Email scam: professional personal assistant for an electronics company

Hello ,

Thanks for applying for the post, I quite appreciate it. I received 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'm Adam Hernandez, 42 yrs of age, I'm a doctor by profession and I have been pretty successful in a handful of ventures I get involved in, from the Cannaan Investment Network in Canada and United State to various welfare and community service programs. Am currently working with the United Nations, I most very often get my hands occupied, so it is imperative for me to have a worthy assistant who can help and keep me up to date with my activities.

This position is home-based and flexible for now pending the time i will be back to the state, 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, your activities among other things will include:

*Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring.
*Scheduling pro grammes, flights and keeping me up to date with them..
*Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence while I'm away.
*Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf.
*Handling and monitoring some of my financial activities..
*Basic wage is $500 a week .

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

I think you're the right person for this post, Please note that this position is not office based for now because of my frequent travels and tight schedules. It's a part-time, work from home basis and the flexibility means that there will be busier weeks than others. So it's a little difficult judging the exact number of hours you'll be doing per week. If you can manage your time properly, this job may even give you some extra while you do something else on the side. As I have said, I'd want us to get a head start with things as soon as possible. I do have a pile up of work and a number of unattended chores which you can immediately assist me with. I hope we can meet up with the workload eventually. Permit me to use the coming week to test your efficiency and diligence towards all this, also to work out your time schedule and fit it to mine. I really need to find the perfect person for this job and i am confident you can take up the challenges. On the long run we should have a relatively
sound working relationship between us.

I'm online most of the time as I am hard of hearing so I prefer to we contact each other through email, 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 Money Order or Cashier check, it will be sent over to you from one of my clients and i have some list to email you once you received the funds. You will make some arrangements by buying some stuff for the kids in the nearest store around you so you can mail them out. I will get you more information on that.

I will like you to get back to me with your Contact Details such as:

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

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

Regards
Dr Adam Hernandez

re; application
1 recipientsCC: recipientsYou MoreShow Details FROM:zmddernxy@aol.com TO:keoshabeverly@yahoo.com Message flagged Wednesday, August 3, 2011 2:53 PMMessage body

Hello ,

Thanks for applying for the post, I quite appreciate it. I received 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'm Adam Hernandez, 42 yrs of age, I'm a doctor by profession and I have been pretty successful in a handful of ventures I get involved in, Am currently working with the United Nations, I most very often get my hands occupied, so it is imperative for me to have a worthy assistant who can help and keep me up to date with my activities.

This position is home-based and flexible for now pending the time i will be back to the state, 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, your activities among 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 $500 a week .

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

I think you're the right person for this post, Please note that this position is not office based for now because of my frequent travels and tight schedules. It's a part-time, work from home basis and the flexibility means that there will be busier weeks than others. So it's a little difficult judging the exact number of hours you'll be doing per week. If you can manage your time properly, this job may even give you some extra while you do something else on the side. As I have said, I'd want us to get a head start with things as soon as possible. I do have a pile up of work and a number of unattended chores which you can immediately assist me with. I hope we can meet up with the workload eventually. Permit me to use the coming week to test your efficiency and diligence towards all this, also to work out your time schedule and fit it to mine. I really need to find the perfect person for this job and i am confident you can take up the challenges. On the long run we should have a relatively
sound working relationship between us.

I'm online most of the time as I am hard of hearing so I prefer we contact each other through email, 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 Money Order or Cashier check, it will be sent over to you from one of my clients and i have some list to email you once you received the funds. You will make some arrangements by buying some stuff for the kids in the nearest store around you so you can mail them out. I will get you more information on that.

I will like you to get back to me with your Contact Details such as:

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

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

Regards
Dr Adam Hernandez
415 484 6953

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Good Day,

Thank you for your recent online application on Craigslist in regards to the Administrative Assistant position posted. I appreciate your quick responses as it portrays a good sense of responsibility and efficiency.

I am Martin Grey an Attorney and an active member of the International Lawyers Network (ILN). I'm involved in International Estate planning development with foreign business investors and administration expatriate employment.

I just went through your resume and am sure you have all it takes to be my Personal Assistant. I need a PA to help me monitor and keep up to date with all my activities such as.

*Preparing correspondence and keeping personal books.
*Paying bills, arranging trips and routine office tasks.
*Receive and distribute mail (including USPS, FedEx and other delivery companies)
*Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf.
*Handling and monitoring some of my financial activities.
*Interact with insured, customers or medical providers to obtain additional information using form letters or routine correspondence.
*Provide transcription of dictation (if necessary) and routinely assist with correspondence.

Basic wage:
$450 a week.

Benefits:
Transportation wage $150 a week.
Travel expense will be covered, if necessary to travel.

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

This is only an introductory e-mail, as time goes on we should be able to arrange a proper meeting to get things started officially. I'm currently in the UK now for a summit on the welfare and community service program on estate mortgage financing. 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. If you will be available for this job position, send me a confirmation e-mail with the information below.

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

Hope to hear from you

Cheers.

Mr. Martin Grey

From: Kenneth Anderson (kenneth3600@bemail.com)
Sent: Wed 8/24/11 10:30 PM
To:

Hello

I am seeking the service of a personal assistant to work for me due to my very busy schedules .There is no charge to become my P.A and you do not need previous experience.

All i need is someone who is competent enough to handle my Personal and business errands at his/her spare time. Someone who can offer me the following services-below :* Receive mail/packages * Mail out mail/packages through UPS*Receive item purchase list (clothing and electronics)*Shop for and purchase items (clothing and electronics)* Mail out items (clothing and electronics) through UPS and earn nothing less than $400 .00 weekly pay for the job.

OBJECTIVES :
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* Must be able to work with ease.
* Must be neat and time cautious.
* Must be able to shop for gift, bill payments and other business and personal errands.
* Prepare work schedules and contact clients
* Making regular contacts and drop-off of mails to clients on my behalf.
* Must be honest and reliable with good motivational skills. if interested contact me for more details about the vacancy position

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.

If you are really interested in the job, Kindly send me the details below for assessment and registration for the job:

Full Legal Name :
Address :
City :
State :
Zip code :
Home and Cell # :
Present Job :
Email:

Well, let me know if you are able and capable to handle the position. Thanks for your anticipated action. And kindly get back to me if you are interested or not , as I hope to hear back from you today. I await your prompt reply.

Regards,
Kenneth Anderson

After brief review of your resume, I decided to email you the details of the position. Am offering this position for the post of Aide Manager/assistant and also entails construction and supervising manufacturer, So I will give this a go. I'm looking for someone that can be trusted and reliable, someone with good understanding and working skills.I am Mr Steven Carlton blah blah blah

I have had several emails like this.

Marten Collins martinc111321@hotmail.com to me

show details 5:03 PM (17 hours ago)

Hello There,
Hope you're having a pleasant day today? You contacted me applying for the position i advertised on Craigslist. Do take time to go through this introductory mail and feel free to pass any questions on. Marten Collins is my name. I have been a photographer for over 30 years and also has been teaching photography for 20 years. I bring a unique teaching style to students which will guarantee creative and fun learning by all student photographers while elevating them to new, exciting photographic heights that they have only dreamed of.I often conduct LIVE slide/talk lectures on Understanding Exposure, the Art of Seeing, Macro Photography and Photographing People throughout the Canada USA and Asia. At the moment, I am in a work-ship in Great Britain. I will be here for a month after which I will fly down to Philippines for a Live-slide/talk show lectures with some students.

YOUR DUTIES AS MY PERSONAL ASSISTANT.

While I am out of the states, I need some one who can stand in the gap for me.His/her duties will be the following

1.To receive letters and mails on my behalf.
2.Receive checks and money orders from clients who want to attend the forth coming workshops or Live shows.
3.Schedule appointments for me.
4.Book my flight tickets.
5.Send letters and mails from my clients.
This position is home-based and flexible part time job,you can be in any location to carry out any of the activities.All you need do is to check your emails twice daily and keep your phone on most times in case i might need to call you from anywhere i may be.I do have a number of things you could help me with this week if you will be available to start.This can act as a stable foundation to our working relationship.Let me know if you have any of the office equipment (If not,I will make arrangements to send them to your address)

Printer:
Personal Laptop/Desktop:
Internet Access:
Scanner:
Fax machine:
Lamina tor (pouch type):
Paper Cutter: (up/down cutter type)

For proper review (since i am not available now to set up a face-to-face interview) supply out correctly the information below.

FIRST NAME ...................... SURNAME...................
ADDRESS.................
CITY ............STATE.............
ZIP CODE............COUNTRY....... ...........
PHONE NUMBER (S) ........................
PRESENT OCCUPATION.................... ..........
Email....................

Not Important:
GENDER.............MARITAL STATUS........
AGE..............NATIONALITY.. ...............

Scanned copy of your ID: (You can provide that later when you are employed)

Note: It will be of added advantage if you can provide 2 references from your past employments.
Qualification:

1.Educational background is not a criteria.
2.You must be Organized and able to take instructions well Dependable, Reliable, Trustworthy a must
3.Must have excellent English language skills (both spoken and written)
4.Have great work ethic and attitude, as well as people skills, pay-attention to detail, capable of multi-tasking, and works well under stress at times.

Benefits:
- Yearly performance bonus
- Paid vacation/sick/personal days
- Medical benefits

Salary:
$500 weekly($2,000 monthly)
Also,there will be compensation for efficiency and hard working.

Thanks,
Marten Collins.

Tony Brown to me

show details 2:53 PM (20 hours ago)

Hello Applicant,
Thanks for your interests in Personal Assistance Needed position advertised on my behalf by the Online Marketing Manager AbimentSIM™ , I will deeply appreciate all genuine efforts to help me monitor and keep up to date with all my activities. I most very often get my hands occupied because am working with many companies both states and outside,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: Make travel arrangements and submit expenses for Attorneys Order office supplies,Running personal errands,Check Processing Filing documents,faxing,printing and typing letters Web research, Internet search skills and posting ads Quality communication etiquette skills and good organizational skills Serious sense of humor required and mandatory to work with me Ability to handle highly sensitive and confidential information Perform duties with accuracy, quality, and integrity. Basic wage is$30/hr not $20 which is $300 per week(mostly 10 hours ). Payment for your weekly wages and funds to completed assignment/errand would be made out via a money order or check. You dont need your personal money to do things for me.

About me:My name is Mr Tony Brown ,I have a family of 2 and I am a Realtor and Engr .I travel a lot,hence the reason why I need an assistant to handle affairs for me on the home front when I am away on business which is usually quite often. This position is home-based and flexible you can be in any location,working with me is basically about instructions and following them, my only fear is that I may come at you impromptu sometimes, I need someone who can be able to meet up with my regular 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 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. Note:This position is home base office work you can be in any location and work with me from your home. Let me know your interest if you are ready to work with me from your home.

So Fill This Application And Email It Back Here Asap!!!

Your Full Name:
Address(Street Address,apt #,City,State and Zip code)
Sex:
Age:
Nationality:
Cell Phone Number:
Home Phone Number:
Email:
Current Job:

Hope to hear from you again.

Tony Brown
Company Engr/Consultant
AbimentSIM™

From: Peter Fritchmon
Date: Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 12:44 PM

Hello #####

We would like to thank you for sending your resume to Watkins Recruitment & Partners. After reviewing your initial credentials, I think you could possibly be a great fit for our company.

Our Human Resource manager would like to schedule an interview with you before she leaves for vacation early next week. You need to complete the pre-interview screening before we can schedule an interview, which can be found at http://work-in-watkins.info or the career link on our homepage. Your applicant code is 625463.

Please write down your code, as that is the only way you can gain access to your application and employee profile. Once you complete your screening someone from HR will contact you within 72 hours to schedule an interview.

Respectfully
Peter Fritchmon
Watkins Recruitment & Partners

I asked for more info on a job posting and the response I got was very similar to the ones above. I knew as soon as I started reading it that it was a scam. Here is the one I got:

Hello ,
Thanks for applying for the post, I quite appreciate it, but unfortunately the role you applied for has been filled up, but i still have a role you can fit in
I'm looking for someone that can be trusted and reliable, someone with good understanding and working skills.
I'm James Mathew, 44 yrs of age, I'm a doctor by profession and I have been pretty successful in a handful of ventures I get involved in, Am currently working with the United Nations, I most very often get my hands occupied, so it is imperative for me to have a worthy assistant who can help and keep me up to date with my activities.
This position is home-based and flexible for now pending the time i will be back to the state, 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, your activities among other things will include:
*Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring.
*Scheduling pro grammes, flights and keeping me up to date with them..
*Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence while I'm away.
*Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf.
*Handling and monitoring some of my financial activities..
*Basic wage is $500 a week .
I'm sure you'll understand I tend to have a very busy schedule at this point as I am presently in libya. I will be back in Three Weeks.
I think you're the right person for this post, Please note that this position is not office based for now because of my frequent travels and tight schedules. It's a part-time, work from home basis and the flexibility means that there will be busier weeks than others. So it's a little difficult judging the exact number of hours you'll be doing per week. If you can manage your time properly, this job may even give you some extra while you do something else on the side. As I have said, I'd want us to get a head start with things as soon as possible. I do have a pile up of work and a number of unattended chores which you can immediately assist me with. I hope we can meet up with the workload eventually. Permit me to use the coming week to test your efficiency and diligence towards all this, also to work out your time schedule and fit it to mine. I really need to find the perfect person for this job and i am confident you can take up the challenges. On the long run we should have a relatively
sound working relationship between us.
I'm online most of the time as I am hard of hearing so I prefer to we contact each other through email, 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 Money Order or Cashier check, it will be sent over to you from one of my clients and i have some list to email you once you received the funds. You will make some arrangements by buying some stuff for the kids in the nearest store around you so you can mail them out. I will get you more information on that.
I will like you to get back to me with your Contact Details such as:
Full Names
Full Contact Address
City
State
Zip Code
Phone Number (H)
Phone Number (M)
Occupation (if any)
Age
Send this details to this email ; jammewwss@hotmail.com
I have received your contact information, I will get back to you with the task for the week. Please understand that you will also be paid as well as its important for me to make the necessary steps before i get back from my business trip. I hope i am clear with that?
Please get back as soon as possible...

Regards
Dr J Mathew
L.E.K. Consulting
4154846953