to work from anywhere of your choice,
There are two schedules for work in which one of them must be devoted..part time and full time...Both schedules are from Mon- Fri...full time is 8am-5pm while part time is 9am-2pm. Note that there is a one week paid training for the job..

I want you to setup a yahoo messenger and if you got one already use it, add Ms Shaun Hess the Hiring Manager and IM her on this ID (interviewdesk171@yahoo.com ) asap for your job briefing and interview.This is our first step to proceed further. she will be online waiting for you.


Best regards
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Re: Fake job offers Yahoo IM / data entry

Unread postby HillBilly » Tue Nov 26, 2013 10:20 pm

I received the follow email about a Data Entry position with Alliance Solutions forom "Michael Pitts". Alliance Solutions is a legitamite company but this guy is a fraud. Watch out:

Dear Applicant,
Thank you for submitting an online application for the position of Data Entry Specialist at Alliance Solutions. We have looked over your application and would like to invite you to interview with our company's HR as soon as possible.

The Interview has been scheduled to take place remotely online through the Yahoo Instant Messenger at 8am this morning 8/30/2012. If you wont be able to meet up, kindly email pitts7725@yahoo.com about your availability and he will arrange a good time to talk to you.

Mr Michael Pitts has been assigned as your Interviewer and you are to contact him through the Instant messenger at pitts7725@yahoo.com.

Best,

Michael Pitts

Hiring Manager
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Re: Fake job offers Yahoo IM / data entry

Unread postby HillBilly » Tue Nov 26, 2013 10:22 pm

I was on IM with 2 recruiters at the same time. The first represented themselves from a company called Reinnovo Business Consulting Pvt Ltd. Her name is Judith Smith and there is even a fake picture of her on her IM. She offered details of the company and even told me a requirement is to go to the web site and spend 5 minutes becoming familiar with them. The email that I received for the interview referenced the unemployment web site http://www.azjobconnection.gov. See below:

Dear Applicant,


Congratulations, Our recruitment team has received your resume referencing the ad for Customer Care/Office Assistant on http://www.azjobconnection.gov We are very pleased with your listed qualifications and would like to conduct an online interview to discuss the duties within the job, along with the pay scale. Your information has been forwarded to the Head of Operations Manager,Mrs Beckings. She will be conducting the interview, via Yahoo Instant Messenger.

The second interview was with a fictious person named Roger Gibson and he claimed to be the hiring manager of Micro System Inc. This is the details he provided to me: "Let me start by introducing myself and the Company to you I am Roger Gibson the Asst Manager of the firm. The company posted the job advert as a result of trying to get an Administrative Assistant Manager / Customer Service Manager, Micro System Inc is a private company categorized under High Fidelity Equipment and located in the United States with branches ranging from Iowa, Idaho, Philadelphia, Arizona, Oregon and Alaska, as a result of this progress setting offices with bricks in all cities in the state will cost us much, that is why we will need your support to promote the name and image of the company by cashing on your hard work and dedication to the company."

What can they do with my personal information name, phone, address? What should I do to guard myself aside from not cashing the check that will be mailed to me?
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Re: Fake job offers Yahoo IM / data entry

Unread postby HillBilly » Tue Nov 26, 2013 10:23 pm

Dear applicant

We wish to inform you that your resume has been reviewed by the appropriate department, It is now required for you to have the Hiring Manager Mrs Donna Willson added to your Yahoo list for the job briefing and online interview.Her ID is (hiringdesk72@yahoo.com) She is online now and ready whenever you are
She will be waiting to talk to you on yahoo messenger right away.Endeavor to get online ASAP.

Contact Ms Donna Willson the email Below to let her know if the time frame works for you. hiringdesk72@yahoo.com If you got any problems feel free to email back.

Human Resource Dept-

I AM COMMUNICATING THRU IM WITH THIS SO CALLED DONNA WILSON RIGHT NOW...WAITING FOR HER TO ASK ME FOR MONEY! lol
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Re: Fake job offers Yahoo IM / data entry

Unread postby HillBilly » Tue Nov 26, 2013 10:26 pm

James Wayne and Jude King
Claimed to be from Links & Wireless Communications, and when I accused him of being a scammer, he sent me to cwc.com . . . Cables & Wireless Communications. Nice.

Congratulations! Our recruitment team has received your resume referencing the ad for Data Entry/Administrative Clerk listed on http://www.craigslist.com . We are very pleased with your listed qualifications and would like to conduct an online interview to discuss the duties within the job,
along with the pay scale. Your information has been forwarded on to the Head of Operations Manager,Mr. James Wayne. He will be conducting the interview, via Yahoo Instant Messenger.

If you are still available and interested, please set up a screen name with Yahoo IM, if you don’t already have one, and add Mr. James Wayne. to your buddy list. His screen name is officejob76@yahoo.com . Please be online at 10:00 a.m., EST on Thursday 6/16/11 for your interview. If you have any questions, please feel free to send me an email.

Jude king
Sincerely,

Then, after I did a bogus interview ("What are you strengths and weaknesses?" "How was your night?" "Do you live alone?"), he sent me an employment agreement. The next morning (unemployment can be boring...why not play along a little?), he sent me a training task of researching random facts about big-name companies, "to familiarize you with the SEC database" or something. I almost want to keep playing until he starts sending me checks, but I don't like waking up at 8 am, and I've cussed out enough scammers that it's kinda lost its appeal.
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Re: Fake job offers Yahoo IM / data entry

Unread postby HillBilly » Tue Nov 26, 2013 10:29 pm

Thanks for the posts
Thank you to all who posted on this. I received virtually the same email today. Special thanks goes out to the person who also explained what these folks goals is... The last thing any of us need is a counterfit check charge Let's try and keep our heads up. Out there - somehwere is a company that has a position that is perfect for us! If I could, I'd hire us

This came from a "david coleman" - davidclmn397@gmail.com

Good day,
We are just going through all the resumes that were been sent to us, so I saw your resume and it has been reviewed and I did appreciate it a lot. So I will give an opportunity to show us the talent and skills you have got in you.
I'm looking for someone that can be trusted and reliable to work very well with and with good human understanding.
This position is home-based and flexible, working with me is basically about instructions and following them, my only fear is that I may come at you impromptu sometimes, so I need someone who can work As my Personal Assistant, your activities amongst other things will include;
*Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring. Scheduling programmes, flights and keeping me up to date with them.Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence while I'm away.Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf. Handling and monitoring some of my financial activities..
Basic wage is $530 Weekly and a lot of other bonus on each assignment after you complete it.
I'm sure you'll understand that I tend to have a very busy schedule at this point,as I am presently in Japan, I will be back in Three Weeks.
I think you're the right person for this position, Please note that this position is not office based for now because of my frequent travels and tight schedules, it's a part-time work from home and the flexibility means that there will be busier weeks than others, so it's a little difficult judging the exact number of hours you'll be doing per week.If you can manage your time properly,this job may even give you some extras while you do something else on the side. As I have said, I'd want us to get a head START with things as soon as possible.I do have lots of works piled up presently and a number of unattended chores which you can immediately assist me with, I hope we can meet up with the workload eventually. Permit me to use the coming week to test your efficiency and diligence towards all this, also to work out your time schedule and fit it to mine. I really need to find the perfect person for this job, I'm confident you can take up the challenge and on the long run we should have a relatively sound working relationship between us.. I'm online most of the time as I am hard of hearing so I prefer we contact each other through E-mails,but if there is need for me to call, I will be glad to do that.If you are interested in the position i will be very glad that you are willing to work with me and i promise to be a good boss. I am also glad on the commitment in working.I have been checking my files and what i would want you to do for me this week is to run some errands out to some of the orphanage home, I do that every month.A payment inform of a Cashier Check/Money Order will be sent over to you from one of my clients and i have some lists to email you once you received the funds,You will make some arrangements by buying some stuff for the kids in the Orphanage at any nearest store around you so you can mail them out.All i do best us helping the poor ones, am currently in japan now as we speak trying to help the ones i can help here because i believe in helping the poor ones a lot, the Internet and mobile calls are very bad here presently in japan because a lot of connections have been destroyed because of the terrible accident that happened, so it will be difficult for me to received or call over here but i can do it if very important, the best for me here is email.
And please if you know that you are interested in this job please please always try to check you box to see if i have sent you an mail, it might go to your junks or spam because i like very fast response to my email not delayed. I will get you more information on what to get for the orphanage home, it will be in my first assignment or instruction for you, I will like you to get back to me with your Contact Details such as:

First Name :
Last Name :
Street Address :
City, State, Zip Code :
Cell Phone Number:
Home Phone Number:
Sex :
Current Occupation :
Email Address :
ALL YOUR INFORMATION SHOULD BE SENT TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS.
Once I have received your contact information, I will get back to you with a Congratulations email that you have a new job then after you will receive another email about the task for the week, Understand you will also be paid as well as its important for me to make the necessary steps before i get back from my trip back to the states. Hope I am clear with that.

Get back as soon as possible.
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