Since: Thursday, December 29, 2011

Email Address: trielsritzfitz.net

Post Title: Receptionist (Benefits Consulting Firm)

Location: chicago

States affected: IL - illinois     IN - indiana    

Notes:
Here is his response. How typical of a scam.
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Hello,

How are you doing today? Thanks for applying to the post.Actually the position for a Personal Assistant is opened now it would be a great pleasure to have you as my assistant.

I am sorry for getting back to you late it was due to some obligations beyond my control while I was at home.My name is Michael Ratner,I am 65 years old, I am an attorney and have been practicing for 30 years. I am in need of a personal assistant that can handle my official and personal needs when I am not around. The job is a Full Time one. I travel a lot because of my kind of work and I have strong interaction with some international organization.I am an international lawyer and I have a license to practice in three states in the USA but I will have to streamline my personality to this few ones here and after which you will get all necessary details about me after your trial assignment due to security reasons. I have to go through some recruitment procedures as an attorney but due to my absence in the states at the moment, I will have to do it in my own way and later finish up with the documentation. I am presently in a summit in Canada and I will get back to the states in three weeks time so pending the time i return back to the State you will be working at the Convenience of your Home .

Your work details are as follows:

* Printing and sending out mails for me.
* Help make hotel or flight reservation while I provide all my personal and delicate information to secure booking.
* Handling and monitoring some of my administrative files and financial activities.
* Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring.
* Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence when I'm away.

I hope you understand the job details very well and some shall be discussed in full as soon as we move on. The most important thing is trust and proper accountability, which I believe it will resolve itself as time goes on. The basic wage again is $700 weekly and I want you to understand that paying this kind of wage means you need to do my work or the duties assigned to you perfectly... I hope you will be a very good and commendable personal assistant that I can trust because my work may come in at anytime. For documentation and confirmation with regardless of the information on your resume, I will need you to provide me with the information below:

Full Legal Name :
Home Mailing Address (NOT PO BOX) :
APT # :
City:
State:
Zip-Code:
Home Phone Number :
Mobile Phone Number :
Present Occupation :
Email Address :
Acceptance of offer:

I believe you have accepted the job offer as soon as I receive the above information from you and I will also put you through a week trial assignment to determine our work rate and efficiency in carrying out duties. You shall help with buying and mailings of some basic children needs to some foster home. I do this once every month.

You shall be sent funds to purchase all these items and also be paid for the trial week, I can also give you some other duties to do apart from that during the trial week. I hope I have been able to express in details all the things involved and understand that you are working with a man of great dignity, integrity and respect.

Cheers
Michael Ratner Esq ...

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