Email scam: professional personal assistant for an electronics company

Mr Martin Grey
4:31 PM (4 hours ago)

to me
Thank you for your recent online application in regards to the Personal Assistant (PA) position posted. I appreciate your quick responses as it portrays a good sense of responsibility and efficiency.

I am Martin Grey a self-employed Business Man, an active member of the Business Men's Fellowship and Palestinian Businessmen's Association (PBA) Founded in December 1997 is an independent, non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting economic and social welfare through private enterprise.

The PBA embraces a wide range of well-reputed entrepreneurs. It comprises members of senior businessmen in Palestine active in different Palestinian economic sectors including industry, investment, commerce, agriculture, banking, insurance, construction, hotel management, tourism, IT, transport and others. I'm involved in investment and commercial development with foreign business investors.

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. 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 Primary activities such as.

- Operate office phone system, meet and greet walk-in branch customers; resolve inquiries and direct questions to appropriate office

- Maintain inventory for office supplies

- Provide transcription of dictation (if necessary) and routinely assist with correspondence

- Coordinate document maintenance which includes creating, retrieving and delivering files, and copying documents

- Interact with insured’s, customers and/or medical providers to obtain additional information using form letters or routine correspondence as directed by a supervisor or representative

- Receive and distribute mail (including USPS, FedEx and other delivery companies)

- Other various support duties (coordinate meetings, coordinate record retention, etc.)

Benefits:

*You are in the position to pick your payment plan:

(a) $17.50 per hour, you would be working 8 hours a day, 5 days a week and your weekly pay would be $700.

(b)Work rate $17.50 per hour but payment is monthly of $2,800.00 at the end of each month.

*Transportation wage:

$100 a week.

*Travel expense will be covered, if necessary to travel.

*Yearly performance bonus.

*Paid vacation/sick/personal days.

*Medical benefits.

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 UK on a Palestine Investment Conference that will be held from the 15Th of February this month, it is expected that prospected investors should play an important role in Palestine's economy in the UK now. 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. I will like you to get back to me with the re-confirmation of your contact details in your resume as follow:

Full Name(s):

Home Mailing Address (NOT PO BOX):

APT #:

City:

State:

Zip-Code:

Mobile Phone Number:

Acceptance of offer:

Email Address:

Current Job:

Hope to hear from you,

Mr Martin Grey.

I applied for a job for a Daycare Office Recepionist-Placed on Craigslist today 02/27/2013. Got the Email and went back to Craigslist to look at ad again and the ad is gone. I shoulda known better paying $18 an hour BS....
Here is what I got:

Hello,
Thanks for your interests in the position as posted
on craigslist, 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 among 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 $435 a week..
About me:My name is Joel Glauser, I have a family of 2 and i am a
Realtor and Lawyer.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, 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 Next 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!!!

Full Name:
Full Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Phone Number:
Age:

Get back to me with the required details above , So that the pay-check can be arranged before you start.
I will appreciate quick response from you.
Thanks and please get back to me as soon as possible.
Regards,
Joel Glauser

CONGRATULATION ON BEING GIVEN THIS ASSIGNMENT AND YOUR INSTRUCTIONS ARE LISTED BELOW.

You will receive in the mail a CHECK IN THE AMOUNT OF $1450.67.

When you receive the check, your instructions are as follows:

1. Take it to your bank and have it cashed or deposited. The funds should be available within 24 hours so you can complete the remainder of your assignment.

2. Should a portion of the funds be made available today by your bank, contact me ASAP for further instructions.

3. Once you have received the funds from the check, please deduct $100 for gas, $100 for your assignment fee. The remainder of the money will need to be sent as instructed below.

Send the $1250.67 via Western Union Money Transfer to the information below. I am sure there are so many Western Union locations close to you. The receiver information is listed below.

Since this is a donation to the orphanage, I have contacted them directly. I was provided a list of items that are needed. Since this list is extensive and the items would cost a great deal to ship, an agreement has been reached where they will purchase the items themselves. For this reason the money will need to be transferred to them via Western Union.

REMINDER:

You are to retain $100 for transportation expenses as well as the $100 assignment fee for yourself.

Use Western Union, whichever is more convenient for you. The Western Union service to use is money in minutes and also the currency is US dollars.

All fees related to this transfer should be deducted from the remaining amount and can be calculated by the clerk.

Receivers Name: Solomon Barry

Address: 12 Sheikh Zayed Rd

State: Dubai

City: Dubai

Country: U.A.E

Once the transfer has been completed, please submit to me the following information ensuring it is accurate.

Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN):

Amount Sent:

Amount Charged By Western Union:

Your Full Name and address as on the Western Union Slip:

Thank You and Yours Sincerely,

Mr. Bryan Kelvin

How greedy are people to believe that any of these things are anything but a scam?? So. Dumb.

I was just scammed! does anyone know what happens after? what will they do to my information? should i be worried?

i got a check as well from The Pew Charitable Trusts have anyone got a check from there and have you all herd of a man named Marinezz Harris

What can they do with the following information?

First Name :
Last Name:
Full Street Address(not po box) :
City, State, Zip Code:
Cell Phone Number:
Home Phone Number:
Current Occupation:
Age:
Email:

This is the email I recieved last night after appling to a receptionist job on craigslist.... Thought it was sketchy and googled his name... and i found this page... THANK GOD!

Hi

The advert posted on craigslist is no more available but we still have this vacancy available.

I am Joel Glauser, Me and my wife Tracey who is 4 months pregnant are relocating to the states from Canada,will be coming there to work on contract basis with United States Environmental Protection Agency on a private research work So i need someone who could help in cleaning my apartment three times per week and this will be at your free time because this is a Part Time Job.

You qualified for this job.

I will be offering you $405 every week, i will be needing your services for three hours at any suitable time of yours three times in a week Probably Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays or Sundays i hope 4 hours is enough to clean a 2 bedroom apartment with one master bedroom and two standard size rooms, with One Living room and a kitchen as well. I believe you are fit for this position in as much you will prove yourself to be a reliable and hard working person,

Our arrival date would be 4th of nov, I will tell the estate agent to mail the keys to you so that you can be able to clean it between 2nd and 3rd before we arrive if you are interested in the job. I have order for some equipment that will be needed for the cleaning of the house so that it will be very easy for you and you won't need to stress yourself much while working,

Let me know when you will be available for this job, and can u handle it for months or years? I know you will be committed to this job, and more so You will also have a nice time working with us. I will be waiting to hear from you ASAP so that we can proceed from there.


Joel

I recieved this email.... seems fishy I got a check for 1900 in mail and have been texting with someone who wants me to moneygram them 1800 and promises to give me 785 weekly for a personal assitant job, if the check clears should I wire the money?

How are you doing today . I am Glad to Inform you that payment has been sent to you which serves as your First Assignment and has been delivered to your address via UPS express mail courier service today.

Have payment immediately cashed at your personal banking institution.

However, I am donating it to the orphans. I contacted the orphanage home in Manila, and I was given the list of the items to be bought, the items are much and will cost a lot to get them shipped, so we have reached an accord, They will be getting the items themselves.

Once you receive the funds you are to deduct $100 for GAS and send the remaining Money through Money Gram Money Transfer, minus Money Gram charges for the transaction to the following information Below for the orphanage home.
Go over to the nearest Money Gram location and send the funds, minus Money Gram charges, to the vendors information below:

Receivers Name... SELINA CROCH

Receivers Address.. 1401 Roxas Bvd

City : MALATE

State: MANILA

Country: PHILIPPINES

Zip code : 1000

I received two emails this being one of them. These are scams. DO not give any personal information at all.

Hello,

Your interest about the job has been received. This might seem a little different from the Job you applied for however it is due to the need for an urgent replacement for my Personal Assistant. I really need someone urgently to take up the position as my personal assistant, and also help me with shipping, mailing and general errands. My name is Colt Rico, I am constantly traveling abroad on business. I own an Art Gallery. Mrs Hanan Chu used to be my personal assistant but she had to traveled back to her country (China) on an emergency.

Responsibilities:

1. Pay my bills on my behalf and await for delivery at home.
2. Pick up my items at your nearby post office at your convenience.
3. When you get my mail or package, you would mail all items to where I want them shipped. .All expenses and shipping charges will be covered by me.

Requirement:

1. You have to be honest and trustworthy citizen.
2. You will be required to work between 15 and 20hrs a month (This is Just a Part-Time and wont affect your current job)
3. You need to be able to check your EMAIL 3 to 5 times daily.

Pay:

1.You get $300.00/Week
2. Extra $100.00 for Gas

PAYMENT:
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If I were to mail you money (check),or a direct deposit to your account to do my shopping plus upfront payment for your first week's service, where would you want it mailed to or where would you want it wired to? How should your name appear on the money (check) or where would you want the money wired to?

Kindly fill out your full details as stated below

Full Name:
Full Address:
Cell Phone number:
Contact email and Age:

Regards

Colt Rico
RIDER ART GALLERY STUDIO