ING job offer - is this for real?

Hello I had emailed my resume to ING in response to an ad in my local paper. I received this email in response but it sounds shady to me. Especially when they mention auctioned products and ING is a financial institution. I am also wondering what kind of information they would ask me for in the "background check".

I have not responded as of yet. Something doesn't seem right to me. Here is the email I received:

Ms. Schmidt,


This is to confirm that your resume was received and reviewed and your candidature has been retained for the advertised position. Below you will find brief information about our company as well as details about your responsibilities and remuneration.

We specialize in marketing, promoting and selling auctioned products. The company's main objective is connecting sellers and buyers of various products online. We are located in Austria and have associates all over the world. Acting as an escrow agent we provide our customers with most convenient, fastest and most reliable payment methods.

This job does not require direct selling. The customer service associate facilitates our customers’ payment experience. He or she would be responsible for various administrative tasks that include collecting payments from our customers, ensuring that all transactions go through and recording and filing all customer information. Your primary task is to provide support to our sales representatives by handling financial and administrative aspects of all transactions.



Please respond to this letter, confirm again your address and contact telephone numbers in case the information on your resume is not accurate and let me know if you have any questions. I will send you an application via email that you will need to fill out and a more detailed explanation on how to get started.



This is not a sales job nor do you need to send any financial contribution to get started.



This job has an unlimited earning potential, however, for the first few months as you become more accustomed to your tasks and responsibilities you will have the opportunity to make around $600- $1000 a week.



Do not hesitate to contact us if you have additional questions or concerns.



Sincerely,

Paula Mallinsky

ING Financial Partners Inc.

[email protected]

It is a scam.

USA.com addresses are free addresses from mail.com. They have no connection to any legitimate business.

The scammer is trying to recruit you to help him with his crimes. Your "position" will involve receiving "payments" and forwarding them to the scammer. In reality, those "payments' will be coming:

-directly from a victim who is paying for something he/she will never receive (for example, an auction item the scammer has advertised but doesn't really have; or a deposit for a rental that the scammer doesn't own)
-from the scammer himself or a go-between (who might also think he/she has a legitimate job), in the form of a fraudulent check, credit transaction, or transfer. In this case, the scammer is using the account details of a real person or business to generate fake checks or transfer money. Your job will be to cash the checks and/or receive the transfers, then withdraw the money and forward the cash to the scammers. If the fraud was executed well, the bank will issue the cash to you before they recognize the fraud--but once they do, they will come back after you for all of the money.
-from the scammer or a go-between in the guise of a certified check or money order that has been altered. Again, the bank may give you the cash, but they have the right to take it back later.

In all of these scenarios, eventually the crime will be detected. When that happens, the trail would lead straight to you. The scammer, who has used fake names and phony information, will be untraceable, and you will be the one who could be facing criminal charges.

Just walk away and cut off all contact from the scammers.

One of the best things you can do is to check their background and see if there is something to pay.Sometimes they use a good words to make say yes it is not a scam.