Complaint Review: JSM Consulting

I too received a job offer email from Michael Mell of "JM Firm." This person contacted me asking if I was looking for work and claiming to have contacted me before via email. Here is the email he sent with my personal information redacted:

Hey XXXX,

I just wanted to see if you got my last email about the Union Benefits Position in XXXXXX, OH? Is XXXXXXXXX the best number to reach you? Are you still looking? Also, just so you know, there are no fees for you to use my service, assisting small businesses in finding qualified top-notch employees is included with my consulting fees which are covered by the business. If you find that these positions are not the right fit for you, no worries, I work with a number of other businesses and I may have another client that is hiring in the near future. Are you only looking for work in the XXXXX area? Would you consider other areas?

I look forward to speaking to you!

JM Firm
Michael Mell
414-600-1123

I foolishly responded with my real phone number, which I've since changed.

When you go to their website there is no physical addess and a completely different phone number.

Once you respond you will never hear from them again.

My guess is that this is some sort of phising scam/operation. They have some of your personal information and send these bogus emails to get you to fill in the blanks and also to confirm that your email, zip code, and possibly phone number is correct.

I am filing a complain with the FTC about these people as well as the Ohio Attorney General and my ISP so that their emails can be marked as phishing scams. My credit reports are alread locked.

Do not give these people any information at all about you and mark their emails as SPAM in your email account.

I'm also going to contact the state of Wisconsin AG and put a notice on file with them abou these folks. If they've contacted you, please do the same.

My reaction may seem extreme and the email I posted above from them may seem harmless but just in case it isn't I'm going to take every precaution. I stronly believe this is a social engineering scam they're running to get people to confirm their identites and location. Once they have a samll amount of information abot you it is amazing what they can do with it.

I'm also going to do some background checking on Mr. Mell to see if there is any known criminal activity on his or his partners' behalf. If it is I'm going to law enforcement in Wisconsin. I'm tired of people like this running scams on the Internet and getting away with it.