Just another scam report, same as all others.
Answered a craigslist ad, and got this e-mail in short order (first red flag):
Hello Tiberious,
We would like to thank you for sending your resume to Clayton Careers & Partners. After reviewing your initial credentials, I think you could possibly be a great fit for our company.
Our Human Resource manager would like to schedule an interview with you before she leaves for vacation early next week. You need to complete the pre-interview screening before we can schedule an interview, which can be found at [workinclayton] or the career link on our homepage. Your applicant code is XXXXXX [removed code].
Please write down your code, as that is the only way you can gain access to your application and employee profile. Once you complete your screening someone from HR will contact you within 72 hours to schedule an interview.
Respectfully
Matt Sutton
Clayton Careers & Partners
Receiving a response this quickly, and with such assurance tingled my BS senses, so I looked around.
Checked this site, and every response given is verbatim except for the link, ID number, and name at the end. They simply take the "first name" from the original mailing, and randomize everything else.
Did some digging on the site the proxy.info addresses go to. The IP address (200.63.46.186) tracks to Panama.
Unfortunately, it is not surprising that scammers are willing to use the lure of a job during this economic climate. They are vultures who will use any tactic in order to reach their goal.
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