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CareerBuilder Job Scam
I posted my resume on www.careerbuilder.com; I was solicited by a potential employer affiliated with CareerBuilder, Niamax Limited. The email was sent on CareerBuilder letterhead, as are many emails I receive from the CareerBuilder site. The soliciting company's website is www.niamax-ltd.com; this company is listed as doing business in the United Kingdom.
After expressing my interest with their company, I was emailed a legal document (employment contract) to email or fax back to them. The employer then conducted a preliminary "background check" on me and offered me a job. I agreed to work part-time for them as an independent contractor, processing payments from their customers in the United States. I was instructed that I needed to process these payments through Wells Fargo Bank, and would need to obtain a Wells Fargo Bank account if I currently didn't own one.
I accepted two payments (online transfers) into my Wells Fargo Bank account from two other Wells Fargo Bank customers that were supposedly Niamax customers. I was instructed to send the bulk of each payment to a specified business associate, after subtracting my 6% commission, and the Western Union transfer fee. I sent both payments to business associates in Athens, Greece by Western Union; both payments were picked up same day. One man's name was Cornet Deglos, the other was Cleys Mercken.
Wells Fargo Bank has now reversed the initial online customer transfers into my account, stating the transactions were unauthorized (hacked from the accounts of other Wells Fargo Bank customers). I am now responsible for the gross amount ($1977.30) of both unauthorized transactions into my account because I withdrew the money and sent it on, as instructed by my employer, Niamax Limited.
Wells Fargo Bank is not interested in discussing the fact that their system was breached by a hacker, or the fact that I only processed the payments. I asked Wells Fargo Bank why holds were not placed on these online transfers into a NEW account, but they gave no answers, and didn't provide me with an explanation.
Additionally, I notified CareerBuilder's Integrity Team regarding their affiliation with this employer. The representative stated CareerBuilder can't screen all employers utilizing their website, and that I should have read their fraud disclaimer, which is obscurely located in fine print on their website.
Good day.
I received the following email.
No one answered their phone, and the web page was only saying I'll be contacted by their local representative.
here's the link to it:
http://www.joinours..steam.com
Their email:
'My name is Roger Smith and I am the Chief Executive Officer of American Income. I recently found your resume online and wanted to get in touch with you. We are expanding our sales force by interviewing applicants from a variety of different backgrounds and we believe you have the potential to be an excellent match.
We are looking for goal-oriented individuals like you right now. First year earnings, advances and bonuses can range from $45,000 to $75,000 for new representatives. No experience is necessary. Full training is provided to help maximize your earning potential. If you wish to excel within a company that has a proven record of success, then I would like to speak with you. American Income has upheld a well-known industry reputation for financial stability and quality service for over 50 years.
If you are interested in learning more about this important opportunity, please CLICK HERE ( http://www.joinours..IL&RS=ER1) or call 1-888-247-7010.
Sincerely,
Roger Smith
Chief Executive Officer
American Income
We would like to keep you updated on exciting job opportunities at American Income Life Insurance Company; This exciting job opportunity is a commission based insurance sales position. We will continue to alert you when we have openings at our local offices. You received this email because you placed your resume on an internet job board or responded to one of our job ads. To remove your email address from our list, please do not reply to this email. This will not remove you from future emails. Instead, please use the link below to process your removal requests.
Click here to unsubscribe from further communication regarding job opportunities at American Income Life Insurance Company. Please allow two to three business days for the removal process of your E-mail address to be complete. American Income Life Insurance Company, 1200 Wooded Acres, Waco, TX 76710.
To my opinion it's clear phishing site and money laundering scam.
2009-02-09, 19:54:24
anonymous from Brazil
Keywords:
2009-02-10, 12:58:26
anonymous from United States
Customer processing representative is needed for a growing European Company!
The job is to help our foreign customers from US and Canada to process their
deals with our company and our US-resident partners.
Tasks may vary from simple paper-job to establishing an office
for complete business representation of our company in your region.
Candidate should have basic accounting knowledge, proficient in MS Word/Excel,
PDF Reader and a fast learner.
The ideal candidate should also have the ability to perform data entry
and some administrative functions.
Candidate must be professional and be able to work part-time hours or full-time.
or part-time hours.
If you would like to be considered for this position,
please email your resumes attached as a Word document and apply now.
Base requirements:
- Resident of the USA or Canada, under 75 years old
- Knowledge of using electronic payment systems(paypal, online banking)
- Good morals and work ethic
- Good attitude
If you're interested, please send us your resume, contact name, phone and time.
Message ID: 328551
PLEASE NOTE: We are sending you this offer as you have posted your jobsearch query on
a 3rd party website which provides resume access service. We will not
contact you again unless requested.
4. How to tell if a recruiter/employer is real, genuine and in good faith?
Answers: You can try one or more of the below options:
a) Look at the company name. Is it saying anything to you? Have you heard of it before?
b) Does the domain name match the name of the company?
c) Ask your friends and colleagues if they heard of that company.
d) Google it. Yahoo it. MSN it. Run a search and see if the same company has been involved in job scams or if other people say that company has been scamming others.
e) See what country that company pretends to be working in. Then call or email the Embassy of that particular country and ask them if they know anything of it.
f) Ask that company if you need to pay anything in exchange for their service. If first they say no and then, after some time, say you must pay for visa, work permit or for travel, it's a fake company and behind it are job scammers!
g) Ask that company to provide you copies of their incorporation certificate or proofs of Government registration, or VAT number.
h) And finally, be advised that most fake companies acting as scammers 'offer' scam jobs in areas such as Africa (Nigeria being the most famous case), Middle East, Asia, even South America. To a much smaller extent, even US or Western Europe.
veronica@BackyardDiamondsInc.com from United States
I received this email as a result from posting my resume at CareerBuilder.com.
It seems like the same type of fraud.
JEzell1051@aol.com sent me...
Hello Veronica,
Silver Services is a rapidly expanding company in the industry of microfinance. Our web-sites are designed for easy access to operations with buying, selling, exchanging E-bullion,E-gold, Pecunix .
We have local branches in Finland,Sweden,France,Austria,Belgium, Germany
I have found your CV from CareerBuilder.com reviewed it and consider we are interested in you as an employee for position of Transfer Manager.
This job will allow you to:
* work efficiently from home
* increase your personal time
* get fast growth financial independence
* develop high self-respect and esteem
Desired Qualifications:
* Computer Literate
* Self-driven
* Good communication skills
* Highly motivated
* Organized
* Responsible
Job Description:
The duties of Transfer Manager is managing check payments from customers in timely manner, transferring them to our branches via Wire Transfer, and to solve issues associated with these tasks.
If you don't have bank account, our manager will help you to find nearest bank, and apply for a new account there. All fees will be paid by our company. Every payment order will be accompanied with detailed instructions.
It is a part-time, work-at-home, commission-based position. You will get 8% of each processed payment immediately after current task will be accomplished.
Salary: $700 - $1400 per week
We are seeking candidates with the above skill set to expand our team of finance managers. Candidates will be part of a rapidly expanding industry and allow for significant growth potential as they build their careers in the financial services sector.
My name is Keith Morris and I represent Key Group Company.
This letter confirms that your resume (found at careerbuilder.com) has been duly
processed and your skills completely meet our requirements for Financial Manager
vacancy.
Key Group Inc. is a world-famous company founded and based in the USA,
which deals with financial services like escrow services for buyers and sellers
of online auctions around the world. We offer our services both on closed
commercial auctions where the number of buyers is not large and on ebay.com,
amazon.com, yahoo.com - popular online auctions.
Financial Agent position is:
- part-time (you can work only 2-3 hours a day (Monday through Friday).
- work at home (all communication is online).
What do you need? Internet access and e-mail.
This position is offered on a trial period (first month) basis. You will receive
training and online support while working and being paid.
Trial period is paid $2300/month. Also you will be keeping 8% commission from
every payment received from customer and successfully processed. Total income,
with the current volume of clients, will be up to $4.5k per month.
After first 30 days base salary will be increased up to $3k per month, plus 8%
commission!
You may ask for additional hours after trial period, or proceed full-time.
If you are interested in our offer and would like to learn more about Financial
Agent position, please send the filled form to keith.key.job@gmail.com
Our representative will contact you within 24 hours.
++++++++FORM++++++++FORM+++++++++++
First name:_____________________
Last name:___________________________
Country of residence:__________________
Contact phone:______________________
Preferred catime: _______________________
++++++++FORM++++++++FORM++++++++++++++
We found your resume at www.careerbuilder.com. This letter confirms that your
resume has been duly processed and your skills completely meet our requirements
for the Financial Manager vacancy.
Best regards.
Keith Morris
Key Group Inc.
2009-04-10, 17:41:17
anonymous from United States
if it's too good to be true, then it isnt.
2009-04-19, 20:13:15
anonymous
career builder scam!!!! I fuckin hate Career Builser. They Suck, something shuold be done, i unsubscribe over and over but i still get spammed
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After viewing your resume on Careerbuilder.com, we have decided to contact you regarding an offer for a well paid job. We are looking for a Financial Representative in the US.
The Financial Representative will work closely with our Financial Department to manage and process payment orders (checks) and to serve as the key conduit for those requirements.
You will perform transfers for funds received as payments (from out clients) and support the company’s financial transactions by assisting with good communication skills and financial records.
· Duties will include light book keeping, invoicing, filing, data entry
and document control
· Representative will be tasked to receiving payments via Bank Checks, processing these transactions and keep records as well as making the necessary money transfers
· Opportunity to work at home: maximum 2 hours each business day
Requirements
* Knowledge to scan and print documents
* Attention to detail and organized, with good communication skills both verbal and written
* US citizen or permanent residence/green card holder
* You will need to have an existing US bank account for processing the payments
* No criminal record
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* Work at home
* Attractive bonuses and commissions with each order
* Nothing to sale and no contact with our clients
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* Guaranteed commissions totaling up to $5,500.00 every month + $1,000.00 basis monthly salary
* Commission: 10% from every processed order that you will receive upon cashing a check
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You all have got to be about the dumbest group of people I have come across in a long time. Really?? You set up a bank account and gave the information to a STRANGER and think its legit?? Because they created a document that 'looked official'?? How about this - stop trying to find a get rich quick internet job and pound the pavement like the rest of us and get a real job! Or just dont be stupid. If it seems like you will have to do nothing and you'll earn a bunch of money - its a SCAM!!! The only reason these people are not stopping is because morons like you keep falling for it! Duh....
2009-05-06, 09:46:48
anonymous from United States
Anyone emailing from this email is a scammer oakdale.group.uk@gmail.com its a money fraud scam.
2009-05-15, 14:55:57
anonymous from United States
Hi everyone,
Please be careful and dont work with companies that is outside of the USA. Watch for a position that is on careerbuilder from recruit2day.net. It is a scam, they ask for you bank information and they want you to have a bank account from either bank of america or wells fargo. Remember, if anyone ask you for you bank info, do a research with the BBB and see if there is a record. Also, be sure to keep all of you personal information safe.
2009-05-27, 17:13:02
anonymous
DON'T FALL FOR THIS ONE LIKE I DID!
PLEASE SEE ORIGINAL EMAIL SENT BY 'Ipro Staffing <owner@spir-comm.com>'
Complete Job Description: You will post advertising ads in US newspapers and magazines, such as sales ads, employment ads or real estate ads. You will spend max. 2-4 hours weekly, in your spare time. You do NOT need special skills or degrees. The position is very easy and can be done by anyone without the necessity to leave your current job! If you ever placed an ad in one newspaper, is that easy.
We are an Advertising company with headquarter in Europe, France. We need your services in US for the specified position, Classified Ads Poster.
All you have to do is place the ads from home calling newspapers at toll free numbers or online, of course after you receive the content that must be posted from us and the money needed to post in newspapers. Almost all our ads are employment ads from various Europe companies that want to have ads in USA but we may also have ads from US companies that must place ads in Europe Newspapers. Yes, we'll provide the money to post in newspapers. You will not use your money. Once you have our money for the ads in hand you will receive detailed info how to complete all tasks. You just have to call the newspaper and place the ad or to contact US or Canada advertising companies and place orders with them. Everything will be explained in detail every time. There will be 4-10 ads placed weekly, for each ad you post you are paid with $100, you will deduct your share from money we send you to post the ads.
Requirements:
- US Citizen
- Computer with e-mail; Or Access to a computer to check your email few times daily
- Important: Minimum age of 20
- 2-3 hours free during the week (mainly in the evening / non-business hours) for communication;
You will enjoy working from your computer, without needing employees or investments. You can earn a full-time income in as little as 2-3 hours/week, in your spare time. You will need no money to invest or memberships to pay, just fill the form below with your personal information and send it back to us by e-mail. Below Completed form will be reviewed and our manager will contact you same day:
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
First name, Last name:
Full Address - NOT PO Box please:
City, State, Postal Zip Code:
Two E-mail addresses:
Phone# :
We will select newspapers from your US where the classified ads will be placed and will send you the funds to post. You must place the ads in max. 48 hours after you receive the money from us! This is the only condition we ask.
How you are paid for your services: Like we specified, there will be 4-10 employment ads placed weekly, for each ad you post you are paid with $100, you will deduct your share from money we send you to post the ads.
After 30 days of testing period we will sign by mail contract for long-term. We provide 1099 form at the end of each year. Job is very simple and all terms are clear, however, do not apply for this job if you are not responsible. Your agreement will be considered an USA binding contract, you cannot apply now and refuse to do your tasks later. You will be recorded as our Employee and we'll pay taxes every time you will place an ad.