The jobs are just too good to be true
Scammers take advantage of recession to lure victims
By PAULA BARR
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Published: Monday, January 12, 2009
Updated: Monday, January 12, 2009 4:32 PM CST
Updated: Monday, January 12, 2009 4:32 PM CST
Across the nation, the news is negative — people are losing their jobs because of the recession.
Pull up your e-mails and you might think the economy is on its way up. There are plenty of jobs opening up – in the scam world, anyway.
In the past week or so, “employers” have inundated inboxes with requests to place ads. Some of the requests were sent to the newspaper; others were sent to private e-mail addresses.
Here is a sampling of the “jobs” that are up for grabs. Readers might not be surprised to learn that e-mails from a Daily Journal reporter to these recruiters went unanswered.
Recruiter Linda Hall is seeking sales staff for Genius Tools Store.
“All Position Available , SALES REPS , ACCOUNTANTS and MANY MORE Earn Extra Income,” she wrote. “We are a new company and we are in need of employee's for SALES REPS , ACCOUNTANTS and MANY MORE in our company for an part time job position contact : l.hall.recruiter@gmail.com for more details.”
Hall claims her business is in Tukwila, Wash. However, there are three businesses listed at the address, none of which is Genius Tools Store. There is a General Tool and Supply Company at that location. An employee at the company said there was no Linda Hall at that location. Although she was aware of the scammer’s ad, no one has called the store to apply for one of the jobs.
Samathan Jayne is offering jobs for “ACCOUNT MANAGERS/SALES REPS” who want to work part-time for $3500- $4000 a month plus benefits. She wanted to place an ad for 16 weeks.
Candidates must be computer literate, have 2-3 hours of access to the Internet each week, be older than 27 and must be efficient and dedicated. Applicants can call Anton Mike at an international phone number or send him an e-mail.
Douglas Willis is looking for a payroll specialist, and he is willing to advertise for 8 weeks to find one.
“Our Expansion program, a small company is looking for Payroll Specialist ,Please contact us for more details,” his e-mail read. “Requirements - Should be home Have access to the internet weekly.”
The company’s e-mail is Worklittle@live.com. Although it is supposed to be located in Kansas City, no such address exists.
Willis also is looking for a Mystery Shopper and wants to place an ad for 12 weeks.
A couple of companies want bookkeepers. One ad, which did not identify the company, is offering $2,500-$9,000 for 2-3 hours of online work. Interested applicants are to send an e-mail for details.
John Mark was clearer in his bookkeeping requirements.
“Hello publisher,i will like to place my ad advert with you and i will like you to get back to me with total cost for 12 week so that i can forward you my via credit card ... AD TEXT Bookkeeper - Part Time Account Managers and Sales Representatives on a part-time job basis,” he wrote. “You can earn about $2,500 a month and an extra fee weekly, GALLERIES seeking part-time bookkeeper with A/P, A/R,Gen Ledger,Quick Books, and MS Office experience...am waiting to hear from you asap.”
Sanchez Cruise has a slot for a payroll assistant. Marion Paul wants to hire an accounting rep - and it’s urgent!.
Debra-Louis Production has three openings. According to M. Stone, the company is an “Internationally recognized, fast-growing and innovative public firm” that needs an accounting manager/supervisor, sales manager and international tax analyst.
You qualify for these jobs if you have 2-3 years of experience with “some continued education in Microsoft Office and other business related courses.”
However, the address Stone gives for Debra-Louis Production in the advertisement is that of an entirely different company.
Audrey Freeman of Washington offers a different type of position - a full-time, live-in nanny, as soon as possible.”
“i'm a single mother seeking a nanny or aupair for my 3yrs old son,” she wrote. “Child is happy, active 3 year old. Responsibility, honesty, flexibility & love of children important. Applicant should be willing to relocate. US citizen preferred, as there are no visa problems. Can pay $500/week.”
In her case, the physical address does not exist and the phone number she provided is that of a telephone company.
Ian Hendry sent his ad request through “Nobody” at sunny.cirtexhosting.com.
“PART-TIME AND FULL TIME position for Bookkeeper and Home typist assistant.No experience is required and Free training is available via telephone, Internet, and local training centers. Must have Internet access, and be willing to work with other team members.”
Howard Cook has several office job openings and wants to advertise in a display ad, which is a box with graphics and text, rather than a line ad in Classified. The company is Raymond World Inc.!, he explained.
“Seeking individuals to work as Secretary/Bookkeeping/Accounts/PayRoll Specialist Clerk,Typist and sale rep.qualification,verbal/written comm skills, extremely organized.Legal background is helpful.”
Interested parties should contact him by e-mail.
In addition to being fraudulent, these ads have some things in common. They advertise jobs with a high salary and/or low number of working hours in an attempt to entice those who are out-of-work, gullible or work-ethic impaired.
The ads all are to be paid by credit card. Daily Journal staff who intercept these types of advertisements said the cards are usually either stolen or fake. The scammers hope that newspapers or the radio will take a credit card payment for the ads. By the time the payment bounces, the ads would draw in future victims, the scammers hope.
Meanwhile, anyone who answers the ads would risk identity theft if they answered personal questions that are bound to be part of any “hiring” process.
When times are tough, it can be easier to be less discriminating when someone offers something that seems too good to be true. Tough times or not, too good to be true almost always is!
Pull up your e-mails and you might think the economy is on its way up. There are plenty of jobs opening up – in the scam world, anyway.
In the past week or so, “employers” have inundated inboxes with requests to place ads. Some of the requests were sent to the newspaper; others were sent to private e-mail addresses.
Here is a sampling of the “jobs” that are up for grabs. Readers might not be surprised to learn that e-mails from a Daily Journal reporter to these recruiters went unanswered.
Recruiter Linda Hall is seeking sales staff for Genius Tools Store.
“All Position Available , SALES REPS , ACCOUNTANTS and MANY MORE Earn Extra Income,” she wrote. “We are a new company and we are in need of employee's for SALES REPS , ACCOUNTANTS and MANY MORE in our company for an part time job position contact : l.hall.recruiter@gmail.com for more details.”
Hall claims her business is in Tukwila, Wash. However, there are three businesses listed at the address, none of which is Genius Tools Store. There is a General Tool and Supply Company at that location. An employee at the company said there was no Linda Hall at that location. Although she was aware of the scammer’s ad, no one has called the store to apply for one of the jobs.
Samathan Jayne is offering jobs for “ACCOUNT MANAGERS/SALES REPS” who want to work part-time for $3500- $4000 a month plus benefits. She wanted to place an ad for 16 weeks.
Candidates must be computer literate, have 2-3 hours of access to the Internet each week, be older than 27 and must be efficient and dedicated. Applicants can call Anton Mike at an international phone number or send him an e-mail.
Douglas Willis is looking for a payroll specialist, and he is willing to advertise for 8 weeks to find one.
“Our Expansion program, a small company is looking for Payroll Specialist ,Please contact us for more details,” his e-mail read. “Requirements - Should be home Have access to the internet weekly.”
The company’s e-mail is Worklittle@live.com. Although it is supposed to be located in Kansas City, no such address exists.
Willis also is looking for a Mystery Shopper and wants to place an ad for 12 weeks.
A couple of companies want bookkeepers. One ad, which did not identify the company, is offering $2,500-$9,000 for 2-3 hours of online work. Interested applicants are to send an e-mail for details.
John Mark was clearer in his bookkeeping requirements.
“Hello publisher,i will like to place my ad advert with you and i will like you to get back to me with total cost for 12 week so that i can forward you my via credit card ... AD TEXT Bookkeeper - Part Time Account Managers and Sales Representatives on a part-time job basis,” he wrote. “You can earn about $2,500 a month and an extra fee weekly, GALLERIES seeking part-time bookkeeper with A/P, A/R,Gen Ledger,Quick Books, and MS Office experience...am waiting to hear from you asap.”
Sanchez Cruise has a slot for a payroll assistant. Marion Paul wants to hire an accounting rep - and it’s urgent!.
Debra-Louis Production has three openings. According to M. Stone, the company is an “Internationally recognized, fast-growing and innovative public firm” that needs an accounting manager/supervisor, sales manager and international tax analyst.
You qualify for these jobs if you have 2-3 years of experience with “some continued education in Microsoft Office and other business related courses.”
However, the address Stone gives for Debra-Louis Production in the advertisement is that of an entirely different company.
Audrey Freeman of Washington offers a different type of position - a full-time, live-in nanny, as soon as possible.”
“i'm a single mother seeking a nanny or aupair for my 3yrs old son,” she wrote. “Child is happy, active 3 year old. Responsibility, honesty, flexibility & love of children important. Applicant should be willing to relocate. US citizen preferred, as there are no visa problems. Can pay $500/week.”
In her case, the physical address does not exist and the phone number she provided is that of a telephone company.
Ian Hendry sent his ad request through “Nobody” at sunny.cirtexhosting.com.
“PART-TIME AND FULL TIME position for Bookkeeper and Home typist assistant.No experience is required and Free training is available via telephone, Internet, and local training centers. Must have Internet access, and be willing to work with other team members.”
Howard Cook has several office job openings and wants to advertise in a display ad, which is a box with graphics and text, rather than a line ad in Classified. The company is Raymond World Inc.!, he explained.
“Seeking individuals to work as Secretary/Bookkeeping/Accounts/PayRoll Specialist Clerk,Typist and sale rep.qualification,verbal/written comm skills, extremely organized.Legal background is helpful.”
Interested parties should contact him by e-mail.
In addition to being fraudulent, these ads have some things in common. They advertise jobs with a high salary and/or low number of working hours in an attempt to entice those who are out-of-work, gullible or work-ethic impaired.
The ads all are to be paid by credit card. Daily Journal staff who intercept these types of advertisements said the cards are usually either stolen or fake. The scammers hope that newspapers or the radio will take a credit card payment for the ads. By the time the payment bounces, the ads would draw in future victims, the scammers hope.
Meanwhile, anyone who answers the ads would risk identity theft if they answered personal questions that are bound to be part of any “hiring” process.
When times are tough, it can be easier to be less discriminating when someone offers something that seems too good to be true. Tough times or not, too good to be true almost always is!
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