another scammer. Larry Leroy. same scam, different email

received this earlier this morning




larry leroy <[email protected]>
11:24 AM (39 minutes ago)

to me
Hello there,

Thanks for checking my Job ad and for writing as well. My name is Larry Leroy, I read lips and know the sign language(I believe this shouldn't be a hindrance in us working together if you are interested in filling up the position). I am into the sales of Wedding Gowns and some other wedding apparatus as well,been doing this for about few years now and I feel it's time i have a shop space of mine. I have showcase m works in Europe and few countries in the Americans, most likely Brazil and Colombia. Presently,am in the process of completing payment for a shop space and I need someone I can trust and work with as my assistant,who is reliable,patient and has good communication skills.

I have received a lot of responses in regards to the job position Ad,however you seem suitable for the job position.Should you be interested in working with me,I expect you to be of good character and must follow instructions as laid out to you.Some of the duties to be performed include;


* Answering phones
* Data Entry
* Greeting Customers
* Sales and Record Keeping
* Organizing and maintaining files in an orderly fashion
* Taking payments etc.


You will be working only Five days a week and that will be from Mondays-Fridays,starting from 8.30.a.m - 4.p.m. There will be a 30mins break each day for lunch or whatever the case might be. Your Wage is stipulated at

Send your full information to [email protected]

This Job will provide you $650/wk and Meal Subsidy $20/day.Bonus cannot be described but depemding on how you impress me then i can bonus up your pay but that depends on how well you take your work serious.


That being said,am a simple person and I believe that you will enjoy working with me as working with me because most people that work with me confirmed that and this is about understanding and loyalty. Presently,I have my hands filled up as i have some Gowns coming in this new-week for some customers who already made payment and also some other gowns that will be going to the New store once I complete payment upon arrival with the Gowns. I sincerely hope that you can work with me and if you are interested in this position, kindly get back to me with the following information below so we can proceed with getting acquainted. However,please NOTE that payment will only commence after a week of starting out as i need to ascertain your efficiency and loyalty.


Send your full information to [email protected]





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



********YOU ARE TO REPLY DIRECTLY TO MY PERSONAL EMAIL*********** ([email protected])

I will be looking forward to your response and till then, remain Blessed and have a wonderful day.

Yours Sincerely,


Larry Leroy.

Hi All,
I received the exact same e-mail, word for word. This morning, I received this e-mail from him:

Hello xxxxxxxxxxx xxxxx,

Congratulation for your new Job. For effective and efficient business relationship between us, i need to know if i can earn your trust and reliability now that you will be handling some financial transactions in the course of executing your duties. You will be resuming at the Office in 7 working days time as soon as i have concluded payment of the shop Space,so for this new week you will only be running some errands within for me pending your resumption at the office next week.

As said in my previous mail, some Gowns are to be delivered to the new shop and some respective buyers who already made payment in advance. i need you to make the balance payment for the shipping of the Gowns once i have been informed of it's moving, i will be sending some funds across to you which will include your first week's salary in case you need to move around, you are to have the balance sent to the Shipping Agent after you have deducted half of your week salary and extra $50 for running around. I will let you have the Information you need as soon as arrangements have been concluded. I also need you to confirm your information again below so there won't be any error in getting it across to you. Once i get your confirmation, i will make contact for the check to be mailed out to you mmediately, surely won't want us to disappoint our buyers! Your resume contains your info but to double check and be on the safer side with no questions kindly reconfim our info b typing it with your own hands, only a robot would not do this.


Pls Re-confirm your info..Get back to me ASAP



FULL NAMES:
Address:
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
MOBILE PHONE#






Kindly get back to know you got this instructions,i look forward to
meeting you soon and also look forward to a friendly working
relationship.

Yours Sincerely


Larry S Leroy.

This person found me because he had an ad posted on Craigslist for an "Office Administrator / Assistant"
In any event, after seeing this email from him this morning I realized this is a scam and simply did not respond. For all of those out there seeking employment, I realize that at sometimes we can get a little desperate and when we receive e-mails such as these that they are true but remember this:

1) No legitimate business will hire you simply because you may have emailed once or twice with someone.
2) No legitimate business would simply send you a check without ever having met you.
3) No legitimate business would have you make payments on their behalf, especially in cash.

I recently had this chat with someone on Google Hangouts claiming to work for Fidelity Investments Australia named Harold English:

The Name of the company is Fidelity Investment

Established in 1946, Fidelity Investment (Fidelity) is one of the world’s leading asset management companies. With a global network spanning the US, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, Fidelity manages over A$311 billion* for millions of investors.Fidelity Investments, founded in 1946 in Boston. In 1980, we became independent of the US organisation, and are today owned mainly by management and members of the original founding family. we are one of the world’s largest providers of investment strategies across asset classes, and retirement solutions.
Fidelity operates three offices in Australia. These are located in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. Fidelity Investment serves millions of retail clients and intermediaries such as banks, financial advisers, and insurance companies.and our mission is to enable our clients to achieve their financial goals through outstanding investment solutions and serviceOur more than 450 institutional clients include pension funds, life insurers, endowment funds, family offices, and sovereign wealth funds, and around 850 companies trust us with investing or administering their employees’ pension assets.

We have location all over US and currently working on setting up some branch in NY,NJ,NC,SC,GA and FL, That's 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.

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 $24.75 per hour, training is $15 per hour and will be get payment bi 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.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITY:Tracks data and source documents.Prepares and sorts source documents, and identifies and interprets data to be entered.Compiles, sorts and verifies data for accuracy.Contacts responsible parties or clients from other organisation to resolve moderately complex questions, inconsistencies, or missing data. Also perform Records keeping, keyboarding/data entry and performing a variety of other office tasks account balancing, invoicing recording,proper data analysis of sales records and recording pay slips into accounting database all these will be done through the use of the Accounting Software, such as faxing or emailing confidently and positive attitude Online from home.

Due to your level of experience and communication skills, the company has decided to give you a chance for you to work for the company and will like to see your diligence,Charisma,Commitment towards this job. Congratulations!

You would be eligible to Benefits after 2 months of working with company Benefits for eligible worker include: Health, Dental, Life and AD&D Insurance, Employee Wellness and 401k plans.Paid Time Off and Holidays with Generous Company Discounts

To enable you sit for this job and position there are working equipment and software's which are required for this job and position this is because you will be working from home as all expenses are handle by the company, so there for the company will be sending you a check, this check will be for the purchase of all the working equipment that you need as you will be purchasing them from the company local vendor, method of purchase and means of payment will be made known to you when the check get to you.

I became immediately suspicious as I am familiar with Fidelity and didn't believe for a moment that would ever hire in this manner. After doing a simple search I was able to find an e-mail for Fidelity Australia and sent a message to them. They confirmed what I already knew. No such person works for them nor would they ever recruit in this manner.
I decided to see what would happen if I requested a commitment letter, written on company letterhead officially offering me this position. When asked, I was immediately denied this request by this Harold English claiming it was against company policy and procedure. I never told him I knew he was a scammer, I simply advised that without this I am not interested in this position and would no longer be conversing with him. He did send me several emails attempting to gain my trust, all which I simply ignored.

Be well all and have a GREAT week end!!

xxxxxxxxxxx

What's the email address of the fake Fidelity person?

Both scammers are African and have never been in America or Australia. The same scammer is playing both Harold English and the software vendor.

The e-mail address for this Mr Harold English is [email protected]
There is another e-mail address I discovered which is careeroptionshelpdesk.fidelity.au.com

Interestingly enough even though I never conversed with him any further in the mail this morning I received a counterfeit cashiers check from Suntrust Bank in the amount of $4,500.00. I contacted Suntrust and they did confirm this is a counterfeit check. You are correct, supposedly it was sent from the supplier which is Molex Company, which is indeed a legitimate business. The label says it was mailed from them in Lislie, IL however the post office stamp is from Arizona.

I just got done being told that same exact thing from "Harold English" "Fidelity Investments"

my first email was from <[email protected]> Chris Beeson the rest Harold English wanting me to email him a scan of a check for $20

Re: Customer Service/Call Center Ageent/ Administrative Assistant Position-Fidelity Investment