Angel Investment Network review: Scam / fraud 194

BTW, here is a copy of the ad posted on CraigsList in ADMIN & CLERICAL for MADISON, WI on May 24, 2010

I flagged it...waiting for CraigsList to remove it...also posted warning on CraigsList

Personal Clerk

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Date: 2010-05-24, 7:40PM CDT
Reply to: Jackbnsn@gmail.com [Errors when replying to ads?]

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I am looking for a responsible and reliable person for a personal clerk position. In this job you may be required to record employee information like employee data, compensation, benefits, ect...

These duties consist of:
Strong customer service skills
Ability to work independently as well as a team
Must have excellent written and verbal skills
Ability to multi-task and identify prioritiesPlease contact right away.

Please only serious applicants. I do not plan on wasting you time so please do not waste mine.

•Compensation: $300/week
•Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.
•Please, no phone calls about this job!
•Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.

PostingID: [protected]

SAME HERE... the ad and response... and the response was within about a min. or 2...

*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,
*Ability to multi-task and self manage/24/7 mindset
*A willingness to do whatever needs to be done is a must

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.
*Handling and monitoring some of my financial activities..
*Basic wage is $400 a week

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 Hank Barry, 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.

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.
*Handling and monitoring some of my financial activities..
*Basic wage is $400 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,
*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 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 Money Orders,
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. 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 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.

Hank Barry

Same here, different name. Was able to use my emails settings to get an ip address for the email that it was sent with. It originated in the Netherlands and bounced through several email servers across the world. Some what sophisticated, they were able to block the real email address that it was sent with. The originating ip address is 82.128.83.246. It belongs to RIPE Network Coordination Centre which sells ip addresses. Actually there is a correction I am still researching this and found out that the ip addresses were sold to http://www.afrinic.net which gives anyone in africa a free ip address. So I do not believe this scam will ever stop.

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 Moreen Joseph, 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 $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 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
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.

Regards
Moreen Joseph

I was able to search http://www.afrinic.net and found out who uses this ip address. their location and phone number. I will post here. If any one knows of a U.S. Law Enforcement Agency who is actively pursuing them please let me know their contact information and I will gladly pass on my information to them.

address: Multilinks Telecommunications Limited
address: 231 Adeola Odeku Str.
address: Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria
e-mail: ipadmin@multilinks.com
phone: +[protected]

Hello,
I received your e-mail and i am very sorry for the late response
to your mail. I'm sure

you'll understand I tend to have a very busy schedule at this
point.I'm Mr Jack Benson from

the North Side Of Chicago. I'm a lawyer by profession and I have been
pretty successful in a

handful of ventures I get involved in; from litigations, stock market
and real estate to

various welfare and community service programs, I mostly 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.

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 job and
the flexibility means

that there will be busier weeks than others, so it's a little
difficult to pinpoint the exact

number of hours you'll be doing per week but i can estimate the
regular 20hrs time frame for a

part time job.If you can manage your time properly, this job may even
give you some extra time

to do something else on the side.

As I have said, I'd want us to get started
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 Yahoo chat as soon as possible so we can
discuss this extensively,

more so it's easier for me to convey information once I'm online. My
Yahoo ID is

jackbnsn@yahoo.com . 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 have been
checking my files and

what i would want you to do for me this week is to run some errands
for an orphanage home i'm

donating to. I do this around festive periods like this. The funds
will be in form of a check

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 to an orphanage
i mostly make out
donations to.

DESCRIPTION OF JOB:

Process all owner distribution batches – print checks, statements and
mail on a timely basis.
Assisting with management of employee's
checking store supplies and placing orders
Process rental applications in Resident Data.
Type various letters, Prepare 3 Day Notices.
Retrieve and process faxes
Send unpaid rent notifications to tenants.
Deposit and monitor payments of all owner contributions.

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:
City:
ZIP Code:
State:
Phone Number:
Your present occupation:

Once i receive your contact information i will get back to you with
the task for this

week, Understand that you will be paid $1000 bi-weekly and the paycheck
will be mailed to your

address in your name. Like i mentioned earlier, this is going to be a
part time work from home

job until you prove very efficiently enough to get promoted to a full
time position in a

physical location.I'm currently in UK for work now...

Hope i am clear with that.

Get back as soon as possible..

Thanks..

I got the exact same email as all of you. I responded to it. I even did a full days worth of work for him. He had me post his ad to all the cities in certain states he told me. The only difference between those emails and the one I had gotten, was that his name was Shay Mere, email was shearmore2@gmail.com and he had me add him on yahoo IM with the ID name richardbr90@yahoo.com and the name on that was Richard Brown. There were too many different names and it was only $500 instead of $550. I fell for it. Even after everyone told me that they thought it was too good to be true and they thought it was a scam. I decided that I would just give this guy a chance. Who knows. He might not be a scammer. But after an entire day of everyone telling me I was wasting my time, I decided to do some research before time went on any longer. I'm glad I researched this.

I got one too The alias is Sheri Barrow:

Heres the ad on craigslist... Date: 2010-06-13, 7:55PM EDT
Reply to: see below

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook); Superior communications skills; Extensive phone experience; Professional attitude and image; Excellent multi-tasking skills; Ability to work on projects independently; Excellent organizational skills; Ability to set goals and meet deadlines.

We are accepting resumes - email: sherib846@aol.com

Location: Eastern WV
Compensation: To Be Discussed
This is a part-time job.
Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.
Please, no phone calls about this job!
Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.
PostingID: [protected]

Here's y email response from Sheri Borrow...
Hello,

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 Sheri Barrow, 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

Sheri Barrow.
Be Aware Ladies and Gents...

Another one to add to the list! I'm not responding since I'm not sure what this "person" is capable of doing.

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. I'm Williams More, 50 years old, and happily married with 3 wonderful children. I'm a relatively successful entrepreneur and huge investor in the real estate market which tends to be my main source of income, I'm also a member of the Angel Investment Network. I'm a private 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. My previous PA is currently unavailable for health reasons and I'm keen on finding a replacement who is efficient, self-motivated, organized, a good communicator with an ability to multi-task under pressure.
Please note that you are being hired only on a personal level, all correspondences would be made and promptly reported to me personally. Due to my frequent travels, the position is part time and home-based meaning you may need to set up a home-office if you don't already have one; we will discuss the costs of setting this up as we move along. Most importantly, you need to have a regular internet access, with this, I can easily convey instructions no matter where I am on what I need to be done at a particular time. 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 documents and packages will be delivered via courier services. 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 $600 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 seminar, however, I do have a number of things you could assist 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
Martial 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.

Regards

Williams More

Yeah.. I wanted to see if he was real. I'm just too nice of a person, I guess and vulnerable.. Well, I kept it going, kind of... I told him about the complaints I read and how he's on the flakelist and he swore he wasn't like those people. He said he sends real checks. Not fake. And he said they he would take care of all my needs. He kept me interested when he kept trying harder and harder to get me to keep working for him posting his ads on CL. Then when I threatened that I was done, he told me he sent me $3000 instead of $500. So ofcourse, I kept the conversation going. I asked him how he has all this money to give away if it's real. He said he does illegal things. He didn't tell me what exactly he did. But when I told him I didn't want anything to do with illegal things, he tried convincing me that I needed to do it because I need money since I have a 3 month old daughter and absolutely NO income at all. Besides Food stamps and Wic. Anyway. I told him I was done for real. He told me I was just a waste of his time. And that was it.

I'm just here to tell you that he will keep trying and trying and trying.. I even threatened him and said that if I get the check and it's fake, I WILL report him, to like the police or something. He still kept telling me, it's real, it's real. I promise. I guess I'm supposed to get a $3000 check in the next few days... We'll see. But I won't try to cash it. I'll take it to the police first. I'm not going to risk going to jail or getting fined because of a fake check... you know?

Just don't fall for it. This guy has a way with words. He even got my boyfriend to believe him towards the end, when he was dead set the whole time telling me to report him and don't talk to him and everything. It caused arguments, til the end. He started to believe him. Take this example and learn from it. Please.

This is a HUGE scam. They send fake checks, and ask you to deposit it into your account...and wire some of the money to a "charity administrator"...a week later, you find out that the check is fake, all the proceeds have been taken out of YOUR account when the check is rejected. And you're screwed. AVOID AVOID AVOID

I got the same email asking for personal information. His add was posted on thegreensheet.com for the Houston section, a local classifids paper in my area, this time and he used the name Bryan Miller, a 52 year old lawyer. I got a warning from my father to 'be careful' so I googled him and got no results, which is strange for a lawyer. So I googled the Angel Investment Network and got the same message as many of you. I won't waste your time by posting it again though.

Beware of any job postings from Bryan Miller or the email address bryan232miller@aol.com

June 30, 2010

Hello, I'm submitting a possible news story for your consideration. It could serve as a valuable warning to those seeking jobs on Craig's List or elsewhere and may be worthy of further investigation.

I took it just so far, then got out without being taken, but I do wonder about others who may not be so careful or suspicious as I am. Innocent job seekers may be used to drain money from their accounts from a bogus "Cashier's Check".

I believe this is just another way to take advantage of desperate job seekers in this very difficult job market.

Sincerely,
Sally Hummer
6816 Chickering
Fort Worth, Texas [protected] CELL [protected] home

At 9:06 AM yesterday, June 29th, I submitted my resume to a job posting on Craig's List. My message to kentoffice019@gmail.com
Job Posting # PostingID: [protected]

At 10:44 AM, I received the following reply:

From: Kent Office
To: Clifford Hummer
Sent: Mon, June 28, 2010 10:44:07 AM
Subject: Re: Attachment

Hello Clifford,

I received your resume in response to the ad on Craigslist for a Administration Personal 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 Assistant 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 Personal Assistant who can monitor and keep me up to date with my activities.

As my Administration Personal 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 $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.

David Kent
GENERAL OVERSEER
Food Relief International Org
www.foodrelief.org

I responded

Dear Mr. Kent,
Your message was welcome and I am eager to assist you in your endeavors. I am flexible and willing to adjust to your schedule. Please advise how I may be of help to you this week. I will look forward to meeting with you when you return to the United States. Sincerely, Sally Hummer

At 3:46 PM - I received the following message and from my point of view, it is written by an entirely different person and tells me that he is expecting me to receive a "cashier's check", buy items with it and/'or transfer funds.

From: Kent Office
To: Clifford Hummer
Sent: Mon, June 28, 2010 3:46:24 PM
Subject: Re: Attachment

Hello Clifford,

I received your e-mail. I'm sure you'll understand I tend to have a very busy schedule at this point.

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 this 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 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 this coming 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 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 around you so you can mail them out Or transfer the fund to them.

I will get you more information on that, Please kindly confirm your contact details once again if not different from what you have on your resume.

Full Name:
Full Contact Address:
City, State, Zip code
Phone Number:

Once i received your contact information i will get back to you with the task for this coming week, Understand you will also be paid as well as its important for me to make the necessary steps before i get to the States.

Hope i am clear with that.

David Kent
GENERAL OVERSEER
Food Relief International Org
www.foodrelief.org

My reply:
Thank you for your e-mail, but it looks as if our association is already at a standstill.
I am sorry to say I will not be able to assist you by receiving a "cashier's check" then purchasing something with it or transferring funds. I am too leary of doing business this way and have heard too many negative stories associated with these types of transactions.
Please don't bother to contact me again.
Sally Hummer

As a side note, A recent experience with a friend actually more-than-likely saved me on this one.
She listed some furniture on Craig's List. Customer responded and asked her to remove the listing as he was interested and would send money to her. She complied and canceled the listing. She then received a "cashier's check" in an extraordinary amount, over and above the cost. She was asked to cash the check and send the remainder to another party for shipping purposes. She took the cashier's check to the bank and discovered it was fraudulent. Of course, if she had deposited it into her account and sent the remaining money, as requested, she would have suffered the loss of the entire amount. She also took it to the police department to see what could be done and did not have any luck there, so just dropped the matter. Although she received several e-mail messages from the customer asking her if she had received the "money order". She didn't respond, but was very concerned since the person did have her address.

His new name is Derek Moore, lawyer, 52.. same everything.. New company name Intercontinental Chambers. If I receive anything in the mail I am bringing it to the police.

Jerk face.

just got the email today and his name this time Donald Lahm origionally from australia. currently in hong kong. donaldlahm@yahoo.com

He has a new name, as I responded to this ad too!

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 Dennis Jomoto, 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 $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 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
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.

Regards
Dennis Jomoto

Just an FYI... received one these scam letters today.

New name to watch out for: Richard Brown (rbrown0486@gmail.com)

Scam, scam, scam. I got the first letter, too!

HERE'S MY SCAM EMAIL...IT INVOVELS A SLIGHT VARIATION & A DIFFERENT NAME:

Hello
Thanks for your interests in the PA position My name is Celestine Henry, 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 OJ 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 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'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 thats commited and relaible.
Celestine Henry

-----------------------------

SO, CAN WE INVOLVE THE FEDS IN ON THIS OR WHAT? WHAT ACTION CAN I TAKE TO BRING THIS PERSON DOWN?

I received the same email on July 10. Using the name of Dennis Jomoto.
Scam! Avoid!

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 Dennis Jomoto, 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 $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 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
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.

Regards
Dennis Jomoto

July 14th 11pm PST

Dennis Jomoto.

Said pay was 450/week.

It seemed a little odd. The mash-up of tasks. so my wife googled it and here we are.
I noticed looking through the older posts here that the email reply is evolving to remove some of the larger red flags of scam mail.

My word of advice. ALWAYS do your own background check on potential jobs. Even if it is just a few google searches.

All that is really left for me to do is hope that there is some cosmic justice in the universe that will smack this person or people for preying on people who by looking for a job we know probably do not have much money to start with. (even if it is a crude as just hitting them with a car. Ya, I would be fine with that)

Good luck fellow job hunters.

i received the same email, i too got a little excited about the whole thing sice i havent been able to find a job in MONTHS! i was ready to reply and remembered i had a friend who works from home so i sent her a message asking questions, i came back to the email and re-read it over again. decided to do some research and ended up here... i guess they are using Alexander Michael Jensen now too...

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 Alexander Michael jensen, 40 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.

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 Germany 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:
Cell Phone Number:
Email Address:

NOTE; Kindly send your application details A.S.A.P.

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.

Alexander Michael Jensen

I am going through this right now! Got exactly the same emails. I wanted to believe her but as soon as the "first task" came up, i.e. sending a western union to nigeria (I got a check in the mail for $2, 850.00) of which I was to keep $400, things didn't seem right and people I know told me not to do it. I found this after looking her up. Thank you so much for posting this! Now I know for sure that she is a fake!

I received the same scam going through Craigslist. In this one he calls himself Michael Davids and is a world roving research journalist as well as a member of the "Angel Investment Network"

The scam again:

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. Davids

I just got this exact same email from "July Mofty, age 50" in Portland, OR. (Email address: allweekjobsincs@writeme.com). The first red flag was the fact that I had responded to his ad just asking the hours and where his office was located, and he responded saying that he'd received my application materials... Hmm...

The pay sounded almost too good to be true too, so be careful because it usually is. Scams suck- getting a job is hard enough without them!

>>Too Good to be true

Yeah, I got this today (July 20, 2010):

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.

Obviously, from reading the other posts, if I had responded, I would get a money order or cashiers check with instructions to deposit it, and re-issue it to someone else (or take the cash somewhere, or buy something and mail it)...then find out the money order/cashiers check is no good. Shame on people like this, taking advantage of people in this recession who are desperately looking for work.

I just got this letter today, and all of my flags went up immediately. So I decided to do some research on the Angel network and came across this page. I t all seemed very fishy it's to bad there isn't a way to just overload there IP that would make them unable to operate.

Dear Applicant

Hope you're having a pleasant day today.

You contacted me applying for the position which I advertised on craiglist

Do take time to go through this introductory mail and feel free to pass any questions on. i'm Richard, married with 3 wonderful children. I'm a relatively successful entrepreneur and huge investor in the real estate market which tends to be my main source of income, I'm also a member of the Angel Investment Network. I'm a private 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. My previous Administrative Assistant is currently unavailable for health reasons and I'm keen on finding a replacement who is efficient, self-motivated, organized, a good communicator with an ability to multi-task under pressure.

Please note that you are being hired only on a personal level, all correspondences would be made and promptly reported to me personally. Due to my frequent travels, the position is part time and home-based meaning you may need to set up a home-office if you don't already have one; we will discuss the costs of setting this up as we move along. Most importantly, you need to have a regular internet access, with this, I can easily convey instructions no matter where I am on what I need to be done at a particular time. 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 documents and packages will be delivered via courier services. You will be actively involved in my personal, business and financial life. In summary, your activities as my Administrative Assistant amongst other things will include;

* Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring;
* Organizing and maintaining diaries, memos and making appointments;
* A personal reminder for Schedules, programs, flights and keeping me up to date with them as they come up;
* Taking on some of the my responsibilities and working more closely with management and other staff related to me;
* Handling and monitoring financial activities
Basic wage is $500 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 seminar, however, I do have a number of things you could assist 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)
*****Do set up a yahoo account and add me on this IM(Richardbr90@yahoo.com
) for detailed instructions and interview

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:
Richard

Received the same emails and even though I thought it was suspicious, I gave it a shot. Sent emails back and forth and just got a "cashier's check" in the mail for $3, 470.00. Purchased by a lady whose name is not the same as the guy's email (Michael J. David's); also sent 2-day Fedex by an entirely different name than both of Those. How do these people operate seriously?

Wow... this scam is making the circuits! Funny how all these people are 52 with 2 wonderful kids. However, his wages is getting lower as I was only offered $450 a month.

* * *
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 Joshua Lee Mollett, 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 $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.

Joshua Lee Mollett

Another alias : Daniel Tasso .. same email !

You can add the name Joshual Lee Mollet, supposedly out of SLC, to the list!

You can add the name Joshua Lee Mollett out of Salt Lake City, Ut, to the list.

It happened to me too. He goes by Joe Cole. I'm a single mom whose been looking for a job for 6 months. I guess after that long this was just what I needed. Well my judgement was clouded and I responded. The "check and money orders" are supposedly on their way. Guess I'll be making a trip to the police department. This sucks! I just wish I hadn't given out my address and phone number. That makes me nervous!

I won't bother pasting the email I got but its exactly the same but with a different name. I'm very glad I researched this.

ummmmmmmmmmmmm...yea me too!

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'm Marc Donald, 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. 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.. Hours would be 8am-3pm.

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.

Marc Donald.

I was just a victum of this scam and I can't believe that I fell for it. The situation went as far as to now I owe my bank money for cashing a fake money order. I'm reporting it to the police and taking actions with the bank. Does anyone have any advice or help on this situation? I would really appreciate it. And why hasn't any action been taken on these scammers and why is craigslist allowing these postings to be posted!?

Another scammer! New name, new age, but same crap as the others.
I also gave my resume, which freaks me out. Anyone else attach their rsume?

hanks 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 Esther Richard, 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

Esther Richard.

New name, new age, same crap as everyone else
I'm freaked out because I attached my resume...did anyone else do that?

hanks 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 Esther Richard, 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

Esther Richard.

Hey I got the same mail. the difference is that i got the mail from the name BARRY JAMES.. have a look

Hello,

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

My profile briefly:

I'm Barry James, 52, and a father of 3 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 Backpage 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 $400 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
Phone Number (H)
Phone Number (M)
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
Barry James
+234-[protected]
AM ALWAYS ON THE MOVE SO YOU CAN SEND A TEXT AND I WILL GET BACK ASAP...THANKS ONCE AGAIN AND GOD BLESS YOU...

Hey I got the same email. I ave the address. what do i do now? help me out please