How much of a scam is this?

[brandonbull]

I've posted my resume out on some jobs boards and got this email. It seems like a total scam and no way would I ever consider doing this.


We analyzed your resume and see you as a potential candidate of our organization.
You may learn about organization business activity on our site. We'd like to offer you the Financial Manager job.
You may also hold a job in a other organization as our vacancy won't occupy a lot of time.

Requirements for the Financial manager position:

* Well-timed encashment of the checks drawn on your name
* Monthly report under performed operations
* Work efficiency

Financial manager position obligations:

* 2-4 hours of free time per week
* Over 23 years old
* THE CITIZENSHIP OF THE USA is a must.

Financial manager position payment:

* the first probation month - $1600 (it'll grow up to $2500 in future)
* every transaction's commission is not less than 10% (out of cashed check sum or out of sum entered to your account).

Our company undertakes to cover transmission, check clearance and all other expenses at its own cost.
If you agree to work for our company, it is necessary for you to:
1) Reply to this email.
2) Provide your full name, home address and phone. FILL IN YOUR DATA CORRECTLY.

You are to take the following steps in order to get down to work:
1) Log on our company site by the link click here
2) Check the « REGISTRATION FINANCIAL MANAGER » tab
3) Pass registration
4) Fill in the contract and send it at a specified address

After we check your data, there will start your cooperation with our
business. You can also view all information in regard to the operation
of our company on our web-site on the Internet.

Respectfully yours,

Manager Andrew Hakes
IQ Business

 

[CrackRabbit]

If you have to ask it's a scam.

BTW how is this P&N?

 

[dmcowen674]

Yes it's a scam.

Their way of collecting Email addresses to spam you.

 

[BoomerD]

Shouldn't have taken too much sense to try googling...

The opening paragraph brings these results:

http://www.google.com/search?s...occupy+a+lot+of+time.+

Where you'll find this:

http://www.phishbucket.org/main/content/view/4447/

Nearly word for word, the same as yours.

Then, googling the name and company at the end of the email brings this:

http://www.google.com/search?h...G=Search&aq=f&oq=&aqi=

And this:

http://www.ripoffreport.com/Em...rew-hakes-po-897x6.htm

Again, NEARLY identical, the only significant difference being the name of the company.


I hate to break it to you, but if you have a resume posted on Career Builder, you're gonna get more offers like this than you will REAL job offers. In two weeks, I got something like 10 "offers" just about the same as this. Minor differences, but most included a link for me to enter my personal information, for a "credit check" or something similar.

Run...very far and very fast...and take your resume off of Career Builder.

 

[JEDIYoda]

Originally posted by: brandonbull
I've posted my resume out on some jobs boards and got this email. It seems like a total scam and no way would I ever consider doing this.


We analyzed your resume and see you as a potential candidate of our organization.
You may learn about organization business activity on our site. We'd like to offer you the Financial Manager job.
You may also hold a job in a other organization as our vacancy won't occupy a lot of time.

Requirements for the Financial manager position:

* Well-timed encashment of the checks drawn on your name
* Monthly report under performed operations
* Work efficiency

Financial manager position obligations:

* 2-4 hours of free time per week
* Over 23 years old
* THE CITIZENSHIP OF THE USA is a must.

Financial manager position payment:

* the first probation month - $1600 (it'll grow up to $2500 in future)
* every transaction's commission is not less than 10% (out of cashed check sum or out of sum entered to your account).

Our company undertakes to cover transmission, check clearance and all other expenses at its own cost.
If you agree to work for our company, it is necessary for you to:
1) Reply to this email.
2) Provide your full name, home address and phone. FILL IN YOUR DATA CORRECTLY.

You are to take the following steps in order to get down to work:
1) Log on our company site by the link click here
2) Check the « REGISTRATION FINANCIAL MANAGER » tab
3) Pass registration
4) Fill in the contract and send it at a specified address

After we check your data, there will start your cooperation with our
business. You can also view all information in regard to the operation
of our company on our web-site on the Internet.

Respectfully yours,

Manager Andrew Hakes
IQ Business

Should have been posted in Off Topic forum!

 

[FoBoT]

sounds more like a money laundering deal
if you are going to be a criminal, cut out the middle man and work for yourself

 

[oiprocs]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
sounds more like a money laundering deal
if you are going to be a criminal, cut out the middle man and work for yourself

Newsletter please.

 

[marvdmartian]

Here's the things I'd say point it out as a scam:

1. Requirements for the Financial manager position:

* Well-timed encashment of the checks drawn on your name

2. Financial manager position obligations:

* 2-4 hours of free time per week

3. Financial manager position payment:

* the first probation month - $1600 (it'll grow up to $2500 in future)


So, basically, for 2 to 4 hours of your time per month, they're going to pay you $1600?? Man, I'd love to get paid $400-$800 per hour!! Add to that the requirement that you cash your checks in a timely manner (and the guess that your $1600 check will actually be written for $3000, can you please send us back the $1400 difference??), pretty much spells scam.

Just don't label it a Nigerian scam, you know how sensitive they've become about that!! :laugh: