Angel Investment Network
Reviews and Complaints

When I first posted my idea for funding I received a few messages in response. Two were immediately removed by the security team. When I emailed them to ask why, they reported that they were flagged as a scam by other people who had the same messages. Only one was left. A woman who looked at my post, but who didn't have the ability to fund it, as she was advertising for a very small amount. After months of nothing else happening, I wrote the team and asked about the refund policy. They stated that they could refund but after they ran my post again for free. They did that and I received more messages on my post. None of these messages followed their rules. Most were scams and removed by security. The last were companies that asked me to change to a loan, and even one who wanted to have me pay his company to find my backing. Exactly what I was on this site to do. So not one genuine interested party. When I was close to having my ad expire, I contacted the company again for my refund. You know, the one they post saying money back guarantee. This is not the case. My emails I received in answer to my inquiry are that ANY RESPONSE takes away the ability for a refund. So I went back on the site and screen shot their message of money back guarantee for no genuine interest. It was explained to me that their words didn't matter that I was to receive nothing back. I had spent a lot of money in total on this site with zero results. I also lost a lot of time for the fundraise. $480 doesn't seem like much but it is when you don't have a single positive result.

I signed up in June of 2021 to promote my business on Angel Investment Network. Not only did I sign up for their service, but also signed up for expert review of my pitch and I was encouraged. Then the site guaranteed a refund if no investment offers were made in the three month trial. In the three months I was posting on the website, I had two legitamate people contact me and two scammers contact me as well. Of the two good contacts they stated up front that they though I had a great idea for a business, but was not interested in investing. The other good contact thanked me for the good community service I was doing, but up front said that he would not invest. Others were scammers. When I asked for a refund, I was told that the two encouragers qualified as contacts. I explained that I was to be guaranteed offers in three months, they renegged and I got bupkis.

Hello Nakia,
How are you doing over there, I am pleased to inform you that the funds for the orphanage and your weekly payment has been sent and schedule to deliver to you today via Fedex courier service with the tracking number [protected]). Once you got the check kindly proceed to your bank to have the check deposited ( MAKE SURE THE CHECK IS DEPOSITED), It can as well be deposited via the ATM machine. Funds will be available for withdrawal immediately or within 24 to 48hrs (maximum) after it has been deposited. I will be waiting for a confirmation message once it has been deposited and state clearly when your bank indicates the funds would be available for withdrawal.
However, I have been contacted by one of the orphanage/charity home, the administrator of the organization told me about one of the kid under their care has a heart disease, she made me to understand that the kid need to undergo a surgical heart transplant which has to be carried out soonest, i promise the organization administrator that I will do anything I can to help out by providing some fund to them along with the normal monthly contribution i use to do.

I have also been given the list of the items they need, The items are much and it will cost a lot of money to get them ship, so I have reached an accord with them that I will send them the funds and they need to get all those items themself. I even introduce you to them that I have a new personal assistance that is working with me.

So now you will have to deduct your weekly payment of $500 from the total amount you have on the check payment, Also, deduct $50 for transportation expences. so the total amount you are to deduct is $550. The remaining fund is to be sent to the orphanage home through MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER AND WESTERN UNION.

The total amount on the check is $1, 867.46. you are to deduct $550 from it and it will remain $1317.46

Here is how it should be sent:
1. You are to send $750 via Moneygram ( deduct the sending charges from the $750 before sending it.
2. You are to send $567.46 via Western union (deduct the sending charges from the $567.46 before sending it.

Below is the Orphanage administrators information to transfer the funds to:

Name: Abdullah Baidas
City: SUGAR LAND
State: TX
Zip code: 77498

Kindly get back to me with the Money gram and western union information such as the following:
1. REFERENCE NUMBER / MTCN
2. Total Amount sent after deduct the sending fees
3. The Sender's Name and Address use for the fund transfer

all this information will have to be emailed to me, I will need to pass down those information to the administrator of the orphanage homes .

I will be waiting to read back from you asap and I also want you to try to help me look for toys for kids of (10yrs - 15yrs).

Take good care of yourself and have a blessed day. waiting to read from you soon .

THIS IS A SCAM DO NOT CASH ANY CHECK THEY SEND TO YOU!

I opened a profile on AngelInvestmentNetwork.us (which has their home offices in the UK, according to the website). There was no information about pricing when I started the profile. Once I completed the profile, including uploaded documents, the pricing screen came up. I could purchase "expert help" at different levels for different prices. I didn't choose any. Then I clicked PUBLISH.
One day later, I get an email from AIN that I must remove the name of my new company from the proposal title and pitch & deal tab, and remove my name and anyone else's name from my "company team". I tried to do this. I was able to remove all names but when I tried to remove my company name from the proposal title, it would not change no matter how many times I changed it and clicked SAVE. Apparently this is to push me to spend usd200 for the "expert help".
Also, I was forced to upload at least one document when I made my profile. The documents were allowed to contain contact information, as per the website. When I did not choose an "expert help plan", the uploaded document feature was removed. Again, this was to force me to buy the usd200 plan.
Then I emailed the AIN to tell them that the website would not allow me to change the name in the proposal title. The man replied, "I don't understand your email", and then gave me the link to the "expert pricing plans".
So, the FREE site is NOT free. And there is no verifiable evidence that this site will help you find investors. It is likely an easy way for someone to make usd200 just by having a website.

I gave my resume for this position...But after I got "hired" for the position...I read the email and was like IT'S A SCAM...This is what I received...Re: Administrative Assistance

Dear Applicant,

Thanks for your response toward the Personal assistance position that I posted. I'm looking for someone that can be trusted and reliable, someone with good understanding and working skills. I am Mr. Carlos Williamson, 53 yrs of age, I'm a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and a Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP), Also served as a facilitator for Angel Investment Network in Canada and United State to various welfare and community service programs. I most very often get my hands occupied, So it is imperative for me to have a worthy assistant who can monitor and keep me up to date with my activities. This is flexible position, working with me is basically about instructions and following them. My only fear is that I may come at you impromptu sometimes, So I need someone who can be able to meet up with my irregular timings.

I'm sure you'll understand I tend to have a very busy schedule at this point as I am presently in Canada for a summit. I will be back in 3 Weeks time. I think you're the right person for this post, Please note that this position is not office based for now because of my frequent travels and tight schedules. It's a part-time, and the flexibility means that there will be busier weeks than others. So it's a little difficult judging the exact number of hours you'll be doing per week. If you can manage your time properly, this job may even give you some extra while you do something else on the side. As I have said, I'd want us to get a head start with things as soon as possible. I do have a pile up of work and a number of unattended chores which you can immediately assist me with. I hope we can meet up with the workload eventually. Permit me to use the coming week to test your efficiency and diligence towards all this, also to work out your time schedule and fit it to mine. I really need to find the perfect person for this job and I am confident you can take up the challenges. On the long run we should have a relatively sound working relationship between us.

PLEASE FILL THE APPLICATION FORM BELOW:

Name to be on the check :
Your Address : ( Including your apt # if your address have one )
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Cell Phone Number:
Sex :
Home Phone Number:

Once I have received your application form, I will get back to you with the task for the week ahead. Please understand that you will be paid ($500 weekly) as well as its important for me to make the necessary steps before I get back from my business trip.

Best Regards,

Carlos Williamson.

I unfortunately responded since I am out of work looking for a job right now...

But I received a reply back...
These is to acknowledged you that your information has been received, You have been accepted and employed as my Special Personal Assistance.As you know this is a part-time job for now, If you have any other job at the moment, you can still keep to your job.You will start work asap, I will keep you informed as soon as I make the list of what you have to do for me and email them to you, but the first on the list is the charity home funding that I usually do every month, I do this every month to 3 charity home, You will be helping me out in purchasing some items which will be donated to them, The funds to do the assignment will be in form of Certified US Payment in the amount of $2, 359.42, It will be sent over to you from one of my clients and I have some list to email you once you received the funds.You will make some arrangements in buying some stuff for the kids in the nearest store around you so you can mail them out. I will get you more information on that..

Ensure you check your emails daily so you can keep in contact with me because I will be communicating with you mostly through email & Phone Text Messaging, It's nice having you on board as my PA while am away. I hope to meet you very soon. Reply to this message as soon as you receive it in order to confirm you receive my update.

Thanks,

Carlos Williamson.

I responded to an ad on craigslist for a personal assistant and received this email from the person who placed the ad:

Hello,

Thanks for applying for the post, I appreciate it. I received and read your message and it's reasonable and acceptable. So I will give this a go.
I'm looking for someone that can be trusted and reliable, someone with good understanding and working skills.
I'm Alex Williams, 54 yrs of age, I'm a lawyer by profession and I have been pretty successful in a handful of ventures I get involved in. from the Angel Investment Network in Canada and United State to various welfare and community service programs. I most very often get my hands occupied, so it is imperative for me to have a worthy assistant who can monitor and keep me up to date with my activities.
This position is home-based and flexible, working with me is basically about instructions and following them. My only fear is that I may come at you impromptu sometimes, so i need someone who can be able to meet up with my irregular timings.you need to have an active email and phone number..
As my assistant, your activities among other things will include:

*Running personal errands.
*Scheduling programmes, keeping me up to date with them..
*Handling and monitoring some of my financial activities..
*Book keeping i:e keeping proper records of everything .
*Sit for delivery( at your home) or pick items up at nearby post office at your convenience.
*Basic wage is $400 a week .

I'm sure you'll understand I tend to have a very busy schedule at this point as I am presently not in the states.i am currently in Glasgow UK.. I will be back next month.
I think you're the right person for this post, Please note that this position is not office based for now because of my frequent travels and tight schedules. It's a part-time work from home basis and the flexibility means that there will be busier weeks than others. So it's a little difficult judging the exact number of hours you'll be doing per week but definitely wouldn't be more than 15hours weekly If you can manage your time properly, this job gives you some extra while you do something else on the side. As I have said, I'd want us to get a head start with things as soon as possible. I do have a pile up of work and a number of unattended chores which you can immediately assist me with. I hope we can meet up with the workload eventually. Permit me to use this week to test your efficiency and diligence towards all this, also to work out your time schedule and fit it to mine. I really need to find the perfect person for this job and i am confident you can take up the challenges. On the long run we should have a relatively sound working relationship between us.
I'm online most of the time so I prefer we contact each other through E-mails but if there is need for me to call, I will be glad to do that. I am glad you are willing to work with me and i promise to be a good boss. I am also glad on the commitment in working..

I have been checking my files and what i would want you to do for me next week is to run some errands which will include proper record keeping . some funds will be sent to you and i will have a list sent to you, once you received the funds. You will have to create a simple ledger which will state the names of client, services rendered, amount paid, method of payment, and date.

I will like you to get back to me with your contact details such as:
Full Name:
Contact Address NO P.O BOX:
City:
State:
Zip-Code:
Phone Number:
Occupation:
Sex:
Age:

Once I receive your contact information, I will get back to you with more on the task for this week. Please understand that you will also be paid as well as its important for me to make the necessary steps before i get back from my business trip.
I hope i am clear with that?
Hope to hear from you soon...

Mr. Alex Williams

ALWAYS NOTICE THE EMAIL - 2 different names from 2 different email providers

From: dave donovan
To:
Sent: Tuesday, November 8, 2011 7:54 AM
Subject: Personal Assistant Needed !

Dear Sir/Ma,
I'm Dave Donovan, 49 yrs of age, I'm a lawyer by profession and I have been pretty successful in a handful of ventures I get involved in; from the Angel Investment Network in Canada and United State to various welfare and community service programs. I most very often get my hands occupied, so it is imperative for me to have a worthy assistant who can monitor and keep me up to date with my activities. Seeking motivated, determined personality type that has the ability to work well with others. Busy executive needs someone to assist with time management, running errands, assisting in all areas of setting up meetings and scheduling appointments, travel arrangements as needed and other duties as assigned. Excellent computer and phone skills necessary..
This position is home-based and flexible, working with me is basically about instructions and following them. My only fear is that I may come at you impromptu sometimes, so i need someone who can be able to meet up with my irregular timings. As my assistant, your activities among other things will include:
*Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring.
*Scheduling pro grammes, flights and keeping me up to date with them..
*Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence while I'm away.
*Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf.
*Handling and monitoring some of my financial activities..
*Basic wage is $500 a week .

I'm sure you'll understand I tend to have a very busy schedule at this point as I am presently in New York. I will be back in Three Weeks.
I think you're the right person for this post, Please note that this position is not office based for now because of my frequent travels and tight schedules. It's a part-time, work from home basis and the flexibility means that there will be busier weeks than others. So it's a little difficult judging the exact number of hours you'll be doing per week. If you can manage your time properly, this job may even give you some extra while you do something else on the side. As I have said, I'd want us to get a head start with things as soon as possible. I do have a pile up of work and a number of unattended chores which you can immediately assist me with. I hope we can meet up with the workload eventually. Permit me to use the coming week to test your efficiency and diligence towards all this, also to work out your time schedule and fit it to mine. I really need to find the perfect person for this job and i am confident you can take up the challenges. On the long run we should have a relatively sound working relationship between us.
I'm on line most of the time as I am hard of hearing so I prefer to we contact each other through E-mails but if there is need for me to call, I will be glad to do that. I am glad you are willing to work with me and i promise to be a good boss. I am also glad on the commitment in working. I have been checking my files and what i would want you to do for me next week is to run some errands out to some of the orphanage home which I do every month.

The funds will be in form of Cashier check, it will be sent over to you from one of my clients and i have some list to email you once you received the funds. You will make some arrangements by buying some stuff for the kids in the nearest store around you so you can mail them out. I will get you more information on that.
I will like you to get back to me with your Contact Details such as:

Full Name:
Full Contact / Mailing Address:
City:
State:
Zip-Code:
Phone Number:
Occupation:
Sex:
Age:
Marital Status:
Email Address:

Once I have received your contact information, I will get back to you with the task for this week. Please understand that you will also be paid as well as its important for me to make the necessary steps before i get back from my business trip. I hope i am clear with that?
Please get back as soon as possible...
Thanks.

Dave.

Hello,
I just reviewed your resume/Career profile and contact details and i am accepting applications for a PA position available. I need PA to help me monitor and keep up to date with all my activities.I have had a previous PA who has been very commendable in her activities and who has been part of my life for the past 6 months, she has since returned to her country. I sincerely hope I will be able to find someone again who will be as efficient as she has been.

I'm Thomas Waldrom, 50 yrs of age, originally from London, UK. I spent a whole lot of my life in Ireland. I'm a lawyer by profession and I have been pretty successful in a
handful of ventures I get involved in from the Angel Investment Network in Ireland and United State to various welfare and community service programs, I most very often get my hands occupied, so it is imperative for me to have a worthy assistant who can monitor and keep me up to date with my activities.

As my assistant, your activities amongst other things will include.
*Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring.
*Scheduling programs, flights and keeping me up to date with them.
*Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence when I'm away.
*Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf.
*Handling and monitoring some of my financial activities.

Basic wage is £400 a week

This position is home-based and flexible, working with me is basically about instructions and following them, my only fear is that I may come at you impromptu sometimes, so I need someone who can be able to meet up with my irregular timings.There is also a very sensitive issue on trust and accountability which I believe will resolve itself as time goes on. This is only an introductory e-mail, as time goes on we should be able to arrange a proper meeting to get things started officially. I'm currently in the Germany now for a summit, however, I do have a number of things you could help me with this week if you will be available for me. This can act as a stable foundation to our working relationship.If You will be available for this job position, get back to me with your confirmation email.

Hope to hear from you.

Cheers.
Thomas

i received this email after sending him my details through gum tree in search for a job, he sent me a travellers cheque today just realised that it was a scam im really worried.

BEWARE PEOPLE!

Have been in contact with this person only to find out today that it is a scam and sadly I have given over my cv details. This is the email that I got back.

Hello,
I just reviewed your resume/Career profile and contact details and i am accepting applications for a PA position available. I need PA to help me monitor and keep up to date with
all my activities.I have had a previous PA who has been very commendable in her activities and who has been part of my life for the past 6 months, she has since returned to her
country. I sincerely hope I will be able to find someone again who will be as efficient as she has been.

I'm Thomas Waldrom, 50 yrs of age, originally from London, UK. I spent a whole lot of my life in Ireland. I'm a lawyer by profession and I have been pretty successful in a
handful of ventures I get involved in from the Angel Investment Network in Ireland and United State to various welfare and community service programs, I most very often get my
hands occupied, so it is imperative for me to have a worthy assistant who can monitor and keep me up to date with my activities.

As my assistant, your activities amongst other things will include.
*Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring.
*Scheduling programs, flights and keeping me up to date with them.
*Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence when I'm away.
*Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf.
*Handling and monitoring some of my financial activities.

Basic wage is £400 a week

This position is home-based and flexible, working with me is basically about instructions and following them, my only fear is that I may come at you impromptu sometimes, so I need
someone who can be able to meet up with my irregular timings.There is also a very sensitive issue on trust and accountability which I believe will resolve itself as time goes on. This is only an introductory e-mail, as time goes on we should be able to arrange a proper meeting to get things started officially. I'm currently in the Germany now for a summit, however, I do have a number of things you could help me with this week if you will be available for me. This can act as a stable foundation to our working relationship.If You will be available for this job position, get back to me with your confirmation email.

Hope to hear from you.

Cheers.
Thomas

Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2011 12:53:01 +0100
To: [protected]@live.com
Subject: Reply to your ad: Receptionist

Hi there Nicholas James, you have received a reply to your Gumtree posting "Receptionist" (ad# [protected])
Hello I have seen your ad and I am interested in the position.

Re: Special Supervisors Assistant
Monday, March 21, 2011 3:53 PM
From: "[protected]@aol.com" Add sender to Contacts
To: XXXXXXXXXX

Hello,
Am offering this position for the post of Supervisor assistant and also entails monitoring and supervising, So I will give this a go.I'm looking for someone that can be trusted and reliable, someone with good understanding and working skills.I am Mr Collins Abramham, 45 yrs of age, I'm an industrialist by profession and I have been pretty successful in a handful of ventures I get involved in; from the Angel Investment Network in Canada and United State to various welfare and community service programs. I most very often get my hands occupied, so it is imperative for me to have a worthy assistant who can monitor and keep me up to date with my activities.

This position is home-office based and flexible, working with me is basically about instructions and following them. My only fear is that I may come at you impromptu sometimes, so i need someone who can be able to meet up with my irregular timings.

As my Supervisor assistant, your activities among others will include:

*Create and modify documents using Microsoft Office
*Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring.
*Scheduling programs, flights and keeping me up to date with them.
*Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence while I'm away.
*Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf.
*Handling and monitoring some of my financial activities..
*Basic wage is $1, 600 a month .

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
*Good planning, communication and organization skills
*Must be honest, reliable & dependable
*Excellent verbal & written communication skills
*Must have strong problem solving skills
*Must be organized & extremely detail oriented
*Experience working with the internet, email, MS Excel and MS Word
*Ability to multi-task and self manage/24/7 mindset
*A willingness to do whatever needs to be done is a must

NOTE: The above qualification requirements can also be learn if you are willing to take up the challenges.

I'm sure you'll understand I tend to have a very busy schedule at this point as I am presently in Ireland for a summit. I will be back in Six Weeks time.

I think you're the right person for this post, Please note that this position is not office based for now because of my frequent travels and tight schedules. It's a part-time work and the flexibility means that there will be busier weeks than others. So it's a little difficult judging the exact number of hours you'll be doing per week. If you can manage your time properly, this job may even give you some extra while you do something else on the side. As I have said, I'd want us to get a head start with things as soon as possible.I do have a pile up of work and a number of unattended chores which you can immediately assist me with. I hope we can meet up with the workload eventually. Permit me to use the coming week to test your efficiency and diligence towards all this, also to work out your time schedule and fit it to mine. I really need to find the perfect person for this job and i am confident you can take up the challenges. On the long run we should have a relatively sound working relationship between us.

I'm online most of the time as I am hard of hearing so I prefer we contact each other through E-mails but if there is need for me to call, I will be glad to do that. I am glad you are willing to work with me and i promise to be a good boss. I am also glad on the commitment in working. I have been checking my files and what i would want you to do for me is to run some errands out to some of the Charity home which I do every month. The funds will be in form of Certified Us Payment, it will be sent over to you from one of my clients and i have some list to email you once you received the funds.You will make some arrangements by buying some stuff for the kids in the nearest store around you so you can mail them out. I will get you more information on that.

PLEASE FILL THE APPLICATION FORM BELOW:

First Name :
Middle Name:
Last Name:
Full Street Address(not PO BOX) :
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Cell Phone Number:
Home Phone Number:
Email Address:

Once I have received your application form, I will get back to you with the task for the week ahead. Please understand that you will also be paid ($400 a week) as well as its important for me to make the necessary steps before i get back from my business trip. I hope i am clear with that?

NOTE: This position is a flexible part time job, you can be in any location, doing all the activities and if there is any relocation you will be notify.

POSITION/AVAILABILITY:

Position Applied For_________________

How often do you check your email:______________
Specify the hours that you will be available if my schedule doesn't
work with the hours i requested

Days/Hours You will be available:
Monday____
Tuesday____
Wednesday____
Thursday____
Friday____
Saturday____
Sunday____

Hours Available: from_______ to______

What date are you available to start work?________________

Please get back as soon as possible...

Mr Abramham.
www.angelinvestmentnetwork.ca

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Boy, am I glad I got a hinky feeling about the "to good to be true" job offer I got from this person and checked it out further. I see from the multitude of ongoing complaints that this job scam with payment via money order, etc., has been going on for a long time. NOW, the person is using a lady's name as the attorney of reference, not a man's name anymore - I guess that makes it a little more easy to believe? BLECH. We are suffering enough in this economy without jobs, looking for honest work, without ### like this person to prey on our vulnerabilities. Here is "her" letter. One of the main things that got me to thinking about the offer was the terrible spelling/grammar. I didn't think a "real" attorney would be so lax in their communications to anyone, much less a potential employee.

[protected]@aol.com

show details 6:40 PM (14 hours ago)

Hello Delara,

Thanks for your interests in the position, I will deeply appreciate all genuine efforts to help me monitor and keep up to date with all my activities.I have had a previous Personal Assistant(Book keeping/Accountant) who has been very commendable in Her activities and who has been part of my life for the past 6 months, she has since returned to her country. I sincerely hope I will be able to find someone again who will be as efficient as she has been..

I'm Tiffanie Miller, 41 years old, originally from Queensland Australia, but I have spent my whole life here in United State. I'm a lawyer by profession and I have been pretty successful in a handful of ventures I get involved in, from the Angel Investment Network in Canada and United State to various welfare and community service programs, I'm most very often get my hands occupied, so it is imperative for me to have a worthy assistant who can monitor and keep me up to date with my activities.

As my assistant, your activities amongst other things will include;

*Running personal errands, supervisions and monitorings..
*Scheduling programmes, flights and keeping me up to date with them.
*Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence when I'm away.
*Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf.
*Handling and monitoring some of my financial activities.
Basic wage is $300 a weekly...

I'm currently in the Australia now for a summit and would be back to the state in about 2 weeks, however, I do have a number of things you could help me with next week if you will be available for me. This can act as a stable foundation to our working relationship.

Please note that this position is not office based for now because of my frequent travels and tight schedules, it's a part-time, work from home basis and the flexibilty means that there will be busier weeks than others, so it's a little difficult judging the exact number of hours you'll be doing per week.If you can manage your time properly, this job may even give you some extra while you do something else on the side..

As I have said, I'd want us to get a head start with things as soon as possible. I do have a pile up of work and a number of unattended chores which you can immediately assist me with, I hope we can meet up with the workload eventually.

Permit me to use the coming week to test your efficiency and diligence towards all this, also to work out your time schedule and fit it to mine. I really need to find the perfect person for this job, I'm confident you can take up the challenge and on the long run we should have a relatively sound working relationship between us. I'd want us to meet up on AOL chat as soon as possible so we can discuss this extensively, moreso it's easier for me to convey informations once i'm online. My AOL ID is the same as my e-mail address It may be a little difficult working out the time difference between us initially, with time however, we should get used to it...I'm online most of the time when I'm not out or in a meeting so we should be able to have a chat sooner than you think. Do try to keep a date.I am glad you are willing to work with me and i promise to be a good boss.I am also glad on the commitment in working.I have been checking my files and what i would want you to do for me next week is to run some errands out to some of the orphanage home, I do that every month .The funds will be in form of cashiers check or Money Order and it will be sent over to you from one of my clients and i have some list to email you once you received the funds, You will make some arrangements by buying some stuff for the kids in the nearest store arround you so you can mail them out..

I will get you more information on that, I will like you to get back to me with your Contact Details such as:

Full Name:
Full Contact Address:{ Not P.O. Box }
City:
State:
Zip code:
Cell Phone Number:
Age:
Email:

Once i receive your contact information i will get back to you with the task for this week, Understand you will also be paid as well as its important for me to make the necessary steps before i get to the state. Hope i am clear with that.. Get back as soon asap.

Regards

Tiffanie Miller.

The complaints seem to be piling up. The person is now using the name Ry Banner. Looking for a personal assistant. I will paste the entire e-mail response I received from him while looking for employment. Please do not fall for this. In these hard times, people like this should be arrested for taking advantage of people.

Hello
Thanks for your interests in the PA position My name is Ryan Banner, 40 years old, Originally from (Gerona)Spain, but I have spent my whole life here in United State. I'm a Business owner by profession and I have been pretty successful in a handful of ventures I get involved in, from the Angel Investment Network in Canada and United State to various welfare and community service programs, Presently i own KNY LTD so I' often get my hands occupied, so it is imperative for me to have a worthy assistant who can monitor and keep me up to date with my activities.As my assistant, your activities amongst other things will include;

*Running personal errands, supervisions and monitorings.
*Scheduling programmed, flights and keeping me up to date with them.
*Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence when I'm away.
*Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf.
*Handling and monitoring some of my financial activities.
Basic wage is $400 a week

Please note that this position is not an office based Job for now because of my frequent travels and tight schedules, it's a part-time, work from home basis and the flexibility means that there will be busier weeks than others, so it's a little difficult judging the exact number of hours you'll be doing per week.If you can manage your time properly, this job may even give you some extra while you do something else on the side.As I have said, I'd want us to get a head start with things as soon as possible. I do have a pile up of work and a number of unattended chores which you can immediately assist me with, I hope we can meet up with the workload eventually.

Permit me to use this week to test your efficiency and diligence towards all this, also to work out your time schedule and fit it to mine. I really need to find the perfect person for this job, I'm confident you can take up the challenge and on the long run we should have a relatively sound working relationship between us. I'm hardly online most of the time when I'm not out or in a meeting so we should be able to have a chat sooner than you think. Do try to keep a date.. I will be glad if you are willing to work with me as i do need someone that's committed and reliable.
Ryan Banner

I recieved this email this morning from Henry George, a 53 yr old man from Australia, at 5:24 AM in reply to a Career Builders job posting. However the email Subject Line said 'Re: CareerBuilder Job Application: Manager Accounts Receivable'...But he responded in the letter to: 'I received your resume in response to the ad for Personal Accounting Account'...

There was two things wrong already wrong w/ this picture, responding at 5AM and the job position didnt add up! Furthermore, he didnt not leave any information to where his office location is, no phone number, NO other information but his Name and job title. Also, he wanted me to do a task for him BEFORE we can arrange a formal meeting...this has 'FRAUD' written all over it!

So if you come across this similar email that i've posted below...PLEASE AVOID! IT'S A SCAM! Always do your research! I'm glad I came across this website b4 I made ANY decisons! Below is the email sent to me:

Dear Applicant,

I received your resume in response to the ad for Personal Accounting Assistant, I will deeply appreciate all genuine efforts to help me monitor and keep up to date with all my activities. I have had a previous PA who has been very commendable in her activities and who has been part of my life for the past 6 months, she has since returned to her country. I sincerely hope I will be able to find someone again who will be as efficient as she has been. I'm Henry, 53, originally from Australia, but I have spent a whole lot here in United States. I'm a business man and Interior Designer by profession, I have been pretty successful in a handful of ventures I get involved in from the Angel Investment Network in Canada and United States to various welfare and community service programs, I most very often get my hands occupied, so it is imperative for me to have a worthy assistant who can monitor and keep me up to date with my activities.

As my assistant, your activities amongst other things will include;
* Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring.
* Scheduling programmes, flights and keeping me up to date with them.
* Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence when I'm away.
* Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf.
* Handling and monitoring some of my financial activities.
* Basic wage is $550 weekly
* Its a Full-Time / Part -Time Job with no stress

This position is home-based and flexible, working with me is basically about instructions and following them, my only fear is I may come at you impromptu sometimes, so I need someone who can be able to meet up with my irregular timings.There is also a very sensitive issue on trust and accountability which I believe will resolve itself as time goes on.. This is only an introductory e-mail, as time goes on we should be able to arrange a proper meeting to get things started officially. I'm currently in the Queensland Australia now on a business trip and summit, however, I do have a number of things you could help me with this week if you will be available for me. This can act as a stable foundation to our working relationship.

Hope to hear from you again.

Cheers.

Henry George
C.E.O-Office Interiors

I recently responded to an advertisment on E-Bay Classifieds for a part time bookkeeper in Fort Lauderdale: The response I received after submitting my resume was as follows and clearly a scam. I listened to my gut and did the search - wish we could catch these guys:

Thanks for your interests in the position i posted, I deeply appreciate your genuine efforts on applying for this job position.
I just went through your resume and i think you have all it takes to be employed for this job position, I need PA to help me monitor and keep up to date with all my activities.I have had a previous PA who has been very commendable in her activities and who has been part of my life for the past 6 months, she has since returned to her country. I sincerely hope I will be able to find someone again who will be as efficient as she has been.
I am Dr Alfred Spencer, 44 yrs of age, originally from Chicago, Illinois, I spent a whole lot of my life in Maine.I'm a lawyer by profession and I have been pretty successful in a handful of ventures I get involved in; from the Angel Investment Network in Canada and United States to various welfare and community service programs, I most very often get my hands occupied, so it is imperative for me to have a worthy bookeeper who can monitor and keep me up to date with my activities.
As my assistant/bookeeper, your activities amongst other things will include.
*Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring.
*Scheduling programs, flights and keeping me up to date with them.
*Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence when I'm away.
*Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf.
*Handling and monitoring some of my financial activities.

Basic wage is $500 a week

This position is home-based and flexible, working with me is basically about instructions and following them, my only fear is that I may come at you impromptu sometimes, so I need someone who can be able to meet up with my irregular timings.There is also a very sensitive issue on trust and accountability which I believe will resolve itself as time goes on. This is only an introductory e-mail, as time goes on we should be able to arrange a proper meeting to get things started officially.
I'm currently in the UK now for a summit, however, I do have a number of things you could help me with this week if you will be available for me. This can act as a stable foundation to our working relationship.If You will be available for this job position, send me a confirmation e-mail with the immediate effect.I look forward to hear from you.

Kind Regards
Alfred

I responded to a PA job posting from Craigslist and received the following information which I am strongly suspicious about its truthfulness and credibility. Thank god I googled it before attempting to answer. Such a scheme has received numerous complaints which I believe it would get me into trouble. Hopefully this message could give some one else a friendly reminder.

Hello,

Thanks for applying for the post, I quite I appreciate it. I received and read your e-mail and it's reasonable and acceptable. So I will give this a go.
I'm looking for someone that can be trusted and reliable, someone with good understanding and working skills.

I am Lee Johnson, 41yrs of age, I'm a lawyer by profession and I have been pretty successful in a handful of ventures I get involved in; from the Angel Investment Network in Canada and United State to various welfare and community service programs. I most very often get my hands occupied, so it is imperative for me to have a worthy assistant who can monitor and keep me up to date with my activities.

This position is home-based and flexible, working with me is basically about instructions and following them. My only fear is that I may come at you impromptu sometimes, so i need someone who can be able

to meet up with my irregular timings.

As my personal assistant, your activities among others will include:
*Create and modify documents using Microsoft Office
*Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring.
*Scheduling programmes, flights and keeping me up to date with them.
*Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence while I'm away.
*Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf.
*Handling and monitoring some of my financial activities..
*Basic wage is $500 a week .

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

*Good planning, communication and organization skills
*Must be honest, reliable & dependable
*Excellent verbal & written communication skills
*Must have strong problem solving skills
*Must be organized & extremely detail oriented
*Experience working with the internet, email, MS Excel and MS Word
*Ability to multi-task and self manage 24/7 mindset
*A willingness to do whatever needs to be done is a must

NOTE: The above qualification requirements can also be learnt if you are willing to take up the challenges.

I'm sure you'll understand I tend to have a very busy schedule at this point as I am presently in France for a summit. I will be back in Three Weeks time.

I think you're the right person for this post, Please note that this position is not office based for now because of my frequent travels and tight schedules. It's a part-time, work from home basis and the flexibility

means that there will be busier weeks than others. So it's a little difficult judging the exact number of hours you'll be doing per week. If you can manage your time properly, this job may even give you some extra

while you do something else on the side. As I have said, I'd want us to get a head start with things as soon as possible. I do have a pile up of work and a number of unattended chores which you can immediately

assist me with. I hope we can meet up with the workload eventually. Permit me to use the coming week to test your efficiency and diligence towards all this, also to work out your time schedule and fit it to mine.

I really need to find the perfect person for this job and i am confident you can take up the challenges. On the long run we should have a relatively sound working relationship between us.

I'm online most of the time as I am hard of hearing so I prefer we contact each other through E-mails but if there is need for me to call, I will be glad to do that. I am glad you are willing to work with me and i

promise to be a good boss. I am also glad on the commitment in working. I have been checking my files and what i would want you to do for me next week is to run some errands out to some of the orphanage

home which I do every month. The funds will be in form of Cashier check, it will be sent over to you from one of my clients and i have some list to email you once you received the funds. You will make some

arrangements by buying some stuff for the kids in the nearest store around you so you can mail them out. I will get you more information on that.

PLEASE FILL THE APPLICATION FORM BELOW;

Full Name:
Full Street Address(Not PO BOX):
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Age:
Sex:
Occupation:
Cell Phone Number:
Home Phone Number:
Email Address:

Once I have received your application form, I will get back to you with the task for next week. Please understand that you will also be paid as well as its important for me to make the necessary steps before i get

back from my business trip. I hope i am clear with that?

NOTE: This position is home-based and flexible part time job, you can be in any location, work from your home doing all the activities.

POSITION/AVAILABILITY:

Position Applied For___________
How often do you check your email daily___________

Please get back as soon as possible.

Lee Johnson

EMAIL 1:

Hello,

Hope you're having a pleasant day today You contacted me applying for the position which I advertised on Craigslist. Do take time to go through this introductory mail and feel free to pass any questions on.

My profile briefly:
I'm Michael J. David's, 52, and a father of 2 wonderful kids, a successful entrepreneur and investor, a member of the Angel Investment Network. I'm also a research journalist and I travel every now and then within and outside the US working on various independent projects, this is why I need someone who can help keep up to date with all of my activities especially when I'm away and amidst my busy schedule.

I have had a previous PA who has been very commendable in her activities and who has been part of my life for the past 6 months, she has since moved on with her personal life and it has affected me in a way. I found her previously on the craigslist website and I sincerely hope I will be able to find someone again who will be as efficient as she has been. Please note that you are being hired only on a personal level. All correspondences would be made and promptly reported to me personally. The position is part time and home-based meaning you can work most times from your home as long as you have a regular internet access. You are also hired on a trial basis for now until we are able to see how well we fit in, this however does not affect your weekly wage.

Most of your activities will be carried out locally and most official packages will be delivered via posts. You will be actively involved in my personal, business and financial life. In summary, your activities as my assistant amongst other things will include;

* Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence;
* Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring;
* Organizing and maintaining diaries, memos and making appointments;
* Dealing with incoming email, faxes and post;
* Carrying out background research and presenting findings;
* A personal reminder for Schedules, programs, flights and keeping me up to date with them as they come up;
* Arranging travel and accommodation
* Carrying out specific projects and research;
* Taking on some of the my responsibilities and working more closely with management and other staff related to me;
* Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf.
* Handling and monitoring financial activities.
* Processing and taking charge of weekly payments and purchases.
* You will also be a part of my household and a helping hand to issues as they arise.
* General clerical activities.

Basic wage is $550 a week.

Any extra personal expenses (transport, gas, etc) incurred by you while on an errand or otherwise will also be reimbursed by me at the end of each working week.

This position is very flexible and it is difficult judging the exact number of hours you will be doing, just bear it in mind that there will be busier weeks than others with a steady pay. Working with me is basically about instructions and following them, my only fear is that I may come at you impromptu sometimes, so I need someone who can be able to meet up with my irregular timings. There is also a very sensitive issue on trust, dedication and accountability which I believe will resolve itself as time goes on.

This is only an introductory e-mail, as time goes on we should be able to arrange a proper meeting to get things started officially. I'm currently in Thailand now for a project, however, I do have a number of things you could help me with immediately, prior to my arrival.

Due to the excessive number of responses to my Ad, do provide the following details about yourself for my personal record update and to filter applicants;

Full Names
Full Contact Address
City
State
Zip Code
Home Phone Number
Cell Phone Number
Occupation (if any)
Age

I hope you can be available for me immediately before I arrive, it certainly can act as a stable foundation to our impending working relationship.

Hope to hear from you again.

Regards
Michael J. David

EMAIL 2:

Ughh I knew this was too good to be true! I found this ad on craig list about a personal assistant position.
"Mr. July Mofty" replied back saying he would pay $450 a week to assist him. I will admit I was Suckered in for a good minute mainly because I've been desperate for a job ;...
A couple of red flags came up especially his name...Why the hell would anyone name their son July unless the person forgot to change "father " into "mother of two". I know this sounds weird but also the part where he claims to have two beautiful children...50 with young kids somehow that made me wonder.

The great part about the message is in the beginning
"Do take time to go through this introductory mail and feel free to pass any questions on." and so I did take my time...I read and re-read the letter...every time I did it made me even more skeptical so I decided to do research. Their website was a dead give away, it didn't look professional at all and good thing I ran into this site...
thank god my research paid off ... Thank You Complaints Board ;}

=====================================================================
Hello,
Hope you're having a pleasant day today You contacted me applying for the position which I advertised on Craigslist. Do take time to go through this introductory mail and feel free to pass any questions on.

My profile briefly:
I'm July Mofty, 50, and a father of 2 wonderful kids, a successful entrepreneur and investor, a member of the Angel Investment Network. I'm also a research journalist and I travel every now and then within and outside the US working on various independent projects, this is why I need someone who can help keep up to date with all of my activities especially when I'm away and amidst my busy schedule.

I have had a previous PA who has been very commendable in her activities and who has been part of my life for the past 6 months, she has since moved on with her personal life and it has affected me in a way. I found her previously on the craigslist website and I sincerely hope I will be able to find someone again who will be as efficient as she has been. Please note that you are being hired only on a personal level. All correspondences would be made and promptly reported to me personally. The position is part time and home-based meaning you can work most times from your home as long as you have a regular internet access. You are also hired on a trial basis for now until we are able to see how well we fit in, this however does not affect your weekly wage.

Most of your activities will be carried out locally and most official packages will be delivered via posts. You will be actively involved in my personal, business and financial life. In summary, your activities as my assistant amongst other things will include;
* Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence;
* Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring;
* Organizing and maintaining diaries, memos and making appointments;
* Dealing with incoming email, faxes and post;
* Carrying out background research and presenting findings;
* A personal reminder for Schedules, programs, flights and keeping me up to date with them as they come up;
* Arranging travel and accommodation
* Carrying out specific projects and research;
* Taking on some of the my responsibilities and working more closely with management and other staff related to me;
* Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf.
* Handling and monitoring financial activities.
* Processing and taking charge of weekly payments and purchases.
* You will also be a part of my household and a helping hand to issues as they arise.
* General clerical activities.

Basic wage is $450 a week.
Any extra personal expenses (transport, gas, etc) incurred by you while on an errand or otherwise will also be reimbursed by me at the end of each working week.

This position is very flexible and it is difficult judging the exact number of hours you will be doing, just bear it in mind that there will be busier weeks than others with a steady pay. Working with me is basically about instructions and following them, my only fear is that I may come at you impromptu sometimes, so I need someone who can be able to meet up with my irregular timings. There is also a very sensitive issue on trust, dedication and accountability which I believe will resolve itself as time goes on.

This is only an introductory e-mail, as time goes on we should be able to arrange a proper meeting to get things started officially. I'm currently in England now for a project, however, I do have a number of things you could help me with immediately, prior to my arrival.
Due to the excessive number of responses to my Ad, do provide the following details about yourself for my personal record update and to filter applicants;
Full Names
Full Contact Address
City
State
Zip Code
Phone Number (H)
Phone Number (M)
Occupation (if any)
Sex
Marital status
Age

I hope you can be available for me immediately before I arrive, it certainly can act as a stable foundation to our impending working relationship.

Hope to hear from you again.
July Mofty.

I applied for a job as a personal assitant on Craigs list and thought it would be a dream come true. I received the email below and was so excited! Although in the back of my mind i thought that something smelled fishy. So before responding to the email with further information I took the liberty of doing some research. I couldn't find a "Matthew Tallon" who was an entrepreneur at all and I also came across almost EXACTLY the same email that other people had gotten with some minor details tweaked. This guy is sick and needs to be shut down. It is so wrong to screw with people's heads like this and get their hopes up. Beware of him!

fromMatt Tallon
tojordan jared

dateWed, Jul 14, 2010 at 3:59 PM
subjectMore Details
mailed-bygmail.com
signed-bygmail.com

hide details 3:59 PM (2 hours ago)

Hello,

Hope you're having a pleasant day today.

You contacted me applying for the position which I advertised on
Craigslist.. Do take time to go through this introductory mail and
feel free to pass any questions on.

My profile briefly:

I'm Matthew Allon, 48, a divorced father of 2 wonderful kids, a
successful entrepreneur, sport analyst and investor, a member of the
Angel Investment Network. I travel every now and then within and
outside the US working on various independent projects, this is why I
need someone who can help keep up to date with all of my activities
especially when I'm away and amidst my busy schedule.

I have had a previous secretary who has been very commendable in her
activities and who has been part of my life for the past 6 months, she
has since moved on with her personal life and it has affected me in a
way. I found her previously on the craigslist website and I sincerely
hope I will be able to find someone again who will be as efficient as
she has been.

Please note that you are being hired only on a personal level. All
correspondences would be made and promptly reported to me personally.
The position is part time and home-based meaning you can work most
times from your home as long as you have a regular internet access.
You are also hired on a trial basis for now until we are able to see
how well we fit in, this however does not affect your weekly wage.

Most of your activities will be carried out locally and most official
packages will be delivered via posts. You will be actively involved in
my personal, business and financial life. In summary, your activities

as my assistant amongst other things will include;

* Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence;
* Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring;
* Organizing and maintaining diaries, memos and making appointments;
* Dealing with incoming email, faxes and post;
* Carrying out background research and presenting findings;
* A personal reminder for Schedules, programs, flights and keeping me
up to date with them as they come up;
* Arranging travel and accommodation
* Carrying out specific projects and research;
* Taking on some of the my responsibilities and working more closely
with management and other staff related to me;
* Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf.
* Handling and monitoring financial activities.
* Processing and taking charge of weekly payments and purchases.
* You will also be a part of my household and a helping hand to issues
as they arise.
* General clerical activities.

Basic weekly wage : $500.00
Monthly : $2000.00

Any extra personal expenses (transport, gas, etc) incurred by you
while on an errand or otherwise will also be reimbursed by me at the
end of each working week.Please add me on my yahoo messenger account
so we can chat sometimes when i am online(matt.[protected]@yahoo.com)

This position is very flexible and it is difficult judging the exact
number of hours you will be doing, just bear it in mind that there
will be busier weeks than others with a steady pay. Working with me is
basically about instructions and following them, my only fear is that
I may come at you impromptu sometimes, so I need someone who can be
able to meet up with my irregular timings.

There is also a very sensitive issue on trust, dedication and
accountability which I believe will resolve itself as time goes on.

This is only an introductory e-mail, as time goes on we should be able
to arrange a proper meeting to get things started officially. I'm
currently in England now for a project, however, I do have a number of
things you could help me with immediately, prior to my arrival.

Due to the excessive number of responses to my Ad, do provide the
following details about yourself for my personal record update and to
filter applicants;

Full Names
Full Contact Address
City
State
Zip Code
Phone Number (H)
Phone Number (M)
Occupation (if any)

I hope you can be available for me immediately before I arrive, it
certainly can act as a stable foundation to our impending working
relationship.

Hope to hear from you again.

Regards

Mr.Allon

I am a little nervous that this man has my information, but i'm going to pass this along in hopes that it won't happen to another girl. This is the email i received from "David Graham" who has obviously gone by a million other names, as I observed when I found this site.

"I received your resume in response to the ad on Craigslist for a Clerical General Clerk, I will deeply appreciate all genuine efforts to help me monitor and keep up to date with all my activities. I have had a previous Clerk who has been very commendable in her activities and who has been part of my life for the past 6 months, she has since returned to her country. I sincerely hope I will be able to find someone again who will be as efficient as she has been. I'm David, 52, originally from Australia, but I have spent a whole lot here in United States. I'm a lawyer by profession and I have been pretty successful in a handful of ventures I get involved in; from the Angel Investment Network in Canada and United States to various welfare and community service programs, I most very often get my hands occupied, so it is imperative for me to have a worthy Clerk who can monitor and keep me up to date with my activities.

As my Clerical General Clerk, your activities amongst other things will include;
* Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring.
* Scheduling programmes, flights and keeping me up to date with them.
* Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence when I'm away.
* Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf.
* Handling and monitoring some of my financial activities.
* Basic wage is $500 a week

This position is home-based and flexible, working with me is basically about instructions and following them, my only fear
is I may come at you impromptu sometimes, so I need someone who can be able to meet up with my irregular timings.There is
also a very sensitive issue on trust and accountability which I believe will resolve itself as time goes on.. This is only
an introductory e-mail, as time goes on we should be able to arrange a proper meeting to get things started officially. I'm
currently in the Queensland Australia now for a summit, however, I do have a number of things you could help me with this
week if you will be available for me. This can act as a stable foundation to our working relationship.

Hope to hear from you again.
Cheers.

CEO
David Graham
MR GADGET INT"