Skyline Finance - Frank Morrow - Mark Porter Presented a job opportunity that turned out to be a scam and I was cheated out of thousands of dollars Cleveland Ohio
A reply to a job (Financial Manager position) that was posted on thejobbox.com's website. After sending resume, contact is made my a Frank Morrow(Hiring Dept) for Skyline Finance, Inc.
Even though you thought enough research had been done, such as contacting the Better Business Bureau, and no record of fraud or scam was found on other sites. You can still become a victim.
They have a professional website. There is no reachable phone number, all transaction is done by e-mail through there hiring manager.
They asked, that you send a photo of yourself, they send you a professional looking agreement to sign. No training is required.
You are asked to open a paypal account. Their so-called buyers send money to your paypal account. They then instruct you to transfer all funds to your bank account, deduct your 10% and send the balance of the funds to someone else via Western Union or Money Gram.
Then the people that sent you funds, then request a refund for their merchandise claiming it was never received. Since you have no way to verify the shipping and you know you didn't mail anything (You then realize that you have been taken), but only too late, resulting in you refunding thousands of dollars.
This company is fradulant and should be shut down. They are seeking out individuals, who are seeking(work at home positions) just to rip them off.
Caro
Austin, Texas
U.S.A.
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Tim
Valparaiso,Indiana,
U.S.A.
Wow . . . Defintitely a scam!
#2Consumer Suggestion
Mon, September 03, 2007
Thanks for posting your report. You MOST DEFINITELY were taken by a scam outfit.
I just googled this company. The first listing is a "fraud alert" from a different website. The next is Skyline's website, which is no longer in existence. The third listing is your report.
I HIGHLY doubt that all those "refunds" you sent out were going to actual customers. The whole payment scenario you outlined might as well have been written on a big red flag. The likely operation is that phony orders are placed, fraudulently obtained funds are then wired to your Paypal account, you then withdraw the money ASAP, and send them 90% of it. That whole scenario sounds like a money laundering operation to me.
Then, on top of the fradulent funds that they now have, they send phony customers to complain of never receiving products who come to YOU demanding a refund. So they're basically doubling their fraudulent income.
The sad part is that this was probably not even an American outfit, and it may be hard for you to find redress. But start making some reports to the attorney general in your state, in Ohio, to the police, to the FBI and FTC, and anyone else you can think of. If any of those guys can track down the perpetrators, then you should get your own lawyer and sue their balls off.
Best of luck!