Nik
Chicago,#2Consumer Comment
Wed, October 19, 2011
I too responded to a job posting on Craigslist for an Admin. Asst. position when a couple of days later I received an email from Peter Smith saying the same thing. Can we do an online interview via Yahoo Messenger. I thought this was odd, but I am unemployed and need a job, so I just rolled with it.
The 1st few questions were typical job related questions & the grammar was OK, but once I was offered the position & was told I would be receiving a bunch of office equipment & a check for $3200, I started to ask questions & thats when the grammar changed (Broken English). I guess the 1st part he was reading from a script & regardless of what I said his responses would be the same, but since I'm asking detailed questions this threw him off &he didnt know how to respond (correctly, that is). Below is a list of what would be sent to me.
personell94 (10:16 AM):
Just to inform you that Sage Ltd
will be providing you with a mini office equipments that would be use for the
data compliement,the following will be sent to you
* Hp 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.
personell94 (10:16 AM): A Check of $3200 will be issued and mail
out to you for the purchase of the following softwares that will be needed
during your orientation and training.
* $200 For BS 1 Accounting software
which is to be purchase This week.
* $250 For Peach Tree Software (US Patent
Single Users Pack)
* You deduct $200 for your self as your sign on Bonus
This is to help to Multivate staff towards commencement
* Transfer the
remaining to the Shipping agent to effect Shipping Logistics for your Equipments
Listed above.( this is to be done via Western Union money Transfer or Money Gram
You can clearly see that a check of $3200 is completely unecessary if the deductions only total $750.
So I questioned why the need for Money Gram in the 1st place. He said it was so he can see how Trustworthy I am....do you believe that. Hilarious.