Question:
Is this work from home job legit?? plz help!?
?
2011-03-02 19:39:03 UTC
i recently emailed my resume to them and this is what i got back. is it a scam or legit please help me.

Hello Applicant..

All you will need to do is go through this Terms and Conditions. If you are satisfied, Get back to me and so we can proceed.

Terms and Conditions

Duty Station: From Home


Duration: Appointment is for a fixed term of 6 months initially, with renewal for a further period, up to a maximum of 1year, depending upon the officer's performance during the first term

Grade: Appointment will be at the Grade I level

Salary: Salary is $15 an hour for 5 hours a day; 5days a week. 350$- $400 Weekly


Equipments: You would need a Versa Check Software and some check papers. You Will Need A Printer

I'm assuming you already have a printer.. and i would be providing you with the software. So the only thing you would be getting is just the Check Papers and ink for your printer. Don't contact me if you cant get the check papers and ink. You need only 20$ upfront to get the check papers.


Responsibilities:
* Preparing purchase orders and checks for verification and signature;
* Mailing out checks to customers and staffs
* Entering all cheque vouchers in appropriate account;
* Any other related duties as may be reasonably assigned by the Accountant.

Requirements:

* Should be self-motivated, committed and possess good communication skills

Term: An initial fixed term of 1 month, with a possible renewal for a further 1 year, depending upon the officer's performance during the first term and the availability of funds. The term begins from the day the appointee take up appointment.

Appointment is subject to a satisfactory , as well as a 2 weeks probationary period. Termination is by way of either (i) completion of term of contract or (ii) by way of one week notice by either party.



The name of the company is cornerstone. We are a new company. What we actually do is to help larger organization make out payments to their clients. The Larger Company provides us with necessary information like the account Number, Routing Number and the clients we are to make payments to. As well as the FedEx account we will be using in mailing out payments.


Should you be interested?? i will like to know if you have yahoo instant messenger ..i will enlighten you more about how to start the job ..If you are interested In the Job please get back to me as soon as possible on yahoo messenger so we can get started..

My Yahoo screen name is below.
*******@yahoo.com on yahoo messenger


I will be waiting to read from you


Regards


What do yall think?? Btw im the one who cleared the yahoo screen name incase ur wondering.
Six answers:
Buffy Staffordshire
2011-03-02 20:02:20 UTC
100% scam.



There is no job.



There is only a scammer trying to steal your hard-earned money and maybe your freedom.



The next email will be from another of the scammer's fake names and free email addresses and will demand you order UPS/FedEx envelopes and waybills in YOUR name and then immediately start printing fake checks using a stolen bank account. Then you are suppose to address and send out all those fake checks using a stolen UPS/FedEx billing account number, to other victims that think they have a "job" cashing checks for a mystery shopper job or payment processor job. Those victims then send their cash onto the scammer before their bank realizes the check is fake and bounces.



You are now the scammers "money mule" and could end up in prison for printing fake checks and have to pay back UPS/FedEx for the thousands in shipping charges YOU racked up.



Now that you have responded to a scammer, you are on his 'potential sucker' list, he will try again to separate you from your cash. He will send you more emails from his other free email addresses using another of his fake names with all kinds of stories of great jobs, lottery winnings, millions in the bank and desperate, lonely, sexy singles. He will sell your email address to all his scamming buddies who will also send you dozens of fake emails all with the exact same goal, you sending them your cash via Western Union or moneygram.



You could post up the email address and the yahoo chat ID that the scammer is using, it will help make your post more googlable for other suspicious potential victims to find when looking for information.



Do you know how to check the header of a received email? If not, you could google for information. Being able to read the header to determine the geographic location an email originated from will help you weed out the most obvious scams and scammers. Then delete and block that scammer. Don't bother to tell him that you know he is a scammer, it isn't worth your effort. He has one job in life, convincing victims to send him their hard-earned cash.



Whenever suspicious or just plain curious, google everything, website addresses, names used, companies mentioned, phone numbers given, all email addresses, even sentences from the emails as you might be unpleasantly surprised at what you find already posted online. You can also post/ask here and every scam-warner-anti-fraud-busting site you can find before taking a chance and losing money to a scammer.



6 "Rules to follow" to avoid most fake jobs:

1) Job asks you to use your personal bank account and/or open a new one.

2) Job asks you to print/mail/cash a check or money order.

3) Job asks you to use Western Union or moneygram in any capacity.

4) Job asks you to accept packages and re-ship them on to anyone.

5) Job asks you to pay visas, travel fees via Western Union or moneygram.

6) Job asks you to sign up for a credit reporting or identity verification site.



Avoiding all jobs that mention any of the above listed 'red flags' and you will miss nearly all fake jobs. Only scammers ask you to do any of the above. No. Exceptions. Ever. For any reason.



If you google "fake check printing job", "fraud money mule scam" or something similar you will find hundreds of posts from victims and near-victims of this type of scam.
Kittysue
2011-03-03 01:30:21 UTC
This is a 2 part scam



Part 1 - you are asked to send money upfront. NO legitimate company will ask for this. If there are any materials fees that would be taken out of your first paycheck if it were a real job. If just 1000 people fall for this, the scammer walks away with $20,000. Not bad for paying $10 for a direct mail list and spamming people



Part 2 - you are being asked to print counterfeit checks from your personal computer - this is federal banking fraud, forgery, mail fraud and a whole slew of other charges. NO company prints checks at an employee's home - checks can only legally be printed by a bank, not by an individual. They want you to print the fake checks and mail them out to other people, often people selling things on craiglist. When their bank discovers the check is counterfeit, they report it to the Secret Service who find out YOU are the one printing and mailing these fake checks and you will go to prison for up to 10 years. The people runinng the scam get off scot free as they are overseas where US law enforcement has no jurisdiction. And YOU were the one who both printed and mailed the fake checks



DO NOT send these people any personal info for any reason and report them to the FBIs IC3 division for investigation http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx also report their ad to the site where it was posted so they can remove it
Jane D
2011-03-02 19:43:19 UTC
Any job where you have to pay ahead of the job is a scam. You have to provide everything with no chance of reimbursement? This definitely sounds like a scam. It really sounds like one of those stuffing envelope scams. Please do not fall into this trap.
2016-02-28 06:04:07 UTC
open your e mail daily you will reach many mails asking you to work part time from home but be care after many mails thy ask you to send some mony to send you decuments as posting insurance etc cancel them
?
2011-03-02 19:54:16 UTC
There are NO online jobs. None. Anywhere. Really.
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2016-07-09 07:02:29 UTC
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