There is no way that this is not a scam. I received the following email on 3/8 from Kelly Miller, Human resources:
Dear Candidate,
A private financial company is currently looking for motivated individuals and business owners to join our company as Account Managers. We offer a home-based position which would allow you to develop new skills in the financial sphere and receive additional income while working remotely. No previous experience in the financial sphere is required, as this is an entry-level position, and our management offers free online training and support for all new Account Managers.
Position Responsibilities:
- Performing customer support;
- Maintaining the paperwork for the projects;
- Ensuring the scheduled delivery of tax returns;
- Sending weekly status reports to supervisors.
No actual tax preparation will be included, support and reporting only. This position also does NOT include sales, advertising or cold calling of any kind.
Basic Requirements:
- Age 21+;
- General PC knowledge: Office programs, emailing, web browsing;
- Outstanding interpersonal skills;
- Self-organization and learning potential;
- Ability to work independently;
- Must be authorized to work in the USA.
This is a permanent full-time position with the set work schedule of 8:30am to 2:30pm your time, Monday through Friday. During those hours Account Managers connect to the corporate web portal, where they receive their daily assignments, paperwork and reports to fill and the contact information of other company members. No additional programs or equipment needs to be purchased, a PC with the stable Internet access.
Pay and Bonuses:
- Fixed salary of $2,750 monthly;
- Incentive bonus system - up to 50% of the regular salary;
- Positive online and phone support;
- Compensation of major expenses;
- Free consultations on tax preparation.
We also offer extended contracts for business owners, including a separate partnership agreement, increased base salary - $5,000 monthly, more bonuses with each completed project, individual 24/7 support, paid business trips, etc.
To apply for the Account Manager position and receive additional details on this opening, please submit the most recent copy of your resume at
[email protected]. We will contact selected applicants to proceed with the employment process. Applicants available to start ASAP will have the priority.
Best regards,
Kelly Miller
Human Resources
I emailed back right away that I was interested and needed more info. It took eight days to receive the following message that amounted to one run-on paragraph. No legitimate company would hire anyone in a position of responsibility that could not write a coherent paragraph. See for yourself:
Dear candidate, Thank you for your interest in the Account Manager position offered by our company. Tax Co, Inc.a is a tax preparer with a total experience of managing and preparing income taxes of over 5 years. Our head office is located in Georgia, but as an employer of the 21st century we also hire people located throughout United States, who work with us remotely, over the Internet. A new tax season has started, and we have extra entry-level home-based positions available. One of them is the Account Manager position, which was offered for your consideration upon reviewing your information at Careerbuilder.com. Please note that neither our company, nor our affiliates will ever ask you for any upfront fees or payment for the employment! About Account Manager Position This is a permanent full-time position, not only during the tax season. As soon as the official tax season is over (which is due on April the 15th), we will keep processing late income taxes until June the 15th, and after this date there are all-year-round returns for the foreign experts who used to work in the USA. You will have the status of an official employee of the company, not an independent contractor; upon submitting the employment paperwork, you will receive a W-4 form to fill out, and all taxes will be deducted from your paycheck. Just to remind you, this is a home-based job, which means you will be working from your home over the Internet. Account Manager's Duties Account Managers are responsible not for the actual tax preparation (this part is entirely done at the head office), but for arranging and ensuring the delivery of tax returns to our clients. They also manage the paperwork on their cases, gather additional statistics and submit regular status reports. Work Hours Your work hours will be 9am to 3pm (your time zone), Monday to Friday (we are usually closed on weekends and US federal holidays). Work Process & Everyday Tasks All your progress and performance will be tracked at a web system located at our corporate server, which you will be able to log into remotely, over the Internet. No additional software or equipment is required, only a PC with a stable Internet connection. You are also supposed to be available over the phone, so that we could contact you, if your connection gets damaged, or there are any urgent things to do. Your usual day will start with logging into the web system, checking your messages and tasks, and contacting your supervisor with a confirmation on receiving them. After you get your tasks for the day (they could include receiving a tax return to process, providing the financial information to the clients, creating a report on the recently completed returns), you start working on them. Should there be no new tasks (sometimes it can take several days for you to get a new task), you stay logged in during your work hours, awaiting for the updates. At the end of the day you send a report on the completed tasks to your supervisor or inform him/her on your progress and log off. Compensation & Benefits For this position we offer a base salary of $2,750 per month (paid every 2 weeks since the actual start date, by $1,375) plus bonuses for performance (paid immediately upon completing each task). Performance bonuses (up to $100-300) are available, if the task is completed on the day it was received or no later than by noon next day. No medical benefits are provided immediately, as this is a remote position; however, they become available after 6 months of work. All new employees start working with an assigned supervising manager, who provides additional information on everyday routine and overall support. No separate training is conducted, as this is an entry-level position, and all instructions are usually provided with each task. Special Offer for Business Owners Since we work with both individuals, and corporations, we would welcome those business owners who would like to sign a partnership agreement between our companies. It would enable them to get the access to large corporate tax returns, which would grant greater bonuses (up to severeal thousand dollars). Plus, we offer an increased base pay, an assigned individual assistant, an opportunity to participate in sponsored business trips to Europe and free tax preparation services. In order to receive the employment documentation for review, please email me back or simply reply to this message, and I will forward you the papers and the link to our website. Also, please let me know what type of co-operation you would be interested in: individual employment or partnership. Should you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask them as well. Please note that if you are available to start immediately, this is a great advantage. --- Best regards, Kelly Miller Tax Co, Inc. Phone: 404-382-0970
When I received this email, I called the number above for days to no avail. Finally, on 3/18 I unexpectedly got a woman on the phone who claimed to be Kelly Miller's assistant. Clearly, she was caught off guard and immediately became defensive when I inquired about Ms. Miller's whereabouts and told her how unresponsive she had been. I told her that I had been contacted and read her the rambling email. She rushed me off the phone and told me that she would give Ms. Miller the message. Within an hour I received a message saying that I could start any day next week (week of 3/21) and that she was just waiting for my employment documentation, which she had never sent me. We need to stop these people.