I answered an ad on Craigs List for "Computer Assistant." I emailed my resume and let them know I was interested. This looked legitimate, however, after I received a reply to the original inquiry from "Vicki" I realized that it was not, because she asked me for $10.00 for a processing fee to have "training materials" emailed to me to begin my job.
This is what she sent:
Original Message
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, July 30 8:01 AM
Subject: Re: Computer Assistant (Bend)
Thank you for your interest in the E-Responders position. We do still have a few positions avail able. Here's a brief overview:
Job Description:
You will be processing responses to online advertisements. When people respond to an ad, you will process their reply by recording their information and following up with response emails. Everything is written out step by step in the training materials with easy guidelines to follow.
Requirements:
Computer and email address
Competent typing ability
Basic internet knowledge
Self Motivation
Details:
You can choose to work full or part time and the hours are set by you. You will be processing responses from advertisements which is explained to you in the training materials. You are your own boss, you set your own hours and determine how much you want to make. This is all explained in the training materials, which will be sent to you via your email account if you are still interested. There is no contract to sign and no minimum requirement; the amount you20choose to proc ess is entirely up to you.
Co mpensation:
You will collect $10.00-$20.00 for each response you20process. Therefor e, the amount of money you make20is determined by how many responses you process. If you process 30 responses a week, you'll make $300.00-$600.00 a week! This is not hard to do, and most people average around $500-600 per week.
Training:
The training materials you receive will give you step-by-step instructions on how to get started. When you receive your training materials, you may begin working the same day. There are no special software requirements for this position.
Payment for work completed:
You will receive your payments through PayPal for each application you process. If you do not have a PayPal account, please sign up for one at www.paypal.com. The sign up process is very secure and simple and takes about 10 minutes. It is the easiest way for you to get20paid seeing as this is a completely online business.
If you are still interested and would like the training materials, please email to me at [email protected] and I will forward the training materials to your email address within 24 hours. There is a ONE TIME non-refundable fee of $10.00 to cover the cost and processing of the training m aterials, which can be=2 0paid from you r PayPal account. This payment can be made to [email protected] through PayPal. This money will easily be made back by processing one ad response and it shows you are sincere about the job. This is the ONLY fee you will incur for this job. After receiving the materials fee, I WILL SEND YOU THE MATERIAL TO YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WITHIN 24 HOURS. Please respond promptly as we only have a few more positions available. Thank you again for your interest.
Vicki Neibert
Trinity E-Responders
I replied back:
Dear Vicki,
After reading through the typos in your email and going to consumer complaints to see if you have any issues with truthfulness, I don't think I will pay YOU $10.00 to get hired. Training materials and other required tools to process responses should be out of YOUR pocket, not MINE.
You are taking advantage of people in need of work. All you want to do is pocket $10.00 from vulnerable job seekers. Say I was to give you my last $10.00 (which is true!) to receive your email filled with "training materials" to make you money; I know I would never hear from you again.
Shame on you! This is a recession. I am in dire need of legitimate work. This is not a job that is legitimate. I will be posting to craigslist.com that this is a SCAM.
Mary
Vicki sent me her reply:
Thank you for your interest. Sorry you have chose not to take advantage of this opportunity.By the tone of your email, it is not a suprise that you are pennyless and unemployed. Good luck in your Job search. You will need it. Vickie
Please do not give any prospective employer money to get a job. Applying for work and gaining employment should be lucrative to the job seeker and a bonus by the employer for having a great employee. If I had sent $10.00 to Vicki, I most likely would have never heard from her again, or if I had done work for this company, it most likely would have gone unpaid. Beware!
Mary
Bend, Oregon
U.S.A.
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