Hello Everyone,
I am much appreciative of everyone coming together to reveal the shenanigans of who ever is doing this shameful scam.
On May 16th I got a text from an unfamiliar telephone number +1 (530) 553-6541 stating :
+15305536541: Your resume has been approved...Please check your E-mail and do as instructed okay
ME: i am sorry who is this?
ME: Who is this? 7:53 AM
+15305536541: Hello
ME: My name is ******* and I got a text from you saying that My resume has been approved...Please check your E-mail and do as instructed okay
+15305536541: Are you still available?
ME: yes, i never got the email...
+15305536541: Are you still available?
ME: yes i am
+15305536541: Let me have your email here now ok?
+15305536541: Are you close to your pc?
ME: what company is this? 1:01 PM
+15305536541: Dear Applicant, Congratulations! Our recruitment team has received your resume
referencing the ad for Administrative Assistant/Data Entry/Customer Service listed on http://www.internships.com We are very pleased with your listed qualifications and would like to conduct an online interview to discuss the duties within the job, along with the pay scale. Your information has been forwarded on to the Head of Operations Manager, Mrs Mary Winfrey. She will be conducting the interview, via Yahoo Instant Messenger. If you are still available and interested, please add Mrs Mary Winfrey to your buddy list. Her screen name is [email protected] Please be online ASAP for your Interview. If you have any questions, please feel free to send me an email. Sincerely, Mrs Mary Winfrey
+15305536541: Do you have yahoomail? ME: *******@yahoo.com 1:10 PM
I went to reactivate my old yahoo email account to get access to my instant messenger and this is how the conversation proceeded!!!May 16 1:14 PM -
Mary Winfrey:How are you doing today?
May 16 1:14 PM - ME :Great and yourself
May 16 1:14 PM -
Mary Winfrey:I'm great..
May 16 1:15 PM -
Mary Winfrey:I believe you are ready for the online interview/briefing for the job position?
May 16 1:15 PM -
ME: Awesome... sure
May 16 1:15 PM -
Mary Winfrey:I am Mrs Mary Winfrey, One of the hiring personel of (MAYO HEALTHCARE PTY LTD), I am located at Washington,DC. I am in charge of briefing you about the job position you are yet to occupy and about the company.
May 16 1:15 PM - Me :Awesome
May 16 1:16 PM -
Mary Winfrey:What are your full Names, Sex, Age and where are you located?
May 16 1:18 PM - **** ***** Atlanta, Ga
May 16 1:18 PM - ME :Can you tell me more about the position and company before I give out more information about myself, in actuality I would prefer to talk on the phone if possible
May 16 1:19 PM -
Mary Winfrey : First established in 1975, MAYO HEALTHCARE PTY LTD is proudly Australian owned and one of the largest distributors of medical device’s in the country. We provide high quality products, education services, technical services and customer support to healthcare institutions Australia wide. We have offices and technical service facilities in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. We also support the New Zealand healthcare market through CARE MEDICAL Ltd - our joint-venture company in Auckland.
May 16 1:19 PM -
Mary Winfrey:Our temporary office is 1689 Arden Way Suite 1168 Sacramento CA 95815, USA, Our head office is located in 34 Morley Avenue Rosebery NSW 2018, we have locations all over the usa and currently working on setting up some branches in Atlanta, Ga .........Washington, DC thats why we are employing online, but when the new office near you is ready you can be assign to one of them that is if you qualify after the interview...
May 16 1:19 PM -
Mary Winfrey:This is strictly an online and work from home job the working hours are flexible and you can chose to work from anywhere of your choice, the pay is $25 per hour training is $18 per hour and you will be getting payment weekly via check or direct deposit working 30 to 40 hours weekly,if you are employed you are going to be working as a full employee and not an independent contractor.Benefits: Health, Dental, Life and AD&D Insurance, Employee Wellness and 401k plans.Paid Time Off and Holidays with Generous Company Discounts.
May 16 1:19 PM
Mary Winfrey: RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES: Heavy Data entry/administrative tasks Updating client information in computer system Running and processing multiple documents utilizing Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access Inputting purchase orders Other various administrative tasks,Inputs information from a variety of sources into a computer database. May take customer orders and enter them into a pre-established tracking system Assignments will be sent to you via e-mail or IM and you will report directly to your immediate supervisor...Can you handle these duties?
May 16 1:20 PM -
ME: What does the position entail?
May 16 1:20 PM -
Mary Winfrey:We are coming to that ok?
May 16 1:21 PM -
Mary Winfrey:Here's is the company's website
http://www.mayohealthcare.com.au , you are required to use 3 minutes of your time to read more about the company, then let me know when you are done so we can proceed with the interview
May 16 1:22 PM -
ME: I am just a little uncomfortable with having a interview/informational session over yahoo chat...
May 16 1:23 PM -
Mary Winfrey:Ok
May 16 1:23 PM -
Mary Winfrey:You have nothing to worry about you are with the right company ok?
May 16 1:24 PM -
ME: Can we do this over the phone?
May 16 1:24 PM -
Mary Winfrey:No
May 16 1:26 PM -
ME: 
Ok , I have read the website and it is a medical resource and distribution company
May 16 1:26 PM - How do i fit in the mix of things with Mayo
May 16 1:28 PM -
Mary Winfrey:The company is currently working on the branch in your area and it will be available on the 24th,of June once you are employed today you will start by working from home till the branch is available or setup, immediately the branch is opened you will be assigned to work over there okay ?
May 16 1:28 PM -
ME: awesome
May 16 1:29 PM -
Mary Winfrey:The Positions available are, Data Entry, Administrative Assistant, Clerical Admin, Medicall Biller/Coding, Customer Service, Accounting, Payroll Clerk, Book keeping, Typist Clerk, Marketing, what are you applying for?
May 16 1:30 PM -
ME: Administrative Assistant or Clerical Admin
May 16 1:31 PM -
Mary Winfrey: Ok
May 16 1:31 PM -
Mary Winfrey:Have you ever worked from home or online before ?Are you currently employed ? How many hours do you intend to dedicate to this job position daily?
May 16 1:32 PM -
ME: No I have never worked from home but I am in online classes, so it cant be too much different or rigorous
May 16 1:32 PM -
ME: I am not Employed and I plan to work as many hours granted to work
May 16 1:32 PM -
Mary Winfrey:How many years experience do you have in Data entry/Book keeping and Customer Service?How many years experience do you have in auditing reports?How many years experience do you have in sorting and filing documentation?
May 16 1:33 PM - ME :8+ years in Data entry/Book keeping and Customer Service, 5+ years in auditing reports
and 8+ years experience in sorting and filing documentation
May 16 1:35 PM -
Mary Winfrey: Whats your clerical speed? Do you have an idea of how to use MS excel ?What is your highest educational diploma?When did you receive it?
May 16 1:37 PM
ME: 75 wpm and I scored an 87% on ProveIt in the areas of Ms Word and PowerPoint and a 97% in Excel
May 16 1:38 PM -
Mary Winfrey:What are your greatest Strengths and Weaknesses and how will it becon on this company?
May 16 1:41 PM -
ME: Exceptional listener and communicator who effectively conveys information verbally and in writing • Highly analytical thinking with demonstrated talent for identifying, scrutinizing, improving, and streamlining • complex work processes • Computer-literate performer with extensive software proficiency covering wide variety of applications • Flexible team player who thrives in environments requiring ability to effectively prioritize and juggle multiple concurrent projects • Goal-driven leader who maintains a productive climate and confidently motivates, mobilizes, and coaches employees to meet high performance standards • Personable professional whose strengths include cultural sensitivity and an ability to build rapport with a diverse workforce in multicultural settings • Results-driven achiever with exemplary planning and organizational skills, along with a high degree of detail orientation • Enthusiastic, knowledge-hungry learner, eager to meet challenges and quickly assimilate new concepts • Resourceful team player who excels at building trusting relationships with customers and colleagues • Productive worker with solid work ethic who exerts optimal effort in successfully completing tasks • Ability to work under pressure.
May 16 1:42 PM -
ME: Essentially i would love to obtain a challenging vocation, but a position of responsibility that will ultimately utilize my extensive skills and abilities to increase productivity and profitability for my employer
May 16 1:42 PM -
Mary Winfrey:How long do you expect to remain employed with this company if hired?......What applicable attributes/experiences do you have?
May 16 1:43 PM -
ME: Do you have a copy of my resume?
May 16 1:43 PM -
Mary Winfrey:Yes sure
May 16 1:43 PM -
ME: I plan to stay with the company and hopefully grow with the company
May 16 1:43 PM -
Mary Winfrey:Why Should we Hire You?......What are your goals for the future?
May 16 1:45 PM -
ME: My goals are to finish school, maintain gainful employment offering the vast variety of my skills and abilities to both challenge myself, but promote growth for the company
May 16 1:46 PM -
Mary Winfrey: Tell me a little about yourself and your last/current job?
May 16 1:49 PM -
ME: My latest position is with ***** ***** located in ATLANTA - Currently I work Various Temp Assignments Within my short time of being with them I have achieved the status of being an in-demand temp worker for Quest by various organizations in and throughout the Atlanta area; served within administrative and customer service support roles for corporate clients in Customer Service and Business Administration. Demonstrated ability to quickly learn organizational processes, workflows, policies and procedures of various companies • Handled a range of administrative support and office management functions • Answered telephones and courteously assisted customers within high-volume, deadline-driven settings • Administered administrative and customer service assistance on a daily basis to both internal and external customers/affiliates • Achieved superior marks on client evaluations.
May 16 1:52 PM -
Mary Winfrey:Well you have done well so far and you seem like a perfect fit for this position. Hold on online while i send your answers to my superiors for review and consideration...Okay
May 16 1:53 PM -
ME: ok
May 16 2:02 PM -
Mary Winfrey: Hello
May 16 2:02 PM -
Mary Winfrey: I am back now..the results for the interview is on my desk......
May 16 2:02 PM -
ME: awesome
May 16 2:02 PM -
Mary Winfrey:The result for this interview is....You have just been confirmed qualified for this position.You are now offered the job position...you are HIRED! You are welcome to MAYO HEALTHCARE PTY LTD You are now given a chance to show your zeal, commitment, charisma, diligence and be a productive employee.
May 16 2:03 PM -
ME: yayyy
May 16 2:03 PM - ME-
May 16 2:03 PM -
Mary Winfrey: My supervisor's will reach you via e-mail for your position offer-documents and your working papers. Also they will put you through our company's guildlines under US human Resources Laws and Regulations You will Earn $25 per hour,You will receive your pay via Check weekly, what banking institution do you operate with?
May 16 2:05 PM-
ME: bank of America
May 16 2:05 PM -
Mary Winfrey:Ok
May 16 2:05 PM -
Mary Winfrey:You will recieve your duties online everyday and i will always be online to assist you with any difficulties
May 16 2:06 PM -
Mary Winfrey: Your Primary duties include: Preparation of Balance sheets (Mini), account balancing, invoicing recording,proper data analysis of sales records and recording pay slips into accounting database
May 16 2:06 PM -
Mary Winfrey:Secondary duties:Now, your secondary daily duties would be to report to your Supervisor, who would be attached to you online, He/She would assign logs of duty daily and you would be required to work according to instructions, using the Microsoft Office tools and the Accounting software. Now the function of the Accounting software is to arrange, formalize and manage the data you have processed, sent to your supervisor via E-mail. Can you handle the Job duties if you are being trained towards it?
May 16 2:07 PM -
ME: yes
May 16 2:07 PM -
Mary Winfrey: You would be eligible to Benefits after 1months of working with the company, Benefits offered are Health Insurance / Vacations / Bonuses This Job offers Flexible hours but you are to report online by 8am-3pm daily for duties,task,and assignment...Okay
May 16 2:09 PM -
ME: ok
May 16 2:09 PM -
ME: great
May 16 2:09 PM -
Mary Winfrey:I need you to email my personal assistant Mrs Charolyn Sanchez now with the following: Your Full Names, Current Home address, Phone numbers and e-mail address via email to
[email protected] To enable her re-confirm and enlist them into the Company's Register for proper documentation and record purposes. Email that and get back to me now...Okay
May 16 2:11 PM -
ME: I am a little puzzled you should have this information already via my resume
May 16 2:13 PM
Mary Winfrey: Yes......But my personal assistant Mrs Charolyn Sanchez need it for confirm and enlist them into the Company's Register for proper documentation and record purposes ok?
May 16 2:15 PM -
ME: I am sorry but I am still a little uncomfortable with this whole process
May 16 2:17 PM -
Mary Winfrey:Alright
May 16 2:21 PM -
Mary Winfrey:Can we proceed now?
May 16 2:22 PM - Yes
May 16 2:22 PM -
Mary Winfrey:You will be undergoing a 3 days training and orientation which will commence as soon as you have all working materials and you are rest assured that you will be paid for it You will be emailed your Employment Offer Letter and a HR document during your orientation and training,you are required to read, fill, sign and send back to us our copy Employment Offer Letter as soon as you are done...Okay
May 16 2:23 PM -
ME: great
May 16 2:23 PM -
ME: to what mail address
May 16 2:24 PM -
Mary Winfrey: How do you mean?
May 16 2:24 PM -
ME: what email address is the offer letter coming to
May 16 2:25 PM -
ME: this one or my personal one
May 16 2:25 PM -
Mary Winfrey:You personal one ok?
May 16 2:25 PM -
Mary Winfrey:You will need some Data entry/Accounting software and also a time tarcker to commence your training and orientation and also you need the software to get started with work...the work of the time tracker is to calculate your hours worked since this is an online work from home. Here are the name's of the software's you will need to start working with are: Intuit QuickBooks Accounting Software,Sage Simply Accounting Accounting Software, Peachtree Complete Accounting Software, AccountEdge Accounting Software for Windows, AccountEdge Accounting Software for Mac,Sage 50 Premium Accounting 2013 (formerly Simply Accounting),Business2Go software,Bookkeeper software,QuickBooks Pro 2012 software,The General Ledger,software,9.5,Bottom Line Accounting software,Balance Sheet Basics software..
May 16 2:27 PM -
ME: all of them or just one of them
May 16 2:27 PM -
Mary Winfrey: All
May 16 2:27 PM -
Mary Winfrey: The funds for the software/working materials will be provided for you by the company via check, make sure you use them as instructed for the software and i will refer you to the vendor you are to purchase them from okay As soon as the check for your materials has been issued out to you i will notify you and provide you with the tracking number so you can keep track of it and know when it gets to you okay
May 16 2:28 PM -
ME: great
May 16 2:29 PM -
Mary Winfrey:All we need from you is good work and trust, you will enjoy every moment working with us
May 16 2:30 PM -
Mary Winfrey:Can you now see the resen why we need your info ?
May 16 2:30 PM -
ME: yea
May 16 2:32 PM -
Mary Winfrey:That's all for the interview, You are to report to me online tomorrow morning 8am your time for update on the check for your working materials and how to get started with your first duties, task, and assignment...Okay
May 16 2:33 PM -
ME: 8est?
May 16 2:34 PM -
Mary Winfrey:Yes.....8am your time ok?
May 16 2:34 PM -
ME: great
May 16 2:34 PM -
Mary Winfrey:Make sure you are here online tomorrow morning by 8am your time...Bye and have a Blessed day
THIS MORNING!!!!
May 17 7:56 AM -
Mary Winfrey:Good morning and how are you doing today?
May 17 8:06 AM -
ME: Good Morning
May 17 8:07 AM -
Mary Winfrey:How are you doing today?
May 17 8:07 AM -
ME: great and yourself
May 17 8:09 AM -
Mary Winfrey:I'm fine thank you,how was your night?
May 17 8:09 AM -
ME: great n u
May 17 8:10 AM -
Mary Winfrey:It was wonderful, glad to hear that from you!!
May 17 8:11 AM -
ME: 
what shalll we be doing this early morning?
May 17 8:14 AM -
Mary Winfrey:I believe you are here and ready for today's task?
May 17 8:14 AM -
ME: Yea
May 17 8:14 AM -
ME: yes mam I am, I still have not received my official offer letter
May 17 8:16 AM -
Mary Winfrey:I believe during your traning and orientation your supervisor will provide you all that okay?
May 17 8:17 AM -
ME: oh ok, what will we be doing?
May 17 8:21 AM -
Mary Winfrey:Let me have you direct email so I will email you the task.....Note that you will get pay for it and the task is to test your ability okay?
May 17 8:21 AM -
ME: we can use this one
*******@yahoo.com May 17 8:23 AM =
Mary Winfrey:Ok.....Hold while i E-mail you the task okay?
May 17 8:23 AM - ME
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May 17 8:37 AM -
Mary Winfrey:Task sent
May 17 8:37 AM -
Mary Winfrey:Got it?
May 17 8:41 AM -
Mary Winfrey:Got it?
May 17 9:34 AM -
Mary Winfrey:Hello
May 17 9:34 AM -
Mary Winfrey:Are you there?
May 17 10:37 AM -
Mary Winfrey:HIRED
May 17 11:42 AM -
ME: There is no email from you or anyone else, this seems extremely scamish and I am really loosing my patients with this whole ordeal... none of this has been handled with any normalcy, nonetheless no one has even attempted to contact me via telephone and that is the worse part
May 17 11:44 AM -
Mary Winfrey:Ok..Hold while i resend the task ok?
May 17 11:44 AM -
ME: I have been a hiring manager before and this isnt it Ms Mary, and still nothing has been sent... what valid proof can you offer me to confirm the validity of this whole ordeal
Mary Winfrey:Task sent
May 17 11:53 AM
Mary Winfrey:Got it?
RECIEVED AN EMAIL FROM: Mary Winfrey <
[email protected]>;
Task 1
Write an article on how to prevent Overdue accounts in an accounting sector or business using your own words. Article must be 3 paragraphs with examples.
May 17 11:54 AM -
ME: none of this is Orthodox what valid proof can you offer me to confirm the validity of this whole ordeal, you claimed that you have branches or offices around the US including Australia, but there any sources listed online (locations, addresses, nor telephone numbers) then to reread your website, there are numerous grammatical errors not to mentions incomplete thoughts with extremely vague explanations about the products and services you (mayo healthcare) offer. Now Ms Mary if cant provide substantial information to clearfully validate yourself, this position and the things concerning it, I will have to decline everything from this point forward...
May 17 12:00 PM -
Mary Winfrey:ok
May 17 12:00 PM -
ME: again i ask...what valid proof can you offer me to confirm the validity of this whole ordeal
May 17 12:01 PM -
Mary Winfrey: Like i said during your training your supervisor will provide you all you need okay?
May 17 12:01 PM -
ME: thats not good enough, they need to contact me by telephone
May 17 12:02 PM -
Mary Winfrey:Alright....
May 17 12:03 PM -
ME: I have contacted a few of my friends who also work in the field of recruiting and they too have stated this whole ordeal is strange
May 17 12:04 PM -
ME: can you even provide me with the link of your internship posting?
Mrs. Mary Then Logged and has yet to return....
I did some further research and found this website and also found that the number she used is from
360networks (USA) landline from North Tahoe, Brockway Da, CA
Hopefully the information I shared will help prevent anyone else get SCAMMED!!!
