Work-at-Home Shipping Job

Have been on job boards looking for work and found a company in England that wants to hire me to ship packages.

They want to me to service their clients buy having packages shipped to my home address from auction sites such as Ebay. I in turn reship the packages to another country.

Items are mostly electronics and household goods people want from US that they can't get shipped to their home countries thru conventional means.

I've asked them about legalities and they promise they adhere to laws. Not sure why they are using someone like me for international shipping.

The pay they offer seems reasonable, $20 per pkg. They need me to handle 20-40 pkgs per month.


red flags....
They say they already have several workers here in US but won't compromise their privacy by letting me talk to any of them.
I wonder if they may be trying to bypass customs taxes and tariffs.


I've been out of work several month and need to find a job. Is there a chance this is a legitimate company?

Hello PianoMom,

This sounds like a scam. The person may be obtaining property with stolen credit cards, fraudulent Ebay account and possibly having other victims send item to you.

You may even be sent a fake check or money order for an advance payment for services.

Note: There are legitimate US companies that will buy Ebay items and ship to persons in other countries.

Could you please post all the emails sent from and email addresses of the employer?

Thanks
Bryon

Thx for your comments Bryon

This is the first email:
> From: [email protected]
> To:
> Subject: Dean Sprague, important message from careerbuilder.com
> Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2012 11:05:30 -0500
>
> Current Opening: Client Manager
>
> Location: United States
> Type: Full-Time, Home-Based Position
> Salary: $ 2500/month + $ 20/each package to cover expenses for printing, packing tape, boxes, etc.
>
> SCHEME OF WORK:
> Receive packages using your own address;
> Unpack and examine incoming shipments;
> Forward packages using USPS Labels;
> Maintain accurate records of items shipped and received.
>
> REQUIREMENTS:
> - 21+ age;
> - Well organised;
> - Ability to handle multiple tasks;
> - College diploma preferred, but not required.
>
> APPLY NOW:
> Send your Resume to HR Dept:
>
> Please only apply if you are available for an immediate appointment and immediate start.
>
Best regards,
Matthew Smith
EMS UK HR Department
+44 (0) 20 3286 5330

Since this was posted on career builder I'm going to send an email to their security team to verify the company's posting. I'll post followup when I hear back from them.

thx for your comments.

Hi PianoMom,

Thanks for posting the initial email.

Beyond what I already wrote. A couple things stand out as scam one is the phone number the other is a company using a free email address.

Let us know what you find out.
Stay safe.
Bryon

There's no "maybe" about it.

It is a standard reshipping scam, plain and simple.

Here's a little more information on reshipping scams.
http://www.threatmetrix.com/fraudsandends/uncategorized/reshipping-where-a-mule-makes-an-ass-of-himself%E2%80%A6or-herself/

Dotti,

Thanks for confirming my gut feelings about this scam.

We are working on an Ip address.

Lisa Stevenson
[email protected]
[email protected]

Header Analysis Quick Report
Originating IP: 93.79.219.7
Originating ISP: Volia
City: Kherson
Country of Origin: Ukraine

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from: Lisa Stevenson [email protected]
to: Removed
date: Fri, Jun 22, 2012

Dear Removed,

We acknowledge receipt of your resume for a position at EMS UK and sincerely appreciate your interest in our company.

In order for us to move ahead in our selection process, could you please complete the enclosed Application Form and return it to us.

We will screen all applicants and select candidates whose qualifications seem to meet our needs. We will carefully consider your application during the initial screening and will contact you if you are selected to continue in the recruitment process.

We wish you every success.

Please see the "Job Description" file for more details about opened position.

Thank you for your cooperation.

I too was taken in at first by this Russian scam organization. There webpage is quite good, http://www.ems-service.co.uk/?p=contacts, have a look around. They have taken the time to locate the offices in a nice district in the UK. Under contacts the number is an answering machine in the Bronx. IP tracing disclosed the address in the Ukraine. When I would speak to my manager on the phone he had an obvious Russian accent. I ask anyone else who has been duped by this fake scam to leave a message on this blog. Thanks.

From,

Desperately in need of real work online as I'm disabled

Hi espie1976,

Thanks for posting the website. I have reported the website as a fake site to our website people. They will take care of it.

Thank You Bryon and others that looked into this scam for us. Your quick reaction was most helpful and saved us from potential harm.

On the surface this looked like a legit offer. When red flags started flying it was another big disappointment for my husband. He's been out of work several months and wanted to believe this was a real job.

The company was pressuring him to make a quick decision.

Career Builder took several days to respond but confirmed our suspicions.

Scams seem to be getting harder to spot as it is quick and easy to make a fancy website that looks legit.

Please keep up the hard work to help keep us safe.
Piano Mom