[Tags: scam, internet, business]
This is a Nigerian email scam sent in reply to ads placed on Craigslist. Give thanks to Kristen Bentley for sending this one in.
Avoid any association with this scam and do not respond to any emails from BERSOLEVA, S.L.
Do not cash any checks received from the this "job". They are fake or fraudulent and if deposited will be subtracted from your bank balance once the fraud is discovered.
If you received another job scam featuring another company please forward the email 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: @aol.com, @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
9.) The email fails to mention you by name. Starts off with generic opening (ie: Dear job seeker, Dear applicant).
*** 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.
- Do not cash any checks you received from fraudulent offer.
- 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: john cole [mailto:johncole.cole496@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 4:21 PM
To: [[email removed]]
Subject: Re: Admin assistant / Reception
Job Description Admin assistant
The Company name is BERSOLEVA, S.L.
The 23rd of January 1996, the firm BERSOLEVA, S.L. was constituted. It was the continution of business already byotiations by Manuel Berná Gómez in 1982. After our ongoing investigation, we obtained in 1991 the chemical dimensional control of E.V.A. (Ethylene- Vinyl- Acetate). Our invention provided the basis to fabricate shoe soles by injection procedure along precision in size.
The first industrial application of E.V.A. granulated compound, with chemical dimensional control, was made in a machine from the Italian firm Main Group, model E-266, in the city of Elche in 1992.
In 1993, after various investigation processes , we obtained, in our laboratories a new kind of granulated compound based on E.V.A and rubber, its technical characteristics, were superior to the traditional E.V.A. and It had a perfect application for men and child footwear. This new product is called GOOMWALL.
We have accepted your application for the job and We have your information in our database. The primary goal of the Office Assistant is to provide local Admin assistant to our clients within North America. The assistance to be provided will include: payment collections and customer service.BERSOLEVA, S.L. 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 past brief report:
Date: june 11, '07
Buyer: Frank w.. Smith
Item: hp laptop
Price: $ 1000
Pieces:1
Total price $1000
10% Commission : $ 100
Fees: $ 10
Total Forwarded: $890
Forwarded to: madrid, Spain
Reference Numbers: 9349483996
- 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 2,730USD 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 3,860USD per month, plus 10% commission.
-Taxes
You will always be receiving 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, if not cashed immediately you deposit it in your account.
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: _______________
STATUS______________
Personal Email Address:___
Board of directors
BERSOLEVA, S.L.
If you received this please post a comment so I know posting these warnings are useful.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Friday August 21, 2009 @ 02:59 PM
I received it too, this ppl suck
Friday August 21, 2009 @ 03:16 PM
Got me too. Dallas tx.
Monday August 24, 2009 @ 01:25 AM
I got it too, sadly.
Monday August 24, 2009 @ 02:18 AM
I got this too. is my info at risk?
Monday August 24, 2009 @ 12:34 PM
I got this e-mail this morning. Still out there trying to scam people! Sent notification to craigslist.
Monday August 24, 2009 @ 02:35 PM
I got one too.
Monday August 24, 2009 @ 05:31 PM
Got the same thing. Thanks for posting the warning. I thought the whole thing sounded weird... not I know my gut feeling was right....
Monday August 24, 2009 @ 05:37 PM
Got me too. From Craiglist Dallas
Friday August 28, 2009 @ 12:39 PM
Thanks for posting this from craigslist sacramento. they even tried sending me a check i knew it was fake they sent 2000 dallors for not doing anything
Saturday August 29, 2009 @ 04:02 PM
I just recieved this email. Im glad i know its not real
Sunday August 30, 2009 @ 01:44 PM
Thanks for the update from Cl Dallas/Fw.
Sunday August 30, 2009 @ 10:28 PM
I got this email yesterday morning and i decided to look it up because it sounded to fishy and to my avail i see this...good thing i didnt send any info...
Tuesday September 1, 2009 @ 10:27 PM
Got one today. Reporting it to craigslist
Thursday September 3, 2009 @ 10:34 PM
Yup...Woodplanet.biz(Custom furniture)is one going around. Upon further investigation, they used a legit furniture store address in seattle. I did an google address search. I called the phone # for real store and they knew nothing about the name given (Ron Mckinney) or woodplanet.biz. Ron has numerous postings for the online office assistant finanacial assistant. So...currently I am going to have a little fun with him now that I know it is a scam. I will keep you posted....
Sunday September 13, 2009 @ 09:16 PM
Its not a scam
Monday September 14, 2009 @ 01:44 AM
Paul, really how gullible could you be?
Monday September 14, 2009 @ 09:30 AM
Got an email today from Ron McKinney, email address was dawngf[at]hotmail.com. The subject line was "Payroll Assistant -- Check Attachment --". It looked fishy because 1) I'm not in the job market. 2)I've no experience in payroll. 3)There is no message in the body of the email, but it contained an attachment called FM.TXT. I did not open the attachment...because I'm not that dumb. I did google the email and found hits all over the job boards, but none of the postings are still up when you click on them. The email is in line with Dawn Galvin Furniture, which may or may not be an actual company in Abilene Texas. http://www.galvinfurniture.org/contact-us.php
That is as far as I am going with this. Feel free to take up where I left off.
Wednesday September 23, 2009 @ 03:40 PM
I am currently talking with this asshole right now, does anyone know anything further? How are they benefiting from this scam, do they send real checks then come rob you? Or is it just for your information? Please E-mail me at TrikRacer[at]gmail.com (not the email I'm talking to them on). I want to do something to get back at them, if anyone knows anything else please contact me.
Wednesday September 23, 2009 @ 03:47 PM
Me, being retarded and desperate for a job, gave him the information he asked for. I got this as a response:
Dear Applicant,
We got your resume and your application for our ad on Craigslist, We are sincerely sorry to inform you that the position has been occupied. Our manager have picked you for an alternative Job which is the Online Accounts Clerk. what we need is a representative and Account Receivable/Payment Personal manager for the company on financial issues.
Terms and Conditions
Duty Station: From Home
Duration: Appointment is for a fixed term of 2 month initially, with renewal for a further period, up to a maximum of 1year, depending upon the officer's performance during the first term
Grade: Appointment will be at the Grade I level
Salary: Salary is $300 per week 3 hours a day; 5days a week(monday-friday). This is just online job work from home and make your earn.
Responsibilities:
* Preparing purchase orders and checks for verification and signature;
* Mailing out checks to customers and staffs
* Entering all check vouchers in appropriate account;
* Any other related duties as may be reasonably assigned by the Accountant.
Please Apply by filling the Requirements Below:
* Full Names______________
* Address_________________
* City____________________
* State___________________
* Zip Code________________
* Home Phone______________
* Cell Phone______________
* Email___________________
* Present Occupation______
* Sex_____________________
* Age____________________
Let me have your yahoo screen ID so we can talk over there and further instructions.
Thank you.
Friday August 21, 2009 @ 02:48 PM
I just received this email and I had to look it up. I knew it sound fishy