Email scam: professional personal assistant for an electronics company

I have gotten two checks and now the scammer is not sending emails should i just leave this alone? but i keep getting these checks

Hello,

Hope you're having a pleasant day today

You contacted me applying for the position which I advertised on Craigslist. Do take time to go through this introductory mail and feel free to pass any questions on.

My profile briefly:

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

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

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

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

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

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

Basic wage is $450 Weekly.

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

This position is very flexible and it is difficult judging the exact number of hours you will be doing, just bear it in mind that there will be busier weeks than others with a steady pay.

Working with me is basically about instructions and following them, my only fear is that I may come at you impromptu sometimes, so I need someone who can be able to meet up with my irregular timings. There is also a very sensitive issue on trust, dedication and accountability which I believe will resolve itself as time goes on.

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

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

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

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

Hope to hear from you again.

Hello,

Hope you're having a pleasant day today

You contacted me applying for the position which I advertised on Craigslist. Do take time to go through this introductory mail and feel free to pass any questions on.

My profile briefly:

I am Daniel Wilfred, a father of 5 wonderful kids and the CEO of Dr.robertsfiltergroup, With over 24 years of experience, I have developed a great degree of confidence in chiropractic treatment and its ability to decrease pain and symptoms, as well as improve overall health. My desire is to help people continue to do all the things that make their lives enjoyable.

I have an opening for a Special Executive/Administrative Assistant who will support me in day to day activities, special projects and scheduling. The ideal candidate will be highly motivated, with a successful track record of developing and maintaining administrative systems in a team environment. I travel every now and then within and outside the US working on various independent Chiropractic Offices, this is why I need someone

who can help keep up to date with all of my activities especially when I'm away and amidst my busy schedule.

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

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

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

* Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence;
* Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring;
* Organizing and maintaining diaries, memos and making appointments;
* Dealing with incoming email, faxes and post;
* Carrying out background research and presenting findings;
* A personal reminder for Schedules, programs, flights and keeping me up to date with them as they come up;
* Arranging travel and accommodation
* Carrying out specific projects and research;
* Processing and taking charge of weekly payments and purchases.
* General clerical activities.

Basic wage is $250 per Week/ Compensation/ Transportation/ Gas Money $300 Total of $550 per weekly

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

This position is very flexible and it is difficult judging the exact number of hours you will be doing,

just bear it in mind that there will be busier weeks than others with a steady pay. Working with me is

basically about instructions and following them, my only fear is that I may come at you impromptu sometimes, so I need someone who can be able to meet up with my irregular timings. There is also a very sensitive issue on trust, dedication and accountability which I believe will resolve itself as time goes on.

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

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

Fill this application form and email Me back.

APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT

PERSONAL INFORMATION DATE OF APPLICATION:______________

Contact:

First Name
Last Name
Street Address
City
State
Zip/Postal Code
Phone
E-mail

Position:

What type of employment are you seeking:

Full-Time

Part-Time

Be advised that Roberts Filter Group are 24 hour on-call. If there are times you are unavailable, please list them (Ex: Monday 8am-5pm)

Additional Information:

Are you at least 18 years of age:

Yes

No

Do you own a means of being contacted at all times: (Ex: Cell Phone)

Yes

No

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
Dr. Daniel Wilfred
The Roberts Filter Group
www.robertsfiltergroup.com
Fax: +1 (718) 5538953

Hello,

Hope you're having a pleasant day today

You contacted me applying for the position which I advertised on Craigslist. Do take time to go through this introductory mail and feel free to pass any questions on.

My profile briefly:

I am Michael Ray, a father of 5 wonderful kids and the CEO of Dr.robertsfiltergroup, With over 24 years of experience, I have developed a great degree of confidence in chiropractic treatment and its ability to decrease pain and symptoms, as well as improve overall health. My desire is to help people continue to do all the things that make their lives enjoyable.

I have an opening for a Special Assistant who will support me in day to day activities, special projects and scheduling. The ideal candidate will be highly motivated, with a successful track record of developing and maintaining administrative systems in a team environment. I travel every now and then within and outside the US working on various independent on robertsfiltergroup, This is why I need someone

who can help keep up to date with all of my activities especially when I'm away and amidst my busy schedule.

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

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

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

* Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence;
* Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring;
* Organizing and maintaining diaries, memos and making appointments;
* Dealing with incoming email, faxes and post;
* Carrying out background research and presenting findings;
* A personal reminder for Schedules, programs, flights and keeping me up to date with them as they come up;
* Arranging travel and accommodation
* Carrying out specific projects and research;
* Processing and taking charge of weekly payments and purchases.
* General clerical activities.

Basic wage is $250 per Week/ Compensation/ Transportation/ Gas Money $300 Total of $550 per weekly

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

This position is very flexible and it is difficult judging the exact number of hours you will be doing,

just bear it in mind that there will be busier weeks than others with a steady pay. Working with me is

basically about instructions and following them, my only fear is that I may come at you impromptu sometimes, so I need someone who can be able to meet up with my irregular timings. There is also a very sensitive issue on trust, dedication and accountability which I believe will resolve itself as time goes on.

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

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

Fill this application form and email Me back.

APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT

PERSONAL INFORMATION DATE OF APPLICATION:______________

Contact:

First Name
Last Name
Street Address
City
State
Zip/Postal Code
Phone
E-mail

Position:

What type of employment are you seeking:

Full-Time

Part-Time

Be advised that Roberts Filter Group are 24 hour on-call. If there are times you are unavailable, please list them (Ex: Monday 8am-5pm)

Additional Information:

Are you at least 18 years of age:

Yes

No

Do you own a means of being contacted at all times: (Ex: Cell Phone)

Yes

No

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
Dr. Michael Ray
The Roberts Filter Group
www.robertsfiltergroup.com
Fax: +1 (718) 5538953

Here are two more very similar scams... it sucks especially when you really want a REAL job. They both requested little "online application" things and then suddenly out of the blue decided I am perfect for the job despite my inexperience (haha) and then want to me to go around cashing checks of unspecified amounts, without any real meeting, conversation, or contract.

Hello Katherine,

Hope you are having a pleasant day today.

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

From the details you have sent to me, I would want to give you the opportunity to be my new assistant; I do hope my decision will be worthwhile.

I'll be using the next couple of days to test your efficiency and diligence towards this, also to work out your time schedule and fit it to mine. I really need to find the perfect person for this job, I'm confident you can take up the challenge and on the long run we should have a relatively sound working relationship between us.

I hope we can get a head start with things as soon as possible. I have had to put a hold on a lot and I would appreciate it if you can be available for me immediately. I do have a couple of urgent tasks for you which will include you making some purchases and payments on my behalf. You will receive checks and some money orders via mail and courier services which will also cover your wage for the week as well as all other purchases and payments needed to be made on my behalf. I will update you further on this and will give you a comprehensive list on how to go about them.

Kindly reply this e-mail as soon as possible to further signify your interests in working with me. I have 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.

Note: Please get back to me as soon as possible so that I can prepare an employment agreement for both of us to complete duly

Hope to hear from you again soon.
Regards.

Jeses Mike (mike.jeses.2011@gmail.com)
_______________________________________________________

Hello ,

I am glad to inform you again that your contact details have been reviewed and will like to congratulate you as my new P.A, Your first assignment has been assigned to you Kindly acknowledge the receipt of this e-mail.Once Again, Congratulations.

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:

You will receive a payment before this week runs out on my behalf from a Client of mine, as soon as you receive the check locate a nearby store around you to get some toys, I want to donate them to an orphanage home, I will get you the list of what to get at the store upon the confirmation that the check or money order has been delivered to you

You have been sent a payment which will cover your payment of $550 for the week and also for the duty you are to carry out. Once you receive the payment, you cash it at your bank, and deduct your $550. and use the rest of the money for the services. Upon receiving the funds, the list of items to be bought will be forwarded to you and also the Name and address of the Orphanage Home.

You would have to keep a comprehensive record on every activity you carry out. Please send me a reply asap as the payment has the payment has already been sent and will be delivered soon.

Yours Sincerely
Frank (frank.smith1969@hotmail.com)

I received the same kind of email but the mans name was FREDO JAMIE. I googled before I sent him my information and came across this. THANK THE LORD. I will now block his domain from my computer.

Here is what happens, they will send you a check in the mail, and let me tell u this check will look real, they ask you to go to a western union and make payments for them, the check will be for like $1200, they want u to send $900 to a payment, which is really them waiting on money, after u cash the check, it will bounce a few days later, and come back and bite u or the bank teller in the ass, alot of banks are aware of this scam. They are also running this same scam as a secret shopper, wanting u to evaluate western union. So be aware!