Reshipping Job Scam -- [email protected]

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Good day,
I am the representative of TheUSAddress company. Headhunter infromed us that you are seeking for a work, that is why I would like to offer you an opportunity to take the vacancy of Shipping Agent. Our company deals with post transfer around the world and now we are expanding a new staff to meet customers' requests. If you are goal-oriented, ready to work on the result, hard-working, we will be glad to consider you as a candidate for this post.
Our requirements are:
full legal age,
possibility to work in USA,
computer skills Word, Excel.
In return we can give you a stable income and career growth. If you have an interest in this post and would like to know more information, please, email us at [email protected].
In the e-mail, please provide your contact information to contact you.
Have a good day!

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Hello,
My name is Peter and I represent TheUSAddress company. I have received your request for detail information concerning vacancy and I’m glad to provide it to you. As you probably know our company deals with mail forwarding and fulfillment. We offer our services to different companies and individuals. Your job is considered a very important company resource because we’re increasing the volume of our services and need responsible and hard working employee with strong motivation, able to become a part of our team. That is why we expect a relevant desire for work and efficacy. I have attached a detailed description of the job we offer in a separate document. Please, find out more in the attachment below. After you read it, you will be able to decide whether the offered position in our company is applicable to you. We are striving for the best match with your expectations. If your answer is positive, you will need to fill the employment application and send it to me for consideration. The link to this application is at the end of the description. The filled in document should be sent to my email that is also given in the application. After we consider and approve your application, we will notify you by email or your phone number. I will also send out an employment agreement to make you our employee. When all these procedures are done, you can start your official duties. You will be guided by our supervisor who will teach you during your working process, coordinate your activities, and give you all the necessary information.
I would appreciate very much, if you confirm the receipt of this e-mail for its intended purpose.

Faithfully yours,
Peter Patton
HR Manager

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Dear xxxxx,
I have received and reviewed your application. I am glad to inform you
that you fully meet our requirements and we are ready to hire you for
Shipping Agent position. Now we have to conclude the agreement with
you. In order to proceed to the final stage of the hiring process,
please, find the attached agreement, read it carefully, fill it out,
print it and sign it . After that, you will need send the signed
agreement to our fax 302-409-0824.

Once I receive the signed agreement from you, I will become an
official employee of our company and will be able to start working. I
will also send your file to the supervisor who will be in charge of
you. Her name is Maria and she will contact you by phone or email
after receiving your file. That is why I would recommend you having
your cell phone switched on and your email address checked at least
two times a day. Her email address is [email protected].
You can contact her anytime if you have any questions or you can ask
me directly.
Also please let me know that you
I am waiting for your response.

Yours respectfully,
Peter Patton, HR Manager

A separate attachment shows the duties typical of a reshipper job scam:

Ok, so I fell prey to this. However, I was given a supervisor who I both talked to verbally and had converstations on email. I was not asked to use any of my own money and I did receive packages which I then filled out paperwork for and resent just as explained on their website http://www.theusaddress.com. I have not been compensated as stated in the original employment agreement and now my supervisors phone number states disconnected. So do you think I was just used to ship some items, what other recourse could come to me?? If the items were purchased on a stolen credit card and I then shipped them out of the country could I be held liable??? Now I'm nervous.....

Hi ginger4 and welcome to SW, but I am sorry it is for this reason.

Can you post up more details please? Some of the emails between you and these scammers and the phone numbers they are using would be great. (Of course you can remove your personal details before posting.) There are several people working hard to get their fake website closed, but the hoster and registrar aren't being particularly cooperative, but they will keep working on it.

How did you reship these packages? How was the reshipping paid for? Did you pay for anything and are you out any money? Information like this can be very helpful.

As far as your concerns, just stop all contact with these scammers. If they email you or call you, just tell them you got a new job and you are no longer interested. They might try to bug you a bit more, but just don't reply to their emails and hang up the phone if they call. They are used to people doing this to them and they will usually move on to someone else more cooperative.

What personal information do they have of yours? You should probably check out this thread here: A basic guide to scams and there is some information about what to do.

If you receive any more packages from them to reship, try to refuse delivery, but if you can't, do not open them and take them to your police department with the copies of the emails you have from them. You won't be in trouble -- you have done nothing wrong as you have been the victim of a scam. And they will be able to help deal with the package(s). Or you can contact the postal service or shipping company (USPS, UPS. FedEx, etc) and explain the situation to them and they should be able to help.

Please post back with more information if you can. I am glad you are aware it is a scam now.

The process was that Maria would call me to let me know a package was on the way including the tracking number and item description. Once I received a package I would open it up, take out any invoice, take pictures of the items and email the pictures along with an inspection form to my supervisor, maria. She would then email me the new pre-paid shipping labels which I would apply and then take the package to the post office or drop off at UPS. Nothing was ever questioned by the shipping company when I reshipped either. No out of pocket expenses for me at all other than driving to the post office.

The information they have of me from the employment agreement is my name, address, phone number, and employment history. I never supplied my SSN, but can they obtain it based on what I provided??

Here is a typical email letting me know a package is coming and what to do with it.

Dear ,

This is Maria. I should inform you that we have distributed the first
package for you. Please find the instructions below:

Courier: UPS
Tracking number:
Estimate Delivery Date: unknown, please check up later on the
courier's website.
Item(s):
Quantity:

Explanatories:
Courier - FedEX, UPS, USPS or DHL;
Tracking number - this number is necessary for tracking the way of the
package;
Estimate Delivery Date - this date may be changed by the courier who is
processing this package;
Item - name of the item which will be delivered to you;
Quantity - quantity of items.

The package can be intended for other person. In this case you have
the right to sign necessary documents and receive a package.
Also I have attached an inspection form for you.

Explanation:
When you will get the package, you need check a condition of the item
inside the package.

Instructions:
Open a package and check an item condition. Then, fill out the form
and send it to me by e-mail. If you have a camera, make a photo of the
item and put it in your response.

I will appreciate, if you send me a notification to make sure you have
received this e-mail. Do not hesitate to ask me any questions. I am
waiting for your reply.

--
Best regards,
Maria Cobert, Supervisor
TheUSAddress

It is possible they could track down your SSN, so you should be cautious and keep a close eye on your credit reports for a while.

You said you had to take photos and the such? What kind of items were you receiving? Where were they from and where were you sending them on to? Do you still have the details and photos? It would be very helpful in trying to get these scam sites shut down and help prevent other victims.

Also important are the headers of the emails from the scammers/'Maria'. If you don't know how to get the headers, just post back with what email provider you are using (gmail, yahoo, hotmail, etc) and I would be happy to help you figure that out, or you can read more here: http://www.spamcop.net/fom-serve/cache/19.html

If you are uncomfortable posting more detail information in this thread, you can feel free to send me additional information via the PM system here on the forum or to my email address dorawarner (at) gmail.com.