by AdamW
Wed Sep 03, 2014 3:26 pm
This is an email I received after I received a profile hit from Monster.com
Then received a call from a lady from (646) 583-1508. Hard euro accent.
Seems like a scam to me.
[email protected]
2:35 PM (27 minutes ago)
to me
Hello, I'm Kelly Prix, a HR manager at the ForwardBox. I
will guide you through the application process. Also I will be your
manager during your first month, and probably after that. So, nice to
meet you ) First of all – I’m glad that you are interested. Second –
what you must know:
1. You won’t need to pay anything, there are no costs what so ever, I
would not waste our time for that.
2. As it was mentioned – position is part-time, home based.
3. You must always be in touch with me, this is very important
4. You must have: *24\7 internet access *Printer *Scanner or digital
camera(cell-phone camera is okay too) *Land line and\or cell-phone
*And of course home address *Personal computer and\or laptop 5.
Software which must be installed on your PC: *Adobe Acrobat reader (to
open and print .PDF files - shipping labels) *Miсrosoft Excel (to keep
our records organized and provide me with weekly reports – I will send
you forms of reports). If you don’t have Miсrosoft Excel, let me know,
we can work something out to organize your records.
6. As it was mentioned, in this Job description – you must have
valid ID or DL and a clean police record, only responsible and reliable
individuals are welcome. We value our reputation.
7. We check, double check and re-check everything, every client, every
transaction, every payment, and every package. We proceed nothing but
legal merchandise, from verified vendors.
8. Considering our field of work, we have lots of discounts at big
online stores for our employees, but this option is available only
after trial and only then I will provide you with a list of vendors
where special discounts for us are available.
9. After trial there will be more work, I will supply you with a
personal Email address and a sim card, only for
work!
10. Trial – 4 weeks/one month. When it starts? – The day you proceeded
your first package.
11. Payment: *During trial: basic salary - $2300
Payment held once a month.
12. Methods of payment : WesternUnion , MoneyGram , PayPal.
13. Yes, we do reimburse expenses connected to this job: *gas or taxi
(if you have to drive the packages to post office) *scissors, duct
tape, black marker *boxes for packages – only if you need to buy them
to re-pack items, or if item can’t be shipped it its original box
*paper and ink for printer *you won't need a scale, so you don't need
to buy it You need to send me scans or photos of receipts with your
expenses, and compensation will be added to your salary.
14. Approximate weight of most packages wary from 1 to 20 lbs
15. Once again – packages contain only legal merchandise, for example
clothes and accessories, toys, electronics etc.
16. Yes, you can open packages to examine contents, report of any
damages you find.
17. We co-operate with Fedex, USPS, UPS, LaserShip packages will be
delivered by this services.
18. You or someone else must be at home during day time to sign for
the packages, if signature necessary.
19. I will be giving you prior notification for every package, even
tracking link to web-site, where you can check status, current
location, date and approximate time of delivery.
20. Please note that packages must be proceeded to USPS within 48
hours after you received both: package and label for it. Even one day
delays are not acceptable, once again: we value our reputation.
21. Yes, we do have a web-site, additional info on our company you can
read there, link to web-site is below, at the end of this Email in my
signature.
Few words about our business: we simply occupied this part of marked
where some vendors can’t ship abroad, or customers can’t order
items,because not everyone knows English, and we do it for them, and
do in best possible way. Why this position is distant? It is less
expensive to have self-organized net of workers, who can work from
home, provide best service at their own convenience, instead of
renting hangars and warehouses for the packages, vehicles, drivers,
there are always lots of orders, by working this way we can spend our
time with best efficiency, working full-time or part-time, being with
family and doing home stuff. You will be receiving step by step
guidance and support for the first month of employment. Below you can
see a brief description of your future duties:
1. Via Email you will be receiving my prior notifications about
incoming packages. Notification contains information including which
shipping company used for delivery, Web-link with the tracking status
and the name of the customer.
2. You need to confirm receipt of every notification, let me know that
you got it and ready to receive the package. (just answer on my email
with words : acknowledged).
3. You need to notify me every time you receive the packages. (just
answer on my first email with words : package received)
4. After receiving your confirmation I will send you Pre-paid shipping
label with instructions how to use it and proceed the package.
5. When shipping label is printed and affixed on the package you need
to drop it at the nearest USPS Office. When the package is dropped
off, Email me back with words - package sent. *Please note that
packages must be proceeded to USPS within 48 hours after you received
both: package and label for it. Even one day delays are not
acceptable, we value our reputation.
*If you receive package without my prior notification (sometimes it
happens, you can receive the package before I get information about
order from the customer) - you need to Email me information, including
tracking#, contents and name on the package. *In case you have any
questions about the package which you received always accompany your
Email about it with tracking number of the package. I’m looking
forward to productive and professional business relationship. And
please, let’s keep our correspondence organized that is why I'm kindly
asking you:
--------------------------------VERY IMPORTANT----------------------------------
*Please put subject line "Interested" if you have any questions, and
feel free to ask all of your questions. I’m kindly asking you to ask
important questions answers on which I didn’t already give above..
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*If we understand each other without having to spell everything out,
or you have no questions and you are willing to begin, please put
subject line "Start", and I will provide you with further details how
to proceed.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*If this position isn’t something you expected, or you have doubts and
do not want to proceed further, or I contacted you by mistake, or you
don’t want to work and you don’t need job at all: please put subject
line “Disregard”, I will check out your candidature and won’t ever
contact you again. Or you can’t reply to this message for a week, and
I’ll do the same: check you’re your candidature.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
___________________
Best regards,
Kelly Prix Manager ForwardBox.
USAforwardbox.com
Then received a call from a lady from (646) 583-1508. Hard euro accent.
Seems like a scam to me.
[email protected]
2:35 PM (27 minutes ago)
to me
Hello, I'm Kelly Prix, a HR manager at the ForwardBox. I
will guide you through the application process. Also I will be your
manager during your first month, and probably after that. So, nice to
meet you ) First of all – I’m glad that you are interested. Second –
what you must know:
1. You won’t need to pay anything, there are no costs what so ever, I
would not waste our time for that.
2. As it was mentioned – position is part-time, home based.
3. You must always be in touch with me, this is very important
4. You must have: *24\7 internet access *Printer *Scanner or digital
camera(cell-phone camera is okay too) *Land line and\or cell-phone
*And of course home address *Personal computer and\or laptop 5.
Software which must be installed on your PC: *Adobe Acrobat reader (to
open and print .PDF files - shipping labels) *Miсrosoft Excel (to keep
our records organized and provide me with weekly reports – I will send
you forms of reports). If you don’t have Miсrosoft Excel, let me know,
we can work something out to organize your records.
6. As it was mentioned, in this Job description – you must have
valid ID or DL and a clean police record, only responsible and reliable
individuals are welcome. We value our reputation.
7. We check, double check and re-check everything, every client, every
transaction, every payment, and every package. We proceed nothing but
legal merchandise, from verified vendors.
8. Considering our field of work, we have lots of discounts at big
online stores for our employees, but this option is available only
after trial and only then I will provide you with a list of vendors
where special discounts for us are available.
9. After trial there will be more work, I will supply you with a
personal Email address and a sim card, only for
work!
10. Trial – 4 weeks/one month. When it starts? – The day you proceeded
your first package.
11. Payment: *During trial: basic salary - $2300
Payment held once a month.
12. Methods of payment : WesternUnion , MoneyGram , PayPal.
13. Yes, we do reimburse expenses connected to this job: *gas or taxi
(if you have to drive the packages to post office) *scissors, duct
tape, black marker *boxes for packages – only if you need to buy them
to re-pack items, or if item can’t be shipped it its original box
*paper and ink for printer *you won't need a scale, so you don't need
to buy it You need to send me scans or photos of receipts with your
expenses, and compensation will be added to your salary.
14. Approximate weight of most packages wary from 1 to 20 lbs
15. Once again – packages contain only legal merchandise, for example
clothes and accessories, toys, electronics etc.
16. Yes, you can open packages to examine contents, report of any
damages you find.
17. We co-operate with Fedex, USPS, UPS, LaserShip packages will be
delivered by this services.
18. You or someone else must be at home during day time to sign for
the packages, if signature necessary.
19. I will be giving you prior notification for every package, even
tracking link to web-site, where you can check status, current
location, date and approximate time of delivery.
20. Please note that packages must be proceeded to USPS within 48
hours after you received both: package and label for it. Even one day
delays are not acceptable, once again: we value our reputation.
21. Yes, we do have a web-site, additional info on our company you can
read there, link to web-site is below, at the end of this Email in my
signature.
Few words about our business: we simply occupied this part of marked
where some vendors can’t ship abroad, or customers can’t order
items,because not everyone knows English, and we do it for them, and
do in best possible way. Why this position is distant? It is less
expensive to have self-organized net of workers, who can work from
home, provide best service at their own convenience, instead of
renting hangars and warehouses for the packages, vehicles, drivers,
there are always lots of orders, by working this way we can spend our
time with best efficiency, working full-time or part-time, being with
family and doing home stuff. You will be receiving step by step
guidance and support for the first month of employment. Below you can
see a brief description of your future duties:
1. Via Email you will be receiving my prior notifications about
incoming packages. Notification contains information including which
shipping company used for delivery, Web-link with the tracking status
and the name of the customer.
2. You need to confirm receipt of every notification, let me know that
you got it and ready to receive the package. (just answer on my email
with words : acknowledged).
3. You need to notify me every time you receive the packages. (just
answer on my first email with words : package received)
4. After receiving your confirmation I will send you Pre-paid shipping
label with instructions how to use it and proceed the package.
5. When shipping label is printed and affixed on the package you need
to drop it at the nearest USPS Office. When the package is dropped
off, Email me back with words - package sent. *Please note that
packages must be proceeded to USPS within 48 hours after you received
both: package and label for it. Even one day delays are not
acceptable, we value our reputation.
*If you receive package without my prior notification (sometimes it
happens, you can receive the package before I get information about
order from the customer) - you need to Email me information, including
tracking#, contents and name on the package. *In case you have any
questions about the package which you received always accompany your
Email about it with tracking number of the package. I’m looking
forward to productive and professional business relationship. And
please, let’s keep our correspondence organized that is why I'm kindly
asking you:
--------------------------------VERY IMPORTANT----------------------------------
*Please put subject line "Interested" if you have any questions, and
feel free to ask all of your questions. I’m kindly asking you to ask
important questions answers on which I didn’t already give above..
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*If we understand each other without having to spell everything out,
or you have no questions and you are willing to begin, please put
subject line "Start", and I will provide you with further details how
to proceed.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*If this position isn’t something you expected, or you have doubts and
do not want to proceed further, or I contacted you by mistake, or you
don’t want to work and you don’t need job at all: please put subject
line “Disregard”, I will check out your candidature and won’t ever
contact you again. Or you can’t reply to this message for a week, and
I’ll do the same: check you’re your candidature.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
___________________
Best regards,
Kelly Prix Manager ForwardBox.
USAforwardbox.com
It has been reported for fraud.