I m ready 4 d ofa 2 transact wt u! So u cn cal me on 08038935500. I do reside @ Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria. Plz i m in need of d job, tnkx!

Send an electronic complaint to the FBI in your state - I checked my state and they do allow electronic complaints - act now

here's one that's floating around in WA state. i thought it was kind of odd that an hour after sending my resume to an ad posted on CL i got a response back. this time, the email popped up as a "Josh Garrett", but he signs "Carlos Torres". i'm glad i checked up on it or else i would have sent him some unnecessary information because i'm in desperate need of a job. watch out and hopefully no one ends up getting scammed by this!


Dear Applicant,
    I'm looking for someone that can be prudent and reliable to work very well with good understanding as my Personal Assistant/Receptionist.This position is home-based and flexible,working with me is basically about instructions and following them,so this person has to be very close to a computer as there could be some urgent errand that is needed to be passed across. 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/Receptionist,your activities amongst other things will include;

Primary Responsibilities:

* Creating orders/pick slips/invoices/credit memos.
* Processing return authorizations for me as needed.
* Running personal errands.
* supervisions and monitoring.
* Scheduling programes, flights and keeping me up to date with them.
* Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence while I'm away and when needed as i am hard on hearing that is why computer works for me. Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf. Handling and monitoring some of my financial activities as the case maybe.

Basic wage is $400 Weekly

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 for now and the flexibility means that there will be busier weeks than others. I have reviewed with your Resume and I think I am impressed with it and would like to give you an immediate trial, so if you are interested kindly get back to me. As I have been checking my files and schedules and would need someone urgently to run some errands for me this week/next week, while I am away. I will have some funds sent to you to complete the errands and would get back to you with more information on that, get back to me with your Personal/Contact Details such as:

****YOU ARE TO REPLY DIRECTLY TO MY PERSONAL EMAIL**** carlostorres007@aol.com

FULL NAMES:
ADDRESS,Include Apt # If Available(No PO.BOX please):
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
HOME PHONE #:
MOBILE PHONE#:
EMAIL ADDRESS:
SEX:
AGE:
PRESENT JOB:

The employee,acknowledged the Trial and Detailed Job Description
and signed          _______________
          (First Name and Last Name of Employee)



Send Your Information to : carlostorres007@aol.com
Thanks in anticipation of your prompt response
Yours Sincerely,
Carlos Torres.


PS

Once I have received your Personal/Contact details, I will draw my schedule and get back to you with your tasks for this week/next week

Hey I just got some checks and I open a bank account but just opened it and of course haven't give him no info about the account. Recive the same email. Can u give some more info about this

I received the same email only minutes ago, after applying for the postion online... thank everyone for your postings! Its a shame there are such dirtbags in the world! Again thank u again, I knew it was to go to be true! If ur looking for a job, craigs list isn't the place to find one, SCAM CITY!

I got the same email from my response to an employment ad, different phone. Never had a moment's doubt it was a scam.

Jessica and Karen, and anyone else who replied to this person, if you told him anything about hours when your house would likely have no one home "to receive packages," I would certainly think about getting an alarm system.

It's a shame that those of us who need work have to deal with this.

I was looking on Craig's list for a job.  There were 2 positions, one for a personal assistant (Illinois)  I questioned where the person was located (knew if was a scam.  He wrote me back.  I could tell immediately it was a scam.  It didn't make sense.  Then there was another job posted for a dispatcher and administrative assistant with no location.  I asked for the location.  He emailed back almost the same identical letter as the first scammer.  This is truly a shame for people who are looking for jobs.

Omg I got that same message !

was not so lucky i cashed some of his checkes for him and sent money transfers. i now owe my banke a little over 2,000 thanks to this guy.

I just got an email from him asing me to do some shopping for him, and to be his receptionist, i want until after i sent him an email that i though googling him, what should i do???

I recieved the same message and you can tell right away that its bogus, it's common sense there's no credibility what so ever, who is going to give you so much ''trust'' with a personal account # without meeting with you and interviewing you? Im 22 yrs old and I guess I am not so naive after all.

does your check say name of remitter al f connor? bottom left corner?

My daughter just received the same emails as below (Johnson Hayes) she did reply but not with any person id #'s.  Thank God I decided to look this Johnson Hayes up on line and came across you guys. Whewwww that was close.

Thats this person's name and phone number that has been calling and email me with this job...and I just recieve a check from him..what should i do now with the check?

someone pls help me out...i just recieved a check from this someone in the mail and now I that I've read all this comment I felt like I am dying..someone what do i do with this check?

i just received this same email, i even almost went through with it but from the beginning i didnt feel right he gave me the job even before talking to him i went to the point where we spoke on the phone and he had me do an ad on craigslist for him similar to the one we all sent our resumes too, i even received the check but when i saw the amount and him giving me his credit card info without knowing anything about me really tiped me off and i spoke to my whole family about thats when i decided to do research and found this. thanks so much from saving me from this beCAUSE I HAVE BEEN SCAMMED BEFORE AND WOULD HAVE HATED TO GO THROUGH IT AGAIN. I HAVE KIDS I REALLY CANT AFFORD TO GO THROUGH THIS ...HE IS EVEN MESSAGING ME AS I AM WRITING THIS I SENT HIM AN EMAIL TELLG HIM WHAT I FOUND OUT AND DECLINING HIS JOB OFFER... I AM SO UPSET.



Hi,


Thanks for the mail...As they say, punctuality is the soul of business. I believe promptness is key if any business is to thrive. I want to thank you for your prompt response. I have gone through your resume and it seems good enough. I will not be  able to meet up with you until I get back from my trip. You will resume work with helping me on errands, sorting  out my delivers and packages and doing my shopping. You will be properly briefed in  order to carry out every task appropriately.  I believe we can start the purchase with  TRUST, Please assure me of your trust, honesty,  promptness to duty and commitment.
  Its great to know you are willing to work for me. I cherish versatility and freedom in a working relationship so you can work from your home or office. I will make for financial aid to be sent to you for purchase of some paintings and other merchandise ( pay my bills on my behalf)Sit for delivery( at your home) or pick items up at nearby post office at your convenience.
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 where I want them mailed to. 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, clothings business and personal letters..... All expenses and taxes will be covered by me.
  You will work between 15 and 20hrs a month..  How much will you charge Weekly? I will pay $300.00.
  That is not a bad offer is it? I need your service because I am constantly out of town.
  I work in Realestate and I own an Art Gallery in Australia.
  I will return to USA in July, 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 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.You will be shopping for Electronics and clothing's.
  I will provide you 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 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?Maybe you can provide me with the following details below:


 Full Name:
 Full Address:
 Apt#
 City:State:
 Zip Code:
 Phone Number:
 Age:
  Thank you!
My Phone # 916-751-1641

Thank you everyone for saving me. I'm so upset at this guy I thought I was going to be able to pay rent but at the last second I decided I should check up on him... This is what I found!

Got the same freaking email, ugh. Hate scammers! Thank goodness I did some research.

Yes he changes email and phone all the time, I called, and hang up, called second time just recorder from prepaid phone company research his number and name not exist accept Gallery in Australia, pay attention. When replied email, time different from Australia.

I got this kind of email few month ago, and 2 days ago the same format as yours, I know this is a scam, because I only respond to his ad with question where is his location.
I still respond to him and ask where is his business in the state and tell me more about gallery in Australia.I also suggested he can have mail boxes set up. Pay attention to the time when he replied from Autralia.
Never give your address to a stranger, research the person or company before you respond to any job ad, I know this is a hard time for job hunting. Good luck.

I too received the same email this morning in my mailbox, word for word! At first glance it seems tempting but upon re-reading it there were a few red flags. Don't fall for this scam. Let's be wary of these too good to be true lies on craigslist. Best of luck to us all.

Same email 916-751-1641 emailed same exact email 4/23/2011

in addition, please be sure to alert your state atty general office of the incident so they can track scamming and make the public aware.

HERE WE GO AGAIN ! Different name, same scam ! Only difference is, this guy can't make up his mind if his last name is Martinez or Torres - he used both in the same correspondence ! It has now gotten to the point where I now longer want to apply to an employment "opportunity" on craigslist...( Please see my above April 10 post re: Johnson Hayes ) This guy is also asking illegal questions, i.e. age, sex etc. and THEN ask's you to sign an agreement - UNBELIEVEABLE ! So another WARNING, avoid this one too folk'sand I hope we all find legitimate, substanstial employment soon !


carlos martinez cm097654@gmail.com to me
show details 12:49 AM (9 hours ago)

Dear Applicant,
    I'm looking for someone that can be prudent and reliable to work very well with good understanding as my Personal Assistant/Receptionist.This position is home-based and flexible,working with me is basically about instructions and following them,so this person has to be very close to a computer as there could be some urgent errand that is needed to be passed across. 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/Receptionist,your activities amongst other things will include;

Primary Responsibilities:

* Creating orders/pick slips/invoices/credit memos.
* Processing return authorizations for me as needed.
* Running personal errands.
* supervisions and monitoring.
* Scheduling programes, flights and keeping me up to date with them.
* Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence while I'm away and when needed as i am hard on hearing that is why computer works for me. Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf. Handling and monitoring some of my financial activities as the case maybe.

Basic wage is $400 Weekly

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 for now and the flexibility means that there will be busier weeks than others. I have reviewed with your Resume and I think I am impressed with it and would like to give you an immediate trial, so if you are interested kindly get back to me. As I have been checking my files and schedules and would need someone urgently to run some errands for me this week/next week, while I am away. I will have some funds sent to you to complete the errands and would get back to you with more information on that, get back to me with your Personal/Contact Details such as:

****YOU ARE TO REPLY DIRECTLY TO MY PERSONAL EMAIL**** carlostorres007@aol.com

FULL NAMES:
ADDRESS,Include Apt # If Available(No PO.BOX please):
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
HOME PHONE #:
MOBILE PHONE#:
EMAIL ADDRESS:
SEX:
AGE:
PRESENT JOB:

The employee,acknowledged the Trial and Detailed Job Description
and signed          _______________
          (First Name and Last Name of Employee)

I got the same thing. Not via phone, but through a craigslist posting. Same email, everything. Thank you so much for posting this! I would have fallen for it.Looking for a job, not expecting to get scammed.

OMG I got the SAME thing!!!!! Thanks for he warning!!!

Just received the same scam  letter as everyone from Johnson Hayes posing as an employer on Craigslist. What a scam artist, hope he gets caught

II was tipped off right away by the little cues like asking for my information when it was on resume'. Isnt there anything that could be done to catch this dirtbag!!
On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 2:59 PM, Johnson Hayes <texjj998@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi,


 Thanks for the mail...As they say, punctuality is the soul of business. I believe promptness is key if any business is to thrive. I want to thank you for your prompt response. I have gone through your resume and it seems good enough. I will not be  able to meet up with you until I get back from my trip. You will resume work with helping me on errands, sorting  out my delivers and packages and doing my shopping. You will be properly briefed in  order to carry out every task appropriately.  I believe we can start the purchase with  TRUST, Please assure me of your trust, honesty,  promptness to duty and commitment.
  Its great to know you are willing to work for me. I cherish versatility and freedom in a working relationship so you can work from your home or office. I will make for financial aid to be sent to you for purchase of some paintings and other merchandise ( pay my bills on my behalf)Sit for delivery( at your home) or pick items up at nearby post office at your convenience.
 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 where I want them mailed to. 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, clothings business and personal letters..... All expenses and taxes will be covered by me.
  You will work between 15 and 20hrs a month..  How much will you charge Weekly? I will pay $300.00.
  That is not a bad offer is it? I need your service because I am constantly out of town.
  I work in Realestate and I own an Art Gallery in Australia.
  I will return to USA in July, 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 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.You will be shopping for Electronics and clothing's.
  I will provide you 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 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?Maybe you can provide me with the following details below:


 Full Name:
 Full Address:
 Apt#
 City:State:
 Zip Code:
 Phone Number:
 Age:
  Thank you!
My Phone # 916-751-1641

I too have just received the exact same email letter as those posted above in response to a craigslist ad for an Administrative A'sst. I am glad I now have the knowlrdge to avoid this dirt bag preying on those when they are at their most vulnerable and only trying to job seek ! Thank's to all of you for the WARNING !

On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 2:59 PM, Johnson Hayes <texjj998@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi,


  Thanks for the mail...As they say, punctuality is the soul of business. I believe promptness is key if any business is to thrive. I want to thank you for your prompt response. I have gone through your resume and it seems good enough. I will not be  able to meet up with you until I get back from my trip. You will resume work with helping me on errands, sorting  out my delivers and packages and doing my shopping. You will be properly briefed in  order to carry out every task appropriately.  I believe we can start the purchase with  TRUST, Please assure me of your trust, honesty,  promptness to duty and commitment.
  Its great to know you are willing to work for me. I cherish versatility and freedom in a working relationship so you can work from your home or office. I will make for financial aid to be sent to you for purchase of some paintings and other merchandise ( pay my bills on my behalf)Sit for delivery( at your home) or pick items up at nearby post office at your convenience.
  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 where I want them mailed to. 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, clothings business and personal letters..... All expenses and taxes will be covered by me.
  You will work between 15 and 20hrs a month..  How much will you charge Weekly? I will pay $300.00.
  That is not a bad offer is it? I need your service because I am constantly out of town.
  I work in Realestate and I own an Art Gallery in Australia.
  I will return to USA in July, 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 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.You will be shopping for Electronics and clothing's.
  I will provide you 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 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?Maybe you can provide me with the following details below:


 Full Name:
 Full Address:
 Apt#
 City:State:
 Zip Code:
 Phone Number:
 Age:
  Thank you!
My Phone # 916-751-1641


Johnson Hayes

What happens if i get a check in the mail? How do i stop this crap

i also got a check..should i just rip it up?