Employment scammer - Linda Rodriguez

I just came across this on craigslist; it sounded fishy, so I googled it & found your post. They aren't asking for money, but for sensitive information...

Good day:

Thanks for your response to my Personal Assistant ad, hope you are having a pleasant day today. I got your email/resume applying for the position which I advertised on Craigslist. Do take time to go through this introductory mail and feel free to ask any questions.


I am Linda Rodriguez, 47yrs old and a mother of 2 wonderful kids, I am an Investor and Asset Manager: I have clients all over the United states of America and Canada I most very often get my hands occupied, so it is imperative or me to have a worthy assistant who can monitor and keep me up to date with my activities, this is why I need someone who can help keep up to date with all of my activities especially when I'm away and amidst my busy schedule, I also get involved in various welfare and community service programs. I have had a previous PA who has been very commendable in her activities and who has been part of my life for the past 8 months, she has since moved out of the States with her family and it has affected me in a way. I found her previously on the craigslist website and I sincerely hope I will be able to find someone again who will be as efficient as her. Please note that you are being hired only on a personal level. All correspondences would be made and promptly reported to me personally.

The position is part time and home-based for now because of my frequent travels and tight schedules meaning you can work most times from your home as long as you have a regular internet access and the flexibility means that you will only work for 3 or 4 hours per day and you do not have to work every day. You would be paid $350 weekly payment would be via checks once a week. If you can manage your time properly, this job will surely give you some extra time to do something else on the side. You are also hired on a trial basis for now until we are able to see how well we fit in, this however does not affect your weekly wage. Most of your activities will be carried out locally and most official packages will be delivered via posts. You will be actively involved in my personal, business and financial life. In summary, your activities as my assistant amongst other things will include:

* Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence;
* Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring;
* Organizing and maintaining diaries, memos and making appointments;
* A personal reminder for Schedules, programs, flights and keeping me up to date with them as they come up;
* Arranging travel and accommodation
* Taking on some of the my responsibilities and working more closely with management and other staff related to me;
*Receiving payments from customers and making payments to my raw material supplier..
* Processing and taking charge of weekly payments and

I'm sure you'll understand I tend to have a very busy schedule at this point as I am presently in Zurich for a summit. I will be back in four Weeks time.

I think you're the right person for this post, Please note that this position is not office based for now because of my frequent travels and tight schedules. It's a part-time, work from home basis and the flexibility means that there will be busier weeks than others with a steady pay. So it's a little difficult judging the exact number of hours you'll be doing per week. If you can manage your time properly, this job may even give you some extra while you do something else on the side. As I have said, I'd want us to get a head start with things as soon as possible. I do have a pile up of work and a number of unattended chores which you can immediately assist me with. I hope we can meet up with the workload eventually. There is also a very sensitive issue on trust, dedication and accountability which I believe will be resolved as time goes on.
Permit me to use the coming week to test your efficiency and diligence towards all this, also to work out your time schedule and fit it to mine. I really need to find the perfect person for this job and I am confident you can take up the challenges. On the long run we should have a relatively sound working relationship between us.

I'm online most of the time as I am hard of hearing so I prefer we contact each other through E-mails but if there is need for me to call, I will be glad to do that. I am glad you are willing to work with me and I promise to be a good boss. I am also glad on the commitment in working. I have been checking my files and what I would want you to do for me is to run some errands out to some of the orphanage home which I do every month. The funds will be in form of Checks, it will be sent over to you from one of my clients and I have some list to email you once you received the funds.
This is only an introductory e-mail, as time goes on we should be able to arrange a proper meeting to get things started officially. However, I do have a number of things you could help me with immediately, prior to my arrival.

Due to the excessive number of responses to my Ad, do provide the following details about yourself for my personal record and to filter applicants and also to inform my customers that I have a new representative that works for me.

PLEASE FILL THE APPLICATION FORM BELOW:
First Name :
Middle Name:
Last Name:
Age:
Full Street Address(not PO BOX) :
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Cell Phone Number:
Home Phone Number:
Email Address:

Once I have received your application form, I will get back to you with the task for the week ahead. Please understand that you will also be paid ($350 a week plus compensation fee for hard work) as well as it’s important for me to make the necessary steps before I get back from my business trip. I hope I am clear with that?

NOTE: This position is home-based and flexible part time job, you can be in any location, work from your home doing all the activities. Doing all the activities and if there is any relocation you will be notify.

POSITION/AVAILABILITY:

Position Applied For_________________

How often do you check your email:______________
Specify the hours that you will be available if my schedule doesn't
work with the hours i requested

Days/Hours You will be available:
Monday____
Tuesday____
Wednesday____
Thursday____
Friday____
Saturday____
Sunday____

Hours Available: from_______ to______

What date are you available to start work?________________
Thanks

Mrs. Linda Rodriguez

Moved from "Rental Scams" and added quotes for clarity - CW

Thanks for posting, kweeta.
Could you please post the email address used by the scammer as this will help people who carry out a search based on his email.

What you have posted is a cheque scam.
The scammer sends you a fraudulent cheque with a face value of a lot more than your wages.
You are then asked to forward the excess using Western Union which can be picked up anonymously.
As the cheque is fraudulent, you will have released funds that will not be there. You will have lost that money as well as the fees that the bank will charge and possibly face prosecution for fraud.

The email address I received this from is
[email protected]

Good looking out!