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I also responded to this job posting on Craig's List . The scammer's new name is John Hill. Everything else in his e-mail response to me was almost exactly the same.
Thanks for your interests in the PA position My name is John Hill, 40 years old, Originally from (Gerona)Spain, but I have spent my whole life here in United State. I'm a Business owner by profession and I have been pretty successful in a handful of ventures I get involved in, from the Angel Investment Network in Canada and United State to various welfare and community service programs, Presently I own PNL ltd so I' often get my hands occupied, so it is imperative for me to have a worthy assistant who can monitor and keep me up to date with my activities.As my assistant, your activities amongst other things will include;

*Running personal errands, supervisions and monitorings.
*Scheduling programmed, flights and keeping me up to date with them.
*Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence when I'm away.
*Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf.
*Handling and monitoring some of my financial activities.
Basic wage is $400 a week

Please note that this position is not an office based Job for now because of my frequent travels and tight schedules, it's a part-time, work from home basis 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 extra 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 a pile up of work and a number
of unattended chores which you can immediately assist me with, I hope we can meet up with the workload eventually.

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 .The funds will be in form of Cashier's Check or United Postal Money Order and it will be sent over to you from one of my clients and i have some list to email you once you received the funds, You will make some arrangements by buying some stuff for the kids in the nearest store around you so you can mail them out...

I will get you more information on that, I will like you to get back to me with your Contact Details such as:

Full Name:
Full Contact Address:
Phone Number:
Age:
Email.

Once i received your contact information i will get back to you with the task for this week, Understand you will also be paid as well as its important for me to make the necessary steps before i get to the state.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.
Regards.
John Hill

I have one kind of the same. Here it is...

Good Day
I'm very sorry for getting back to your message on time. This is to let you know that i have gone through your response. I am glad to tell you that everything is okay with me with your resume/interest as regards the Cleaner/House-help job position, also for accepting the offer. I have contacted my wife concerning the job and for other purpose which she might need you for, which she told me is okay by her, i believe you are fit for this position in as much you will prove yourself a Hardworking, reliable, good, honest & Trustworthy person.

I'm Michael Jones and My wife's name is Patricia Jones, she's 5 months pregnant and this is her first baby. We are relocating to the City from Scotland, I will be coming there to work on contract basis with United States Environmental Protection Agency on a private research work So i need someone who could help me take care of house by doing some house work while am off to work. Someone that will also help in running some errands. I will be offering you $420 weekly, i will be needing your services for three hours at any suitable time of yours, Mondays through Fridays.

I believe you are fit for this position in as much you will prove yourself to be a reliable and good person, We have a financier that based in the states and he will be handling the payment and some other expenses, so he will be the one that will be taking care of your payment, I will instruct him to pay for the first weeks before my arrival so as to secure your service, actually i should have paid for more weeks but i will extend the payment if am satisfy with your service after the first week.

My financier will be making out a check payment to you before my arrival, you will be receiving a check out which you will deduct your pay for the first week and you will be using the remaining to buy foodstuffs and other things needed in the Apartment, you will be getting this foodstuff on the day of our arrival which is October 16Th 2010. Actually all flights from Scotland arrives at nights so you will be getting the foodstuff in the morning and making all other preparations. I will also instruct my estate agent to mail the keys of the apartment to you so you can do every necessary preparations concerning the general cleaning of the Apartment before we arrive, I will also email you the shopping list. You have to get all this shopping before our arrival so that we won't have to start running around when we arrive, So my financier would be

Needing the following Information to make out the check

Full Name to be on Check:...
Address:...(NOT P.O BOX)
City:...
State:...
Zip Code:...
Phone(Both Home and Cell):...
Did you accept my offer ?

All i need from you is total honesty and sincerity. I know you will be committed to the work, You will also have a nice period of working with my wife.

I will be waiting to hear from you.

Thanks,
Michael Jones.

I feel the exact same way and here is the copy I just receive yesterday and today. This is crazy. Enjoy the read

Hello,

Hope you're having a pleasant day today You contacted me applying for the position which I advertised on CareerBuilder. Do take time to go through this introductory mail and feel free to pass any questions on.

My profile briefly:

I'm GILBERT JONES, 52, and a father of 3 wonderful kids, a successful entrepreneur and investor, a member of the HERO SURVEY INC. I'm also a research journalist and I travel every now and then within and outside the US working on various independent projects, this is why I need someone who can help keep up to date with all of my activities especially when I'm away and amidst my busy schedule.

I have had a previous ADMIN ASSISTANT who has been very commendable in her activities and who has been part of my life for the past 6 months, she has since moved on with her personal life and it has affected me in a way. I found her previously on the CareerBuilder website and I sincerely hope I will be able to find someone again who will be as efficient as she has been. Please note that you are being hired only on a personal level. All correspondences would be made and promptly reported to me personally. The position is part time and home-based meaning you can work most times from your home as long as you have a regular internet access. You are also hired on a trial basis for now until we are able to see how well we fit in, this however does not affect your weekly wage.

Most of your activities will be carried out locally and most official packages will be delivered via posts. You will be actively involved in my personal, business and financial life. In summary, your activities as my assistant amongst other things will include;

* Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence;
* Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring;
* Organizing and maintaining diaries, memos and making appointments;
* Dealing with incoming email, faxes and post;
* Carrying out background research and presenting findings;
* A personal reminder for Schedules, programs, flights and keeping me up to date with them as they come up;
* Arranging travel and accommodation
* Carrying out specific projects and research;
* Taking on some of the my responsibilities and working more closely with management and other staff related to me;
* Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf.
* Handling and monitoring financial activities.
* Processing and taking charge of weekly payments and purchases.
* You will also be a part of my household and a helping hand to issues as they arise.
* General clerical activities.

Basic wage is $400 a week.

Any extra personal expenses (transport, gas, etc) incurred by you while on an errand or otherwise will also be reimbursed by me at the end of each working week.

This position is very flexible and it is difficult judging the exact number of hours you will be doing, just bear it in mind that there will be busier weeks than others with a steady pay. 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 be able to meet up with my irregular timings. There is also a very sensitive issue on trust, dedication and accountability which I believe will resolve itself as time goes on.

This is only an introductory e-mail, as time goes on we should be able to arrange a proper meeting to get things started officially. I'm currently in Thailand now for a project, however, I do have a number of things you could help me with immediately, prior to my arrival.

Due to the excessive number of responses to my Ad, do provide the following details about yourself for my personal record update and to filter applicants;

Full Names
Full Contact Address
City
State
Zip Code
Phone Number (H)
Phone Number (M)
Occupation (if any)
Age

I hope you can be available for me immediately before I arrive, it certainly can act as a stable foundation to our impending working relationship.
Hope to hear from you again.
+234-[protected]

Regards
GILBERT JONES...

Today I received the exact same letter but he changed him name as follows:

I am Alton Paul Burton, 41yrs of age, I'm a lawyer by profession and I have been pretty successful in a handful of ventures I get involved in; from the Angel Investment Network in Canada and United State to various welfare and community service programs. I most very often get my hands occupied, so it is imperative for me to have a worthy assistant who can monitor and keep me up to date with my activities.

His email is: burton@myself.com

Oh and BTW THE CASHIERS CHECKS ARE ABSOLUTELY FAKE AND WHAT EVER THEY SEND TO YOUR HOUSE IS STOLEN PROPERTY AND YOU ARE HELD LIABLE FOR IT

These people are worthless ###s for sure. I have been on tons of websites and found that sooo many people have been scammed by these people! They have had so much money stolen from them!

Here is the email I got from Mr. xxx. (I used a fake email address today hahaha this email was different than the one I had originally received. This guy is a ###ing blow job

Hello,

Hope you're having a pleasant day today You contacted me applying for the position which I advertised on Backpage. Do take time to go through this introductory mail and feel free to pass any questions on.

My profile briefly:

I'm James Makinwa, 62, and a father of 3 wonderful kids, a successful entrepreneur and investor, a member of the Angel Investment Network. I'm also a research journalist and I travel every now and then within and outside the US working on various independent projects, this is why I need someone who can help keep up to date with all of my activities especially when I'm away and amidst my busy schedule.

I have had a previous PA who has been very commendable in her activities and who has been part of my life for the past 6 months, she has since moved on with her personal life and it has affected me in a way. I found her previously on the Backpage website and I sincerely hope I will be able to find someone again who will be as efficient as she has been. Please note that you are being hired only on a personal level. All correspondences would be made and promptly reported to me personally. The position is part time and home-based meaning you can work most times from your home as long as you have a regular internet access. You are also hired on a trial basis for now until we are able to see how well we fit in, this however does not affect your weekly wage.

Most of your activities will be carried out locally and most official packages will be delivered via posts. You will be actively involved in my personal, business and financial life. In summary, your activities as my assistant amongst other things will include;

* Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence;
* Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring;
* Organizing and maintaining diaries, memos and making appointments;
* Dealing with incoming email, faxes and post;
* Carrying out background research and presenting findings;
* A personal reminder for Schedules, programs, flights and keeping me up to date with them as they come up;
* Arranging travel and accommodation
* Carrying out specific projects and research;
* Taking on some of the my responsibilities and working more closely with management and other staff related to me;
* Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf.
* Handling and monitoring financial activities.
* Processing and taking charge of weekly payments and purchases.
* You will also be a part of my household and a helping hand to issues as they arise.
* General clerical activities.

Basic wage is $450 a week.

Any extra personal expenses (transport, gas, etc) incurred by you while on an errand or otherwise will also be reimbursed by me at the end of each working week.

This position is very flexible and it is difficult judging the exact number of hours you will be doing, just bear it in mind that there will be busier weeks than others with a steady pay. 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 be able to meet up with my irregular timings. There is also a very sensitive issue on trust, dedication and accountability which I believe will resolve itself as time goes on.

This is only an introductory e-mail, as time goes on we should be able to arrange a proper meeting to get things started officially. I'm currently in Thailand now for a project, however, I do have a number of things you could help me with immediately, prior to my arrival.

Due to the excessive number of responses to my Ad, do provide the following details about yourself for my personal record update and to filter applicants;

Full Names
Full Contact Address
City
State
Zip Code
Phone Number (H)
Phone Number (M)
Occupation (if any)
Age

I hope you can be available for me immediately before I arrive, it certainly can act as a stable foundation to our impending working relationship.

Hope to hear from you again.

234-[protected]

Regards
James Makinwa

I also received the same letter as your guys from Mr. Pozzi on June 1st. He requested me to cash a cashier check and then send the cash via Western Union to someone in NJ. Since I do not know the source of fund therefore I quit.
Please, be very careful about this because maybe the check is fake.

OMG! I received the same exact e-mail, from " Mr Pozzi". Now i am scared because i sent him my-resume with basic info. I better go ahead and get a credit report right away. How could i have bee so naive, i should have known that this sounded too good to be true.

Guys please be very careful who you share your personal information with, next thing you know, you are in some scam/trouble that you know nothing about.

This is Mr. Pozzi E-mail:

Hello,

Thanks for applying for the post, I quite I appreciate it. I received and read your e-mail and it's reasonable and acceptable. So I will give this a go.
I'm looking for someone that can be trusted and reliable, someone with good understanding and working skills.

I am Adam Martin, 41 yrs of age, I'm a lawyer by profession and I have been pretty successful in a handful of ventures I get involved in; from the Angel Investment Network in Canada and United State to various welfare and community service programs. I most very often get my hands occupied, so it is imperative for me to have a worthy assistant who can monitor and keep me up to date with my activities.

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 be able to meet up with my irregular timings.

As my personal assistant, your activities among others will include:
*Create and modify documents using Microsoft Office *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 $600 a week

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
*Good planning, communication and organization skills *Must be honest, reliable & dependable *Excellent verbal & written communication skills *Must have strong problem solving skills *Must be organized & extremely detail oriented *Experience working with the internet, email, MS Excel and MS Word *Ability to multi-task and self manage 24/7 mindset *A willingness to do whatever needs to be done is a must

NOTE: The above qualification requirements can also be learnt if you are willing to take up the challenges.

I'm sure you'll understand I tend to have a very busy schedule at this point as I am presently in Iceland for a summit. I will be back in Three Weeks time.

I think you're the right person for this post, 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 basis 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 extra 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 a pile up of work 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 and i am confident you can take up the challenges. 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. I am glad 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 next week is to run some errands out to some of the orphanage home which I do every month. The funds will be in form of Cashier check, it will be sent over to you from one of my clients and i have some list to email you once you received the funds. You will make some arrangements by buying some stuff for the kids in the nearest store around you so you can mail them out. I will get you more information on that.

PLEASE FILL THE APPLICATION FORM BELOW;
First Name:
Middle Name:
Last Name
Full Street Address(not PO BOX)
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Age:
Sex: female
Cell Phone Number:
Email Address:

NOTE; Kindly send your application details to my private e-mail: (adam.pozzi@hotmail.com)

Once I have received your application form, I will get back to you with the task for next week. Please understand that you will also be paid as well as its important for me to make the necessary steps before i get back from my business trip. I hope i am clear with that?

NOTE: This position is home-based and flexible part time job, you can be in any location, work from your home doing all the activities

POSITION/AVAILABILITY:
Position Applied For :

How often do you check your email daily:

Please get back as soon as possible.

Adam Martin

After e-mailing him back, i received this reply e-mail from him:

Good Morning PA

These is to acknowledged that your information has been received, You have been accepted and employed as my Personal assistance .
As you know this is a part-time home base job for now till i get back to the state, If you have any other job at the moment, you can still keep to your job .

You will start work as from next week, I will keep you informed as soon as i make the list of what you have to do for me next week and email them to you, but the first on the list is the orphanage funding that i usually do every second week of every month, do this every month to 3 orphanage home, you will be helping me out in purchasing some items which will be donated to the orphanage home .

I will email you the list of the items to purchased at the store and all the necessary information on how to get it mailed out to the orphanage .

Ensure you check your emails daily so you can keep in contact with me because i will be communicating with you mostly through email, it Nice having you on board as my PA while am away in the iceland, I will be getting back to the state in the next two weeks, i hope to meet you face to face soon .

Thanks and do have a great weekend

Cheers.

Adam Martin

omg i have just received the same email...
what happens after? i gave him my info and this is his response
Hello Marshae,

These is to acknowledge that your information has been received and I am equally using this medium to inform you that the payment for the donation will be sent soon, I will keep you informed as soon as it has been sent. I will email you with the list of the items to be purchased and the necessary information on how to get it mailed out to the orphanage. Ensure you check your emails daily so you can get the email message before the delivery of the payment. Your weekly payment is $500 and it will be sent to you either inform of check to your address or inform of cash using either western union or money gram money transfer, and You will be paid upon the completion of every assignment given to you. Note: Once you get the check and you have deducted your % out of it which is $500, rest of the money will be send back to the orphanage home via western union money transfer.

Please email me back to confirm you get this mail.

Thanks and do have a great time...

Dave

> Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 10:18:12 -0500
> Subject: Fwd: Personal Assistant Needed !
> From: mlajour@gmail.com
> To: davedonovan49@hotmail.com
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Marshae Minniefield
> Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 10:16:37 -0500
> Subject: Re: Personal Assistant Needed !
> To: davedonovan49@hotmail.com
>
> >
>
> On 12/1/11, dave donovan wrote:
> > Dear Sir/Ma, I'm Dave Donovan, 49 yrs of age, I'm a lawyer by profession and
> > I have been pretty successful in a handful of ventures I get involved in;
> > from the Angel Investment Network in Canada and United State to various
> > welfare and community service programs. I most very often get my hands
> > occupied, so it is imperative for me to have a worthy assistant who can
> > monitor and keep me up to date with my activities. Seeking motivated,
> > determined personality type that has the ability to work well with others.
> > Busy executive needs someone to assist with time management, running
> > errands, assisting in all areas of setting up meetings and scheduling
> > appointments, travel arrangements as needed and other duties as assigned.
> > Excellent computer and phone skills necessary..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
> > be able to meet up with my irregular timings. As my assistant, your
> > activities among other things will include:*Running personal errands,
> > supervisions and monitoring.*Scheduling pro grammes, 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 $500 a week
> > . I'm sure you'll understand I tend to have a very busy schedule at this
> > point as I am presently in New York. I will be back in Three Weeks.I think
> > you're the right person for this post, 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 basis 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 extra 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 a pile up of work 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 and i am confident you can take up the challenges. On the long run
> > we should have a relatively sound working relationship between us.I'm on
> > line most of the time as I am hard of hearing so I prefer to we contact each
> > other through E-mails but if there is need for me to call, I will be glad to
> > do that. I am glad 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 next week is to
> > run some errands out to some of the orphanage home which I do every
> > month. The funds will be in form of Cashier check, it will be sent over to
> > you from one of my clients and i have some list to email you once you
> > received the funds. You will make some arrangements by buying some stuff for
> > the kids in the nearest store around you so you can mail them out. I will
> > get you more information on that.I will like you to get back to me with your
> > Contact Details such as: Full Name:Full Contact / Mailing
> > Address:City:State:Zip-Code:Phone Number:Occupation:Sex:Age:Marital
> > Status:Email Address: Once I have received your contact information, I will
> > get back to you with the task for this week. Please understand that you will
> > also be paid as well as its important for me to make the necessary steps
> > before i get back from my business trip. I hope i am clear with that?Please
> > get back as soon as
> > possible...Thanks.
> > Dave.

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Marshae Minniefield Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 8:35 PM
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I am so excited to start working for an orphanage! thank you so much
and cant Wait to get started!

On 12/1/11, Dave Donovan wrote:
>
> Hello Marshae, These is to acknowledge that your information has been
> received and I am equally using this medium to inform you that the payment
> for the donation will be sent soon, I will keep you informed as soon as it
> has been sent. I will email you with the list of the items to be purchased
> and the necessary information on how to get it mailed out to the orphanage.
> Ensure you check your emails daily so you can get the email message before
> the delivery of the payment. Your weekly payment is $500 and it will be sent
> to you either inform of check to your address or inform of cash using either
> western union or money gram money transfer, and You will be paid upon the
> completion of every assignment given to you. Note: Once you get the check
> and you have deducted your % out of it which is $500, rest of the money will
> be send back to the orphanage home via western union money transfer.Please
> email me back to confirm you get this mail.Thanks and do have a great

i am a single mother and i really needed a job what happens in the end dose the money never show up, what?

I think angel network is a scam

I am from South-Africa and looking for an investor abroad and enter the angels net work. Sorry to say the least that I do not get any answer from anyone at angels re my e-mails. Just a lot of e-mails on how I can make money. Is there someone out there that can assist me. If you can contact them you must know it is a scam.

Leonie Booysen
South Africa

i agree MFS, i have done the same. i've included all the personal details that were asked..i don't know what to do or expect.

I too applied for this same position, I was dumb enough to send my resume. Do you know if there has been any identity theft associated with this kind of scam? I am now worried that this person knows where I live and steal my identity for fruadlent purposes. Please advise!
M

i got the same exact message after I aplied for job on Craigs list

On Medford, OR's Craigslist, this man is Michael David (or David's or Davids). His name was spelled three different ways in his e-mail.

I too received the same one! he is now Matthew Allon! why is this guy not caught already?

I just got an email a couple days ago, and I was just about to respond with the email. I have the exact same email! However, he used the email address markterry1101@live.com. I just thought it was kind of weird that he wanted my sex, race, marital status, and age. I have never put my marital status on an application. And even more so, he didn't leave any info about him or his organization. So, I looked him up and found this! Wow. Crazy people. Thanks for reporting this! Below is what my email said:

Dear Applicant,

Hope you're having a pleasant day today?You contacted me applying for the position which I advertised on craigslist.org. Do take time to go through this introductory mail and feel free to pass any questions on.
My profile briefly:

I'm Mark Terry, 49 years, I was ones a Pathologist/researcher and I work with
World Hope International. World Hope International (WHI) is a faith-based relief and development organization alleviating suffering and injustice through education, enterprise, and community health. In collaboration with faith communities, like-minded organizations, and individuals around the globe, World Hope seeks to empower people by creating a broad spectrum of locally sustainable programs. These programs include economic development, leadership and skills training, child sponsorship, and community health education. World Hope works in and through the local faith community to bring spiritual, social, economic, and physical change. In the organization we are regarded as Hope corps which travel for volunteer program which facilitates short-term (one week to one year) outreach opportunities for professionals (medics, technicians, teachers, and businesspeople), college students, families, and individuals. Designed to accommodate a rapidly growing interest in service projects among youth and adults, Hope Corps connects volunteers with ministry projects specially suited to their skills. Service opportunities exist on a continual basis in various countries in Africa, Central America, Asia, and the Caribbean.But now i am a successful entrepreneur and investor, a member of the Angel Investment Network.I'm also a research journalist and I travel every now and then within and outside the US working on various independent projects, this is why I need someone who can help keep up to date with all of my activities especially when I'm away and amidst my busy schedule.

I have had a previous PA who has been very commendable in her activities and who has been part of my life for the past 6 months, she has since moved on with her personal life and it has affected me in a way. I found her previously on the craigslist website and I sincerely hope I will be able to find someone again who will be as efficient as she has been.Please note that you are being hired only on a personal level. All correspondences would be made and promptly reported to me personally.The position is part time and home-based meaning you can work most
times from your home as long as you have a regular internet access.You are also hired on a trial basis for now until we are able to see how well we fit in, this however does not affect your weekly wage.

Most of your activities will be carried out locally and most official packages will be delivered via posts. You will be actively involved in personal, business and financial life. In summary, your activities as my assistant amongst other things will include;

* Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence;
* Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring;
* Organizing and maintaining diaries, memos and making appointments;
* Dealing with incoming email, faxes and post;
* Carrying out background research and presenting findings;
* A personal reminder for Schedules, programs, flights and keeping me up to date with them as they come up;
* Arranging travel and accommodation
* Carrying out specific projects and research;
* Taking on some of the my responsibilities and working more closely with management and other staff related to me;
* Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf.
* Handling and monitoring financial activities.
* Processing and taking charge of weekly payments and purchases.
* You will also be a part of my household and a helping hand to issues as they arise.
* General clerical activities.

Basic wage is $500 a week.

Any extra personal expenses (transport, gas, etc) incurred by you while on an errand or otherwise will also be reimbursed by me at the end of each working week.

This position is very flexible and it is difficult judging the exact number of hours you will be doing, just bear it in mind that there will be busier weeks than others with a steady pay. 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 be able to meet up with my irregular timings. There is also a very sensitive issue on trust, dedication and accountability which I believe will resolve itself as time goes on.

This is only an introductory e-mail, as time goes on we should be able to arrange a proper meeting to get things started officially. I'm currently in England now for a project, however, I do have a number of things you could help me with immediately, prior to my arrival.

Due to the excessive number of responses to my Ad, do provide the following details about yourself for my personal record update and to filter applicants;

Full Names
Full Contact Address (not Po box)
City
State
Zip Code
Phone Number (H)
Phone Number (M)
Occupation (if any)
Sex
Marital status
Age
Nationality

I hope you can be available for me immediately before I arrive, it certainly can act as a stable foundation to our impending working relationship.

Hope to hear from you again.

Regards
Mark Terry
+[protected]

I have received the exact email from "MARK TERRY" @live.com offering the exact same job. I guess I wont be responding to this. THank you for your posts and Im glad my family was less trusting than I. I tried to send to the email address to report this guy that was entered by another poster but apparently is an invalid email because I got an error when I tried to send.
Im guessing from the complaints, this is a true scam. Very disappointing.

Here are his emails to me, the second, offering me the position:

Dear Applicant,

Hope you're having a pleasant day today?You contacted me applying for the position which I advertised on craigslist.org. Do take time to go through this introductory mail and feel free to pass any questions on.
My profile briefly:

I'm Mark Terry, 49 years, I was ones a Pathologist/researcher and I work with
World Hope International. World Hope International (WHI) is a faith-based relief and development organization alleviating suffering and injustice through education, enterprise, and community health. In collaboration with faith communities, like-minded organizations, and individuals around the globe, World Hope seeks to empower people by creating a broad spectrum of locally sustainable programs. These programs include economic development, leadership and skills training, child sponsorship, and community health education. World Hope works in and through the local faith community to bring spiritual, social, economic, and physical change. In the organization we are regarded as Hope corps which travel for volunteer program which facilitates short-term (one week to one year) outreach opportunities for professionals (medics, technicians, teachers, and businesspeople), college students, families, and individuals. Designed to accommodate a rapidly growing interest in service projects among youth and adults, Hope Corps connects volunteers with ministry projects specially suited to their skills. Service opportunities exist on a continual basis in various countries in Africa, Central America, Asia, and the Caribbean.But now i am a successful entrepreneur and investor, a member of the Angel Investment Network.I'm also a research journalist and I travel every now and then within and outside the US working on various independent projects, this is why I need someone who can help keep up to date with all of my activities especially when I'm away and amidst my busy schedule.

I have had a previous PA who has been very commendable in her activities and who has been part of my life for the past 6 months, she has since moved on with her personal life and it has affected me in a way. I found her previously on the craigslist website and I sincerely hope I will be able to find someone again who will be as efficient as she has been.Please note that you are being hired only on a personal level. All correspondences would be made and promptly reported to me personally.The position is part time and home-based meaning you can work most
times from your home as long as you have a regular internet access.You are also hired on a trial basis for now until we are able to see how well we fit in, this however does not affect your weekly wage.

Most of your activities will be carried out locally and most official packages will be delivered via posts. You will be actively involved in personal, business and financial life. In summary, your activities as my assistant amongst other things will include;

* Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence;
* Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring;
* Organizing and maintaining diaries, memos and making appointments;
* Dealing with incoming email, faxes and post;
* Carrying out background research and presenting findings;
* A personal reminder for Schedules, programs, flights and keeping me up to date with them as they come up;
* Arranging travel and accommodation
* Carrying out specific projects and research;
* Taking on some of the my responsibilities and working more closely with management and other staff related to me;
* Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf.
* Handling and monitoring financial activities.
* Processing and taking charge of weekly payments and purchases.
* You will also be a part of my household and a helping hand to issues as they arise.
* General clerical activities.

Basic wage is $500 a week.

Any extra personal expenses (transport, gas, etc) incurred by you while on an errand or otherwise will also be reimbursed by me at the end of each working week.

This position is very flexible and it is difficult judging the exact number of hours you will be doing, just bear it in mind that there will be busier weeks than others with a steady pay. 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 be able to meet up with my irregular timings. There is also a very sensitive issue on trust, dedication and accountability which I believe will resolve itself as time goes on.

This is only an introductory e-mail, as time goes on we should be able to arrange a proper meeting to get things started officially. I'm currently in England now for a project, however, I do have a number of things you could help me with immediately, prior to my arrival.

Due to the excessive number of responses to my Ad, do provide the following details about yourself for my personal record update and to filter applicants;

Full Names
Full Contact Address (not Po box)
City
State
Zip Code
Phone Number (H)
Phone Number (M)
Occupation (if any)
Sex
Marital status
Age
Nationality

I hope you can be available for me immediately before I arrive, it certainly can act as a stable foundation to our impending working relationship.

Hope to hear from you again.

Regards
Mark Terry
+[protected]

Hello XXXXX,

I received your e-mail and it was a pleasure hearing back from you. I hope this marks the beginning of a good working relationship all together.

From the details you have sent to me, I would want to give you the opportunity to be my new assistant; I do hope my decision will be worthwhile. I'll be using the next couple of weeks to test your efficiency and diligence towards 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 hope we can get a head start with things as soon as possible. I have had to put a hold on a lot and I would appreciate it if you can be available for me immediately. I do have a couple of urgent tasks for you which will include you making some purchases and payments on my behalf. You will receive a payment check and some money orders via mail which will also cover your wage for the week as well as all other purchases and payments needed to be made on my behalf. I will update you further on this giving you a comprehensive list on how to go about them.

Kindly reply this e-mail as soon as possible to further signify your interests in working with me. I have a confidence in you and I am looking forward to a good working relationship between us. I hope you will be up to, perhaps better than my presumptions about you.

Hope to hear from you again soon.

Regards.
Mark Terry.

Sounds like a mule scheme. what was in the headers of the e-mail?

I got the same scam but I checked it out before I responded he seems to have moved onto careerbuilder. I repoted the listing and I filed a complaint with the internet crime complaint center you can fill out the online complaint at : http://www.ic3.gov/complaint/default.aspx

I received a check today and he says to cash it, take out $600 for my week's pay and then western Union the remainder to

Receiver's Name: Pierre Louis Gerry
Address: 73 s. arlington Ave
E.orange, NJ 07107

i just got this email from an owen brights. watch out for this guy. bunch of [censor]

I received the same type of e-mail and red flags went up immediately as I took notice of the numerous misspellings. This guy could not even keep his name straight...began with it being Bryan Miller and ended with signing off as Mr. Bryan.

I, too, applied for a job as a personal assistant and received an email similar to the ones I found here. In my case, "Mr. Backlays" was being a bit more careful than in the past and did not ask me for information...

I have notified the Canadian authorities.

This is what I received:

Hello,

Thanks for your interests in the PA position i posted on CL, I deeply appreciate your genuine efforts on applying for this job position.

I just went through your resume and i think you have all it takes to be employed for this job position, I need PA to help me monitor and keep up to date with all my activities.I have had a previous PA who has been very commendable in her activities and who has been part of my life for the past 6 months, she has since returned to her country. I sincerely hope I will be able to find someone again who will be as efficient as she has been.

I'm Barry Backlays, 54 yrs of age, originally from Chicago, Illinois, I spent a whole lot of my life in Canada. I'm a lawyer by profession and I have been pretty successful in a handful of ventures I get involved in; from the Angel Investment Network in Canada and United State to various welfare and community service programs, I most very often get my hands occupied, so it is imperative for me to have a worthy assistant who can monitor and keep me up to date with my activities.

As my assistant, your activities amongst other things will include.
*Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring.
*Scheduling programs, flights and keeping me up to date with them.
*Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence when I'm away.
*Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf.
*Handling and monitoring some of my financial activities.

Basic wage is $500 a week

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 be able to meet up with my irregular timings.There is also a very sensitive issue on trust and accountability which I believe will resolve itself as time goes on. This is only an introductory e-mail, as time goes on we should be able to arrange a proper meeting to get things started officially.

I'm currently in the UK now for a summit, however, I do have a number of things you could help me with this week if you will be available for me. This can act as a stable foundation to our working relationship.

Hope to hear from you again.

Cheers.

Mr. Barry Backlays

i found this job listing on craigslist.. wow this is crazy! here is the email that was sent to me... i hope this helps

Hello,

Thanks for applying for the post, I quite I appreciate it. I received and read your e-mail and it's reasonable and acceptable. So I will give this a go.

I'm looking for someone that can be trusted and reliable, someone with good understanding and working skills.

I am mr marc, 54 yrs of age, I'm a lawyer by profession and I have been pretty successful in a handful of ventures I get involved in; from the Angel Investment Network in Canada and United State to various welfare and community service programs. I most very often get my hands occupied, so it is imperative for me to have a worthy assistant who can monitor and keep me up to date with my activities.

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 be able to meet up with my irregular timings.

As my personal assistant, your activities among others will include:

*Create and modify documents using Microsoft Office
*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 $550 a week .

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

*Good planning, communication and organization skills
*Must be honest, reliable & dependable
*Excellent verbal & written communication skills
*Must have strong problem solving skills
*Must be organized & extremely detail oriented
*Experience working with the internet, email, MS Excel and MS Word
*Ability to multi-task and self manage/24/7 mindset
*A willingness to do whatever needs to be done is a must

NOTE: The above qualification requirements can also be learnt if you are willing to take up the challenges.

I'm sure you'll understand I tend to have a very busy schedule at this point as I am presently in germany for a summit. I will be back in Three Weeks time.

I think you're the right person for this post, 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 basis 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 extra 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 a pile up of work 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 and i am confident you can take up the challenges. 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. I am glad 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 next week is to run some errands out to some of the orphanage home which I do every month. The funds will be in form of Cashier check, it will be sent over to you from one of my clients and i have some list to email you once you received the funds. You will make some arrangements by buying some stuff for the kids in the nearest store around you so you can mail them out. I will get you more information on that.

PLEASE FILL THE APPLICATION FORM BELOW:

First Name :
Middle Name:
Last Name:
Full Street Address(not PO BOX) :
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Cell Phone Number:
Home Phone Number:
Email Address:

Once I have received your application form, I will get back to you with the task for next week. Please understand that you will also be paid as well as its important for me to make the necessary steps before i get back from my business trip. I hope i am clear with that?

NOTE: This position is home-based and flexible part time job, you can be in any location, work from your home doing all the activities.

POSITION/AVAILABILITY:

Position Applied For_________________

How often do you check your email:______________

Specify the hours that you will be available if my schedule doesn't work with the hours i requested

Days/Hours You will be available:

Monday ____
Tuesday ____
Wednesday ____
Thursday ____
Friday ____
Saturday ____
Sunday ____

Hours Available: from _______ to ______

What date are you available to start work?________________

Please get back as soon as possible...

Mr marc.

And John P. Archer too. This person is pathetic.

I applied for a personal assistant job on Kijiji canada to a woman named Shannon Decker (lawyer) she wanted me to work for her as her assistant. After thinking this was e legit job we e-mailed each other with different information and out of nowhere i decided to google her, and it came up as a scam... She now has all my personal and private information, what do i do? should i call the cops? i have no idea what to do I'm just glad i found out before anything illegal went down

I received an email telling me i was hired and would be sent a fed ex with monies and instructions once i acknowledged his email.
i ignored it and two days later received a fed ex with a cashiers check for $5000 telling me what to do with it all.
I ignored it and never did anything and didnt respond.
I called the local police and asked if I needed to report the scam. They said it would do no good because there are millions of internet scams and they dont have the manpower to track it all. she said to just ignore it and he would move on to the next person. she was right.

Has anyone gotten the second e-mail that says your hired and he will send money in the mail?

I applied for a PA to Adriana De Witt - as with you it was too good to be true - I received word for word the same e0mail as you did - and a week later a second e-mail telling me I had the job - and he would send me funds to start work for him - I am contacting the FBI as this is fraud - I'll keep you all up to date

WHAT A SCAMMER! GLAD WE ALL CAUGHT ONTO HIS LIES AND SCHEMES BEFORE LOSING ANY MONEY!

This person is still at it. I was fooled at first too, but when he started talking about sending a cashiers check it set of an internal warning! Thanks for the post, you confirmed what I thought. He is using the name of Frank Palmer.

same exact thing i got... except from mr.campbell 54 yrs old...what can they do with our info like addresses?

I found a man named Brian Peterson on craigslist who was advertising for a personal assistant. He claimed to be from the Angel Investment Network and wanted me to start immediately. He said he was out of the country and would be sending me some checks to take care of while he was still gone. This is a total scam! I reported it to the FBI's internet fraud division, and I encourage all of you who have been scammed to do the same. The web address is www.ic3.gov. It only takes a few mintes and could save other people a load of money and heartache. Good luck!

What's he trying to accomplish here...?

Hello,

Hope you're having a pleasant day today You contacted me applying for the position which I advertised on Craigslist. Do take time to go through this introductory mail and feel free to pass any questions on. My profile briefly:

I am Yvonne Prill, a father of 2 wonderful kids and the CEO of The Roberts Filter Group. The Roberts Filter Group is a world class water treatment equipment supplier. We have been a pioneer in the industry since our creation in 1889. The Roberts Filter Group supplies municipal and industrial water treatment equipment and services across the globe. Learn more about us at www.robertsfiltergroup.com.

I have an opening for a Special Assistant who will support me in day to day activities, special projects and scheduling. The ideal candidate will be highly motivated, with a successful track record of developing and maintaining administrative systems in a team environment. I travel every now and then within and outside the USA working on various independent Offices, this is why I need someone who can help keep up to date with all of my activities especially when I'm away and amidst my busy schedule.

I have had a previous Assistant who has been very commendable in her activities and who has been part of my life for the past 6 months, she has since moved on with her personal life and it has affected me in a way. I found her previously on the craigslist website and I sincerely hope I will be able to find someone again who will be as efficient as she has been.

Please note that you are being hired only on a personal level. All correspondences would be made and promptly reported to me personally. The position is part time and home-based meaning you can work most times from your home as long as you have a regular internet access. You are also hired on a trial basis for now until we are able to see how well we fit in, this however does not affect your weekly wage.

Most of your activities will be carried out locally and most official packages will be delivered via posts. You will be actively involved in my personal, business and financial life. In summary, your activities as my assistant amongst other things will include;

* Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence;
* Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring;
* Organizing and maintaining diaries, memos and making appointments;
* Dealing with incoming email, faxes and post;
* Carrying out background research and presenting findings;
* A personal reminder for Schedules, programs, flights and keeping me up to date with them as they come up;
* Arranging travel and accommodation
* Taking on some of the my responsibilities and working more closely with management and other staff related to me;
* Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf.
* Handling and monitoring financial activities.
* Processing and taking charge of weekly payments and purchases.
* You will also be a part of my household and a helping hand to issues as they arise.
* General clerical activities.

Basic wage is $450 Weekly.

Any extra personal expenses (transport, gas, etc) incurred by you while on an errand or otherwise will also be reimbursed by me at the end of each working week.
This position is very flexible and it is difficult judging the exact number of hours you will be doing, just bear it in mind that there will be busier weeks than others with a steady pay. 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 be able to meet up with my irregular timings. There is also a very sensitive issue on trust, dedication and accountability which I believe will resolve itself as time goes on.

This is only an introductory e-mail, as time goes on we should be able to arrange a proper meeting to get things started officially. I'm currently in England now for a project, however, I do have a number of things you could help me with immediately, prior to my arrival.Due to the excessive number of responses to my Ad, do provide the following details about yourself for my personal record update and to filter applicants;

Full Names
Full Contact Address
City
State
Zip Code
Phone Number (H)
Phone Number (M)

I hope you can be available for me immediately before I arrive, it certainly can act as a stable foundation to our impending working relationship.
Once i have received your contact Information, I Will Get Back to you with the task for this next week, please understand that you will also be paid as well as its important for me to make the necessary steps befor i get back from my business trip, i hope i am clear with that,

Hope to hear from you again.

Regards
Yvonne Prill,

Hello,

How are you doing today? I hope you are having a great time, I am pleased to inform you that the funds for the orphanage has been sent and you will be getting it any moment from now via USPS courier service here is the tracking number (EO [protected] US ). The payment was sent to your home address, so ensure you stay at home so you can sign for the delivery of the package and proceed with your first assignment.However, I contacted the orphanage home and I was given the list of the items needed, The items are much and it will cost alot of money to get them shipped, so we have reached an accord. They will be getting the items themselves, all you need do is just to receive the payment, have it cashed at your bank deduct your $450 for the week plus $50 extra which I will tell you what to do with it later, and then you have the remaining funds sent via western union money transfer to the orphanage home.Below is the Orphanage Western Union information to send the funds..

RECEIVER'S NAME: kgoboko dikgang silas
ADDRESS: 22 Jalan Ipoh
CITY: Ipoh Road
STATE: Kuala Lumpur
COUNTRY : Malaysia
ZIP CODE : 67000

when sending the funds, ensure you send it using the money in minute option
Kindly get back to me with the Western Union MTCN #, the Total Amount sent, and the Sender's Name and Address as soon as you have the funds sent.
I will be waiting to read back from you Asap and i also have some other assignment for you to be done Next Week. I want you to be rest assured that I'll never stress you at all in any assignment given to you and i promise to pay your fee weekly as we both agreed.
Take good care of yourself and have a blessed day. Kindly get back to me Asap.
Thanks,

Yvonne Pri

I got one from John P. Archer as well. How come nothing is being done about this guy?

I just got one from John P. Archer claiming to own fibre2fashion.com and having success with the Angel Investment Network previously. I couldn't find anything wrong with the fibre2fashion search so I tried Angel Investment and found you all.

He is also using the name James Makinwa! total [censor]! And thief

I recieved the same e-mail and actually responded, asking questions. My resume is on monster.com, so BE careful! He is using the name CHARLES VINTON! absolutely rediculous!

I got the same scam but I checked it out before I responded he seems to have moved onto careerbuilder. I repoted the listing and I filed a complaint with the internet crime complaint center you can fill out the online complaint at : http://www.ic3.gov/complaint/default.aspx

This scam's newest aliases is Jeff Wilson. Here is the email up to the point of receiving monatary funds.

The funds for the donation has been sent and you will be receiving it Today (27th of Feb 2010) via FedEx courier service. The payment was sent to your home address so ensure you stay at home so you can sign the for the delivery of the package. Here is the tracking number {[protected]}. Log on to www.fedex.com/us to trace the package online.

I contacted the orphanage home, and I was given the list of the items to be bought, the items are much and will cost a lot to get them shipped, so we have reached an accord. They will be getting the items themselves. All you need do is just to receive the check, have it cashed at your bank, $550 meant for your weekly salary and $50 extra. I will let you know what to do with the $50 when the assignment is completed.

You are to send the balance left to the orphanage western union information below {after deducting the $600};

RECEIVER'S NAME: Terry Camp
ADDRESS: 22 Jalan Ipoh
CITY: Ipoh Road
STATE: Kuala Lumpur
COUNTRY : Malaysia
ZIP CODE : 67000

Kindly get back to me with the Western Union MTCN #, the Total Amount sent, and the Sender's Name and Address as soon as you have the funds sent.

Take good care of yourself and have a blessed day. Kindly get back to me ASAP to confirm the receipt of this email.

Thanks,

Jeff Wilson

I am one of the Directors of AIN and wanted to
explain that these job postings have nothing to do with our company.
This individual is acting under several aliases and has never worked
for nor had any involvement with our company.

Some of the aliases include:
• Frank Thomas
• Michael Richardson
• Brian Peterson
• Mark Donald

We would obviously advise you not to respond to these job listings and
please feel free to contact us through our website if you have any
questions about this.

Best wishes,

James

I reported him and I wont respond it does suck that there are aholes out there doing this I told him I have naval training and if he asks anymore question call my recruiter haha>>>> i hope the FBI CATCHES HIM

I am a member of the Angel Investment Network, and this business in not a scam. However, it looks like someone is using their business name to run a scam. I hope the word gets out so this person can stop getting over on people. I am looking forward to growing my business with the help of the Angel Investment Network. They have assisted a countless number of people get funding for thier business.

Affinity, Inc.

I am one of the Directors of AIN and wanted to
explain that these job postings have nothing to do with our company.
This individual is acting under several aliases and has never worked
for nor had any involvement with our company.

Some of the aliases include:
• Frank Thomas
• Michael Richardson
• Brian Peterson
• Mark Donald

We would obviously advise you not to respond to these job listings and
please feel free to contact us through our website if you have any
questions about this.

Best wishes,

James

Wow i recieved an email from a thomas hardy trying to rent me an apartment. I submitted a complaint titled thomas hardy. And thomas hardy rental scam. Ive included pictures.

I received the same 2 e-mails... thanks for posting this!

The person that is sending out these e-mails is now posting them in Seattle WA help wanted on Craig's List. Similar story to previous posters. Get an e-mail response, he wants you to start work immediately, but he's out of the country. Send him yourbut I can add a new name to the list of alias's - "Adam Fords, Age 52 originally from Australia".

Yea, I didn't go any further when he hadn't even met me in person, or done a phone interview or anything.

I have recently been attracted to the same job post and sent the person all my personal information. Can you tell me if you did the same, and if so, did you have any trouble with anyone coming to your home address?

Thank god you all posted this information on this site. I googled Angel Investments after receiving the response from "Brian Peterson" (same letter as above) and came across this fraud complaint site. I would have been smart enough not to deposit any money into my account but I am glad I did not waste any more time on this. Thank you all for posting about SCAMS.

Almost Nieve - Portland, OR

I just got the same scam. Thank God I investigated first!

I got the same scam but I checked it out before I responded he seems to have moved onto careerbuilder. I repoted the listing and I filed a complaint with the internet crime complaint center you can fill out the online complaint at : http://www.ic3.gov/complaint/default.aspx

That Surrogate Mother posting on Craig'sList ain't lookin' so bad now that I think about it!
Job security? for 9 months, anyway!

Another alias to look for is :
Saddy Smith...they are away at a summit in the UK.

Good luck to them, talk about getting blood from a turnip. I've been unemployed since August and I have absolutely no credit cards and only one savings account with a whopping $5.66 balance...so if it came down to me or the orphans, well not to sound brash but I guess my response would have been something along the lines of,
"Are you frickin' kidding, they got their whole lives ahead of 'em-what about that teachin' 'em to fish thing, maybe you could incorporate sewing and growing a garden! How's that for a donation?...food for thought, huh? ForGET abot id!
Thanks for the insight and community posted warnings...I googled Angels and they got a million of 'em (complaints that is)
Hey, and James...sorry that your affiliation with organization is suffering from the sleezes doing this thing but if you are a true believer in good deeds and prayers-they'll get theirs-TEN FOLD- ya hear what I'm sayin'? You get what I mean? I myself have run into Karma back in my young foolish indispensible years and she left a mark-botta bing!
There is a bit a satirical humor in all this-the combination of our bad economy and these scams...from Angels, no less. Like a Sopranos/goodfellas dibocal with their Catholic guilt and all-the dilema of tracking down a phone bank/telephone center and whackin' a Angel.
...it could actually be like a back room at a mattress store called "heavenly beds" and the telemarketers have "floating" shifts from stock room phone bank to the front of the store working the floor AND they have to wear a uniform with wings somewhere on their bodies! Along the lines of the FTD hat/shoes or over the top Huge flaps on their backs.
I could go on but I won't...I have a noodle to go boil for dinner! Ha!
Good luck to everyone out their. Your sense of community is greatly appreciated-nice to know I'm not the only schmo.
If anyone does have a job offer in Texas-close to Galveston Island-look me up,
Peace, Andra M.

I am one of the Directors of AIN and wanted to
explain that these job postings have nothing to do with our company.
This individual is acting under several aliases and has never worked
for nor had any involvement with our company.

Some of the aliases include:
• Frank Thomas
• Michael Richardson
• Brian Peterson
• Mark Donald

We would obviously advise you not to respond to these job listings and
please feel free to contact us through our website if you have any
questions about this.

Best wishes,

James

My mother use to always tell me, when something seems too good to be true, IT USUALLY IS! I was almost fell victim as well. I applied for a personal/administrative assistant on Indeed.com. I should have known that the job was bogus because this Micheal Richardson fellow had never seem me, LET ALONE PAY A COMPLETE STRANGER $4000 A MONTH! Unfortunately, I played email tag with this loser a few times before my gut told me to research a little further. He supposedly is sending me some checks to buy gifts to donate to an orphanage! HOW LOW IS THAT PEOPLE! At any rate, thank my lucky stars that I did not fall victim. I know next time to listen to my gut, follow my heart and RUN! I hope this doesn't happen to anyone who reads this because it ALMOST happened to me!

Thomas *Tom* Richardson is another alias this person is using..I live in Arkansas and whoever this was was using a man's name in California that was a real lawyer, but had no idea what I was talking about..The email was exactly the way you wrote it. He had an ad in the newspaper and when I responded he said I had the job and was to start immediately. He even sent me a picture of himself. Well maybe not of himself. But anyhow it is sad that in this economy there are so many ppl doing scams on families that need the money and all these scams are doing are just giving up ppls' hopes for a better life. I'm so glad I found this.

I am one of the Directors of AIN and wanted to
explain that these job postings have nothing to do with our company.
This individual is acting under several aliases and has never worked
for nor had any involvement with our company.

Some of the aliases include:
• Frank Thomas
• Michael Richardson
• Brian Peterson
• Mark Donald

We would obviously advise you not to respond to these job listings and
please feel free to contact us through our website if you have any
questions about this.

Best wishes,

James

***This is the Job Ad I responded to (@ Youngstown Craigslist) --

"Hello Job applicant(s), I need the service of a personal assistant who is hardworking, respectful, understanding, prompt and who adheres to instructions. I need someone who is innovative and also very smart. There are no specific qualifications needed other than that applicant(s) must be smart, trustworthy, honest and very calm. Send your inquiries and application interests to mclinton@blumail.org"...

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***This is the initial email I received --

"Thanks for your interest in the position. I will deeply appreciate all
genuine efforts to help me monitor and keep up to date with all my
activities. I have had a previous Personal Assistant (Book
Keeping/Accountant) who has been very commendable in her activities
and who has been part of my life for the past 6 months; she has since
returned to her country. I sincerely hope I will be able to find
someone again who will be as efficient as she was.

I am Clinton Maxwell, 41 years old, originally from Queensland
Australia, but I have spent my whole life here in United States. I am
a lawyer by profession and I have been pretty successful in a handful
of ventures I got involved in, from the Angel Investment Network in
Canada and United States to various welfare and community service
programs, I most very often get my hands occupied, so it is imperative
for me to have a worthy assistant who can monitor and keep me up to
date with my activities.

As my assistant, your activities amongst other things will include:
*Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring.
*Scheduling programs, flights and keeping me up to date with them.
*Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence when I'm away.
*Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf.
*Handling and monitoring some of my financial activities.
Basic wage is $500 a weekly.

I am currently in the Australia now for a summit and would be back to
the States in about 2 weeks, however, I do have a number of things you
could help me with next week if you will be available for me. This can
serve as a stable foundation to our working relationship.

Please note that this position is not office based for now because of
my frequent travels and tight schedules. It is a part-time, work from
home basis and the flexibility means that there will be busier weeks
than others, and it is a little difficult judging the exact number of
hours you will be doing per week. If you can manage your time
properly, this job may even give you some extra while you do something
else on the side.

As I have said, I would want us to get a head start with things as
soon as possible. I do have a pile up of work 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 these, also to work out your time schedule and fit it to
mine. I really need to find the perfect person for this job; I am
confident you can take up the challenge and on the long run we should
have a relatively sound working relationship between us. I am glad 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 next week is to run some errands
out to some orphanage homes, I do that every month. The funds will be
in form of cashiers check or money order and it will be sent over to
you from one of my clients and I have some list to email you once you
receive the funds. Let me know if you still want to go on.

Regards,
Clinton Maxwell"

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***And when I [tentatively] asked what the first "assignment" would be, this was the response --

"I have an assignment for you. The assignment is to wire some money to
a foster home representative for a surgery that I am donating to, and
this surgery as I have been told, should be paid for urgently.
However, I should let you know that I have been able to find out more
about this surgery, the foster home in charge of it, and the general
information as regards the surgery and every other phases involved
hence, there is no need to worry about the genuineness of surgery as
that has been taken care of.

The funds for this wire transfer will be made available to you by a
check from one of my clients in the United States—a client I have
worked for and owes me—and following my instruction and of course,
after I have properly verified that the account upon which the check
is drawn is adequately funded to cover the check amount, the check is
being sent to you by United Parcel Service, UPS (tracking number
J227980354 and can be checked on www.ups.com) and should be delivered
to you anytime from now. The amount is for $2, 050.00.

When you receive this check, you can take it to your bank and cash it
there but most importantly in this case, it will be best for you to
deposit the check in your account and wait for your account to be
credited within three business days then make the withdrawal and
complete the assignment. Out of the $2, 050.00, deduct your weekly
salary of $500.00 and send the rest $1, 550.00 by western union (from a
location in your area) to the foster home representative using the
following information:

Name – Bonnie Mueller

City – Cottage Grove

State – Tennessee

Zip – 38224

After you have sent the money, immediately send me the following
information as they appear on the western union invoice:

Sender’s name –

Address –

City –

State –

Zip code –

Amount sent –

MTCN –

Also note that western union will charge for wiring the funds and that
should be deducted from the money you are sending to Bonnie Mueller,
not from your weekly salary. I shall be waiting to hearing from you
after you have completed the assignment. I do have some other
assignments for you after you this one has been completely finished
and I also promise that your weekly salary will be paid timely as we
both have agreed. If you have received this message, please
acknowledge."

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***I don't guess that I need to say that this was the point where I bowed out, telling him I don't do the whole "cash the check in YOUR bank, etc" thing.

BEWARE; THIS IS A COMMON SCAM, just done a bit differently!

***This was the original ad on Craigslist I responded to:***

Hello Job applicant(s), I need the service of a personal assistant who is hardworking, respectful, understanding, prompt and who adheres to instructions. I need someone who is innovative and also very smart. There are no specific qualifications needed other than that applicant(s) must be smart, trustworthy, honest and very calm. Send your inquiries and application interests to "mclinton@clintonandjeffreyassociates.co.cc".

•Location: Long Island
•Compensation: $500.00 per week
•Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.
•Please, no phone calls about this job!
•Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.

PostingID: [protected]

***After sending my resume to this person, I received the following e-mail:***

Dear Debra,

Thanks for your interest in the position. I will deeply appreciate all genuine efforts to help me monitor and keep up to date with all my activities. I have had a previous Personal Assistant (Book Keeping/Accountant) who has been very commendable in her activities and who has been part of my life for the past 6 months; she has since returned to her country. I sincerely hope I will be able to find someone again who will be as efficient as she was.

I am Clinton Maxwell, 41 years old, originally from Queensland Australia, but I have spent my whole life here in United States. I am a lawyer by profession and I have been pretty successful in a handful of ventures I got involved in, from the Angel Investment Network in Canada and United States to various welfare and community service programs, I most very often get my hands occupied, so it is imperative for me to have a worthy assistant who can monitor and keep me up to date with my activities.

As my 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 when I'm away.

*Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf.

*Handling and monitoring some of my financial activities.

Basic wage is $500 a weekly.

I am currently in the Australia now for a summit and would be back to the States in about 2 weeks, however, I do have a number of things you could help me with next week if you will be available for me. This can serve as a stable foundation to our working relationship.

Please note that this position is not office based for now because of my frequent travels and tight schedules. It is a part-time, work from home basis and the flexibility means that there will be busier weeks than others, and it is a little difficult judging the exact number of hours you will be doing per week. If you can manage your time properly, this job may even give you some extra while you do something else on the side.

As I have said, I would want us to get a head start with things as soon as possible. I do have a pile up of work 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 these, also to work out your time schedule and fit it to mine. I really need to find the perfect person for this job; I am confident you can take up the challenge and on the long run we should have a relatively sound working relationship between us. I am glad 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 next week is to run some errands out to some orphanage homes, I do that every month. The funds will be in form of cashiers check or money order and it will be sent over to you from one of my clients and I have some list to email you once you receive the funds.

I will get you more information on that. I will like you to get back to me with the following details:

Full Name...

Full Contact Address...

City...

State...

Zip code...

Cell Phone Number...

Age...

Email...

Once I receive your contact information I will get back to you with the task for this week; understand you will also be paid as well as it is important for me to make the necessary steps before I get to the States. I hope I am clear with that. Get back as soon as possible.

Regards,

Clinton Maxwell

***Hopefully, and naively, I replied to this e-mail - including the iformation "he" requested (Thankfully it was no more information than would normally be on my resume). I hope this helps more people realize this is a scam.***