Put up a general CL ad seeking employment. Got a text from +1 732-258-2206. Texts read as follows (for organization's sake, the 'scammer' will be represented by the letter "S" while my responses will be represented by the letter "M"):
S: Hello, are you still available for a job?
M: Yes, I am. May I ask who I'm speaking to?
S: My name is Mike, Are you still looking for job i have an opening position for you, which you will be working from home as a payroll worker only and earn $850 bi monthly.
M: Yes, I am still looking, and am interested. What would my duties be?
S: You will be working with our company, HARVARD MEGGAR AND ACQUISITION FOR BUSINESS BROKERAGE CONSULTING. Do you have Personal Computer,Printer?
M: I own a personal computer, but I do not own a printer
S: if you are interested, you can get back to me with your information so we can send you payment to get the materials needed.:
Full name: address: city: state: zipcode: phone number: email
M: [I am redacting this message, for my personal privacy's sake]
S: ok i got the information, i will let you know once the payment has been mailed out, am sure you have office max,office depot or staples around you? you will need to also get some materials
M: Yes, there is an office max and staples near me. do you have a list of materials and items I will need?
S: (Summarized for clarity): Working PC and stable Internet access, Printer, Versacheck Business Paper Form #1000 Blue Prestige, magnetic ink, Sticky Glue, Brown Business-size envelopes, and White Plain papers.
[Conversation ends on mild pleasantries]
Well, when I went online to check out these items and how much they would be costing (hoping to gain brownie points by offer as low a cost budget as possible), the more I realized this looked like the tools for check fraud of some kind.
On the plus side, I know to turn in the check or money order I'll receive to the proper authorities.
On the negative side, an known collective of scammers now has my first and last name, and other details.
same thing only texts from a 302 area code. Job is for Monster energy vehicle wrap. I sent my info and received a check yesterday via UPS. Didn't know what the hell it was for, was written off a business account named Pencheck. Then the texts started. He tells me keep 500 and western union the rest to the people who will come tomorrow to wrap truck. Dumbass I live on an island in the middle of the Pacific, if dudes were showing up "tomorrow" why western union, save a bit and give them payment face to face. Apparently they are such great business doers that they have no materials and/or gas or god forbid I'm stupid enough to believe that they are going to fly to Hawaii just to wrap my truck and pay me weekly because I just won the I'm a princess and very important VIP award. Anyway the guys a jerk and pushy so I asked why does google and the BBB warn and inform the public that Monster actually doesn't have a program involving wrapping cars and his [***] answer was that is why we advertise online so you know it's not fake?!?! Hahaha umm ok. Told him I'd go open a business account and put that one rubber check in and I will let him know in a week if it clears until then he can fill his time scamming others. He swears that it's legit and he's totally willing to wait the week interesting, so the last ? I had was why was the check written off of a different business account and retard says "I used to work there, ok" what a prick
I posted an ad on Craigslist for a babysitting job, and this morning I didn't get a call but I got a few texts from a totally different number (937-634-3671), and here is how they went:
Him: Hello are you still looking for a good job?
Me: Yes, I am.
Him: I am Bill Mober and I am 53yrs old the manager of Manager Of HARVARD MERGER AND ACQUISITION Can you work as our company account representative and earn $1,950 per week?
Me: I've never done anything like that, so I wouldn't know what to do.
Him: Good we are hiring people to work for our company as a town or state account payable representative. When people HARVARD MERGER AND ACQUISITION FOR BUSINESS BROKERAGE CONSULTING. they bought from our company they are going to pay you by bank wire tranfer,moneygram or western union and once the money get to you,you will need to forward the payment to our company financial secretary.that is all you will be doing as an account payable representative.
I just got a message from these low lifes. text message from phone number 678-810-6940. Said his name was Mike.
Started out that I would be posting ads to craigs list and then switched to mailing checks via fedex and ups.
Watch out everyone! this is a scam and you will lose your money.
The above post needs an explanation: Yes, it's a scam & the person applying for the job is the pigeon. The ads you will be placing are for fake jobs & fake purchases. You'll also be sending out fake checks. Read some of the post on 800 notes about people texting to buys things through Craigslist/Kijiji sight unseen. The 'Army officer', the 'Marine biologist at sea', the 'deaf lady'. The foreign scammer needs YOU to place the ads while they sit sipping on a cool drink in an internet cafe in some far flung mud hole of a country. So when everything goes wrong, and it will, guess who the cops come after?