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WTF is this? Doesn't quite seem like a scam job.

Zeze

Zeze

Lifer
Initial email was spammed to me, and I replied for the hell of it. They got me back with below:

Is this professional money laundering job to white collar criminals? LOL.

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Dear (my name),

Thank you for your interest in our company and offered position of a Profit Center Assistant.
My name is William Edwards, I am a Human Resources Officer in M-Times Investments.
The company was established in 2006 and headquartered in Wyckoff, NJ. For more detailed
information about the company and its services, please visit our official website.

We offer the opportunity to work from a home based office. Position of a Profit Center Assistant
is a part-time with flexible hours.

Duties and Responsibilities:

*Provision and monitoring of company's clients profit;
*Coordinate the fund transfers to the company's clients;
*Reporting about completed transfers to accounting departments.

A career in this field does not require formal training. I will be your primary contact person. You
will be receiving all instructions and notifications from me via e-mail. You will be provided with
detailed step-by-step instructions for each assignment.

You do not need any special equipment or software package to perform assigned duties.

NOTE: You will need to have a bank account in order to coordinate the fund transfers to the
company's clients. The company will not ask you to provide any sensitive information about your
current personal accounts. You will receive instruction for opening an account which will be used
for the job purposes only. We will review financial institutions in your area and will provide you
the list of acceptable local banks and credit unions.

The salary is $3,000.00 per month, payable once a month on the first day of each month via the
check or direct deposit. The company will also pay additional commission of 5 percent for each
completed assignment. Commission will be paid on the same day the assignment has been
completed.

An employee benefits package includes paid holidays (10 paid holidays), health insurance,
401K & Roth 401K Plans and paid sick leave.

There are no start up fees. If you would like to accept this position or have any further questions,
please do not hesitate to contact me at this e-mail address.

We would like to thank you for your interest in our company and we look forward
to working with you in the near future.

Best Regards,
William Edwards
 
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seems totally legit to me. With the $3,000/mo you're being paid, might I offer you a bridge that I have for sale in Brooklyn? Will let it go for only 3 months salary - it's a steal!
 
Probably sending in more than 10K and sending out smaller amounts to leave you with the tax bill since 10K+ are reported directly to the IRS.
 
Desin said:
Probably sending in more than 10K and sending out smaller amounts to leave you with the tax bill since 10K+ are reported directly to the IRS.
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I think you're onto something. Would I really be liable for the tax bill? I mean the company seems established with 401k and paid holidays. I can just tell IRS that it's company's funds?

I gotta admit, I wouldn't mind doing this on the side.
 
Zeze said:
I think you're onto something. Would I really be liable for the tax bill? I mean the company seems established with 401k and paid holidays. I can just tell IRS that it's company's funds?

I gotta admit, I wouldn't mind doing this on the side.
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Ummm, you can't be serious.
 
Zeze said:
I think you're onto something. Would I really be liable for the tax bill? I mean the company seems established with 401k and paid holidays. I can just tell IRS that it's company's funds?

I gotta admit, I wouldn't mind doing this on the side.
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seriously there's this new awesome website out called "Google." Have you ever thought about what might happen if you went to this Google and typed in the company name? The results could be... awesome!
 
Zeze said:
I think you're onto something. Would I really be liable for the tax bill? I mean the company seems established with 401k and paid holidays. I can just tell IRS that it's company's funds?

I gotta admit, I wouldn't mind doing this on the side.
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You would be liable for the tax bill. All that money will show up as paid to you and the IRS doesn't care what happens next. Good ahead and give it a try, maybe the IRS will use lube....
 
Jeeebus said:
seriously there's this new awesome website out called "Google." Have you ever thought about what might happen if you went to this Google and typed in the company name? The results could be... awesome!
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I did, and always do.

The company site is legit (standard consulting firm). I searched for company name + scam / fraud and got nothing. Also did it with the position name. Nothing.
 
Desin said:
You would be liable for the tax bill. All that money will show up as paid to you and the IRS doesn't care what happens next. Good ahead and give it a try, maybe the IRS will use lube....
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And I can't just report the company to fuck them over? That seems short sighted on the company's part.
 
Zeze said:
I did, and always do.

The company site is legit (standard consulting firm). I searched for company name + scam / fraud and got nothing. Also did it with the position name. Nothing.
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I understand the economy is bad and a lot of people are hurting and want to be believe these things are not scams, but you seriously can't be this retarded.

You're not finding info on the company because the website went up on April 22, 2011 (not 2006). The registrant information is hidden, but the info that is available suggests this thing is being run out of China.

They'll have a new website in July. Use some common sense - there are tens of millions of people desperate for a job - do you really think any legitimate company needs to email spam a job that pays $3000/mo, benefits, 401k, etc. for someone to sit on their ass?

People would fight in a caged death match for something like that. Jesus Christ I hope my sarcasm meter just needs new batteries and you're really not this dense.
 
Jeeebus said:
I understand the economy is bad and a lot of people are hurting and want to be believe these things are not scams, but you seriously can't be this retarded.

You're not finding info on the company because the website went up on April 22, 2011 (not 2006). The registrant information is hidden, but the info that is available suggests this thing is being run out of China.

They'll have a new website in July. Use some common sense - there are tens of millions of people desperate for a job - do you really think any legitimate company needs to email spam a job that pays $3000/mo, benefits, 401k, etc. for someone to sit on their ass?

People would fight in a caged death match for something like that. Jesus Christ I hope my sarcasm meter just needs new batteries and you're really not this dense.
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Of course not. I wouldn't take any job unless I spoke to them in person and there were already plenty of red flags. I was just curious as the scam wasn't as blatantly obvious.

That's why I came to you guys for help. That's not dense. 😛
 
Your google skills suck......




Thank you for your interest in our company and offered position of a Profit Monitoring Agent.
My name is Gregory Hodges, I am a Chief Human Resources Officer in Mercet Group.
The company was established in 1999 and headquartered in Denver, CO. For more detailed information
about the company and its services, please visit our official website.

We offer the opportunity to work from a home based office. Position of a Profit Monitoring Agent
is a Part-Time with flexible hours.

Duties and Responsibilities:

- Provision and monitoring of company's clients profit;
- Coordinate the fund transfers to the company's clients;
- Reporting about completed transfers to accounting departments.

A career in this field does not require formal training. I will be your primary contact person. You
will be receiving all instructions and notifications from me via e-mail. You will be provided with
detailed step-by-step instructions for each assignment.

You do not need any special equipment or software package to perform assigned duties.

NOTE: You will need to have a bank account in order to coordinate the fund transfers to the
company's clients. The company will not ask you to provide any sensitive information about your
current personal accounts. You will receive instruction for opening an account which will be used
for the job purposes only. We will review financial institutions in your area and will provide you
the list of acceptable local banks and credit unions.

The salary is $3,000.00 per month, payable once a month on the first day of each month via the
check or direct deposit. The company will also pay additional commission of 5 percent for each
completed assignment. Commission will be paid on the same day the assignment has been
completed.

An employee benefits package includes paid holidays (10 paid holidays), health insurance,
401K & Roth 401K Plans and paid sick leave.

There are no start up fees. If you would like to accept this position or have any further questions,
please do not hesitate to contact me at this e-mail address.

We would like to thank you for your interest in our company and we look forward
to working with you in the near future.

Best Regards,
Gregory Hodges
 
Jeeebus said:
I understand the economy is bad and a lot of people are hurting and want to be believe these things are not scams, but you seriously can't be this retarded.

You're not finding info on the company because the website went up on April 22, 2011 (not 2006). The registrant information is hidden, but the info that is available suggests this thing is being run out of China.

They'll have a new website in July. Use some common sense - there are tens of millions of people desperate for a job - do you really think any legitimate company needs to email spam a job that pays $3000/mo, benefits, 401k, etc. for someone to sit on their ass?

People would fight in a caged death match for something like that. Jesus Christ I hope my sarcasm meter just needs new batteries and you're really not this dense.
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How do you look up website registration info?
 
I say take the job. Wait for the deposits to happen, then take the money and run. Hookers and Blow ftw.

How can there possibly be a down side to this...
 
I expect the blatantly obvious part of the scam comes in the next email.

They're going to send you a check. You're going to deposit it and then send the money back to them. Then the first check is going to bounce.
 
Once they said the bank account would be established in YOUR name, that's all you need to see to realize it's a scam. What company would recommend (or even allow) people to put company funds in employee's personal accounts?

Answer: zero.
 
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