Below are three recent scam emails detailing a fabricated and nonexistent 'Personal Assistant' job posting I would like to share with all of you. This is an additional warning to the one posted above about the criminal intent of the fraud calling himself (I am sure there are many other fake names this criminal is using in addition to this one) 'steve bruce'. Note he doesn't bother to capitalize the first letters of 'S' and 'B'.


#1

-----Original Message-----
From: jobs jobs <jobsjobs53@yahoo.com>
To: (potential victim)
Sent: Fri, Jun 21, 2013 3:59 am
Subject: Re: Fwd: personal assistant


"Hello Applicant,

Your request was received for the Position posted on the website and have decided to give you a ?Go.?

Detailed Job Description:

My name is steve bruce,I am 51 years old, married with 3 children. I am a relatively successful entrepreneur with huge investor in the real estate market and Health Sector which tends  to be my main source of income. I am looking for a trustworthy and reliable individual who works well and understand orders.

I have been a financial planner for over 25 years now and am also a private researcher. I travel often within and outside of the United States working on various independent projects. This is why I need someone who can help keep me up to date with all of my activities, especially while I am away and amidst my busy schedule. My previous personal assistant is currently unavailable for health reasons and I am keen on finding an efficient, motivated, organized individual who can communicate well and is able to multi-task under pressure.

This position is home-based and flexible. Working for me is a test of following instructions. My only fear is that I may need you at impromptu times, so I need someone who is able to meet up with me at irregular times. As my Personal Assistant, your activities amongst others will include:

 
· Creating orders, pick slips, invoices, and credit memos

· Running personal errands

· Scheduling programs, flights, and meetings and keeping me up to date with them

· Acting as an alternative phone correspondent while I am away

· Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf

· Handling and monitoring some of my financial activities

· Basic wage is $510 weekly

 
I am sure you understand how busy my schedule is on a daily basis. Currently, I will be in Europe meeting with partners in couple of days. I will be back in two weeks to arrange a formal interview with you. I think you are the right person for this position. Please note that this position is not office-based for now because of my frequent travels and tight schedules. It is a part-time job, and some weeks you will be busier than others, though pay stays constant.

All I need from you is total honesty and sincerity. I know you will be committed to the work, You will also have a nice period of time working with me

I will be waiting to hear from you.

steve bruce...


Matthew 28:19-20 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age."

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#2

-----Original Message-----
From: jobs jobs <jobsjobs53@yahoo.com>
To: (potential victim)
Sent: Fri, Jun 21, 2013 7:44 pm
Subject: Re: personal assistant

"As I have said, I'd want us to get a head START with things as soon as possible.I do have lots of works piled up presently and a number of unattended chores which you can immediately assist me with, I hope we can meet up with the workload eventually. Permit me to use this week or the coming week to test your efficiency and diligence towards the job, also to work out your time schedule and fit it to mine. I really need to find the perfect person for this job, I'm confident you can take up the challenge and on the long run we should have a relatively sound working relationship between us.. I'm online most of the time as I am hard to hear due to some health issues so I prefer we contact each other through E-mails,but if there is need for me to call, I will be glad to do that.  I am glad you are willing to work with me and i promise to be a good boss. I am also glad on the commitment in working. I have been checking my files and what i would want you to do for me this week and week is to run some errands out to some of the orphanage home, I do that every month.  

A payment in form of a Certified Check will be sent over to you from one of my clients and i have some lists to email you once you received the funds,but if you dont have the facility to cash a check,you can also use a credit card if you have one, let me know the best option for you,You will make some arrangements by buying some stuff for the kids in the Orphanage at any nearest store around you so you can mail them out. I will get you more information on that, I will like you to get back to me with your Contact Details such as

 

First Name:

Middle Name:

Last Name:

Street Address:

City, State and Zip Code:

Home & Cell Phone(s):

Occupation (if any):

Sex:

Martial Status:

Age:

 

The employee, acknowledged the detailed job description and signed below."

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#3

-----Original Message-----
From: jobs jobs <jobsjobs53@yahoo.com>
To: (potential victim)
Sent: Thu, Jul 18, 2013 9:57 pm
Subject: Re: personal assistant

"Hello ,

This is to let you know that this is a legitimate Job am offering you and I hope to have your 100% loyalty and Co-operation. Your quick response to e-mails and effectiveness will be required. I have been checking my files and what i would want you to do for me this week is to run some errands out to some of the Orphanage home, I do that every month. A payment inform of a Certified Company Check will be mail to you from one of my clients and i have some list of task to email to you, once you received the funds you will be getting paid from the funds You will be receiving the Check Payment on as soon as possible and will come along with your first Pay.. I will get back to you with the tracking number of the check payment once mailed to you.
 sorry for the late response, i have been away for work, send me your contact details so that we can get started

Email back ASAP to confirm you received this notification & to confirm you are ready for this task.

Warm Regards,
steve bruce."

Hey everyone, so I actually emailed that guy since I'm looking for work, and when I got his response email, something seemed off. I use to be a personal assistant for a guy who ran his own businesses, so I know how business people are super professional when sending emails to people they don't know, and when I saw all of the spelling errors, I started researching everything I could and find this site after a couple of hours. I thought this might help anyone who later on looks him up.

This was his response to my initial email. I hope this helps anyone in the future!



Hello Applicant,

Your resume was received for the Position posted on craigslist and have decided to give you a ?Go.?


Detailed Job Description:

My name is steve bruce,I am 51 years old man,I am a relatively successful entrepreneur with huge investor in the real estate market and Health Sector which tends  to be my main source of income. I am looking for a trustworthy and reliable individual who works well and understand orders.

I have been a financial planner for over 25 years now and am also a private researcher. I travel often within and outside of the United States working on various independent projects. This is why I need someone who can help keep me up to date with all of my activities, especially while I am away and amidst my busy schedule. My previous personal assistant is currently unavailable for health reasons and I am keen on finding an efficient, motivated, organized individual who can communicate well and is able to multi-task under pressure.

This position is home-based and flexible. Working for me is a test of following instructions. My only fear is that I may need you at impromptu times, so I need someone who is able to meet up with me at irregular times. As my Personal Assistant, your activities amongst others will include: collection and forwarding of payment

Additional Information:
Salary:
you will be paid 500 USD per week while working from home till i get back so that you can start your normal job, plus 10% commission from every payment received and forwarded.
You will receive a monthly invoice stating your total income. All applicable taxes are covered by me.I will be waiting to read back from you so we can get started asap


I am sure you understand how busy my schedule is on a daily basis. Currently, I will be in Europe meeting with partners in couple of days. I will be back in two weeks to arrange a formal interview with you. I think you are the right person for this position. Please note that this position is not office-based for now because of my frequent travels and tight schedules. It is a part-time job, and some weeks you will be busier than others, though pay stays constant.

All I need from you is total honesty and sincerity. I know you will be committed to the work, You will also have a nice period of time working with me

I will like you to get back to me with your Contact Details if you are interested such as


First Name:

Middle Name:

Last Name:

Street Address:

City, State and Zip Code:

Home & Cell Phone(s):

Occupation (if any):


I will be waiting to hear from you.
steve bruce...

Matthew 28:19-20 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.

PS He is not American nor does he reside within the United States, and his name is not 'Mike Laurence'.  He is lying as all cybercriminals do, all smoke and mirrors. Any and everything he has told you is fabrication and blatant lies. He will say anything in his attempts to steal from you. If something feels wrong, makes you feel uncomfortable, suspicious, doesn't feel right, somehow seems too good to be true, follow those instincts. Best advice is to cease all communication with him immediately and simply fade into the good night. Don't let on to him we have this site going, for our efforts to protect others against him will be in vain.

Yes, he is a bona fide classic cybercriminal needing to be put behind bars, and it was wise of you to find your way here. Each potential victim like yourself who finds her way here and posts her warnings and comments on this site helps accrue that much more proof as to his fraudulent attempts at committing his cybercrimes against good and honest people such as yourself. Just a reminder to never let on that we have this site ongoing, no matter how tempting it may be. For reasons why see post explanation above for complete details.

Let's keep these posts coming! By doing so we can all help eventually put this parasitic vermin out of business. We're much, much smarter than he could ever wish to be.

This stupid MF has been fooling me for at least two weeks. I was on chubbysingles.net  and he contacted me. He says he is mixed, part Spanish and American. He says his wife died 5 years ago and he has three children. He is all about poetry, lovey dovey.  Yesterday, he told me his son's birthday is next week and if I wanted to buy something for his son. Then try  to guilt trip me into saying didn't I inform him I would treat his kids like they were mine. Something didn't feel right  to me. Today, he was swooning me from left to right and I ask him for more pictures of himself because he just seems too good to be true. Then he provided me with mike_laurence@rocketmail.com on facebook, this is how I found this site.

Outstanding job, Barbie! You did really well. He swore at me also, and dropped the 'f bomb'. He's Nigerian parasitic scum, there is no doubt about that.

Once again, congratulations. You did exactly what needed to be done and foiled the cybercriminal's attempts to cause you harm. Here is a great example of good triumphing over evil.

Best regards,
Penny

Was a ad on Craigslist for personal assistant
I knew it was a scam. This was the info I got from him. His name was Steve Bruce with this number
920-445-8632 and email jobsjobs53@yahoo.com...
Please be careful ppl. Thank god this person only has my number in which I've blocked their number n my email. The person asked for my info n when I declined the person said "f*** u" and couldn't spell to save their life. I hope no one gets scammed from these vermin!!! There's a hell for ppl like this they will get punished! It's wrong to deceit ppl. God bless you all.

OMG HES BEEN TEXTING ME. HE HAS AN ADD ON SSBBW WEB SITE. I WILL NO LONGER CHAT W/ HIM TYVM FOR INFO!!!!!! HE DID NOT CALL ME I JUST HAPPENED TO GOOGLE HIS NAME AND FOUND THIS... WHAT A LOSER!! TY AGAIN!!

Good day.

I'm so glad you cross-referenced this parasitic filthy vermin's fake google phone number and found your way here. By doing so you have protected yourself from harm. In order for others to be helped as well it is imperative that he not find out that this site exists. Therefore, tempting though it may be, do not let on to him that this site exists. Otherwise, he will stop using the phony number he has been using on all of us in his attempts to commit online fraud, money laundering, theft, and other cybercrimes against innocent and good people, and simply create another, new fake google number and begin using it in its place against potential victims, in order to continue his fraudulant activities. We will then not be able to continue protecting new potential victims. Let him continue using 920.445.8632 and hope that others will take the precautionary step to google and search the number first on the web. They will then find their way here and like yourself, will be protected against his criminal activities being commited against them by this Nigerian parasitic vermin.

Be safe out there. Remember, knowledge is power.

Just got a text message from him & glad i checked it out first. He was offering financial help. :/ gotta love a cybercriminal, as yall called him! Thanks for having a website like this! He must be a desperate loser to do this crap to so many people. Wish he could be caught.

Fraud/scammer 'Mike Laurence' also uses the following number:

924-664-01:mike_laurence@rocketmail.com

The above is how this criminal contacted me through text messaging.

BEWARE! This is a Nigerian cybercriminal pretending to reside in the U.S. (Green Bay, Wisconsin)

Whose # is this? Any help is appreciated.

January 2013 Fraud Email:



FROM mike laurence TO You  

good morning

From
? mike laurence  (mike_laurence@rocketmail.com)

To  (Potential Victim)


Hey, Sweetie, I just wanted you to know that I am the luckiest man in the world to be with you. I have never been so happy in my life then I am whenever I read from you.. You mean the whole world to me and I can't wait for the day when the world knows the likeness I have
for you. I want nothing more then to be a wonderful man in future, i will be travelling this weekend and the job which i want you to do for me back home is this, after the completion of the project in russia, i will be paid via a bank transfer. i want you to be in charge of the account back home, you will also send out payments from the account to my co-workers on my behalf, thats all what you are going to do for me.. i dont want to work with my accountant again because she is not good in taking care of my money.


**Here is the actual 'form letter' this fraud copied the above email to from, then edited it to suit his purposes:



Letter 20

Hey, Sweetie, I just wanted you to know that I am the luckiest man in the world to be with you. I have never been so happy in my life then I am when I'm with you. You mean the whole world to me and I can't wait for the day when the world knows the love I have for you. I want nothing more then to be a wonderful (fill in the blank).sweety i wish am with you already baby ,please try all that you can honey to send me the money honey i cannot wait .this is my address,

The fraud/criminal/romance scammer using the above fake google subscriber number is currently utilizing the following email address:

mike_laurence@rocketmail.com

Please post and warn. I believe him to be potentially dangerous.

The fraud/criminal/romance scammer using the above fake google subscriber number is currently utilizing the following email address: mike_laurence@rocketmail.com

Please post and warn.

The same scammer has been putting up fake job ads:
http://www.manta.com/c/mxjxnth/tower-products

He uses these email addresses:
mike_laurence@aol.com
talkwithola@myway.com

and gives a Jacksonville, FL address, though the phone number is for Green Bay, WI.

Google subscriber who is in fact a romance scammer, claiming to live in Green Bay, WI. This is a fake number which in turn is routed to the scammer/fraud's personal/true number. Such numbers can be changed at will by the scammer/fraud. Goes by the fake name (at this time) of 'Mike Laurence', could be a Nigerian. Many romance scammers cloak themselves using a google subscriber number, depending upon which area code they decide to use on a temporary basis to make it appear that they actually live in that part of the country, when in fact they live in Malaysia, Nigeria, West Africa, the U.K.