Had the occasion to run into three sites last week. All diferent domain names, but all using the same email approach to contact people offering a postion with their firm and when you went to each site, they all three were the same. VERY, VERY slick and professional. Office online -aka Online office

Here is the email:

Greetings! Our company is registred in the Monster company. We have reviewed your resume and are eager to inform you that we are ready to offer you a vacant position f you are intrested in getting the job in our company please visit our web-site www.

We looked through your skills and became sure that you correspond to our requirements.MT c5Yj

Job scheme will comprise the following:

1. You receive payments from our customers (By checks, Money orders e.t.c)

2. Than you fill forms with details of received payments in your Internet Office

3. Transfer money to our main office by requested methods.

Your earning will be 8 % of the amount of each completed payment please answer this message with your §³ontact Infomation and Attach your Resume to e-mail.

Additionally we are going to effect you $ 1500 as your salary at the end of each month.Yj Zk

Required skills to start this job:OWR iY

- Honesty, responsibility and promptness in operations;YmM zNT

- Prior customer service experience is a good benefit;MT Y0M

- Internet and e-mail skills; Experience in online work;NT M3Zj

- Good communications skillsZDI 0M

This job will allow you to:

Efficiently work at home; MGF kZTU

Develop high selfrespect and esteem. MG FkZ

Get financial independence working only 3-5 hours per day; MG FkZ

General requirements:

- Effective interaction with customers; YjRj ZT

- Willingness to take the responsibility to set up and achieve goals; Yj RjZT

- Ability to create good administrative reporting; Ym YzN

- Prior customer service experience is a good benefit;YzZl NDk

In addition we will be able to offer you $ 2500 as a monthly payment after completion of the trial period.ZmVi OWUw

In case you are interested in the position, please register at our web site and get there futher instructions.MTNl Mm

IF YOU WISH TO JOIN OUR TEAM PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB-SITE AND CLICK "FINANCIAL AGENT" SINGUP BUTTON

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Now frankly I don't know what all the strange characters at the end of the sentences are, but it may be some sort of language translation problem.

What they are doing is pretty simple and if you agree to accept this position, they are going to send you checks, money orders and such. You are going to take them to your bank, deposit them, withdraw all but your share which in this case is only 8%, send the rest on to them as per your instructions and then days, weeks, maybe months later those checks are going to start bouncing.

What happens next is that you get stuck holding the bag for ALL the money. I have heard of cases where the federal government has stepped in and charged innocent people with money laundering.

Please don't be a victim of this scam. Anytime someone is asking you to deposit checks and send them some back.... please don't let the percentage you just made as easy money blow away all your common sense. If you get an email offer like this, I would forward it straight to the FTC or contact your local law office.

By the way, an update on the 3 sites. One was created on Jan 22, stayed up two days. Two were created Jan 24, and each only stayed up one day. Just long enough to get at least one person to sign up for this job.

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Update 3/5/08

This has got to be my lucky week~~~Not only did I WIn the UK Lottery for $10 Mil (without ever having played, mind you), but someone I did not even know passed away and left me an inheritance of $20 mil... AND I got another Job offer.... Here is the email.. Same story, just different business. Recently I have also been Bombarded with TEXTLE job opps doing the same thing...

Ravenscourt Supplies Inc.

Unit 22 Greenhill Crescent,

Watford,WD189PH

Ravenscourt Supplies Inc. is an European construction Company, with a

Standardized office here in UK. Ravenscourt Supplies a full range of

building materials including bricks, blocks, lintels, dpc,

tools,insulation, fixings, sealants, fencing, timber, plywood, drainage, velux and

safety equipment Worldwide. We have reached big sales volume of

Constructing Materials in Europe and now are trying to penetrate the

USA/Canada market. with plans to open representative offices or

authorized sales centers in the USA/Canada. we are currently looking for people

who will assist us in establishing a new distribution network there.

The fact is that despite the USA/Canada market is new to us we already

have regular clients infact our products speak for itself.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

1. Receive payment from Clients

2. Cash Payments at your Bank or Exchange Rate Offices

3. Deduct 10% which will be your percentage/pay on Payment processed.

4. Forward balance after deduction of percentage/pay to any of our

offices you will be contacted to send payment.

HOW MUCH WILL YOU EARN ?

10% from each payment you process. For instance: you receive $8000 via

Checks or money orders on our behalf. You will cash the money and keep

$800 (10% from $8000) for yourself; at the beginning your commission

will equal 10%, though later it will increase up to 12% as you can earn

up to $80,000-$150,000 anually from us

You don't have to go out as you will work as an independent contractor

right from your home office. Your job is absolutely legal. You can earn

up to $10,000-$20,000 monthly depending on time you will spend for

this job. You do not need any capital to start. You can do the work easily

without leaving or affecting your present Job. The employees who make

efforts and work hard have a strong possibility to become managers.

If you are interested, please get back to us as soon as Possible with

your full contact details, which should include, your:

Full Name:

Full physical Contact Address:

Zipcode:

Phone Numbers:

Date Of Birth:

NB: KINDLY HAVE YOUR REPLY SENT TO:joboffer4now@k.ro

Regards

Raven Scourt

For the management