Someone from the "Hiring Desk of Kentrox Computers Inc, " sent me an email after I responded to an advertisement on craigslist regarding a data entry position. Using bad punctuation, the Desk said I had to undergo an online interview via Yahoo messenger with a person named Mr Kevin Oakes. I went ahead and added the IM contact to my friends list and contact Kevin, but he was offline. After I didn't get a response for a few hours I emailed the Desk again to see what was going on and if there was another method of contacting him. I didn't get a response from the desk, but the next morning I did get a response from Kevin. As he was conducting the interview, a few red flags went up - but I humored him without divulging any personal information that I hadn't already included in my resume. While doing so, I began doing some research about this "Kentrox Computers Inc" as well as scams that involved an online interview process. I stumbled upon a report on this site (Portable Computers Inc) and saw that the approach was exactly the same. I started asking Kevin questions and unlike what happened in the other report, he answered and did not seem like an automated machine of some sort. But the similarities were uncanny; he asked me many standard interview questions like how would i describe myself, and how long had I been looking for a job, and how fast could I type? But he would capitalize random words and use punctuation incorrectly. He also asked if offered the position would I like to get paid weekly or bi-weekly and by wire transfer or direct deposit. When I asked him if the company had any literature I could read to learn more abot them, he said to google Kentrox, Inc, which I had already done. Obviously that's beyond shady, any HR employee would know the URL to their own website. I straight out asked the guy if it was a scam and he kept saying no you don't have to worry blah blah blah and that I could get paid by check or monery order if I was worried... While Kevin was "speaking with the board of directors, " I looked through the Kentrox, Inc website and reached the careers page where I found this warning
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