stonerkid

they almost got me! lately I been hitting up Craigs list every morning lately sending out my resume and a little personalized letter to 5-10 job offerings so when i got a response for a house cleaning/grocery buying job I jumped at the opportunity. The sheer excitement of finding a job blinded me from the obvious sings of a scam, the poor English, the fact that there moving from a foreign country, and finally that they where going to send me a check. The only reason I managed to avoid the scam was that they asked to run a background check on me but they never asked for a social security #, luckily my girlfriends mom caught on to that and saved my ass. I posted the emails below and i was just wondering if any one else here has experienced this bullshit or if anyone knows a counter scam i could pull on them?

Email1-
Hi, my name is STONERKID and I just moved to Portland from Hawaiimy goal is to obtain a degree in Landscape Technology from Portland Community College. I am a very hard working and responsible individual. I am organized, neat, and punctual. I make sure that things are done correctly and as efficiently as possible when I am working. I have worked with a team before and am great at customer service and have excellent people skills in addition i actually LOVE cleaning and enjoy putting everything in its right place. I am really looking for a job, so that I can get more experience working in Portland and to support my education while I live here. I am currently living in Southwest Portland but commuting is not a problem, and if you have any positions available I would be more than happy to fill them.
Thank you,
STONERKID


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Goals: To obtain a degree and experience in the Horticulture field.


Work Experience:

July 2010 Landscaping, clearing blackberry bushes, cultivating plants, yard work in Portland in
various residential neighborhoods

Summer 2010 Nanny f; childcare, transportation, problem solving, tutoring,
food preparation and house cleaning. (Portland, OR)


Spring 2010 Solely operated a profitable farmers market booth selling organic native
Makuu Market Hawaiian plants and ethno botanicals.



Jan. 2008-Feb. 2010 Landscaping and general residential work. Various jobs as required by BLANK
building a house, planting, yard work and home care (cleaning, office organization, pet care) part-time while a student.


Nov. 2007-June 2008 Internship at Hilo High School with Biological Agricultural Science Hilo
High School teacher Mr. BLANK, caring for a native Hawaiian garden.




Education: Hawaii Academy of Arts & Science, 3.5 GPA horticulture and business based
Portland Community College


References:


-email2
Hello,
Hope this message finds you well, I'm Cleopatra Yarn and my wife’s name is Sally Yarn . We are relocating to your area from London United Kingdom to do some contract basis with Environmental Protection Agency on a private research work.
However, we need someone who will help us to take care of the house by doing the house work while we are at work, someone that will also help in running some errands.
We will be offering you an amount of $500.00 weekly. We will need your services twice a week at any suitable time of yours at a time of your choosing, (Morning or Evening) between Tuesday and Sunday. If you believe you are fit for this position, in as much you can prove yourself to be a reliable and good person.
My personal assistant that is based in the "States" will be handling the payment after a background check. I will instruct him to issue the first two weeks payment, so as to secure your service after hearing from you.
You will receive a check, which you will deduct your first two weeks pay and you will be use the remaining balance to buy foodstuffs and other things needed in the house before our arrival date which will be at the end of the month.
I will also instruct my personal assistant to mail the keys of the house to you so that you can do all the other necessary preparations before we arrive. I will also email you the shopping list. To get started with the work, e mail us the under listed information so that we can run a background check to ensure you have no or little criminal record(s) before we proceed and embark on the next stage of the recruitment process.
Full Name :
Address, Apt number and Zip code:
Age:
Gender:
Phone number:
Acceptance of offer:
All I need from you is total honesty and sincerity and you could enjoy working for us.
I will be look forward waiting to hearing from you.
Thanks
Sincerely,
Cleopatra Yarn

email3-
Hello Cleopatra, your message does find me quite well! I'm very happy to hear back from you and this sounds like an AMAZING job opportunity for me, and a great opportunity for you to hire a reliable, trustworthy, hardworking and honest individual. I feel that I'm quite fit for this position and I know that I will meet or exceed all of your expectations. I read below that you would request my services twice a week between Tuesday and Sunday, I am absolutely positive that I can meet these requirements consistently and without fail in addition i promise you i will go above and beyond your expectations of me and heave you be assured you hired the right candidate. Below i have included my information for your background check, and I can tell you now that I have a spotless criminal record and I strive to maintain my safe, responsible, kind, hardworking and respectable persona.

PERSONAL
INFO

Acceptance of offer:
I accept your offer and I promise i will not let you down. If you would like, feel free to contact the references in my resume i sent you in my original e-mail. I am absolutely sure they have nothing but positive things to say about me and there positive reviews of my work ethic and personality will solidify your trust in me.

Best of wishes to you and your wife, and good luck on your move,
-STONERKID

email4-
This is to let you know we just completed a Background check based on the information you provided and we found no crime records. We are pleased to offer you this golden opportunity to work for our family.
You have being offered the GENERAL LABOUR JOB which will start on 15th Oct 2010...
However I have instructed our personal assistant in the State to forward you a check payment which will cover payment for your first two weeks of service along with shopping expenses (Foodstuff, Art Works and Antics) included, which you should receive it in the post in couple of days.
Thanks again,
Cleopatra Yarn

Ps; Kindly reply me immediately if you receive this message today so that I can know you receive the job confirmation

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myxomatosis

LOL at "antics" and almost falling for that. Also you forgot to edit out your name in one of the emails buddy.

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Flamingnun

I'd maybe leave selling entho botanicals at a farmers market out of your CV, even if they're legal, who wants some hippy tripping all over their job placement?

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osirus2020

In any event, hort is a pretty fun major. In my Urban Tree Care lab we walk around and look at trees for about three hours. Next week we're learning to tie knots. And in equipment operation, we got to take apart/rebuild chainsaws and drive bobcats and tractors around.

They teach you to grow trees.




I'm not a Hort major, just needed to fulfill some open electives.

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SmokeaJoint

Hey stonerkid, Im going to PCC too.

Also, I don't see where they're trying to scam you unless they asked for an account number to send the payment to? Don't get me wrong, it sounds kinda fake, but I fail to see the purpose of the scam.

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It becomes clear when the 'check' comes in a week and it's for $15,000.

No worries though, just take your share and send the rest on back...


Tricky bastards, hook you with work now, target your mark well eh?

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