A person giving this number called the place where I work and tried to buy things that I believe they were going to then ship out of the country. I don't want to give the information on the card, as they said it was stolen, but do not permit any sales over the phone or internet to an individual that gives this phone number.

I am an analyst, and it was clearly stated in my response to his ad for part-time office work. I would like to bring to your attention, as well, that this could possibly include drug smuggling and trafficking. Picking up mailed packages from the post office, having them delivered to your house, in any way signing for, accepting delivery of, or participating in the mailing of packages that contain drugs (and no, you don't need to "know" about them being there) is smuggling and trafficking. The money aspect of it i.e. paying "bills" and such, is laundering. Report it to the FBI, post it to FB so you can let everyone you care about know, and be sure to provide "full headers" when reporting to the FBI. "Full headers" allow you to pinpoint the exact location of where the email came from. Don't touch anything asking you to mail anything on their behalf, or make payments/transfer monies with a ten foot pole. You can, and possibly will, spend the rest of your life in jail for trafficking. It's no joke.

I also got scammed.  I cashed the check today like an idiot but have not sent any money but what should I do now that I cashed it? His name our supposed name was cory cyrus just so everyone else knows he also have me a didn't phone number saying he gets to many phone calls.

If you guys want to stop this file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission. I don't know what they can do but at the very least they can stop this guy--maybe even get lost monies back! Either way the more complaints they have about this guy the sooner he is shut down! I added the link below so its easier for everyone. On the right hand side of the web page it says click (here) to file your complaint. Put whatever information you have and the name he used on your post so they know all his aliases. Hope this helps! Good luck!

https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/

-aLiTtLeBiRdY

I got the same exact email for the name Calvin arnold I am so upset right now. Good thing I didn't cash the check

I got scammed but I have yet to get the check and stuff. I accidentally face the wrong address. I'll make sure I give him a piece of my mind in my next email.!!!! Calvin Arnold my butt.!!!!

big scam, do not send money.. got the name Calvin Arnold. do not cash the check!

I fell for the scam and deposited the check and wired money out like a total idiot. Now I am out a lot of money and te bank is "verifying" the check. Now I know it won't go through. This man has no conscience. He is preying on people in this terrible economy that need the money. I can't believe I fell for this and I still don't have a job. The check won't clear until next week. Well, it probably won't clear. I don't know what to do. I wish I had researched this better.

Wow, I am so glad I googled this guy's number before responding to him. I sent this email to all of my friends, asking them to check it out and tell me whether or not they think it's legit. I have my answer now. Thanks, everyone.

I just received the same email,except:
   
NB:You can give me a call on my australia number or my US number which is roam to australia
Tony Stuart.
Tel:(+61)2939-77545 Australia      
Tel:(213)-437-6324 USA.

I would guess this is a scam

I am really in a need for a job and scam like this just takes your time. I did recieve and was thinking to reply, but good thing that I googled the numbers and this info pop up. The only bad thing is that I sent my resume to this some what called Daniel Crispin.

its a scam job application trying to take your money

I fell for this stupid man also. Did you send it via a money gram? And if so did you have a particular name?

Same here, just got the email from 'Evan Conor'

It sounded fishy to me to begin with. Who in their right mind would pay someone $1800 a month for 15 hours of work unless you are a doctor or lawyer or better. Im glad I googled his number and found this. It's horrible for anyone who has fallen for this scam. I just applied for what I thought was a legitimate job offer. Sad that people take advantage of others like this.

This is a scam, I get these e-mails all the time when applying for jobs. It's not just this guy either, there's multiple ones just like this. THEY ARE SCAMS. Some say they want you to have an interview via yahoo messenger, DO NOT DO THAT.

I got it yesterday, I fell for it too...I reported this to Craig's list too!

I hope he got my response today, I had some choice things to say to him!

thanks all for this post, w/o it I wouldn't have known and I would have passed up a job interview on Monday!

thanks all...have a great weekend!

Call your bank right now! Tell them you have reason to believe that the check you just deposited is fraudulent. Also, DO NOT send this guy any money.

I just got scammed from this guy too! I was stupid and took the check to the bank a few hours ago what should I do now? do I call and ask for it to be cancelled? Will i get in trouble still?

I was looking for a second job and got the SAME email except he said his name was Heath Jones..
I wish there was a way to monitor on Craigslist but there's not which sucks!!!! I'm glad that
I looked on here first but the fact he has my resume and my info on it blows!!!  People are actually looking for REAL jobs and these people have nothing better to do than to scam people.. I feel bad for anyone who already fell for this... always, ALWAYS do your research before accepting any job:)

Just got the exact same response from George Nicolas. This post was on the Sacramento, CA craigslist

Mine was "Gab Antonio". LOL...I sware these people come stateside I'll put them in 24 hour lockdown at the federal level for all this crap they're doing to people.

What ever you do, report them. I work with Law Enforcement here in Texas and I've seen scams like this. Especially on Craigslist. Legally, nothing can be done about these people unless they are stateside. But what you can do, notify the local Secret Service branch in your city. Let them know what's going on. They will direct you to the appropriate section.

Hey everyone, thank you so much for posting your comments here. I was so close into replying back to the exact same email everyone got. I too, found the same ad in Craigslist. I did have the thought of too good to be true, and here I am. I will always trust my gut, and it is very appreciated everyone's comments on here...THANK YOU!

Applied to Craigs list for Receptionist/ Executive Secretary
This is the e-mail I received. I asked him to call me. He was rude when I questioned him about his busineses. I googled the number and this is what I found a scam. Thank You


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Hello ,




How are you doing today? I?m very happy that you want to becoming part  of our company by working for us. Thanks for the mail...I am looking for someone who can handle my personal and business errands at his/her spare time.Someone who can offer me these services: Mail services Receive my mails and drop them off at UPS(nothing illegal)Shop for Gifts,Art works,Bill payment ( pay my bills on my behalf)Sit for delivery( at your home) or pick items up at nearby post office at your convenience. It does not matter where  you are located as long as you reside in the united states.Let me know if you will be able to offer me any/all of these services.




Where are you located? I would love to meet up with you to talk about this job but I am currently away on business. I am in Australia so there will be no interview.I will prepay you in advance to do my shopping. I will also have my mails and packages forwarded to your address. If you will be unable to stay at your house to get my mails, I can have it shipped to a post office near you and then you can pick it up at your convenience.When you get my  mails/packages; you are required to mail them to me or our customers. You don't have to put money out of  your pocket,  all you have to do is have packages shipped to your house and do my shopping. You are allowed to open the packages to reveal its content.The content of the packages are computer and electronics,art works,antiques business and personal letters..  All expenses and taxes will be covered by me.  You will work between 15 and 20hrs a month..I will pay $450.00 weekly, That is not a bad offer is it?  I need your service because I am constantly out of town. I work in a realestate and I own an Art Gallery in Australia. I will return to USA in March,2012 so this process will be on going till then.If you don't mind, I will meet up with you when I return and then we can talk about the possibility of making

this long term. Well, let me know if you are able to handle the position.Hope to hear from you.I will email you the list

and pictures of what to shop for when I am ready. No heavy packages is involved! You can do the shopping at any nearest stores.



I will provide you with my personal UPS account number for Shipping.

All you have to do is provide my account number to UPS and shipping charges will be applied into the account.I will provide clear set of instructions for each task I need done as well as the funds to cover them. If I were to mail you money to do  my shopping plus upfront payment for your service, where would you want it mailed to? How should your name appear on the money?




Kindly,provide me with the following details below







Full Name:

Full Address:

(NO P.O.BOX)

City:

State:

Country:

Zip Code:

Phone Number

if you have yahoo messenger or hotmail to chat with you also about the job....

Age:







Thank you!

NB:You can give me a call on my australia number or my US number which is roam to australia

Antonio Bailey.

Tel:(+61)2939-77545 Australia

Tel:(213)-437-6324 USA.

Yep, same thing happened to me but I wanted to check it out and I did speak with him this morning. He said he had to receive an e-mail from me first stating that I received the check and then he would call me back. I sent an e-mail to him and started to google any information about this guy immediately and found this page. He is blowing up my phone now and I won't answer. I would just like to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who posted on here to inform other people of what is going on. This is actually the second time this happened to me. Last week, I received another check similar to an ad like this and took it to the bank for them to check and verify if it was any good along with printed e-mails from this prick. I also gave them the envelope from fed-ex that contained the check with the tracking number that was delivered to my door that morning. In the e-mail, he had listed the same exact tracking number, so I had all the proof I needed and everything matched up. I left all of this with the bank president so that he could report it and the scammer kept texting me to see if I had cashed the check. When he found out that the bank kept it, he left me alone. Word of advice, all of these checks are usually from credit unions. Best of luck to all and investigate any info and get it checked out from a bank first before you cash anything. That way, you are covering yourself from any future harm from these scam artist.

I don't know where all of you are, but I'm in Michigan and I received the same email to be this person's personal assistant...I was NOT impressed!!! So I Googled the number and found this!!! From now on, I will no longer send an address or phone number on my resume!!! Because all of my personal information is on my resume, this was my reply back!!!! This might not stop him from posting his false job ads, but maybe these steps will prevent someone else from falling prey to this scam!!!

Here was my reply to this jerk:

Dear Kevin Julian...or whoever you are!!!

Are you kidding me? What a crock!!! I looked up the given phone number on Google and I know EXACTLY what kind of a scam you're running, so I have forwarded this email to craigslist as well as many state and federal representatives and I will be forwarding this to our local television and radio stations and posting this on Facebook.

DO NOT attempt to contact me again, whether by phone, email or regular mail. If you do try to contact me again, or use any information in my resume, I WILL hunt you down and prosecute!!!! If you don't think I have the connections or knowledge to do so...try me!!!!

I recieved the exact email today for the same position. Except he claims his name is Kevin Julian.

I checked on this number on the web and found it to be a big scam.  They say then will send you money up front to purchase things then give you their UPS account number to send the merchandise to them.  They send you a bad check, and you end up having ro reimburse the bank.  They say they are in Australia and will be back in the US in about a month.  They also ask that you pay bills for them after they send you a check for same.  Whoever actually ownes this number is pulling a big scam on a lot of people according to what I could find out on the web.

Hello and good morning been a long night trying to find out more Informtion.
Maura S. thanks for the advice i do have one Q for u tho how do know he is Nigerian?

You fail to actually state what you've done in falling for the scam so I will assume the worst and that you've deposited his check into your account, withdrew cash and wired it to him. The bank holds you responsible for the cash you voluntarily withdrew from your account and this has to be paid back. What you should do immediately is call your bank and tell them the whole story. If you wait, your bank may think you are in cahoots with the scammer so you must call your bank PRONTO. You are way better off if you alert the bank instead of the bounced check alerting the bank. If you can't reach the bank on a Sunday, call your local police and report it. It's important to establish that you reported the crime once you found out a crime had occurred, i.e., that you are not hiding the crime. Ask your bank if they will let you borrow the money as a loan and you pay it back in monthly payments. Unfortunately, the FBI has stated that it will prosecute these crimes even though you were the unwitting victim of the scammer but all cases are unique and you may or may not end up in prosecution.