FOR ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN A VICTIM OF A CRAIGSLIST SCAM
So if anyone has ever tried to find a job off craigslist, chances are that you’ve been scammed. I had a feeling going into this one that it was going to be a scam (Especially since I got 2 identical emails telling to me to talk to two different people over yahoo instant messenger for my job interview…) But I figured, “Hey… what the hell. After my “interview” was done and I was hired on the spot over yahoo instant messenger, I decided to see how far I could go to get these people to still try to scam you. The following conversation is the result.
-officedutyea@ymail.com
Good Morning. How are you doing?
-colin_brooklyn
Hello.
How are you?
-officedutyea@ymail.com
Am well, thanks for asking.
You?
-colin_brooklyn
I am fine.
-officedutyea@ymail.com
Good to hear that.
Let me start by introducing myself to you. I’m Mrs. Melissa Foster the Senior Supervisor of ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. Are you ready for your interview?
-colin_brooklyn
Yes I am.
-officedutyea@ymail.com
What is your preferred email account so i can email you with the job details and responsibilities for your understanding?
-colin_brooklyn
*****************@gmail.com
-officedutyea@ymail.com
Job details will be emailed shortly.
-colin_brooklyn
Thank you.
-officedutyea@ymail.com
Check your email and let me know after reading the job details if you are still interested and willing to proceed.
-colin_brooklyn
Alright.
I am interested.
-officedutyea@ymail.com
Good
I have some questions for you. I want you to be precise on them and give your answers in full explanations.
-colin_brooklyn
Go ahead.
-officedutyea@ymail.com
1. What is your full name and where are you located?
2. Are you aware this is strictly an online job work from home?
3. Have you ever work from home like this before?
4. Why do you want this job?
5. Are you presently employed?
6. Are you ready to devote 6 hours of your time for this position?
7. At your last job, what were your most significant accomplishment so far?
8. How would you describe a few situation in which your work was criticized at your present or last job?
9. What do you understand by the term pettycash?
10. What do you understand by the term privacy and code of conduct?
11. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
12. What is your clerical speed?
13. How would you describe your work ethics?
14. Give me 2 reasons why i should Hire you?
15. Give me 2 reasons why not?
colin_brooklyn
(My answers are being omitted. Not important)
-officedutyea@ymail.com
I must say i love the fact that you believe in your abilities and someone who is reliable and honest. Kindly hold on for 5 minutes while i make confirmations if you hired.
After reviewing your knowledge, experience, answers to your interview questions mostly your skills, i believe you are capable and the right candidate for this position also the president does so you are been Hired with immediate effect…..on this, i would like to welcome you to be part of our firm. I congratulate and welcome you to be part of our firm which i believe you will be a great asset mostly won’t let us down.
-colin_brooklyn
Thank you
-officedutyea@ymail.com
You welcome once again.
How would you like to be paid with our available methods of payment?
-colin_brooklyn
money order
-officedutyea@ymail.com
Okay and noted.
You will be placed on a 10-day probationary period also known as training via IM 10am EST starting from 7/25/2012. These process is to ascertain your skills. You will still get paid during this so your first pay will be after your probationary period.
-colin_brooklyn
Okay.
-officedutyea@ymail.com
To ease your work from home job under us, you will be needing some items and equipments as follows: 4 in one (fax, scanner, copier and printer), Zebra ZM400 Barcode printer and cards, 4 drawer cabinet and office desk. (Data entry software, dataentry Quick book 2010 prom, Accounting and Manufacturing Software, accounting software411, For Peach Tree Software Time Tracker 2010 prom)HP Pavilion dv8t 18.4-Inch Laptop (Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-720QM Quad Core processor.
To get all the needed items and materials listed above, you will be receiving a check from us. You are to have deposited into your account till it clears. The funds are for you to purchase the needed items and equipments listed above instead of you purchasing them personally. I will provide you with the company designed and selected vendor details for the purchases and have them shipped to your home via the courier next day deliver. All this processes and procedures stands as a test of trust exercise you need to undergo to ascertain your trustworthyness and ability to handle the company funds. Can you pass and handle this simple task?
-colin_brooklyn
Are you familiar with Mrs. Amber Covington?
-officedutyea@ymail.com
No, why the question?
-colin_brooklyn
http://jobsearch.about.com/u/ua/jobsearchscams/jobscams.htm
or Mr. Terry Morris? Do you know him?
-officedutyea@ymail.com
Not at all.
-colin_brooklyn
interesting. because I got this email from him last night as well
> Dear Applicant,
Your resume was successfully reviewed to our AD published on Craigslist for the open post of a Front Desk/ Administrative work under our company. we are pleased with your qualifications. The senior supervisor of the company Mr. Terry morris will like to conduct an online interview with you since this is going to be a work from home job and you will be working from home to ease stress also, to discuss your duties and pay scale with the company
>
> Work hours are from 10am-4pm EDT daily Monday through Friday.
>
> You will earn $22 per hour and get paid every Friday of the week.
-officedutyea@ymail.com
I guess they have been using the company name and information falsely. Good their names are written as a scam.
-colin_brooklyn
I agree.
I wouldn’t want anyone taking advantage of me now would I?
-officedutyea@ymail.com
No
Can we proceed further?
-colin_brooklyn
By all means!
-officedutyea@ymail.com
Can you handle the task above and also, pass your test of trust exercise?
-colin_brooklyn
I am the most trustworthy person alive.
YES
-officedutyea@ymail.com
Good
You will be visited by two reps from the company with paper works for you to append your signature on and revert back to us. They will also inspect your new purchased materials for you to get started. All this will take place on or before your probationary period ends. I will let you know ahead of the visitation so you get prepared. Would you like the visitation take place at your home or a nearby coffee shop?
-colin_brooklyn
Could we do it at a bar? I’d really like to discuss some company details with the representatives over some cheap scotch.
There’s a really nice bar by my house. They even have big buck hunter 2!
-officedutyea@ymail.com
Okay and noted.
I will like to document you under us today. Kindly email me now at officedutyea@gmail.com with the following informations: Your full name, current home address, phone number and 3 professional references.
-colin_brooklyn
Well, I don’t really have a house anymore
officedutyea@ymail.com
Meaning?
-colin_brooklyn
After I lost my last job I turned to drugs and alcohol because getting hired is so hard now
I mean… i keep thinking I’m getting close to a job… but they all turn out to be craigslist scams
-officedutyea@ymail.com
Oh i see
What is your thought now?
-colin_brooklyn
Well… maybe if you could front me some money I could get an apartment. I’d be able to work so much more efficiently
officedutyea@ymail.com
I see
-colin_brooklyn
I have a po box set up. do you think you could send me $2000?
officedutyea@ymail.com
No am sorry
That will not be possible.
-colin_brooklyn
Also, my uncle has been kidnapped in zimbabwe and they stole all his money. He’s being held for ransom. If I had the money maybe I could get him back to the United States.
-officedutyea@ymail.com
Where are you at the moment with access to a computer and internet?
-colin_brooklyn
The bathroom of a starbucks
-officedutyea@ymail.com
I see
-colin_brooklyn
Can we skip all the trust exercises and just let me start the real job?
I can give you the number of my sponsor (had to go to rehab…), he’ll vouch for my ability to do trust exercises
one time he did that thing like they do in training day, where we were in a car and he pulled out some PCP and he said “SMOKE THIS. THIS IS NOT AN OPTION.” and i said “NO!!!!!!!” and he said “Congratulations… I trust you. This was just a test.” -officedutyea@ymail.com
Funny you
-colin_brooklyn
Funyun rings?
-officedutyea@ymail.com
What you just said above.
…And this is what I did with my morning.
-C
