Exactly the same thing 100%

& im in pueblo colorado. I wish i didnt send a resume!

I can't believe I fell for this. Got out of bed prepared to hit the road again job hunting and found the same letter in my email and thought my luck had changed. Damn.

wait did he consider you for working.. like move past just sending the resume? did he say when you could start

I am definetly guilty of ALMOST falling for this! I got the same exact email (melbourne, fl) I thought omg this too good to be true! And sure enough it was i send him some of my info but not the important stuff...I did send him a copy of my resume which I just realized did NOT have my ssn on it thank GOD! DONT BELIEVE THIS GUY!!!!!He did consider me, he wanted me to start immidiately when i realized it was with checks and stuff I wanted to do my research before I emailed him back and I am SOOOO GLAD I DID!

very glad i checked this site im in Arkansas same thing happened to me too

I also recieved the same email. Some one please tell me what's going on. How do you scam someone with no job, no credit, no bank account and I'm practicly living on the streets. Please explain, I do not need any problems. Thanks dockwench67@yahoo.com

I'm sorry to hear the problems this person has caused everyone. I share a very similar name and gmail account that this person is operating from...My business is Lee Howell Photography. I was previously in business under the name Photography by Richard L. Howell. I just want everyone to know that if they Google "Richard Howell Photography," my site will be the first to come up. I AM IN NO WAY AFFILIATED WITH THIS SCAM ARTIST. Please know that I am trying to get craigslist to take some form of action on this persons postings.

I applied to his so called job offer on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. He replied on July 15. I sent resume. He further noted his internet in me for the job. So I agreed that I was willing to try it. I sent him info about myself such as my name email address and phone numbers where i could be reached. But no major info yet. He sent me an employment agreement be no where in it does it mention tax information being exchanged so i replied that i would like to have more info on his company and background because i was alittle werry of this job. and i knew i would be handling money and that made me uncomfortable. I can't believe that i was stupid enough to think this was for real. Please someone get this person before he does something to someone else. I am just glad that i didnt give him any important info.

I have just recently received emails from him and also gave him my info and resume. The works. Has anyone else received an employment agreement from him??? Has he affected anyone by this? What can be done about this???? Someone please send me some info.

Thanks.

I have been reading these post and i am so mad. How can people do this!! Well i am going to be doing everything i can to stop this jerk. And lee Howell I sorry this is affecting you. I actually found your website and thought thats who i was working for. Thank you for pursueing this with craigslist i am behind you. Thank god my resume didnt have anything super persoanl on it. I am praying nothing happens with this other than i am still unempolyed... omg!

I stopped responding to this guys emails after the employment contract (which I did not E-mail back since he never answered any of my initial concerns - like name and adress of company or person etc.)

I have received two more emails since and today, I received one with a usps tracking number that says a check is being mailed to my address right now. The link is authentic and I am truly scared. The tracking number indicates that whatever is being mailed to me should be here today. So I'm taking a trip to my local police department to have them check it out as soon as it gets here.

I had the same thing happen to me, including the check and everything. Today I checked my mail and the check is actually there. Idk if I should turn it in or just rip it up or what. It looks legit too.

I got a check in the mail too. i've shredded it.

I recieved the same email. I almost fell for something like this a few months ago by a man named "John Wu" who posted a personal assistant ad on craigslist. Same situation, he worked "overseas" and was going to have his "lawyer" send me money orders to "order office supplies". SCAMMER. Sent me counterfeit U.S Post Office money orders and I took them right to the authorities along with the envelope. As soon as I read that he works overseas, a red flag went up.

I sent me O'Howell his info listed on Flakelist.org - guess he wont be sending me an employment agreement....i hate liars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I got all the same emails everyone else did. My mom was suspicious once she saw he was going to send checks and needed me to make purchases on his behalf. I kept sending emails asking specific questions and he NEVER answered... he just kept sending those stock emails. I got the check and it does look legit. Makes me wonder if the person who sent the check is in on it or also a victim. I'm trying to figure out what his angle is. There are so many out there these days. It's kind of scary to be looking for a job these days. I got the employment agreement and didn't send it back, but he still sent the check with instructions. I might go to the police, but I don't know what they can do.

I GOT ALL THE SAME STUFF E-MAIL WIH TRACKING NUMBER. TELLING ME WHAT TO DO HE WANTED ME TO WIRE THE REMAINING MONEY AFTER DEDUCTIONS TO

ELSIE HILLER

16 JALAN 10/869D

BUKIT JALIL

KUALA LUMPUR

MALAYSIA

57000

richardhowell2@hotmail.com

Chase bank which is where my cashiers check is from told me to forward all e-mails to abuse@chase.com

Colorado FBI told me to go to WWW.IC3.gov and file report

COLORADO FBI 303-629-7171

DO NOT IGNORE THIS, DO NOT CAsH THE CHECKS YOU WELL GET SCREWED

GO TO ISSUER OF CHECK AND FILE REPORT GO TO POLICE GO TO FBI

FILE A REPORT AT WWW.IC3.gov

IF THE CHECK IS FROM CHASE GO TO THEM, FORWARD ALL E-MAILS RECIEVED TO abuse@chase.com

COLORADO FBI 303-629-7171

WHAT EVER YOU DO DO NOT IGNORE THIS OR CASH THE CHECKS

Any more of you guys get these fake checks/money orders in the mail, PLEASE take them to your local police department and FILE a report. You have to protect yourself from these idiots!! They want your resume & personal information because they use it for identity theft!! Think about it; now that they have your information they can use it to pretend they are you or know you and suck even more people in. AND...they can say "well so and so here is one of my employees. See I sent them their payment promptly. I will do the same for you my friend" or whatever BS line they use. DON'T Fall for it!!

Also, look VERY closely at those checks & $$ orders. Usually something is just a tad bit off. It might be there's no watermark; it may be the perforations, the ink used "seeps" though or looks as if it was just printed on there via a cheap printer; the banks routing 3 is non-existant, etc... What a buddy of mine did was he went and bought a $1.00 official US postal $$ order and used that for comparison. Another thing you can do to compare is go get a genuine cashiers check from that bank and compare notes. It's amazing at the "differences" you can find between the fake and the real thing when they are right next to each other. :P

Don't people have better things to do then post fake crap??!!

He is still out there. This makes me SICK. I got the checks & everything. my gut was telling me "THIS ISNT RIGHT." But my mind was saying ..."wooo money!" Money isn't worth all this thats for sure.

Can anyone tell me what the name & address on the checks were?

I don't know who or what to report anymore. This guy goes by so many names. Makes me wonder how many people are helping him.

Gilbert Spencer, Robert Nelson & the name on the checks:

Jeremy Whalen

9704 SE 8th Ave

Cape Coral, FL 33904

Seeing as those this guy is still doing this, I obviously know that isn't his correct street address or name but I was just wondering what everyone else had.