Just applied two days ago and got a response that seemed too good to truth. I knew it, since there were some typos and the e-mail being sent from a google domain account, it says a lot about the credibility of the sender. Too bad nobody cares, but thanks to all of you for sharing your comments. This only confirmed my suspicion of this being a scam. By the way, the "company" is called "JWill Comp Ltd"

Ok so I got a message that is somewhat the same but isn't exact. This person and I have been emailing back and forth about me getting a bank account. I haven't received a money order yet. When I do what should I d
o?

I did received the same e-mail with the job offer and because I am not very familiar with the internet job search I almost felt for it. Be very careful, some people is up there to get you.

Got an Email today... not From HL plastics but same theme. Of course it came from a Craigslist Ad.

Hello Applicant,



How are you doing?i hope you having a wonderful time,I would love to meet up with you to talk about this job but I am currently away on business. I am in London, UK so there will be no physical interview. I will prepay you in advance to do my shopping,i will place orders for sample art works i will be needing and you can receive them. I will also have my mails and packages forwarded to your address. If you will be unable to stay at your house to get my mails, I can have it shipped to a post office near you and then you can pick it up at your convenience. When you get my mails/packages; you are required to mail them to where I want them mailed to. You don't have to put money out of your pocket, all you have to do is have packages shipped to your house and do my shopping. You are allowed to open the packages to reveal its content. The content of the packages are computers and electronics,sample art works, clothing business and personal letters. All expenses and taxes will be covered by me, You will work between 3 and 5hrs weekly,How much will you charge per week? I will pay $300.00/week. That is not a bad offer is it? I need your service because I am constantly out of town. I work in real estate and I own an Art Gallery in London, UK. I will return to USA in September so this process will be on going till then. If you don't mind, I will meet up with you when I return and then we can talk about the possibility of making this long term. Well, let me know if you are able to handle the position, Also i will provide you my personal UPS account number for Shipping. All you have to do is provide my account number to UPS and shipping charges will be applied into my account. I will provide clear set of instructions for each task I need done as well the funds to cover them.i will be mailing you money to do my shopping plus upfront payment for your service, where would you want it mailed to? How should your name appear on your Cashiers Check? Kindly provide me with the following details below:-



Full Name:
Full Address:
(NO P.O.BOX)
City:
State:
Country:
Zip Code:
Phone Number:



I await your response with necessary details in other to proceed asap.



Warmest Regards,
Mr Jonas Williams.
Art and Gallery/Real estate

I got an email from this "scam" company earlier this week, the man's name was "Ben Van". It did seem shady, but I decided to play along anyway, as long as I wasn't asked for any personal info. I wasted my time filling out a questionnaire, and the next day, received an email that their "board of directors" had decided that I was the right one for the job. By that point, I stopped being in denial and realized that this was full of shit, and Googled "HL Plastics". I'm sorry that I wasted my time, I wish I'd Googled first thing. Thankfully I didn't submit any financial information.

Hello guys,
Can somebody tell me if this is a scam?

Jwill Comp Ltd to me
show details 2:50 AM (14 hours ago)

Thanks for your response. My name is stacy john. I live in the US but presently in London on a business trip. I need a part time personal assistant urgently to run my errands until I return back to the US by third week in July 2010. I own an electronics and clothing store in London, United Kingdom. Here below is the job description.

1. You will run errands for three times a week and two hours each day.
2. You will do my business shopping.
3. You will receive my packages which will be shipped to the nearest UPS office to you. You will go to the UPS office and pick up the packages. The content of the packages are electronics, clothes, my business and personal letters. You will open the packages
and confirm the contents for record purposes.
4. You will ship out some of the packages where I want them to be shipped to. (You don't have to pay for the shipment, all expenses and taxes will be covered by me).
5. You will receive payments from my clients on my behalf which will be written payable to your name so you can cash them at your bank. The payments will be in either check or money order. The payments will be for the services you will be rendering and to do
my business shopping.

Job Requirement
1. You must have good communicatin skill.
2. You must be efficient, reliable, responsible and trustworthy.
3. You must be able to perform your tasks effectively
4. You should be able to work 3 times per week and 2 hours each day.


Payment and Work Duration
The Job will last for three months. I want to open another electronics and clothing store in the US when I return and if there is need to extend your services, an ammedment would be made to your wages and you will be notified accordingly. I will meet you in person by July 2010 when I return back to the US. I am willing to pay $300 per week. Your weekly payment will be deducted from the payments sent to you by my clients.

I need the service of a personal assistant because I am always out of town for business trips. The lists and pictures of what to shop will be sent to you via email when am ready. No heavy packages are involved. The shopping will be done at any nearest stores
to you. You will be shopping for electronics and clothes. My personal UPS account number will be provided for shipping. I will provide clear set of instructions for each task to be done and funds to cover them.

Kindly fill in the needed information below and have it emailed to jcolecompany[at]sify.com so we can have your application processed and shortlisted applicants will be notified through email.


Your Full Name :
Your Full Address with apt # (Not P.O. Box) :
City :
State :
Zip/Postal code :
Your Cell phone number :
Your Home phone number :
Age :
Present Occupation :


Hope to hear from you soon.


Kind Regards

Thanks for all these posts. I got the same email from H L Plastics for an administrative assistant position. I thought it sounded too good to be true, so I asked them for the name of the Human Resources person who was trying to hire me and the physical address and phone number of their company. I also told them I had to check it out with the BBB and my bank before I would accept any money from them. Thank God I didn't send the personal info they asked for. But they do have my resume, so there's a lot of info on it. However, they have no banking info, no SSN and no driver's license number, so maybe I am safe. I've been looking for work for a long time and I get about 10 of these scams a day...usually from Craigslist.

WAL MART NEEDS SECRET SHOPPERS / WAL MART RE-BRANDING / FIRST ASSIGNMENT


Hello Applicant


One of America’s largest, discount department outlet is re-branding. The Retail Industry is a competitive world, with each retailer vying for the attention of consumers in an increasingly cluttered market. We do not want to rely on proprietary data collection processes and technology alone, we need appraisers to collect specific data about their experience and opinion when they visit this retail outlet, in a time efficient and cost effective manner.



Closed Book Consumer is a tool used by market research companies to measure quality of retail service or gather specific information about products and services. Your ability to pose as normal customers perform specific tasks—such as purchasing a product, asking questions, registering complaints or behaving in a certain way – and then provide precise feedback about your exploit .


the purpose of Mystery Shoppers is to help businesses increase sales and improve employee customer service awareness. We provide businesses with more information than other mystery shopping companies through the use of questionnaires and detailed narratives. Once we have a contract to do so, you will be directed to the company or outlet and you will be given funds to either purchase things or require services, after which you would write a comment on the staffs activities and give a detailed report of your experience. Some of the common details and information points shoppers:

The date and time of the visit
The name of the store
Number of employees in the store on entering
How long it takes before the mystery shopper is greeted
The name of the employee(s)
Whether or not the greeting is friendly
The questions asked by the shopper to find a suitable product
The questions asked by the employee(s)
The types of products shown
Whether the employee invited the shopper to come back to the store
Cleanliness of store and store associates
Speed of service
Compliance with company standards relating to service, store appearance, and grooming/presentation


After this, we turn the information over to the company executives and they would carry out their own duties in improving their services.


Recruitment: Initially, we will add you to our database of Mystery Shoppers. Then, when we need someone in your area who matches your profile, we'll give you a call and describe the project to see if you are interested. Sometimes we will arrange for a mini-interview on phone



Send your application and attach your resume. Include the Details below, so we can add you to our database.(Payment will be sent to your address)

First Name:
Last Name:
Street Address(No Po Box Acceptable) :
City :
State :
Zip Code :
Cell Phone Number/Home Phone Number :
Age:
Current Occupation:
Alternate Email Address :
AVAILABILITY:
Days/Hours Available
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
Hours Available: from _______ to ______


Your application will be approved. Through extensive background check, your information will be reviewed and processed. Immediately this is done we will give a phone call or send an email to let you know your placement with our company.

ASSIGNMENTS


YOUR FIRST EVALUATION ($300)

You will be giving cash to shop at any Wal-Mart location. All you have to do is walk into any of its location buy, buy and buy till you exhaust the $150, but you have to be in the store for at least one hour, watching and taking note of everything. Remember, everything you buy is totally yours. The management of Wal-Mart intends to change the store's environment, colour, payment procedures, gift items and shopping/carrier bags etc in the coming year, it’s also looking into putting a stop to poor services, shoplifting, over-billing cash customers, wasting customer's precious time and credit card scams, but with the interest of its customers in mind. For this reasons they have decided to give their customers a great opportunity to decide. The balance of $150 is your commission for this task. You will be allocated $300 for this section, in which you will spend $150 on shopping and the
Rest $150 is for yourself.

NOTE: You are to attach the Wal-Mart receipt of everything you buy to the report
YOUR SECOND EVALUATION ($2550)

The 2nd evaluation is MoneyGram International (Wal-Mart Location)

A lot of Wal-Mart customers have reported lapses in MoneyGram services in some Wal-Mart Stores around the U.S. Our need to act is based on reports and complaints which some customers forwarded anonymously and phone calls that were made to our head office.

The Wal-Mart (MoneyGram) Agents locations were reported for evaluation for the following reasons:

(i) Slow services
(ii) Unbalanced exchange rate
(iii) Poor services
(iv) Rudeness to customers
(v) Excess charge

YOUR SECRET EVALUATION WILL BE:

1) To make a transfer of funds from a Wal-Mart location to our Agent in another state, and the funds would be picked up by our mystery shopper at the exact location which a customer reported her funds stolen from.

2) You will have to record the time at which you got to the MoneyGram Section of Wal-Mart and how many minutes it took you to get the service. You will be sent money order of $2,820 which would cover your payment of $150 for shopping and extra $150 commission. As soon as you receive the Money orders you would Cash/Deposit it at your bank, deduct your $150 for shopping and your $150 commission, you use the rest of the money ($2550) for the MoneyGram Evaluation.

3) Upon receiving the funds, you will look for a Wal-Mart location around you to carry out your task and also the Name and address of whom the Mystery shoppers transfer would be made to will send to you. You would have to keep a comprehensive report on every activity you carry out.

4) You will also provide me with the name of the cashier that attended to you along with the name of the Wal-Mart store and
Address. Your report should be drafted and sent to me via email immediately the transfer is made.

Money orders of $2,850 will be mailed out via FedEx.
Please acknowledge the receipt of this email by replying YES WAL MART! And make sure you include your application and attach your resume. Include the Details below.

First Name:
Last Name:
Street Address (No Po Box Acceptable):
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Cell Phone Number/Home Phone Number:
Age:
Current Occupation:
Alternate Email Address:
AVAILABILITY:
Days/Hours Available
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
Hours Available: from _______ to ______

Further instructions will be sent to you during the week via email.



Paul Falotico.

Task Co-ordinator
Wal-Mart Recruitment Agency
Wal- Mart Rebranding
Wal-Mart Inc.

This is what I received:


Hello,

We are currently seeking to employ individual’s world wide. How would you like to make money by simply driving your car advertising for RED BULL.

How it works?
Here’s the basic premise of the "paid to drive" concept: RED BULL seeks people -- regular citizens,professional drivers to go about their normal routine as they usually do, only with a big advert for "RED BULL" plastered on your car. The ads are typically vinyl decals, also known as "auto wraps,"that almost seem to be painted on the vehicle, and which will cover any portion of your car's exterior surface.

What does the company get out of this type of ad strategy? Lots of exposure and awareness. The auto wraps tend to be colorful, eye-catching and attract lots of attention. Plus, it's a form of advertising with a captive audience,meaning people who are stuck in traffic can't avoid seeing the wrapped car alongside them. This
program will last for 3 months and the minimum you can participate is 1 month.

You will be compensated with $600 per week which is essentially a "rental"payment for letting our company use the space no fee is required from you RED BULL shall provide experts that would handle the advert placing on your car. You will receive an up front payment of $300 inform of check via courier service for accepting to carry this advert on your car.

It is very easy and simple no application fees required contact email along with the following you are interested in these offer.

Full Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip code:
Country:
Make of car/ year:
Telephone numbers:

We shall be contacting you as soon as we receive this information.

Kind Regards

Frank Sandwell
Hiring Manager,
Red Bull™

I unfortunately found out to late. I just decided to look into it now after sending my info lik a stupid ***.. If I find out who it is they will be goin to jail and fast. legal actions will be taken place ASAP.

And 3 years later, it is still going around ! Guess they must have been successful at this scam or it would still not be circulating. Glad you have posted it so those people smart enough to research it can find out it is a scam. Thanks !!

BTW -mine was the HL Plastics version of the scam.

I got one email received today. They're still up for grabs so to speak. Yeah poor English so to speak.

Just got this: Qualified candidates must have CHECKING OR SAVING ACCOUNT. We pay salary with
CHECK and need to be deposited for security reasons.
(We don`t require your account information, please, don`t send your account
details to us), did a search on HL Plastics and here I am, I get these all the time.

I've just had the email so put company name+scam in search engine and read this article, so it's still going!

Hr[at]hlplastics.co.uk this is the email address i got to respond to. the job was for a mystery shooper work from home but they did not say anything abt craiglist. see bleow the letter i got
Sir/Madam,

This is an opportunity to earn some extra money working as a consultant for our company which head office is located in the UK, called HL Plastics Ltc
We found this medium like an opportunity to contact to those that are interested in working with our company.
We received your information from jobs online agents, and we'd like to know if you can work online from Home/Temporarily.

*YOUR TASK WILL BE:
To participate in a paid Mystery Shoppers program as one of the Research Personnel selected under this program. You will be working as a Consumer Service Evaluator of some selected merchant outlets and service providers. This research program is a fully paid program and would become a permanent part time position for a selected few who are able to distinguish themselves in the course of this program. You are being paid $500.00 as your salary for these first three assignments. You will be assigned different jobs every week, for each job assignment you will get paid different salary depend on the nature of the job.


BENEFIT IS AS FOLLOWS:-
* Earn $500 minimum weekly
* This job takes only 3-5 hours weekly.

REQUIREMENTS:

* Name..................
* Lastname...............
* Mailing Address...............
* City..................
* State.................
* Zipcode...........
* Phone.................
* Email.................
* Occupation............
* Age: ( 18 or over )....
* sex:

READ BELOW CAREFULLY:

Qualified candidates must have CHECKING OR SAVING ACCOUNT. We pay salary with CHECK and need to be deposited for security reasons.
(We don`t require your account information, please, don`t send your account details to us)

Send the required information's as soon as possible if you are interested. for more details, email us at: personnel.hlplast88[at]gmail.com

Best Regards,

Personnel.hlplast88[at]gmail.com this is the email address i got to respond to. please see below the letter i got. the first email address i gave u was in fact for hr plastic the real deal i had sent them an email asking them abt the letter. my apologies for that. here is the scam letter and email address.
Sir/Madam,

This is an opportunity to earn some extra money working as a consultant for our company which head office is located in the UK, called HL Plastics Ltc
We found this medium like an opportunity to contact to those that are interested in working with our company.
We received your information from jobs online agents, and we'd like to know if you can work online from Home/Temporarily.

*YOUR TASK WILL BE:
To participate in a paid Mystery Shoppers program as one of the Research Personnel selected under this program. You will be working as a Consumer Service Evaluator of some selected merchant outlets and service providers. This research program is a fully paid program and would become a permanent part time position for a selected few who are able to distinguish themselves in the course of this program. You are being paid $500.00 as your salary for these first three assignments. You will be assigned different jobs every week, for each job assignment you will get paid different salary depend on the nature of the job.


BENEFIT IS AS FOLLOWS:-
* Earn $500 minimum weekly
* This job takes only 3-5 hours weekly.

REQUIREMENTS:

* Name..................
* Lastname...............
* Mailing Address...............
* City..................
* State.................
* Zipcode...........
* Phone.................
* Email.................
* Occupation............
* Age: ( 18 or over )....
* sex:

READ BELOW CAREFULLY:

Qualified candidates must have CHECKING OR SAVING ACCOUNT. We pay salary with CHECK and need to be deposited for security reasons.
(We don`t require your account information, please, don`t send your account details to us)

Send the required information's as soon as possible if you are interested. for more details, email us at: personnel.hlplast88[at]gmail.com

Best Regards,

HL Plastics Ltd

All readers and site administrator please ignore the email address in the first post . the second post i made had the scammer information. sorry

I actually went through giving them my information. They sent me a check, for $2,444.00. He told me my first assignment was to cash the check. Everything on the check seemed legit. I had my neighbor do some research on it because at the time i didn't have a computer and did the application at the library she told me that is was a counterfeit check. They wanted me to cash is right away, take out $400.00 for myself, and send the rest to an orphanage for a kid dying of heart failure. That is just so heartless that they lie about something like that, and doing this to people who are desperate for money because their going through tough times. makes me sick.