Since: Monday, July 19, 2010

Email Address: michealdavidsrealtyagent.com

Post Title: Personal Assistant

Location: phoenix

States affected: AZ - arizona    

Notes:
I found this job on craigslist. I sent my resume. I received this email in reply:
Greetings,





I am glad to hear from you as regards the Personal Assistant position. I would love to meet up with you to talk about this job but I am currently away on a business trip but there is a test which i will like you to go through because i need a capable Personal Assistant.I am in Ireland so there will be no interview except for the form you will fill below.








1.Have you ever been a Personal Assistant ?





2.If you have been a Personal Assistant before,how long and was it for





a company or an individual?





3.Can you communicate effective and efficiently?





4.Do you have a job as at now?





5.Will you be able to run errands 2 hours per day for and will be





needed 3 days per week?








I will prepay you in advance to do my shopping. I will also have my mails and packages forwarded to your address. If you will be unable to stay at your house to get my mails, I can have it shipped to a post office near you and then you can pick it up at your convenience.When you get my mails/packages; you are required to mail them to where I want them mailed to.You don't have to put money out of you pocket, all you have to do is have packages shipped to your house and do my shopping.





You are allowed to open the packages to reveal its content. The content of the packages are computer and electronics, clothing's business and personal letters. All expenses and taxes will be covered by me. You will work between 15 and 20 hrs a week. I will pay $350 per week.I need your service because I am constantly out of town on business as I own a electronics and clothing store in Ireland but want to open another store in US.I will return to USA in August 2010 so this process will be on going till then. If you don't mind, I will meet up with you when I return and then we can talk about the possibility of making this long term. Well, let me know if you are able to handle the position.





I will email you the list and pictures of what to shop for when I am ready. No heavy packages are involved! You can do the shopping at any nearest stores. You will be shopping for Electronics and clothing's. I will provide you my personal UPS account number for Shipping. All you have to do is provide my account number to UPS and shipping charges will be applied into the account. I will provide clear set of instructions for each task I need done as well the funds to cover them.





If I were to mail you money to do my shopping plus up front payment for your service, where would you want it mailed to? Your full info for check,money orders or cash payment:





Full Name:


Full Address:


(NO P.O.BOX)


City:


State:


Zip Code:


Phone Number:(Cell):


Home:


Age:


Email:


Present Job:








The address of the nearest Post Office to you for receiving





packages:





Name:


Address:


City:


State:


Post Code:





Will be expecting to hear from you soon to let me know if you will be willing to handle my business on my behalf before I return.Note that this job is 100% legitimate.You can open all packages to confirm how legit they are.Thanks so much and have a nice day.





Regards,


Jame Davids.


Compustore co ltd.

THIS IS A SCAM!!! I then typed his company's name into an online search database and came up with a few other exact copies of the same reply email but from a person of a different name. Watch out and don't think this job was a lucky find.

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