This internet scam looks like a job offer, and they claimed to get my information from my resume which was posted on Career Builder. This is a money laundering scheme, so don't fall for it. Here is the text of the email they sent me. I received this email August 16, but it said it was sent on April 2.
Greetings,
My name is Mattias Olsson and Im an HR Senior Manager with Avent Soft Labs, Inc. After studying your resume posted on CareerBuilder.com we included you to our list of potential candidates for Purchasing Agent position. Please read below for more information on our company and the job opening.
Avent Soft LABS, Inc. (ASL) was registered back in 1998. The primary focus of ASL is design, development, and support of operational and financial software applications for the oil and gas industry. We are interested in working on the markets of all countries without exceptions and see promotion of its services through the network of representatives. ASL also provides consulting services including business process consulting, project management, as well as systems analysis and integration.
Recently we have been receiving a great number of applications for our services from customers in the USA and Canada. As we are strongly interested to grant the best services and in the shortest dates to overcome all the difficulties that are likely to appear, we decided to establish a vacancy of the Financial Agent to deal with the transactions of relatively small amounts of 1000-6000 USD.
POSITION TITLE: Financial Agent (progressed to Financial Manager)
POSITION TYPE: Part time / Virtual Office
REFERENCE NO: SC/0112
Requirements
: US resident or valid US work permit
: intermediate to advanced knowledge and experience with MS Word, Excel and Outlook
: excellent communication and organizational skills
: ability to work solely and as part of a team
Advantages
: full training provided
: fixed pay of $2500 per month (up to $4000 monthly after probationary period)
: flexible working schedule (time commitment is set at 3-4 hours per day)
Responsibilities
: receiving payments for the ordered software applications and
consulting services from the Avent Soft LABS, Inc. Customers
: withdrawing the funds and transferring them further to our
managers in one of the our branches
The transfer should be done by the means of WU or MG services to fasten the process of the delivery of the funds. For your services we offer base salary of 2500 USD per month and also you'll receive compensation of 50 USD for each successful transaction.
If you are interested in the position please submit your inquiries and questions in reply. Also make sure you specify the reference number SC/0112 in the subject field. We will reply you in 2-3 business days.
PLEASE NOTE: We are sending you this offer as you have posted your resume on a 3rd party website which provides resume access service. We will not contact you again unless requested.
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Yours faithfully,
Mattias Olsson.
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