The company Products Re-Branding is advertising on employment/jobs websites for "Marketing Researchers" and "Customer Service agents" and "Accounting Assistants.". When you apply for the job normally, they sending you an email stating that "you would be a good fit for the Marketing Research Analyst" position. The red flag came up for me when they said that the position "requires no experience" and "we will give you no training". They said that they will "give you detailed instructions on your first assignment." Their website (http://www.productsrebranding.com) appears to be totally legitimate, but when you call the number listed on the website, it rings busy. When you research the individuals named on the website who are the founders of the company (who have been recently removed from the website), there is no information on them.
As I went further into the hiring process, they sent a "fake" confidentiality agreement for me to sign and fax (which I did not sign) and then they said, "we will either Fedex or UPS your first assignment", which I found odd in the days of email.
When I persisted to find out more information about their company, case studies, etc. They then emailed the details of my first assignment. They said they are conducting a marketing research study of Money Gram. They would be sending me a check and that I am to deposit a portion of the check into my account and then send a portion of the check via Money Gram. I should then fill out a survey and send it to them about my marketing experience with Money Gram.
This is the oldest, money laundering scam ever. Don't get caught up in it because you will be prosecuted. After doing research on the registered domain name, I found out that the creators of this company are actually in Funchal, Madeira.
Don't get caught up in this scam!!!
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