[Tags: scam, internet, accounting]
This is a wide spread job scam. Most of the time the scammers gets your email address from ads placed on Craigslist. Avoid any association with this scam and do not respond to any emails from HL Plastics If you already sent an email with your information they will promptly send you check to deposit once your job application is "accepted". Do not cash any checks received from the this "job". The scammers are issuing fraudulent checks using accounts of real companies. Once the bank finds out the the checks are fake or fraudulent they will reverse the deposit. Even know the money may show in your account initially, it will soon be taken out.
If you received a scam from a different company please forward the scam to:
How do I spot a job scam?
1.) The message is for a position that you did not apply for
2.) The message is from or asking for a reply to an email address from a free email provider (ie: @yahoo.com, @gmail.com)
3.)The position is for a work at home job. Let's get real here most of these positions are hard to come by.
4.) The message provides no phone and/or no mailing address
5.) The company does not have a website or the website was created in the last year. Do a whois lookup to see when a domain was created.
6.) The job has few qualifications
7.) The message is written with poor english
8.) A google search for the company finds little or no history for the company
*** This list is not all inclusive. Remember if you have to ask yourself if it's a scam it probably is!
What should I do if I provided my information to scammers?
- Do not respond to further communications.
- If you sent bank Information: Call your bank immediately and tell them what happened. They should be able to change your account number or cancel your account.
- If you are still concerned you might want to enroll in credit monitoring such as LifeLock Identity Theft Prevention
- You can also file a claim with The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), and the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). They are probably overloaded with these types of claim though, so I would not expect an individual response. You can also contact the Better Business Bureau or your states attorney general's office
- Post a comment below with any information you have on this scam to inform other people to try and avoid any future victims. Post the email you received with exact wording if different from original posted so when people search for terms they find this warning.
From: Hl Plastics (jobs.resumes10[at]yahoo.com)
Sent: Fri 1/23/09 9:43 AM
Dear Applicant,
Thanks you for applying for the job Customer Service in our Company posted on Craigslist. You are getting this email in regards to the resume you sent us on Craigslist for the Customer Service. We are sincerely sorry to inform you that the position for the Customer Service has been occupied. Our manager went through your resume and you have been picked for an alternative Job which is the Payment Personnel. On Craigslist you can find more details about our company and we are very sure you would want to read more.
ABOUT US : (HL Plastics)
HL Plastics manufactures an impressive array of standard and bespoke products such as bespoke plastic extrusions and plastic piling. The products manufactured utilize both extrusion and molding technologies, supported by a range of secondary processes for specialist finishing. In-house design, tool making and manufacturing are all housed in our state-of-the-art factory near Derby, which contains some of the most advanced extrusion and molding equipment available. Well known for our capabilities as a trade supplier of extruded profiles and injection mounded products, HL also manufactures PVC u decking, fencing, and caravan veranda products.We serve the entire United States and a growing export market.
We have accepted your application for the job and We have your information in our database. 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. Interview and Instructions will be scheduled for you when you get payment for the company, get payment from our client and customers as your first assignment for the Account Receivable Manager.
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO FOR US:
Your First Primary task (Collection of Payments).
1. Receive payment from our Customers or Clients.
2. Cash Payment at your Bank or Deposit payment and let us know how long its going to take before it clear the Bank
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 instructed to send payment to, you¢ll have a lot of free time doing another job, because this is a part time job, you'll get good income. But this job is very challenging and you should understand it. We are considering your application because you satisfy our requirements and we are sure you will be an earnest assistant till we start running our branch office in your state.
For example: if you receive 4000.00 USD and your 10% should be 400.00 USD Plus your basis monthly salary is 1000.00 USD here are the information you are to provide then we will get back to you after we must have gone through it all.
You have to fill the information given to you below so that we can add your mailing address to our Regional database and we have to re-confirmed the mailing address in our Database.
Please apply by filling the Requirements Below:
* Full Name_______________
* Address_________________
* City____________________
* State___________________
* Zip Code________________
* Home Phone______________
* Cell Phone______________
* Age_____________________
* Email___________________
* Present Occupation______
* Sex_____________________
Your response to this email is needed, so that we can reconfirm your mailing address details we have in our data base. I will let you know what to do please we need total dedication to this Job. Your prompt reply will determine how hardworking and fast you will handle the Job (Account Receivable Position).We will be waiting for prompt reply from you if you are really ready for the job position and I will let you know when the payment has been sent and i will let you know what to do please we need total dedication to this Job. We will be looking forward to hear from you for the job position.
Thanks for your understanding and we look forward for your quick reply with contact information requested from you and get it sent for the Human Resources Manager and Company Headquarter to have in the Company Database.
Human Resources,
HL Plastics.
If you received this please post a comment so I know posting these warnings are useful.
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Reader Comments (Page 15 of 22)
Thursday July 16, 2009 @ 07:30 PM
I just got the same email from them. i gave them my info, im gonna see what happens next.
Friday July 17, 2009 @ 10:50 AM
I just received the same email and went to check out the company. It's a shame there are so many scams out there; it's really necessary to be a skeptic these days.
Friday July 17, 2009 @ 12:08 PM
I just sent them my info, and decided to check them out before I went any further. Thanks for the heads up.
Friday July 17, 2009 @ 02:18 PM
If any of you received checks, the fingerprints of the scammers might be on the check.
I would suggest contacting the police and turning the check in. A simple fingerprint trace can lead to criminal prosecution of the scammers.
Friday July 17, 2009 @ 03:29 PM
I just got one, too. Kaitlin (7/16)... they were trying to double screw you ... they offered me $2000 a month, not $1500!
Friday July 17, 2009 @ 03:33 PM
By the way ... they got mine from my Monster.com resume.
Friday July 17, 2009 @ 07:50 PM
True. I just received a check yesterday for $2650.00 via UPS to my residence. I still have it but I am going to call the remitting bank and report it stolen. I even responded to the email informing me of the expected monies. I responded by informing them that I susupect fraudulent activity and that I am going to investigate it..... They are so full of it and karma comes back STRONG!!!!!!!
Saturday July 18, 2009 @ 11:20 AM
Yes, I recieved the same email from Craig's List and decided to check via google on the company name. Thank you for the heads up and yes, it is sad that such scam artist thrive off of honest job seeking people.
Saturday July 18, 2009 @ 11:26 AM
Yes, I recieved the same email from Craig's List and decided to check via google on the company name. Thank you for the heads up and yes, it is sad that such scam artist thrive off of honest job seeking people.
Saturday July 18, 2009 @ 12:27 PM
Received the email as well this morning. In March I was unaware of this sort of thing and was hit with scam in the form of a woman was looking for someone to tutor her daughter and agreed upon a set amount of money to be paid to me, but wanted a portion to be sent to the person who was taking care of the daughter (who was conveniently visiting the area for a few months). I was penalized by my bank for every last penny and wiped my account out because of it.
Another aspect of this office admin scam is the discrepancy of the year the "company" was founded: According to the factual company, it was started in 1994, and according to this scam, its 1974. I immediately deleted the email I received this morning.
From a Mark Williams, mwillhhd8910[at]gmail.com,
[[duplicate message truncated]]
*Also note how there is no contact info regarding this company at the closing, no phone number, no address, no name, absolutely nothing but Human Resources Manager.
Hmmmmmm......
Saturday July 18, 2009 @ 10:43 PM
Thanks for posting this, just got this e-mail too regarding an application in Craigslist
Sunday July 19, 2009 @ 11:25 PM
Hello all>
Another type of scam pls read below:
----- Original Message -----
From: Merlin Author
To: xxxxxxxxxx[at]xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 3:38 PM
Subject: Administrative Assistant Position....www.Craiglist.Org
Hello,
We are sorry for getting back to you late this was due to some company matters. The Hiring Desk of the company has reviewed your resume and we believe you have the required qualifications. Do you have a yahoo messenger on your computer? I'm asked to contact you by Mr Biker Cole for an Online interview for the position of Administrative Assistant.
Kindly get back to us as soon as possible for the interview to be setup.
Mr Merlin Author
Recruiting Officer.
**********************************************************
What company he is from - GOD knows !!!
I believe from the SCAM COMPANY.....
So, becareful guys !!!!!
Monday July 20, 2009 @ 02:31 PM
This side was very helpfull thank you.
Monday July 20, 2009 @ 10:22 PM
I recieved the same email. I feel like a clown.
Tuesday July 21, 2009 @ 09:54 AM
I feel silly, I'm so glad I noticed the poor punctuation, free email server and overall lack of professionalism. As soon as I put HL Plastics into google this was the 2nd pop. Thank you so much for this post!
Tuesday July 21, 2009 @ 10:13 AM
I just got this email today. I have gotten many of them in the past couple of weeks. and I actually believed the first one, and am now -3000 dollars. this is just great fun!
Tuesday July 21, 2009 @ 01:14 PM
Here's what I got:
Detailed Job Description – Adminstrative Assistant
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
Tuesday July 21, 2009 @ 01:24 PM
Thank you!! i'd applied to a posting on craigslist and got this weird email. i haven't given them my information, thanks to your posting.
Tuesday July 21, 2009 @ 02:31 PM
Hey!! i got this email, i sent my info without my bank account, but i sent my adress and they sent my and $1900.00 Check!! what should I do next??? PLEASE HELP ME!!!
Thursday July 16, 2009 @ 07:23 PM
Detailed Job Description – Account Receivable Clerk
Please Read Carefully For better understanding
The Company 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 Account Receivable Clerk 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: 16 06, '09
Buyer: US Med-Equip Inc
Item: Plastic Wares / Hospital Plastic Eqiupments
Price: $ 2,921.27
10% Commission : $ 292
Fees: $ 115
Total Forwarded: $2514
Forwarded to: Alan Hartley, North London, United Kingdom
Reference Numbers: 9783981
Sender : John Sandwell
- 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 1,500USD 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 1,800USD 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 to apply
Full Name : ___________r
Full Address: _________
City: _________________
State: _______________
Zip/Postal code:________
Home phone :__________
Cell phone: ___________
Recent occupation: ______
Gender: _______________
Personal Email Address:___
Human Resources Manager
HL Plastics LTD
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