Albion Technology Solutions LTD, Helen Chavez, Human Resourses, Am I or anyone else out there about to be scammed? London United Kingdom

This report is not what HAS happened to me, but what COULD happen to me or any others that have received this company's e-mail. I recently received an e-mail from Helen Chavez. I opened it up, and it basically said, "We have read your resume on www.careerbuilder.com, and we have decided to offer you a job in our company. We are currently looking for representatives in the United States..."

It goes on to say that I would be working with their financial department, processing customer's orders, and that I will receive a base salary of $1,600.00, and keep 10% of commission for every order processed. (That is, if a customer order is $600.00, then I get to keep $60.00). Finally, the e-mail states that if I am interested, then I will receive more information. I received this e-mail at 9:50pm on August 10.

I replied to Ms. Chavez that I was appreciative that she (and the company) had been impressed by my resume, and to please tell me more about the company. The next morning, I received another e-mail, but the sender's address was not Helen Chavez, but totally different. I opened it, and the beginning of it read, "Hello. We are glad that you showed an interest in an opening in our company. My name is Helen Chavez, and I am the HR Manager of Albion Technology Solutions LTD. I would like to say a few words about our company and its area of activity..." I am pasting the rest on this so you can see what is offered-- Hello,



We are glad that you showed an interest in an opening in our company. My name is Helen Chavez, and I am the HR Manager of Albion Technology Solutions LTD. I would like to say a few words about our company and its area of activity.



Our company was founded in 2005 in United Kingdom, Albion Technology Solutions LTD is one of the largest equipment selling companies to millions of our customers -- businesses, groups and individuals and processing payments. The Albion Technology Solutions LTD logo is a trusted symbol of dependability. Naturally, you have great expectations regarding your career and that means you will need plenty of room - to grow, to explore your potential and to realize your goals. HR Manager of Albion Technology Solutions LTD needs a responsible, honest, self motivated and reliable individual to work for the company as our Representative in USA. This is in view of us not having an office presently in the USA. You don't need to have an office and this certainly will not disturb any form of work you have going at the moment.



You don't have to pay any fees to get this job. Nobody will ask for your bank account, credit card or social security number.



Because of the today's situation on the financial market, there is a vacancy to be filled in our company; the job opening is that of a Legal Representative within the US. This opening will help our company to reduce taxes that we are obliged to pay to the government each month. And we offer you one of the highest salaries on the market today and the minimal expenditures of time!

Presently with the amount of orders we have we cannot put them on hold for fear of losing our customers, secondly we cannot cash these payments from the US soon enough, as international checks take about 28 working days for cash to be made available here in London UK. We lose about 75,000 USD of net income each month because we have money transfer delays. Your task is to coordinate payments from customers and help us with the payment process. You are not involved in any sales.


We make direct contact for sales of products. Once orders are received and sorted we deliver the product to a customer (usually through FEDEX).The customer receives and check the products, after this has been done the customer has to pay for the products. We accept all forms of payment but most of our customers pay using Bank Checks and so in order to solve this problem and not lose any of our customers we have decided to open this new job position. This job is legal according to the U.S. legislation as it is today.



Your tasks are:



1. Receive payment from our customers.
2. Cashing the checks at your existing bank account.
3. Deduct 10% which will be your percentage/pay on each payment processed.
4. Forward balance after deduction of percentage/pay to any of the offices you will be contacted to send payment to. (Payment is to be forwarded by Western Union Money Transfer).



Local money transfers take barely a few hours, so it will give us a possibility to get customer's payment almost immediately. For example you've got 3000.00 USD, you deduct your commission: 300.00 USD and then send to us the balance: 2700.00 USD. In the first month you will have 15-20 transactions after checking your background records, 3,000.00-6,000.00 USD so you may calculate your income. For example 20 transactions each around 3000.00 USD gives you a total income of 6,000.00 USD plus your basis monthly salary is 1,600.00 USD. Total: 7,600.00 USD per month and after establishing a close co-operation with us you'll be able to operate with larger orders and you'll be able to earn more. You will also deduct fees that are related to this job (gasoline, western union fees, bank commissions etc) from our balance, not from your salary or commissions. The checks will vary from: $500.00 to $3,000.00. We will also send you a 1099 Form for tax deduction on your part.


Our payments will be issued out in your name and you can have them cashed in your existing bank account, we don't accept newly created bank accounts, because it slows the cashing process. Deduct your percentage and forward the balance to the company attorney manager via western union money transfer, the name will be given to you later after cashing a payment. This job takes only 3-7 hours per week. You'll have a lot of free time doing another job; you'll get good income and a regular job. This job is very challenging and you should understand it. We are looking only for the worker who satisfies our requirements and will be an earnest assistant.



Next step:



If you feel that you are a serious and earnest worker and you want to work for Albion Technology Solutions LTD, please reply to this email and answer a couple of questions:



1: Are you comfortable having large amounts of money (up to $3,000) in your possession while outside your home?



2: Do you have a good bank account record/history?



3. How old is the account that you are planning to use for cashing checks from our company?



4: Have you worked in this line of work for processing payments? (processed checks for another company). If yes please provide the period, what company and the reason you do not work for them any longer?



5: Do you have a criminal record?



We wait for your answers and if you meet our requirements, in the next email we will send you the representative contract.



Helen Chavez

Albion Technology Solutions LTD

Fenchurch Avenue

City of London, EC3M

United Kingdom

FAX 011-44-784-798-3452

FAX 011-44-998-345-8798

Ok, now after reading all of this, I had to wonder why it sounds too good. I really believe this is a scam, in which I may become directly involved, or indirectly involved by screwing over unsuspecting customers. I do not want that, not only because it is illegal, but very immoral. I e-mailed Ms. Chavez back after I had read all of this, I sent this reply...Dear Ms. Chavez, I googled your company name to check it out further, but all
that was found was Albion Technical Solutions. There are so many scams going on
out there, that you are sure to understand why I am researching this. If you
are a legitimate company, then please give me your website address. I hope that
you are getting the picture that I am a conscientious individual, one that is
perfect for your company. I hope that you are not offended by this, and if I
don't hear back from you soon, then my suspicions will be confirmed. If I do,
and all is legitimate, then I appreciate this opportunity, and will move onto
the next step. Sincerely, Christopher

Now, I only sent this out to her less than 1 hour ago. In the meantime, I wondered why, in her last e-mail to me, she did not greet me as Christopher, but just HELLO. Secondly, why could I not find the company name match on Google? I found similar names, but not the exact name. Thirdly, why does the street address have no number? And finally, doesn't any company require an application or binding contract to be signed before it hires someone? I am sending you this report for you to investigate this matter, and to warn others to beware of falling for something like this.

I don't understand how resume posting websites could allow people like this to advertise such bullshit. Can't the FBI or someone trace an e-mail address, or cite the resume posting website for not screening its posting employers? Please let me know, and for all of those people out there who has run into something like this--beware, and investigate the H*LL out of your proposition.

Christopher P.
San Diego, California
U.S.A.