Complaint Review: American Credit Technologies INC (US) Richmond VA HOME TYPIST - DATA ENTRY CLERK - FRAUD - JOB SCAM

JOB OFFER: HOME TYPIST - DATA ENTRY CLERK WANTED
American Credit Technologies INC ( United States ) - Richmond, VA
JOB ADVERT: CLERICAL / DATA ENTRY DUTIES ONLINE Work Online Daily and earn money on your payroll each week for completing various clerical based projects and assignments online working from home. We are now hiring home based hands to help with our Logs. Clerical duties, Data entries, Online Sales Representative, JOB DETAILS: Job entails Online survey of Data and Information. Primary role is Data Entry duties online. This is a high-tech advance duty from home. We offer the best employment opportunity using your own computer from anywhere. PAYROLL STRUCTURE $35 Per Hour 6Hrs Maximum Per Day Full Time/Part Time Job/Weekends REQUIREMENTS PC Connected with Internet and printing facilities. Experience is not required as we supply all training within our online Typist Center. You are paid weekly.
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SCAM EMAILS:

EMAIL #1: "Let me start by introducing myself and the Company to you,I amJames Edward the personnels Manager of the firm American Credit Technologies Inc.Your resume was successfully received and is presently being reviewed by the appropriate department. Please accept my apologies for the late response. Based on your resume, you possess most of the required skills that we look for in a candidate for this position. We posted our job add as a result of trying to get an online account staff/Order Support Clerk/representative in association with (WORK FROM HOME INITIATIVE ) For $35 Per Hr. ( location not required ) American Credit Technologies Inc. is a United Kingdom baby firm which is just getting to a year old,seeking assistance with the work from home iniciative to assist with clerical and administrative duties online pending the establishment of our New Outlets in ontario,Canada, New York and Chester, United States. We are into Computer Peripherals Supplies. We are dedicated to meeting the needs of independent dialysis providers around the world by leveraging today's most innovative technologies to deliver a full spectrum of high-quality services to the business community, We Specialize in all kinds of Computer peripherals Suplies such as ATX case, Networking Routers, HDDX Compacts, Satilite HDD Communicator, Computer Pheripherals, CD-R Hard Drives, Memory Sticks and many more. CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES:Your duty when work commences are to be provided by your supervisor which would be made known to you . You would be giving Logs and records of company transactions that are back dated and back logged to sort out and help to ascertain balance sheets and computer records of several invoicing and payments made in past transactions. This are the enormous logs that the company needs an extra hand for, which made it necessary for the company to employ Online staffs to record company transactions the ever growing needs of our clients. Now the software you would be having would entail the proper entry of data and arrangements of records being sorted out along side with Microsoft office Soft.(Spread sheet and Excel ). This would help make it easier. After Logs have been processed by you, the end data would be passed on to your supervisor by through the Accounting Software. ( Tuition and Training on how to use the softwares would be made available to you before the equipments arrive ) Here is a Brief Questionaire that would help Us acertain your skills and experience. Interview Questions*Have you ever worked from home?*So why do you want this Job?*Are you taking this as a primary or secondary job? if secondary explain why?*Do you have professional Reference which I can go through?*Will you be able to devote 20 hours of your time to American Credit Technologies Inc.? that is 2hrs atleast daily?*Have you worked as an Online assistant before?*Do you have a printer, fax machine and a scanner?*Privacy and code of conduct....explain the phrase?*What do u understand by petty cash?*How would you describe your self?*Do you know your clerical speed?what is it?*Do you have an idea of how to use ms excel? NOTE: Send in Your Full Name, Address and Contact phone number so we could reach you after the Interview and create a folder for you on the administrative desk.We look forward to reading from you soonest."
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EMAIL #2: "Welcome to American Credit Technologies Inc. You have been Approved by the Board to work as an Online staff. Once again, here is a brief explanation of your Duties: We have got loads of logs for the Account Dept. from our United States and Canadian Clients that are spread all over. Now the London center here cannot be over stretched. So we opted to recruit staffs online to work from home to help do ( Balance sheets, account balancing, invoicing recording, proper data analysis of sales records and recording pay slips into Accounting database all through the use of the Accounting Software ) DUTIES:Now Your primary daily duty would be to report to your Supervisor, who would be attached to you would assign logs of duty daily and you would be required to work according to instructions, using the Microsoft Office tools and the Accounting software. Now the function of the Accounting software is to arrange, formalize and manage the data you have processed sent to your supervisor through connectivity over the internet. Now this software also gives your supervisor the total number of seconds you have worked on for the day, which helps us to calculate your working Hours. If there be any extra time done on Oral or Physical work, they would also apply to your working hours also. PAYROLL & WORKING SCHEDULE:You are requested to send in an Email on Today with the Subject ** Duration & Payroll **This would contain answers to the Following:1. How many hours are you willing to Work per day? ( 4 Maximum )2. What time range? ( Morning Section 8am-12noon or Afternoon section 3pm-6pm )3. Payroll Interval? ( Weekly or Bi-weekly )4. Payroll Method? ( Bank transfer or Check )NOTE: Please make sure you send this as soon as possible. WORKING REQUIREMENTS:Equipments have been provided for by the Company. This includes a Dell Laptop/Notebook for mobility and some other Software's for accuracy, Speed of data processing, Time Monitoring and Effectiveness. Details on the Uses and delivery of these equipments would be provided to you on Tuesday..You would be Given the Following on Next week:* Supervisor ( Name and Contact Phone Numbers )* Staff User Name and Password for Our Website Link ( For easy access to company data and task for each day ) ( Our Website is Under Major Construction and it is expected to be completed within the Next 10 Working days )* Date of delivery of your equipments. Once Again You are Welcome !NOTE: Send in Your Full Name, Address and Contact phone number so we could reach you after the Interview and create a folder for you on the administrative desk.We look forward to reading from you soonest.
Here are the brief steps and guidelines you are required to follow up before you start full duties.
CONTENTS:
(1) Orientation and Training
(2) Instructions
(3) Deductions
(4) Equipments
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ORIENTATION AND TRAINING
**********************************************************Your Orientation and training process would begin Next week. This would entail the tutorials on the proper and effective uses of the various accounting softwares ( BS 1 Accounting Software, Peach Tree Software and The Microsoft OS ). You are requested to be Online at anytime of the day with the Assistant Personnel Manager who would be conducting the training. This would mostly be done online so it is effective you communicate with the personnel department online using the Yahoo Messenger!.
Please remember to log on at any point in time of the day for this tutorials. The training would run from Monday - Friday Next week.
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INSTRUCTIONS
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You would be receiving a FedEx envelope sent out by our company. The tracking number would be sent to you in subsequent emails.
As soon as it is delivered,you are required to follow up the instructions below.
The Shipping agent is in charge of delivering your Mini- Office equipments that has been released.
The equipments are expected to be delivered before conclusion of your orientation and training prior to your start off.
It would effect a bonus on your payroll if you complete the instructions & test of trust done with time and effectiveness put into consideration.
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DEDUCTIONS
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* $155 For BS 1 Accounting software which is to be purchased Next week.
* $250 For Peach Tree Software ( US Patent Single Users Pack )
* You deduct $150 for your self for signing Bonus ( This is to help to Multivate staff towards commencement )
* Telegram the rest to the Shipping agent to effect Shipping Logistics for your Equipments Listed below.( this is to be done via Western Union money Transfer or Money Gram )
NOTE: The whole essence of this short test is to ascertain the level of confidence and trust worthiness in you. Then the Company would be assured to give you its confidentiality. Details on Location and Stores close to you for the purchase of the softwares would be made available to you next week.
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EQUIPMENTS
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The Following would be shipped to you by the shipping agent towards your starting off:
The Items contained in the 56LBS Box contains:
* Dell Notebook Pentium D Duo Processor 1800 mGHZ, 120 Gigg HDD, 1G Internal Memory.
* All in One Printer, Scanner, Fax and Photocopier Machine.
* Microsoft Office and Microsoft Operating Systems ( Service Packs 2 )
* Mini-Office Stationaries
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NOTE: These are standard steps that have been put in place to help you get started properly. We have carefully setup the Test Of Trust and the Petty Cash Transactions to help us ascertain your level of experience in handling little cash transactions and providing a cash-flow load down on how you can utilize funds for specific purposes as instructed. You are Only required to purchase 2 softwares from the funds that would be sent to you by the Company. The other softwares would come with the 56 Lbs Box Package containing the Equipments from the shipping agent. Our major aim is to get you acquinted with the BS 1 accounting software and the peach tree software prior to the delivery of your equipments.

Please send In the Name you would prefer the Money orders made out to you.
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EMAIL #3: "The website for the company is still underconstruction and will be ready in 10days time."
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EMAIL #4: "The package's of Your tracking number will be giving to you soon . We would like to let you know that your office equipments will get to you very soon .As you are fully aware, the working schedule is very flexible and you can endeavour to work from home comfortably.
In the meantime, we need you to set-up a Yahoo mail account and have this id :supervisorstaff@yahoo.com added to your Yahoo Messenger buddy list (Only If you haven't got a Yahoo ID).You would be undergoing an Online Traning & Briefing Discussion on Thursday mornning 9am your time, it's just for 30 mins.
Note: Your Payroll starts as soon as your equipments are set and ready so your payroll for $35 per Hour would start on monday 11th of August 2008. If you complete the instructions promptly. More company information and assess to database would be made available to you by your supervisor upon delivery of your equipments.
*Name Of supervisor: Frank Mogan
*Email:supervisorstaff@yahoo.com
*Phone:447045707994 "
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EMAIL #5: "We would like to inform you that until the delivery of the equipments required for your online duties is made you cannot start up on the Training & orientation. There is a need for the presence of the Laptop and other related softwares and programs required for Data Entry in order to understand the basic topics and lessons for the training.

We would be sending you an email with the Tracking numbers for the Money orders required for the purchase of the softwares and to cover the shipment cost for the delivery of the equipment. More details on how to go about this and steps to be taken would be sent to you in consequent emails. We are trying as much as possible to get you started as soon as possible."
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They sent me the moneygram via Fedex thinking that I would actually cash it & send the funds via western union, I knew this was a scam after the 1st email but I wanted them to send me the slip so that I have the tracking, shipping and all the information as possible to help stop this horrible crime! The moneygram was also dated 4 days prior to my first email to them.
Once I informed the suspect of my intentions I told them that they had to wait until the funds officially clear through my bank which could take 2-3 weeks. They told me it was cashable same day, but I refused in my emails to them & they have not responded since.
I also called this #: English 1-800-MONEYGRAM (1-800-666-3947)
to check the vailidity of the moneygram and was told it was not issued in my name.

Anonymous user
Calgary, Alberta
Canada