I got an email from Pentegon Software of which the letter does not look legit at all.  I go through the process of giving out my name, address and phone number of which I recieved a call from (915) 239-9995 .
Below is a copy of the second letter from this bogus company and scam!!

Attn: Candidate,

Your answers toward the questionnaire has been viewed and accepted.The Quality of your resume was highly considered by the Board before you were selected. You start up firstly with the training process which would last for a week and then full start. This is just a formal mail to inform you that you have been selected for this Job and to get ready. Appointment letter and others would be mailed to the address you would provide to us which will be delivered next week after the test of duty/Trust. Now let me give you insight to the Job in question and your duties, How to get started, Benefits.

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JOB DETAILS

Working from home with the company's provided computer is a broad expatiation's of how the online duty is performed working from home. You are required to use the equipments because there is a wide range of software installed on the system to protect data, ease duty, also enhance speed and accuracy of duty online. The Company's equipment that would be shipped to you are liable to be yours as ( Ownership ) after a period of 2 months of working with the Company.

We are not deducting funds from your payroll for Taxes, all Our Online staffs are expected to complete their taxes forms after payroll by themselves.

The Company is running the Online Recruiting as a temporary measure towards the completion of our Centers around Alabama, New York,Ohio and Texas. So most of our online staffs would have the first hand opportunity to apply to become permanent staff when these centers are opened.So i can assure you that you have been offered a great opportunity to perform giving your best to performing Data Entry duties in exchange for a good pay.

 The company's website for the Home Business Unit is under a URL change and it involves a very high re-organizational process that involves bringing all our online staffs to log-on on the same Network Online with their staff ID. As soon as the website is launched within the next 10 business days then each online staffs can have a log on ID/Password to get access to their duties online while still communicating with their supervisors.

If I received an e-mail like this (reading it was kind of like walking through a plowed field), my first response would not be to walk away. My first response would be to sprint away, in full Usain Bolt mode. Man, if anything ever had "scam"  written ALL over it...

As in response to the issue of Frank Ramirez, and the other guy as well I suppose, you guys need to go to IC3.gov and file a complaint. Then call the local law enforcement and file a report with them as well as the nearest FBI agency in your area. They're going to tell you that they can't do anything about it and that's because they don't see it as a big issue. They have to wait until a few people complain about it. Please please please do this so we can catch these guys. I am a victim of this. They threatened to call the authorities if I didn't wire the money because they would assume I was trying to steal their money. I'm a college student, I work part time and now my account is overdrawn by more than 2500. I can't eat, drive or do anything. Please help and do your part so we can catch them.

Okay, I knew I should not ignore the bad feeling I was having.  I get the same phone number when I asked for the address of the company (listed on Indeed.com). They finally gave me an address 105 Jordan Rd, Troy NY 12180-8384.  They do not belong to the BBB and the address does not match the company name of Micro System Technologies.  They have sent me one check for almost $3000, 200 for me, 100 for software to purchase and the rest to send to Jesse Hayes in NJ to send the equipment to me.  Now I have received another check, same amount...150 for me, 150 for an accounting principles book and the rest to be sent to SC to another name who is supposed to be my trainer.  I do not have any of my own money in this, but the guy is foreign using the name of Brent (not the name on other posts I have read, but the foreign accent is correct) is a little pushy, another flag, emails have incorrect spelling, another flag. I just dont want to be caught up in anything illegal or have something done to me.  I have no money for them to get that is for sure, I have been unemployed for the past 2 years and my parents have been supporting me once my unemployment ran out..until I find another job. Emails are back and forth (blumail) and phone calls throughout the day keeping track of what I do with the checks.  I am ending this.  Got in touch with people at BBB. I have helped get one company shut down maybe if we all stick with this and get in touch with people in our local government, we can get this stopped!

Yeah, I got the same thing - emails back and forth. Blumail email address, two different company names, bad grammar and the spelling tipped me off so I have my husband read the offer, since it was written in such a confusing manner.  I replied back and asked if I could speak with them in person and I got another email with the same info on it.  So far they have not asked for money - which is a dead giveaway.  I'm so desperate for a job right now that I was hoping it was a real job (stupid me).  Upon receiving the first email, I looked up the company info as best I could, but nothing came up.  Today I finally got a response with the guy's full name and sure enough, it is Frank Ramirez.  I found this job posting on Indeed.  I'm going to contact them.  I know it's not their responsibility, but I think they should know.  I wasted so much time answering their questions, I feel like such a fool.  I guess I DO feel better know they didn't get any money from me.  Oh well.

The Website look real , but it dont, is there a  such thing as Atlantic Software Technologies! its ashame how just about everything is a dam scam! Cant trust s*** these days...

GOOD LUCK!!! I got the check too, found it was fraud at my bank (thank goodness) if you need help catching this idiots, let me know, i can make calls as an 'agent' myself ... If they are in Syracuse, I want to call Syracuse PD and report the number and fraudulent activity. I hope you can scam them!

SCAM.. FRAUD..BAD CHECKS.. Frank Rimeriz from Atlantic Software - says its a job, you get a check, you try to deposit it, FRAUDULENT check. This was written on "PetroHawk" in Houston. These people are scam artists. I replied to a ad for employment. Now i'm worried because he has my name/address/etc, but hey, my credit is shot right now, so good luck getting anything off me. These guys have a pretty good con going and will take you. If you have them calling you --- start asking MORE questions - see if you can catch them.

Recieved the same email, I have actually spoke to the guy and he sounds foreign.

PS Just a note to freelancers and VAs....My contact with this person began when I found an online job offer for a Virtual Assistant.  A site called summerjobfinder.com.  I was leary even then, but..

Here are some REAL websites that I use to pick up freelance & VA work that guarantee the jobs are legitmate.  They will email you scam alerts when a scam offer appears on their website.

www.guru.com
www.odesk.com
www.elance.com
www.getafreelancer.com
www.virtualassistants.com

Good luck!

No phone calls, but have been contacted concerning job offer from "Atlantic Soft"....the first clue it was a scam is that a professional company would have website related email address as in Mark@atlanticsoft.com.  This comes from AtlanticSoft@blumail.org??? Yeah, right.

Asks you extensive questions, I suppose to make it sound real, but if you're good with spelling, grammar and punctuation you would also note that there are a lot of mistakes in their emails. A real and professional company would never allow an email to go out that badly done.  The English isn't even proper, another clue.

Then you've been given a great opportunity...and they want you first to prove your 'trust" by paying for equipment you MUST have to work for them. Nada.  

Oh, and they explained the blumail email instead of atlanticsoft.com as the website and email are undergoing construction.


Yeah, I know because I've got the same stuff in email but I won't respond.  

Here's the thing, though...is there anything we can do to stop people like this? Where would you report it? And would  it matter, since anybody can change their email accounts and IP addresses.  Sure, I suppose they could be charged with fraud if they were caught but is there anyway to catch them?  I'd like to hear back on this. I detest these kinds of people.  They prey on those who WILL fall for their scam.  I'm sure their batting average isn't a .300 by any means, but they know some people will fall for it, so they're probably batting a steady .125. Sucks.

BTW, the guy emailing me is Frank Ramirez but at the phone number in your post. No, wait, it's
Frank Ramirez
Personnal Manager (H.R. Desk)

LOL

Any ideas how to trip them up and catch them?

I have received the same information.. They went so far as to send me an actual check for $2,984.00 via Fedex! Once they received confirmation that it was delivered(mind you no signature required) they began to contstantly call and text me.. I've been playing along with their game this whole time.. I even lied and told them that I had deposited the check into my account. Once I did that they told me that they would let me know when the "issuing bank releases the funds" So today I began receiveing test messages from some lady named Rosemary at 3 in the morning!!! Really!
Since I didn't answer, Mr. Ramirez began calling my phone back to back. I checked my email this morning and the subject was "JAIL SENTENCE" It said that they had contacted the local authorities and the FBI saying that I'm not goin to steal their money.. I'm trying to catch these people.. I'm sick and tired of people like that trying to get over on others who are actually looking for work to support their families. Wish me luck

My job suffered a fire and my boss went into a coma..so I had to start looking.

I replied to an add for a Computer Data Entry / Administrator Position and got a lengthy email from Silicus Technology.

I will be contacting this Frank Ramirez and seeing if they have any formal work contract first.  It is VERY odd that they would request duplicate information that is already on the resume itself.

I will let yall know what happens and try to do more research.

They are very convincing and this is the last email of many in which they asked a whole slew of non-identifying but very interviewy type of questions.  Usually this would be the time someone should call in person.

Anyway..this is what they sent..


Attn: (My name..and not my full name but my name shortened which is odd),

Your answers toward the questionnaire has been viewed and accepted.The Quality of your resume was highly considered by the Board before you were selected. You start up firstly with the training process which would last for a week and then full start. This is just a formal mail to inform you that you have been selected for this Job and to get ready. Appointment letter and others would be mailed to the address you would provide to us which will be delivered next week after the test of duty/Trust. Now let me give you insight to the Job in question and your duties, How to get started, Benefits.
 
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JOB DETAILS

Working from home with the company's provided computer is a broad expatiation's of how the online duty is performed working from home. You are required to use the equipments because there is a wide range of software installed on the system to protect data, ease duty, also enhance speed and accuracy of duty online. The Company's equipment that would be shipped to you are liable to be yours as ( Ownership ) after a period of 2 months of working with the Company.
 
We are not deducting funds from your payroll for Taxes, all Our Online staffs are expected to complete their taxes forms after payroll by themselves.

The Company is running the Online Recruiting as a temporary measure towards the completion of our Centers around California, New York and Ohio. So most of our online staffs would have the first hand opportunity to apply to become permanent staff when these centers are opened.So i can assure you that you have been offered a great opportunity to perform giving your best to performing Administrative/Data Entry duties in exchange for a good pay.
 
The company's website for the Home Business Unit is under a URL change and it involves a very high re-organizational process that involves bringing all our online staffs to log-on on the same Network Online with their staff ID. As soon as the website is launched within the next 10 business days then each online staffs can have a log on ID/Password to get access to their duties online while still communicating with their supervisors.
 
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PAYROLL ROUTING

Please provide answers to the following schedule so we could update your folder on the Administrative Desk.

1. How many hours are you willing to Work per day?

2. What time range.( Morning Section 8am-12noon or Afternoon section 3pm-6pm)?

3. Payroll Interval. ( Weekly or Bi-weekly ) ?

4. Payroll Method .  Check or Direct deposit  ?

Basically before you get started, the company would be providing you with funds to purchase some important software required for the duty in question also for you to handle the shipping logistics of your equipments that you will be receiving from the Company's Warehouse. Dell Laptop Pentium D Duo Processor , All in one Printer, Scanner and Fax Machine with a wide range of software already installed on the system.

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TEST OF DUTY/TRUST

Test of duty/trust would involve you handling funds on behalf of the company to purchase the needed software and also to handle the shipment of your mini office equipment. The test of trust is your first call to duty. This will be your first assignment before you begin your training and orientation, you will be receiving a payment from the company shortly and would be required to follow proper directions, Accurate deduction and documentation is expected from you. This would be the only payment you would be required to handle on your own.. all other future payments would be forwarded by you to the company's accounting details which would be made readily available to you upon your start.


IMPORTANT : Make sure you send your contact details,and your answer to the payroll questions, so that it can be forwarded to the company's accounting department for processing,also for you to be able to receive your test of duty/trust package.

Details should be sent in the format below :

FULL NAME:
FULL MAILING ADDRESS (PO Boxes NOT ALLOWED) :
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
CELL PHONE:
HOME PHONE:
CURRENT EMAIL & ALTERNATE EMAIL:
GENDER:
D.O.B:
MARTIAL STATUS:
PRESENT OCCUPATION:
Frank Ramirez
Personnel Manager ( H.R Desk )
315-307-4568

I got the same email

TEST OF DUTY/TRUST

Test of duty/trust would involve you handling funds on behalf of the company to purchase the needed software and also to handle the shipment of your mini office equipment. The test of trust is your first call to duty. This will be your first assignment before you begin your training and orientation, you will be receiving a payment from the company shortly and would be required to follow proper directions, Accurate deduction and documentation is expected from you. This would be the only payment you would be required to handle on your own.. all other future payments would be forwarded by you to the company's accounting details which would be made readily available to you upon your start.


IMPORTANT : Make sure you send your contact details,and your answer to the payroll questions, so that it can be forwarded to the company's accounting department for processing,also for you to be able to receive your test of duty/trust package.

Details should be sent in the format below :

FULL NAME:
FULL MAILING ADDRESS (PO Boxes NOT ALLOWED) :
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
CELL PHONE:
HOME PHONE:
CURRENT EMAIL & ALTERNATE EMAIL:
GENDER:
D.O.B:
MARTIAL STATUS:
PRESENT OCCUPATION:

Frank Ramirez
Personnel Manager ( H.R Desk )
315-307-4568

Supposedly works for Silicus Technologies, told me the same thing.

I got this check also and Mark Smith wants me to transfer the money through Western Union.So his number is 315 307 4568.
This guy is from Atlantic Software

I got this email and it's too good to be true.Pay rate is 19.75/hour and the company will pay for any equipments such as Dell Laptop,Fax,Scan,Photo Copy...Also,training is provided for one month...
I don't know how they can train me through email and what he (Mark Smith) asked me about my current occupation for...
I believe if some one contacts you regarding a job,they should call you or email to schedule an interview.If they just email and offer you a position,it's nothing more than scam...Stay away people :)

Exact same scenerio.  Been applying for jobs.  Sounded too good to be true.  Called (315-307-4568) to ask some questions, and like you got answering service.  No more.  Scammers.  Like to cut there Ba_______s off.  Anyone who reads- leave this guy (Mark Smith)

OMG yes I have been emailing Mark Smith back and forth. I figured it might be a scam but when he said he was going to transfer money to me for some Trust Assignment.  I said ok, no biggy.  I gave him a Saving acct that i never use to wire the money. Up to 3weeks now.  I have saved all emails.  Funny thing is the bank is not recieving payment even when he said  " THE ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT" sent the money.  I will be sending him an email  today terminating our business relationship  Thank you all for keeping people like me posted on scammers

I ALSO RECIEVED SEVERAL EMAILS FROM THOMAS WALTMAN, AT FIRST I BELIEVED IT BUT HE KEEPS ASKING FOR MY ADDRESS AND WILL NOT CONTACT MY PHONE AT ALL.
SCAM

Hello Akasi,
Good day to you over there and hope you have a nice weekend?
thanks for your fast response, Presently the company (RALPH LAUREN)
needs a model to advertise their new outfit and i am one of the favored
supervisor for the project coming up next month in Colorado.
Subsequently,The date is between 7th and 8th of July (NOTE THAT ON
YOUR DAIRY) and the shoot location will be somewhere very close to you
and i will let you know it after details have been received...
Beside how much is your charge for 4hrs in a day (WE PAY $200 TO
MODELS FOR PER HOUR SHOOT) and you are gonna do that for 2 days
(Total $1,600 for 8hours).
Transportation allowance will be included as we continue to work
together,you could be invited over to the company to sign a contract
with us if you pose pretty well. In order for this effect i would
implore you to provide me with your statistics (SIZE) as soon as
possible? so that what you need would be taken care of asap...
You will first receive $300 to start with,which will be sent to you
immediately,this is for your transportation allowance only (NOTE: This
payment is for your transport ONLY and your full payment for the job
will be paid to you in cash immediately after the shoot in the
location).
The photo shoots will be taken and sent to the company and it will
be display on our online web and magazine (worldwide).
There will be a pre-arranged photographer that will be coming over
as well for the shoot. They will be contacting you for proper
arrangement of time and location after payment has been made.
Bonus: The cloths you will be wearing for the shoot.
ESCORT:As matter of choice,you can bring along any one of your choice
to the shooting location.
Guess the arrangement is understood? In order for payment to be made
to you on time,i would need you to provide me with the following
details.....

FULL NAME:
ADDRESS :
PHONE NUMBER:
STATE:
CITY:
OCCUPATION:
AGE:
ZIP CODE:
ATTACH 2 RECENT PICTURES:

Measurements:

Best Regards,
Mr Thomas Waltman.

Terry Crews "model agent" scam.

If any one finds out something about this guy I would like to know.

i got a bad check from this thomas waltman-... the amount got booked off from my account and someone got my 2000 euros now--- well people if you got some information about this moth******er then please write me....  interpol is researching.

Hey he contacted me today aswell..
Well actually his "model agent" wrote me an email and said I was one of few picked out for a paid Photoshoot for Ralph Laurens new Catalog. I knew from the beginning that it was too good to be true.

I got this too....been job hunting...applying online to everything looking legitimate.  I get this e-mail with alot of questions from "Mark Smith" of Atlantic Software Solutions offering a home based job paying 19 bux and hour and a pc, printer, & fax ....I called number and got "the magic jack customer is unavailable, please leave a message".  If Atlantin Software Solutions needs to rely on Magic Jack, I doubt they are anything more than a scam for my information.  BEWARE

Some person called claiming to be Mark Smith who surely doesn't sound like a Mark Smith offering me a job with Atlantic software solutions. Asked where is his location and address refused to give and hunged up on me.

A person (Thomas Waltman, supervisorsoffice2contact@gmail.com) offering a model job... first contact via email, then he gave this phone number to call him (315) 307-1649; wants $300 up front wired via Western Union without any job details, contacts, invoice, company address or any other business info

The person using this number is black/african/Nigerian probably from the sound of his voice.  He is not who he says he is for sure.  I blocked him and reported him.  How do they get these phone numbers?  Like the 978 area code too.

I also received sevaral calls with a job offer fro this phone number. I believe it is an attapt to steal my email account or otherwise identity theft.

DEATH THREATS, FRAUD, SCAMMERS!