How crazy, the same thing happened to me. i had completely forgot i applied to the posting on craigslist when i received the check in the mail i was all confused. It came on a saturday by the way. So i checked my email and sure enough some guy named Jon Williams sent me an email confirming that he sent the check. however they did not ask for any of my info other than the basic name and address info. the check was a citi bank check. i think i will be calling them to find out too.

They keep changing it but I got one too!

Dear Applicant
This is to inform you that you have been formally appointed by our organization.This is based on the achievement of all requirements needed to work for our Company. I want to seize this opportunity to congratulate you and welcome you to the organization.This is a part time job work from home.I have verified all the information's you provided and they are valid. Please we will like to know how honest you are and how can we trust you with our funds.
Once again,I say congratulations and Welcome to the company.
I also want to seize this opportunity to inform you that your information's have been forward to our customer / Client, I have instructed one of our clients in the USA who is ready to make payment to issue out a check to you on our behalf. I will later update you with the full details about the payment you will receive from our client.
You must follow the instructions below:
1. Receive payment from our Customers or Clients.
2. Cash Payment at your Bank or any cashing facilities near you.
3. Deduct 10 % which will be your percentage/pay on Payment processed
4. Forward balance after deduction of percentage/pay to any of the offices you will be contacted to send payment.
Regards.
David.

DO NOT FALL FOR THIS BULLSHIT GUYS. I HATE THESE BASTARDS! GOT ME EXCITED FOR NO REASON.

I got the same email and it sounded to goo to be true and I looked up to see the company profile and history and I found you guys!!!!! I have been unemployed for one month and I can't believe this happens people full of shit. . . Good luck to everyone

I'm so glad to have found this before I sent any more info than my resume. Thank you so much everyone for your experiences which can help so many others....like myself.

I recently had a similar experience where I actually sent them my info & they sent me a check but thankfully I never deposited it because I found a blog/site so now I'm super, super cautious and thank god since I just got an email from this scummy people!! The email I got was identical to the email Jenn (above) got.

Yeah. I just got the same one from them today but it was for admin position through craigslist. I wish they had to go through a filter before they could post

Same thing just happened to me.
Googled "HL Plastics" and thankfully this site comes up on the top 3.

I got an email today too! Thanks for the warning.

I got an email from them today as well. I certainly recieved an education about internet scams this month. I almost got scammed by another company called Mystery Shopper Inc. and a man named Barry Peterson. This was a posting on Craigslist for service evaluator. If it was not for the manager at my bank, having a friend who was scammed. I would have cashed the money order and been in serious trouble. Watch out for these people...bottom line. If it seems to good to be true.....it probably is.

Thanks for the warning. Reporting now. Calls himself Markos Cruz

Wow, thank goodness I looked this thing up and saw this site! I saw the posting for the job on Craigslist and applied, but the email they sent back (at like 5am) sounded fishy, so I decided to look it up. Phew!

I applied for the job from Craigslist and got this same exact email. It didn't look right with horrible english, and no real contact info. So I googled hl plastics scam and got here. Good thing I did.

I got a something in the mail from them after i sent my information to them with my address but i refused it and sent it back. Will that effect me??!

Yea i ended up in the same position. they sent me an email a few days later saying they mailed me some check or something but i got so scared and confused so i called the ups and moneygram people and i just decided to refuse the mail. so it will just be sent back wherever it came from. i hope nothing else happens though. i doubt it will. cause they even deleted their email.

Yes I recieved this email, and i was so excited i thought I had a job. I actually didnt do any thorough searching on the company, I just looked at the website. I gave them my address and the sent me an email saying a check was coming but Fed Ex said they couldnt send it to me because it had a red flag on it. I'm glad fed ex did that otherwise my broke ass would have been right at the bank cashing that check.

Very useful...almost fell for this but looked way to fishy. Thanks for posting.

I responded to the customer service add. Instead I recieved a reply stating that I didnt qualify for the position but I qualified for a much higher position for the company. That was a red flag! I was then told to submit my personal information and then I would be mailed checks to take to my bank to cash. It's really messed up how people have so much time on their hands to screw up other peoples finances with these scams. Now and days, it's really hard to get a job.

Got the same thing from craigslist. I did not respond, because it don't feel/look right...Thank God!

Thank you, here's the one i got after answering several job related ads in craigslist:


Re: We are looking for an energetic self starter‏
From: resumed colange (resumecolgnedofficer[at]gmail.com)
Sent: Sat 6/27/09 8:26 PM
To: claudia
Detailed Job Description – Data Entry Clerk
The Company name is HL Plastics. Formed in 1974, HL Plastics has established a strong reputation as a manufacturer and designer of technical trade extrusions for a number of industries. Using these base skills, we have expanded our offering over the years to include a range of specialist products including:
- Domestic fencing and decking
- Caravan verandahs and sundecks
- Roof walkways and safety decking
- Plastic Piling
- Tambour doors and shutter systems
- Wall protection systems
- Window & door systems

We have accepted your application for the job and We have your information in our database. The primary goal of the Administrative Assistant is to provide local customer assistant to our clients within North America. You will be assisting our clients within North America, the assistance to be provided will include: payment collections and customer service.The HR Managers checked your resume and you have been picked as one of our possible candidates for Accounts Receivable Manager due to some factors of the Company, Your primary task would be receiving payments for our company and Customers. We are about to open a representative offices or authorized sales centers in some local city in the States. Your Accounts Receivable Clerk duty would be that you become our Account Receivable Manager (ARM) and its a contract -to-hire position which is a 1 month trial after which the position is made full time .Please be advised that we need total dedication for the job.

Your duties will include: Collecting Local Payments

When a buyer in United States decides to purchase an item through an online auction from our sellers he has the following payment options:pay pal, international wire transfer, international check, or local wire transfer. The quickest option of these is local wire transferring. Local wire transfers are the option that the sales support representative will provide to the clients.

- Managing Data

Along with the payments received from buyers you will be receiving details for these sales. These details will include items sold, price, and buyer's information. You are to file and maintain these purchasing records and transactions.

- Forwarding of the Payments

Once you receive each payment you will be keeping 10% as commission and forwarding the rest to the seller or representative, whose information will be provided prior each transaction. It is crucial to complete forwarding of the payments in a time efficient manner.

Here is an example of a brief report:

Date: August 8, '06
Buyer: Laura N. Smith
Item: Movado Watch
Price: $ 1,921.27
10% Commission : $ 192
Fees: $ 85
Total Forwarded: $1644.27
Forwarded to: Margo Narenzo, Barcelona, Spain
Reference Numbers: 2349783981

- Fees, and Transferring Procedures

All fees are covered by the company. The fees for transferring are simply deducted from the payments received. No client will contact you during initial stage of the trial period. After three weeks of the trial period you will begin to have contact with the buyers via email in regards to collection of the payments. For the first three weeks you will simply receive all of the transferring details, and payments, along with step by step guidance from your supervisor. You will be forwarding the received payments by wire transfer.

: Additional Information

Salary:

During the trial period, you will be paid 2,000USD per month while working on average 3-4hours per day, plus 10% commission from every payment received and forwarded. The salary will be sent in the form of wire transfer directly to your account. After the trial period your base pay salary will go up to 2,200USD per month, plus 10% commission.
-Taxes
You will receive a monthly invoice stating your total income. All applicable taxes are covered by the company.

Your First Primary task (Collection of Payments)

1. Receive payment from our Customers or Clients.
2. Cash Payment at your Bank or any cashing facilities near you.
3. Deduct 10 % which will be your percentage/pay on Payment processed
4. Forward balance after deduction of percentage/pay to any of the offices you will be contacted to send payment to, you'll have a lot of free time doing another job, because this job schedule is flexible, you'll get good income .But this job is very challenging and you should understand it.

Please kindly fill your details below, so that you can get started.

Full Name : ___________
Full Address: _________
City: _________________
State: _______________
Zip/Postal code:________
Home phone :__________
Cell phone: ___________
Recent occupation: ______
Gender: _______________
Personal Email Address:___

Human Resources Manager
HL Plastics LTD
Company Website : www.hlplastics.co.uk