Angel Investment Network review: Scam / fraud 194

Hi guys,
I responded to craigslist's ad.. it's alittle bit different but definitely the same scam. This time they used the name Brittany M. McDowell. Beware, they're still out there.

I also copied the ad they put on craigslist below

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 Brittany M. McDowell, 42yrs 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 $500 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;

Full Name:
Full Street Address(Not PO BOX):
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Age:
Sex:
Occupation:
Cell Phone Number:
Home Phone Number:
Email Address:

NOTE; Kindly send your application details to my private e-mail: campbell212noodle@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.

Brittany M. McDowell

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THEIR ADS ON CRAIGSLIST :

Administrative Assistant (San Diego, CA)

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Date: 2010-08-11, 7:47AM PDT
Reply to: job-kjyks-[protected]@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]

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Fast-paced office looking for a dynamic Administrative Assistant to join their team immediately! The ideal candidate would be a quick learner, tech-savvy, and have a positive attitude.

Key Responsibilities:
-Answer/screen phone calls
-Greet and assist clients
-Maintain managers calendar and schedule
-Monthly expense reports reconciliation
-Weekly travel booking
-Maintain inventory and equipment ordering
-Lunch/Social event planning
-Mailing & shipping
-Setting up meetings
-Creating purchase orders
-Administrative projects as needed

Qualifications:
-Relevant administrative experience
-Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment -
Ability to prioritize and anticipate needs
-Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access

Please apply today with a word attachment of your most current resume! Thank you!

•Location: San Diego, CA
•This is a part-time job.
•This is a contract job.
•OK for recruiters to 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]

Thanks to all the other complaints on this site, I got enough info to know that this is a SCAM! Do not fall for this guy! I applied for the job as Personal Asst Position posted on craigslist and got a reply back the same day:

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'm Michael J. David's, 52, and a father of 2 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 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
* 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 $550 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
Home Phone Number
Cell Phone Number
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.
Regards
Michael

After sending him the above info, I received this second email which I found to be completely fishy. Who hires someone to take care of their personal business without meeting or speaking on the phone? Too good to be true...

Thanks for your reply, and hope this marks the beginning of a good working relationship all together.

From the details you have sent to me, I would like 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. I really need to find the perfect person for this job, and i hope 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 check payment and some money orders via mail which will also cover your wage bouns for the week as well as all other purchases 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.

My daughter also have a birthday coming up in 3 weeks, which i have a surprise party planned for her so you will also be working hand in hand with the plan in organizing gifts and anything else for the party. Kindly reply this e-mail as soon as possible to further signify your interests in working with me. Hope 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.
Michael

Report Immediately if this happens to you...to IC3 complaints online.

what the [censor], heres my email, as soon as i read it i was like wow this sounds great, i guess out of excitement and my need for a job i made an aim account and immediately imed 'kalma miller'...and gave my name, the adress of moms house, my phone number, and city state, what the [censor] can/will they do with this info? im really freaked out right now..
the only reason i researched is cause after i aimed my info they said email it to me instead im too busy and so i got in my email to reply and then saw the flaws the [censor] had made..so then i found this and now wtf
im only 17 am i gonna get trafficked? ha

Hello Lauren,

Thanks for your interests 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 has been..

I'm Kalma Miller, 41 years old, originally from Queensland Australia, but I have spent my whole life here in United State. 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'm 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 monitorings..
*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 $300 a weekly...

I'm currently in the Australia now for a summit and would be back to the state 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 act 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's a part-time, work from home basis and the flexibilty 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, 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'd want us to meet up on AOL chat as soon as possible so we can discuss this extensively, moreso it's easier for me to convey informations once i'm online. My AOL ID is the same as my e-mail address It may be a little difficult working out the time difference between us initially, with time however, we should get used to it...I'm online most of the time when I'm not out or in a meeting so we should be able to have a chat sooner than you think. Do try to keep a date.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, 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 received the funds, You will make some arrangements by buying some stuff for the kids in the nearest store arround 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:{ Not P.O. Box }
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 its important for me to make the necessary steps before i get to the state. Hope i am clear with that.. Get back as soon asap.

Regards

Kalma Miller.

I applied from Craigslist in Dallas, TX. I sent my resume so this guy/gal has all of my work history plus my contact information. Following is the letter I received and yes, another name...Richardson MacDonald, age 45 and a lawyer. I'm just hoping my information goes no where.

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 Richardson MacDonald, 45yrs 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 $500 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;

Full Name:
Full Street Address(Not PO BOX):
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Age:
Sex:
Occupation:
Cell Phone Number:
Home Phone Number:
Email Address:

NOTE; Kindly send your application details to my private e-mail: richardson212noodle@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.

Richardson MacDonald

I answered the same listing posted on Craigslist about the personal assistant position and got the same email that you all recieved from some scammer. My email was the same as all of yours but the name on it this time was Robert Houston, the email was robert@drslumpfan.com. Good thing I decided to look into the company before I responded probably would have gotten into a whole world of trouble that I didn't need to be in, definately too good to be true. Googled his name and only thing that came up was information about things in Houston.

Same e-mail, this time the attorney's name is Alton Paul Burton. I checked before returning the e-mail with requested info.

I received the same job offer e-mail, but the attorney was Alton Paul Burton.
The content of the e-mail was basically the same. I decided to check out Angel Investment Network before responding and am glad I did.

I received the same email but a different alias. I thought this was going to be a great job while in college. I was mistaken after doing some research and found this to be a scam. I have gotten three emails from her and have also received the money orders. I AM NOT GOING TO CASH THEM! THIS IS A SCAM and they are fake but banks will not find this out until a week after you have cashed them and by then you have already mailed the money via Western Union, or however they ask you and they have the cash and you are in debt.

EMAIL #1

I need part time 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 Elizabeth Clinton 52 yrs of age, originally from Goshen, Indiana, I spent a whole lot of my life in California. 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 $400 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 Munich Germany for a summit, however, I do have a number of things you could help me with at the moment, if you will be available for me. This can act as a stable foundation to our working relationship.

If You will be available for this job position, send me a confirmation e-mail

Hope to hear from you again.

Cheers.

Mr. Elizabeth Clinton

EMAIL #2

Hello,

Thanks for your response i want you to help monitor my activities while i am away, have been having a very busy day, I received your confirmation e-mail.

That means you are ready to take the job position am offering, I'm sure you'll understand I tend to have a very busy schedule at this point. 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 and i hope we can meet up with the workload eventually.

Permit me to use the coming week to test your efficiency and diligence towards all this, also to work out your time schedule and fit it to mine. I really need to find the perfect person for this job, I'm confident you can take up the challenge and on the long run we should have a relatively sound working relationship between us. I 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 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 check and it will be issued to you including your $400 first week payment, am going to email the list of what to do to you as soon as i compile them all but it will be better to wait till you get the fund before i give you the list . You will make some arrangements by buying some stuff for the orphanage kids at any nearest store around .

For your application for this job position, i want you to get back to me with your information as requested in the list below :

FIRST NAME ... SURNAME...
HOME ADDRESS(NOT P.O BOX)...
CITY ...STATE...ZIP CODE...
PHONE NUMBER (S) ...
...
PRESENT OCCUPATION... ...
GENDER...MARITAL STATUS...
AGE...
NATIONALITY...

Once i received your contact information as requested above i will get back to you with the task for next week. Please understand you will be paid for the first week immediately ( Check Payment ) as i have stated in my message above, its important for me to have everything setup before i get back from my trip. Hope i am clear with that.

Get back with your Info asap..

Elizabeth Clinton

EMAIL #3

Good Morning,

How are you doing, hope you had a good sleep last
night, I am pleased to inform you that the funds for the orphanage and
your weekly payment has been sent and been delivered via FEDEX courier
service here is the tracking number [protected]) . The payment was
sent to your home address, proceed with your first assignment.

However, I have been contacted the orphanage home two days ago
by the administrator of the organization, she told me about one of
the kid under there care that as a heart disease, she made me to
understand that the kid need to undergo a surgical heart transplant
which as to be carried out next week, i promise the organization
administrator that i will do anything i can to help out by providing
some fund to them along with the normal monthly contribution i use to
do .

Have been given the list of the items they needed, The items are much
and it will cost a lot of money to get them shipped, so i reached an
accord with the administrator that they need to get all those items
them self since they knew am not in the country for now, She agreed
that they will be getting the items themselves.

Have made it know to them that i have a new personal assistance that
is working with me in the state .

As for now, i don't need to send you the list any more, since they
will be getting all the items them self, i think that should be a
relief for you, what you have to do now is to process the check
payment that was mailed out to you, you have to do that as soon as
you receive the check in your mail today, you can have the check
cashed at your bank or any check cashing place you can find around you
.

You will have to deduct you weekly payment of $400.00 from the total
amount you have on the Money gram money orders, the remaining fund
is for the orphanage home .

After you have the Money orders cashed remember you have to deduct
your weekly payment of $400, the rest of the fund is to be
transferred to the administrator of the orphanage home with the
information below, Note : you will have to deduct the transfer
charges from the fund you are transferring through Western Union, do
not pay for the transfer charges with your money .

Below is the Orphanage Western Union information to transfer the funds to...

NAME Leverta Massey
ADDRESS 10897 48th Ave
CITY... Allendale
STATE... Michigan 49401 USA

Kindly get back to me with the Western Union MTCN #, Total Amount
sent, the Sender's Name and Address use for the fund transfer, all
this information will have to be emailed to me, i will need to pass
down those information to the administrator of the orphanage home .

I will be waiting to read back from you asap and i also have some
other assignment for you to carry out for me 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.
Waiting to read from you soon .

Thanks,

Mrs Elizabeth Clinton

I have received three emails from a similar, she is a different alias but mostly the same. I have already received the money orders THESE ARE FAKE. So if you do receive them DO NOT CASH THEM It takes about a week for your bank to find out that they are counterfeit and will then put your account in the negative and if you have followed their instructions you will have sent them the cash. That will make you pretty much be screwed and having to pay your bank back the money that you transferred else where.

EMAIL #1
I need part time 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 Elizabeth Clinton 52 yrs of age, originally from Goshen, Indiana, I spent a whole lot of my life in California. 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 $400 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 Munich Germany for a summit, however, I do have a number of things you could help me with at the moment, if you will be available for me. This can act as a stable foundation to our working relationship.

If You will be available for this job position, send me a confirmation e-mail

Hope to hear from you again.

Cheers.

Mr. Elizabeth Clinton

EMAIL #2
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 this week, I will keep you informed as soon as i
make the list of what you have to do for me this week and email them
to you, but the first on the list is the orphanage funding that i
usually do 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, I will be getting
back to the state in couples of weeks, i hope to meet you face to
face soon .

I can be reached at my cell number listed below only on any urgency matter .

Thanks and do have a great day.

Mrs Elizabeth Clinton
1700 S Main St
Goshen, IN 46526

EMAIL #3
Good Morning,

How are you doing, hope you had a good sleep last
night, I am pleased to inform you that the funds for the orphanage and
your weekly payment has been sent and been delivered via FEDEX courier
service here is the tracking number [protected]) . The payment was
sent to your home address, proceed with your first assignment.

However, I have been contacted the orphanage home two days ago
by the administrator of the organization, she told me about one of
the kid under there care that as a heart disease, she made me to
understand that the kid need to undergo a surgical heart transplant
which as to be carried out next week, i promise the organization
administrator that i will do anything i can to help out by providing
some fund to them along with the normal monthly contribution i use to
do .

Have been given the list of the items they needed, The items are much
and it will cost a lot of money to get them shipped, so i reached an
accord with the administrator that they need to get all those items
them self since they knew am not in the country for now, She agreed
that they will be getting the items themselves.

Have made it know to them that i have a new personal assistance that
is working with me in the state .

As for now, i don't need to send you the list any more, since they
will be getting all the items them self, i think that should be a
relief for you, what you have to do now is to process the check
payment that was mailed out to you, you have to do that as soon as
you receive the check in your mail today, you can have the check
cashed at your bank or any check cashing place you can find around you
.

You will have to deduct you weekly payment of $400.00 from the total
amount you have on the Money gram money orders, the remaining fund
is for the orphanage home .

After you have the Money orders cashed remember you have to deduct
your weekly payment of $400, the rest of the fund is to be
transferred to the administrator of the orphanage home with the
information below, Note : you will have to deduct the transfer
charges from the fund you are transferring through Western Union, do
not pay for the transfer charges with your money .

Below is the Orphanage Western Union information to transfer the funds to...

NAME Leverta Massey
ADDRESS 10897 48th Ave
CITY... Allendale
STATE... Michigan 49401 USA

Kindly get back to me with the Western Union MTCN #, Total Amount
sent, the Sender's Name and Address use for the fund transfer, all
this information will have to be emailed to me, i will need to pass
down those information to the administrator of the orphanage home .

I will be waiting to read back from you asap and i also have some
other assignment for you to carry out for me 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.
Waiting to read from you soon .

Thanks,

Mrs Elizabeth Clinton

I understand these job offers that everyone is getting are fake, but what exactly is the scammer getting out of this endeavor? I know they are getting your name, phone #, email, address if you do respond to their email or send them a resume. If they do send a check to you, it is fake and you're in debt to the bank if you cash it and not to them right? What exactly would be the main purpose behind this scheme be then if your only giving them your contact info and nothing else, identity theft?

sg336215

They are basically laundering money through you. They make fake money orders, you cash it and send them the amount asked to the next address and you are paid a small amount compared to what they send you. The bank finds out that the money orders were fake and you are in debt to the bank for the full amount.

I got the same e-mail. The alias is Kalma Miller. Beware... Same posting

I just got the same scam reply to a job posting yesterday for a personal assistant...so creepy! everyone watch out !

Personal assistant-clerk needed urgently

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'm Marzette A lawson, 51, a divorced father of 2 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 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 wages.

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 $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 imprompt 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)

Occupation (if any)

Sex

Marital status

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.

With impatience i shall await your response.

Regards

Marzette A lawson

Hey folks, I got scammed too. I gave them my information. Thanks to everyone for this forum, I would have been scammed bigtime. I feel so stupid but glad I did some research before I went any further.

Received September 9, 2010. Craigslist should be responsible in some way for this crap too!
===================================================================

Hello,

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

My profile briefly:
I'm Matthew J Davis, 52, and a father of 2 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 to moved on with her personal life and this have 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 direct from your Home office as long as you have a regular internet access.

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.
* No expenses from you ( I'll pay all taxes & charges for any expenses )

But note : You will be hired on a trial basis for now until we are able to see how well we fit in, however does not affect your weekly wage. Your Basic wage is $550 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
Home Phone Number
Cell Phone Number
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.

Regards
Matthew J Davis

i just got the same scam...for kalma miller. i gave my info and as soon as i did she signed out of our conversation, it seemed fishy so i decided to research thgs and here i am. i hope that she/he cant use n e of our information for anythg. beware and good luck to all...there has to b somethg that can b done to stop this stuff.

I just received the same kind of stuff from two different people.. I realized it was a scam when ALL of the info was the same besides the names and locations.. Soo they have my info now. Does this mean I am going to receive packages and checks in the mail? This is terrible.. There is such a low number of jobs in my area, so I saw this and was interested, of course. Being excited about a great opportunity (so I thought) I replied with my info.. Do I need to contact someone about this? Do I need to report it? Or do I wait and see what happens? and If I receive something in the mail... what do I do with it? This makes me very nervous. It is ridiculous that people take advantage of someone like this.. and it makes me very angry to know that I fell for it.. If someone could help me out I would appreciate it. I am not sure what I should do..

Hello,

Thank you for your interest in the Administrative Assistant position but the position had been filled up, I will like to know if you will be interested in position of personal assistant?If yes 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 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 Larry Mike, Originally from Australia, but I have spent a whole lot here in United State. I'm a qualified Legal Practitioner 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 programmers, 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 every week

I'm currently in Madrid, Spain now for a summit and would be back to the state in about 3 weeks, 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.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, I'm confident you can take up the challenge and on the long run we should have a relatively sound working relationship between us, More so it's easier for me to convey information once I'm on line It may be a little difficult working out the time difference between us initially, with time however, we should get used to it.

I'm on line most of the time when I'm not out or in a meeting so we should be able to have a chat sooner than you think. Do try to keep a date. 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 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 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:
Address:
City:
Zip Code:
Cell Phone Number:
P O Box Not allow:
Current Occupation:
Age:
Email:

Once i received all the asking contact information above, i will get back to you with the task for this week and i hope you understand you will also be paid as well as its important for me to make the necessary steps before i get to the states.I will be waiting to read from you

PS::I'm on Yahoo Messenger add me now, ( davidwilliamsss@yahoo.com )

Best Regards,
Mr David Williams

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LOL this guy says his name is David Williams, then Larry Mike, then David Williams again! Real professional too with all the typos. POS scammers

I just got the email and I responded like the naive 19 year old that I am. What is going to happen now that he has my information?

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 Jonathan Rodriguez, 48yrs 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 $500 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;

Full Name:
Full Street Address(Not PO BOX):
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Age:
Sex:
Occupation:
Cell Phone Number:
Home Phone Number:
Email Address:

NOTE; Kindly send your application details to my private e-mail:  jonatriguez82570@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.

Jonathan Rodriguez

People beware of people like this! I came across an ad that read: Personal Assistant needed. I responded to the ad and was automatically "hired". The pay ranged from $300-$500 a week and they don't use the same name when scamming people but they are the same thing they tell you they will use the first week to test you then you get your first task they tell you that you will receive a cashiers check by mail and they need you to deduct your week pay then the remaining balance to either buy things for an orphanage or send the money through western union to the orphanage and it will usually be an orphanage over seas one of them was in Malaysia. I kept e-mailing back to get more information but when I asked them for a phone number and their home address for security purposes I never heard back. I wish I could give you more info on this but this was as far as I got. I knew from the first response to my email it was a scam how can you give some one a job and say your are the best person for it when you never submitted a resume or any information about yourself. I hope this will help people and keep them alert of scams!

Sorry for all of you, as well as myself who have fell for this listing. It sounded like a great job since I have been out of work for a couple months and having no luck. I was shocked to see a response from this person so quickly...and sure enough as all of you did I researched the name that was given to me which was Kalma Miller. And goodness am I thankful that all of you had posted what had happened to you because it just happened to me. Good thing the job sounded to good to be true because I would be pulled into that scam. Im also kind of scared because I to had forwarded my resume with my personal information! This man/women needs to be stopped.

I got scammed twice and he is going on craigslist postings in Sacramento by John O'Riley and
Jon Williams sent him my resume but didn't do anything else.
Here's his emails i emailed this scammer demanding to see credentials in my first email. [censor] recognized my email and resume and put fake credentials on the second one.
Detailed Job Description – PERSONAL ASSISTANT

Your resume was received and it has been reviewed, I did appreciate it. So I will give this a GO"

I'm looking for someone that can be trusted and reliable to work very well and with good understanding.

This position is home-based and flexible, working with me is basically about instructions and following them, my only fear is that I may come at you impromptu sometimes, so I need someone who can be able to meet up with my irregular timings.As my Personal Assistant, your activities amongst other things will include;

*Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring. Scheduling programmes, flights and keeping me up to date with them.Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence while I'm away.Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf. Handling and monitoring some of my financial activities..
Basic wage is $700 Weekly

I'm sure you'll understand I tend to have a very busy schedule at this point, as I am presently in Australia, I will be back in Three Weeks.
I think you're the right person for this position, Please note that this position is not office based for now because of my frequent travels and tight schedules, it's a part-time work from home and the flexibility means that there will be busier weeks than others, so it's a little difficult judging the exact number of hours you'll be doing per week.If you can manage your time properly, this job may even give you some extras while you do something else on the side. As I have said, I'd want us to get a head START with things as soon as possible.I do have lots of works piled up presently and a number of unattended chores which you can immediately assist me with, I hope we can meet up with the workload eventually. Permit me to use the coming week to test your efficiency and diligence towards all this, also to work out your time schedule and fit it to mine. I really need to find the perfect person for this job, I'm confident you can take up the challenge and on the long run we should have a relatively sound working relationship between us.. I'm online most of the time as I am hard of hearing so I prefer we contact each other through E-mails, but if there is need for me to call, I will be glad to do that.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 this week is to run some errands out to some of the orphanage home, I do that every month.A payment inform of a Cashier Check/Money Order will be sent over to you from one of my clients and i have some lists to email you once you received the funds, You will make some arrangements by buying some stuff for the kids in the Orphanage at any nearest store around you so you can mail them out. I will get you more information on that, I will like you to get back to me with your Contact Details such as:

First Name :
Last Name :
Street Address :
City, State, Zip Code :
Cell Phone Number:
Home Phone Number:
Current Occupation :
Email Address :

Once I have 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 back from my business trip back to the states. Hope I am clear with that.

I will await your response.

Jon Williams

Dear Applicant,

Detailed Job Description : PERSONAL ASSISTANT POSITION

I received your resume in response to the ad for Personal Accounting Assistant, 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 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 John, 53, originally from Australia, but I have spent a whole lot here in United States. I'm a business man and Interior Designer by profession, I have been pretty successful in a handful of ventures I get 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 $550 weekly
* This job will take you few hours in a day and it just 2 days in a week
* Its a Full-Time / Part -Time Job with no stress

This position is home-based and flexible, working with me is basically about instructions and following them, my only fear is 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 Queensland Australia now on a business trip and 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.

- To Apply

Kindly fill in the needed information below

Full Name :
Address (PO BOX not allowed):
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Sex:
Age:
Residential Phone Number:
Present Job:
Mobile:

The employee, acknowledged the Detailed Job Description
and signed ______________________________
(First Name and Last Name of Employee)

Below are my newly registered company details and personal data for you review, please be reminded that you cannot share this information with a third party.

Business Name: CJDouglas Financial Advisors.
Dun and Bradstreet # [protected]
Type of Entity: CORPORATION
Federal Tax ID#:[protected]
Registration ID: 453033
Owners Name : John O'Riley

Once I have received your contact information, I will get back to you with the task for this week.

Thanks in anticipation of your prompt response

Thank you.
John O'Riley

This is so dodgy.

He/she/it replied to my ad on gumtree.co.nz. I knew something was wrong right away. I would love to send back an abusive email full of expletives about how much of a low life this person is but I'm not even going to bother with a reply... He's Richard Hush now, with Angel Investment Network, SCAM SCAM SCAM!

Just reminds you to search things to make sure they are legit... I hate it when people get sucked in like this :(

Known names:
Marzette A lawson
Brian Peterson
Michael Richardson
Howard Richards Chambers
Frank Thomas
Mark Donald
Aldredo Franciso
Jana Calvin
Mr. Barry Backlays
Gary James
Frank Palmer
John Donald
Hansen Moore
Jimerson Dorsett Sr
Mark Roberts
James Cole
Kalma Miller
Tommy Smith
Kevin Stark
Chris Douglas
Morgan Johnson
Hank Barry
Moreen Joseph
Sheri Barrow
Williams More
David Kent
Dennis Jomoto
Richard Brown
Celestine Henry
Alexander Michael Jensen
Michael J. Davids
July Mofty
Joshua Lee Mollett
Joe Cole
Esther Richard
Barry James
Brittany M. McDowell
Richardson MacDonald
Elizabeth Clinton
Jonathan Rodriguez
John O'Riley

I think it sounds like the decades old NIGERIAN bank scandles where the daught or wife of a Prince needs help with securing funds after the death of wealthy royalty. This ADORAMA corp or inc asks for BANK NAME and will have future dealings with transfer of funds for business use.

Similar email from Daniel Brenkler, Account Cordinator Adorama Inc
on a trip in England sent to me in San Antonio, Texas Oct 27, 2010 after I sent an email to a SanAntoniocraigslist adv for a personal admin adssistant to which I have not responded :

CONGRATULATIONS!
I got your resume and it has been reviewed, I did appreciate it, So I will give this a GO ! I am happy to inform you that after close consideration with your resume, you have been accepted and given provision appointment. Below are our company details and personal data for you review, please be reminded that you cannot share this information with a third party.

Adorama Inc
Federal ID #: [protected]
Duns #:[protected]
Business type: CORPORATION
Date incorporated: OCT 27 1977
Filing date: OCT 27 1977
Registration ID: 453033

I'm looking for someone that can be trusted and reliable to work very well with good understanding.
This position is home-based and flexible, working with me is basically about instructions and following them, my only fear is that I may come at you impromptu sometimes, so I need someone who can be able to meet up with my irregular timings.As my Personal Assistant, your activities amongst other things will include;Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring. Scheduling programmes, flights and keeping me up to date with them. Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence while I'm away. Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf. Handling and monitoring some of my financial activities.

Basic wage is $350 Weekly I'm sure you'll understand I tend to have a very busy schedule at this point, as I am presently in the United Kingdom, I will be back in three Weeks. We will set up a formal interview as soon as i am back in the states to sign the necessary documents(W-2, 1099).

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 for now and the flexibility means that there will be busier weeks than others. I have been checking my files and i'll need you to run some errands for me this week. I will have some funds sent to you to complete the assignment, i will get you more information on that, I will like you to get back to me with your Contact Details such as:

Personal Information
First Name:
Last Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Age:
Sex:
Bank(Name only):
Residential Phone Number:
Mobile:

The employee, acknowledged the Detailed Job Description
and signed___________________________________________
(First Name and Last Name of Employee)

Kindly respond with your detailed information to dbrenkler@adoramacorp.com. Once I have received your contact information, I will get back to you with the task for this week.

Thanks in anticipation of your prompt response.

Best regards,
Daniel Brenkler

Account Cordinator
Adorama Inc

Yet another person here, that this has happened too. Richard HUSH is the alias name and i was scamed!
I wish i could let the whole world know so it doesnt happen to anyone else.
ive actually talked to this asian man over the phone and he has my address. i have a 1 year old and a 2 year old. i am scared for there safety, does he stop contacting you by phone and email once you click on too what hes doing. ? i am scared. i actually deposited the cheque he sent out too me. lucky i only got charged 9 cents for the check being a fake. i really dont understand how i was suckered in, i saw all the signs, but kept on thinking i had nothing too loose.
openjob10@yahoo.com thats his current email. so please people do your research and watch out.

if it looks almost too good to be true it probably or most definitely is.

I was also scammed just this week! he used the name daniel brenkler and when i recieved the fed ex package and it had a nc address i knew it was fraud! what can we do?

I am glad I found this board, before I responded to this email. I thought it sounded fishy, but I couldn't find the name of the company anywhere online "Mark Entertainment" as listed in RealMatch.com. The Name on mine is Mark Robinson, email Mark Robinson08@hotmail.com

I got the same response, presumably after replying to an ad on gumtree.com in the UK. The alias was MARTIN EDWARDS (in capitals). Not sure which advert was the scammer's in the first place though... I may try and find it and report it to gumtree. But I suppose they post them regularly anyway. I didn't reply right away as the spelling and grammar were off, and there seemed somehow to be too much information in the e-mail for a first reply from a company - and it isn't exactly from a company either, but from an individual, with hints of dodgy dealings like 'drop-offs' and an 'issue on trust'. I suppose whoever it is has my CV now. But NOT my bank details. Phew!

Hey, I wonder if I should send my info just to get the cool fake money orders as souveniers. do you think they'll ever send something blatantly illegal to me or do anything evil other than try to scam me. I totally would frame the scammed money orders

I wonder if there is any harm in submitting my PO box to get the fake Money Orders. I'm not going to try to cash them, just frame them and tell people how I got it. Do you think they would send me something in the mail that could cause a big issue (other than the bogus checks/MOs)? Of course, all other contact info supplied would be fake.

DANIEL BRENKLER SENT THIS TO ME TODAY 12/08/2010

Re: Part-time File Clerk/Personal Assistant

Daniel Brenkler [brenklerdaniel@aol.com]
Wed 12/8/2010 1:37 PM

CONGRATULATIONS!

I got your resume and it has been reviewed, i am happy to inform you that after close consideration with your resume, you have been accepted and given provision appointment. Below are our company details and personal data for you review, please be reminded that you cannot share this information with a third party.

Adorama Inc
Federal ID #: [protected]
Duns #:[protected]
Business type: CORPORATION
Date incorporated: OCT 27 1977
Filing date: OCT 27 1977
Registration ID: 453033

I'm looking for someone that can be trusted and reliable to work very well with good understanding. This position is a part time position and flexible, your activities amongst other things will include; Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring. Scheduling programmes, flights and keeping me up to date with them. Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence while I'm away. Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf. Handling and monitoring some of my financial activities.

Basic wage is $350 Weekly, I'm sure you'll understand i tend to have a very busy schedule at this point as i am presently in the Canada, i will be back in three Weeks. We will set up a formal interview as soon as i am back in the states to sign the necessary documents (W-2, 1099).

I have been checking my files and i'll need you to run some errands for me this week. I will have some funds sent to you to complete the assignment, i will get you more information on that. 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 will like you to get back to me with your Contact Details such as:

Personal Information
First Name:
Last Name:
Address(P.O box not allowed):
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Age:
Sex:
Residential Phone Number:
Mobile:

The employee, acknowledged the Detailed Job Description
and signed___________________________________________
(First Name and Last Name of Employee)

Kindly reply with the requested details to dbrenkler@adoramacorp.com. Once I have received your contact information, I will get back to you with the task for this week.

Thanks in anticipation of your prompt response.

Best regards,
Daniel Brenkler

Account Cordinator
Adorama Inc

-----Original Message-----
From: David Kuntschik
To: job-smazk-[protected]
Sent: Fri, Nov 26, 2010 7:36 pm
Subject: Part-time File Clerk/Personal Assistant
I am currently in school full-time at night studying to become a paralegal. A part-time job would be perfect. I have done many administrative tasks at my past jobs, including a position as an administrative assistant for a non-profit organization. Multi-tasking is my specialty.

http://houston.craigslist.org/ofc/2079117360.html

OK...i searched this thread and didn't find out what would happen if you tried to cash this check? I was silly and desperate enough to believe the scam long enough to give them my info...they sent a check...not sure what to do! I know I can't cash it but am I in danger now?

I got the same email but a new alias... JEFFREY MURRAY

Hello
Thanks for your interests in the PA position My name is Jeffrey Murray, 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 KNY 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.

Permit me to use this week to test your efficiency and diligence towards all this, also to work out your time schedule and fit it to mine. I really need to find the perfect person for this job, I'm confident you can take up the challenge and on the long run we should have a relatively sound working relationship between us. I'm hardly online most of the time when I'm not out or in a meeting so we should be able to have a chat sooner than you think. Do try to keep a date.. I will be glad if you are willing to work with me as i do need someone that's committed and reliable.
Jeffrey Murray

I received an e-mail exactly like these just today. It seemed like a fantastic job and I was pretty excited about it, sent a cursory e-mail to the person (now going by Sarah Stewart) saying I had some basic questions for her before I sent her any information even though all of the information asked for was on my resume. Here's the e-mail:

Dear Applicant,

Your resume was received in response of the job ad on craigslist, I am are sincerely sorry to inform you that the position for the "Data Entry Position" has been occupied. I went through your resume and you have been picked for an alternative Job which is the Personal Assistant. I will deeply appreciate all genuine efforts to help me monitor and keep up to date with all my activities.This is a part-time job .You will work at home cos is kind of great opportunity. You will be my payment handler in your area. 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 Sarah, Age 49 originally from Australia, but I have spent a whole lot here in United States. I'm a business woman and Interior Designer by profession, I have been pretty successful in a handful of ventures I get 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 $700 weekly
* This job will take you few hours in a day and it just 2 days in a week
* Its a Full-Time / Part -Time Job with no stress

This position is home-based and flexible, working with me is basically about instructions and following them, my only fear is 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 Queensland Australia now on a business trip and summit, however, I do have a number of things you could help me with next week if you will be available for me. This can act as a stable foundation to our working relationship.

- To Apply
Kindly fill in the needed information below

Full Name :
Address (PO BOX not allowed):
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Sex:
Age:
Residential Phone Number:
Present Job:
Mobile:

The employee, acknowledged the Detailed Job Description
and signed ______________________________
(First Name and Last Name of Employee)

Once I have received your contact information, I will get back to you with the task for next week.

Thanks in anticipation of your prompt response

Thank you.
Sarah Stewart

One of the things that really bugged me was the fact that her e-mail address (sarahsteww10@gmail.com) was in no way professional looking as one would normally expect. Luckily I checked to see if anything was reported on Angel Investment Network before sending her my info.

Was really looking forward to that $700/week since I'm a broke college student. Oh well.

And now in Springfield, MO. Claims to be a lawyer named Tiffanie Miller. It's the exact same letter, well, except for some glaring misspellings.

Wow I feel pretty dumb to have fallen for it
I didn't think it was fishy until I attempted to google his company, angel investment network, and scam was the first thing
I have the same exact letter but I responded to it
So well see how that goes
My guy was vita spatola

I also receive the same email, different name...had a hunch that it was a scam, so like everyone else here, I googled AIN and found all the scam reports. It's sad that you can't even search for a job without someone trying to scam you in some way. The internet=a blessing and a curse.
Hello
Thanks for your interests in the PA position My name is Jeffrey Matson, 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 KNY 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.

Permit me to use this week to test your efficiency and diligence towards all this, also to work out your time schedule and fit it to mine. I really need to find the perfect person for this job, I'm confident you can take up the challenge and on the long run we should have a relatively sound working relationship between us. I'm hardly online most of the time when I'm not out or in a meeting so we should be able to have a chat sooner than you think. Do try to keep a date.. I will be glad if you are willing to work with me as i do need someone that's committed and reliable.
Jeffrey Matson

The ad I responded to is at this URL:
http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/ofc/2150723954.html
The name he used in the ad is "JRich3275@yahoo.com"

The first flag that came up in my head when I recieved his reply was that in the reply he used the name "David Klingerr". I could not remember the name I replied to, but I did not recognize this second name. The email I recieved from him is word for word like the ones you see above, save the name game.

I am going to put the URL for this page about the scam right here: Angel Investment Network — Scam / fraud
and then post this text on craigslist. Apparently the scam is where you go to jail for cashing a hot check, and the scammer keeps most of the money. The way to catch him is to forward some of those checks to the authorities.

Here's mine. Only this time it's from Nguyen Jimy and offering $980/week. Guess they like me best! :) Sooooo...$52k a year for one hour of working from home a week? Sure thing!

Hello,
I am writing in response to your interest . You will work from home for only 1 hour per day for a basic wages of $980 per week You need to go through my introductory message: I am Nguyen Jimy, a Successful Entrepreneur, investor and a research journalist .I travel a lot, within and outside the US working on various independent projects, this is why I need an RECEPTIONIST ASSISTANT, to keep up with all of my activities especially when i travel abroad.

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;

* A personal reminder for Schedules, programs, flights and keeping me up to date with them as they come up;
* Carrying out specific projects and research;
* Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf.
* Handling and monitoring financial activities.
* Processing and taking charge of weekly payments and purchases.
* General clerical activities.

Basic wage is $980 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 Month.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 . 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 am currently in Canada, for business .However, I do have a number of work you can get done, 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;

Your Full Name:
Street Address: ( Not PO. BOX )
Apartment Number: ( IF ANY )
City: State:
Zip Code:
Country:
Cell/Home phone number:
Age:
Present working Status:
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.

I just applied for this job today and i got this response: what should i do? she/ he has my resume?

Hello,

Thanks for your interests 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 has been..

I'm Kallma Miller, 41 years old, originally from Queensland Australia, but I have spent my whole life here in United State. 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'm 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 monitorings..
*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 $400 a weekly...

I'm currently in the Australia now for a summit and would be back to the state 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 act 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's a part-time, work from home basis and the flexibilty 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, 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'd want us to meet up on AOL chat as soon as possible so we can discuss this extensively, moreso it's easier for me to convey informations once i'm online. My AOL ID is the same as my e-mail address It may be a little difficult working out the time difference between us initially, with time however, we should get used to it...I'm online most of the time when I'm not out or in a meeting so we should be able to have a chat sooner than you think. Do try to keep a date.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, 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 received the funds, You will make some arrangements by buying some stuff for the kids in the nearest store arround 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:{ Not P.O. Box }
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 its important for me to make the necessary steps before i get to the state. Hope i am clear with that.. Get back as soon asap.

Regards

Kallma Miller.

ANOTHER ALIAS: BURKS GIFFORD. WHOEVER THIS IS POSTED THIS AD ON CRAIGSLIST IN SW FLORIDA. IF IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT MOST LIKELY IS!

Hello
Thanks for your interests in the PA position My name is Burks Gifford, 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 KNY 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 monitoring.
*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.

Permit me to use this week to test your efficiency and diligence towards all this, also to work out your time schedule and fit it to mine. I really need to find the perfect person for this job, I'm confident you can take up the challenge and on the long run we should have a relatively sound working relationship between us. I'm hardly on-line most of the time when I'm not out or in a meeting so we should be able to have a chat sooner than you think. Do try to keep a date.. I will be glad if you are willing to work with me as i do need someone that's committed and reliable.
Burks Gifford