I was doing some research on Craigslist today for any local work at home jobs when I came across this post. It made me wonder how many people reply to something like this. I thought I would share this example in hopes that it may help someone to avoid being taken.
This is what the ad says:
PART-TIME JOB /ONLINE CLERK
Hello,
We are in search of Hard Working Online Clerk. Work from home. Got a computer? Have Internet access? Ever sent an e-mail? If you said yes to all three questions, then you already qualify.
JOB DESCRIPTION?
1. Receive payment from Clients
2. Cash Payments at your 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 contacted to send payment to.And any other related duties as may be reasonably assigned by the Company.
First red flag for this job is that you receive payments from Clients directly. If this was a real job why would you be receiving payment and not the company. Second flag is that they ask you to cash payments at your bank and deduct 10 percent from the payment. Why in the world would it be your responsibility to cash payment at your personal bank for a company that you work for? And why would your pay be based on a percentage of that check? Third flag is to forward balance to any of the offices you will be contacted to send payment to. What is this job? Does it sound like any legitimate job you have ever heard of before? What kind of company ask an employee to receive payment, cash the check and send them the balance?
Please stay away from offers like this. It is never a good idea to get involved in any operation that ask you to cash checks or re-ship goods. I would say this is some kind of money laundering or front for illegal activities. It could even lead to you being arrested.
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And watch out for "data entry" jobs - they are usually writing Google adsense. Unless you are very, very clever and very, very lucky, you won't make cracker!
Good advice, whilst many experienced internet users would identify this as a scam, the unexperienced do still fall for these types of schemes.
Like you said in your article 'Why in the world would it be your responsibility to cash payment at your personal bank for a company that you work for?' The bank details in most of these cases are used for the purpose of identity theft.
It's amazing what you find on craigs list. Thanks for the heads up.
I try to flag all the scams! Thanks for exposing this one.
is it craigslit scam? or people who advertise in it scam? but thanks for the info, i am more aware of this.
Success With Women, Thanks for stopping by. It is not Craigslist that is a scam, but some of the things people post on it. There is nothing wrong with using Craigslist. Just be careful of what ads you respond to.
Wow, great info. Thanks for sharing it with everyone.
It's so sad that people have to scam others just to try and make a few bucks! These kinds of things make it hard for actual legitimate offers to be looked at! Thanks for sharing this!
That definitely sounds illegal. Money laundering was my first thought...I'd hope no one would be gullible enough to answer, but unfortunately stuff like that seems to happen all the time.
Shayne, there were 5 separate ads for the same thing in 5 different categories. Unfortunately some people just don't know that it is a scam and they answer the ad anyway. I just hope to get the word out there for people looking for work, that there is no easy money. Working from home is just like any other job. It takes hard work.
Thank you for posting this. The Craigslist ad looks dubious to me. There is indeed an abundance of scams in the World Wide Web.
However, I did find my work-at-home job through Craigslist and I've been happily working for this company for almost two years now. So far, things have been going great for me.
The point is, not all who post ads at the Craigslist website are scammers. Just be careful. Always remember this -- to get a job, you do not need to spend a single red cent. If the company you'd like to work for is US-based, be sure to check the facts about the company at the Better Business Bureau website. That's what I did. :)
I do agree that you can find work at home jobs on Craigslist. Like you said Diane, just be sure that you do your research.
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