Complaint Review: Mary Shelley--PPL Company - Maine
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Mary Shelley--PPL Company Office Assistant/Receptionist Wanted Maine Maine
*Consumer Comment: SOUNDS LIKE THE NIGERIAN HELP WANTED SCAM IS BACK
*Consumer Comment: THIS IS ONE OF THE NEW GENERATION NIGERIAN EMPLOYMENT AD SCAMS
I just replied to this posting on Craigslist. It is a total scam. Once you send the email, you get an automatic response describing the details of the "job", that you will be using a company credit card to purchase office supplies, but you must submit a credit report first. Tota SCAM. I've alerted Craigslist. Please watch out!
Devon
Sanford, Maine
U.S.A.
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#2 Consumer Comment
SOUNDS LIKE THE NIGERIAN HELP WANTED SCAM IS BACK
AUTHOR: Joe - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Friday, February 06, 2009
NICE FOLKS, THESE NIGERIAN SCAMMERS.
THEY LIKE TO TAKE ADVANTAG OF YOUR EMOTIONS TO RIP YOU OFF AND WITH ALL OF THE JOBLESSNESS AND PEOPLE REALIZING THE FEDS CAN SET YOUR MORTGAGE TO ZERO PERCENT BUT IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A JOB YOU CAN\T PAY ANY MORTGAGE, MANY PEOPLE ARE SCARED AND IN VERY REAL DANGER OF LOSING EVERYTHING WITHOUT A JOB!
ENTER NIGERIAN SCAMMERS AND PROMISING YOU GREAT JOBS WITH EITHER A BOGUS WEBSITE OR BY E-MAIL WHEN ALL THEY WANT IS YOUR PERSONAL IDENTITY AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION... SO THEY CAN OPEN MASSIVE LINES OF CREDIT AND GET PASSPORTS AND VISAS IN YOUR NAME SO THEY CAN PARTY DOWN AND YOU GET THE BILL --EVEN WHILE YOU CAN BARELY AFFORD GROCERIES, ETC.
THAT IS WHY YOU NEED TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO FALL FOR THEIR SCAMS.
YOU HAVE TO KNOW THAT IT IS A LOCAL BUSINESS AND THEY REALLY DO HAVE A JOB OPENING! YOU HAVE TO VERIFY IN THE PHONE BOOK BY CALLING THEM. YOU CAN NOT ASSUME THAT THE WEBSITE WHERE YOU SEE THE JOB LISTING IS REAL BECAUSE THE NIGERIANS HAVE RECENTLY STARTED MAKING UP FAKE WEBSITES THAT LOOK LIKE REAL EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES!
YOU ALSO NEED TO KNOW REALISTICALLY SPEAKING WHAT WAGES IN YOUR AREA ARE REALLY BEING PAID BY EMPLOYERS IN YOUR AREA.
REMEMBER IF THE WAGES,BENEFITS AND WORKING CONDITIONS SEEM TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, THEY USUALLY ARE NOT.
"WORK AT HOME" SOUNDS NICE BUT IT IS TOO EASY TO RIP YOU OFF HERE. ALSO REMEMBER THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF WORK AT HOME SCHEMES FROM YOUR COMPUTER ARE NOT!
BE VERY,VERY CAREFUL BECAUSE ANYBODY WHO WOULD RIP OFF A JOBLESS PERSON IS SOME LYING SCUMBAG..AND YOU CAN'T BELIEVE ANYTHING YOU READ UNLESS YOU VERIFY IT WITH THE EMPLOYER FIRST HAND BY MAKING SURE THEY EVEN EXIST AND THAT THEY EVEN HAVE A JOB AVAILABLE.
IF YOU HAVE TO PAY MONEY UP FRONT TO GET A JOB --IT IS NOT A REAL JOB OFFER. REAL EMPLOYERS PAY YOU TO WORK, YOU DO NOT PAY THEM!

#1 Consumer Comment
THIS IS ONE OF THE NEW GENERATION NIGERIAN EMPLOYMENT AD SCAMS
AUTHOR: Joe - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Friday, February 06, 2009
WE HAVE A LEGITIMATE PPL HERE IN AUSTIN,TEXAS AND IT GETS PAID VOLUNTEERS WHO TEST PRODUCTS FOR THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY.
I ALWAYS SEE IF THE COMPANY THAT CLAIMS TO BE HIRING HAS A WEBSITE OR A PHONE LISTING AND THEN, I CALL THEM TO CHECK IT OUT AND SEE WHETHER THEY HAVE A JOB THERE OR NOT. IT SHOWS THEM THAT I AM COMPUTER LITERATE AND THAT I M THOROUGH BECAUSE I VERIFY WHAT I SEE ON THE INTERNET. ALSO, THAT I AM SECURITY CONSCIOUS.
I DO NOT RESPOND TO BLIND ADS ON CRAIGSLIST. IF THEY DON'T AT LEAST NAME THE COMPANY THAT NEEDS ASSISTANCE, I AM GOING TO BELIEVE THAT IT IS JUST A NIGERIAN EMPLOYMENT SCAM
THOSE SCAMS GOT SO BAD IN AUSTIN THAT THEY HAD TO START CHARGING $25 PER AD FOR A LISTING IN CRAIGSLIST.COM AND I STILL DON'T TRUST WHAT I READ ON THERE. ESPECIALLY IN THE LAW CLASSIFICATION. I HAVE RESPONDED TO ABOUT 150 ON THERE WITH A LETTER OF INQUIRY BECAUSE I DON'T TRUST THE SCAMS AND ONLYH GOT THREE REPLIES! OF THOSE, ONE WAS AN AUTO RESPOND AND THE OTHER WAS A NIGERIAN SCAMMER AND THE OTHER WAS A LADY THANKING ME BUT THEY HAD 200 APPLICANTS AND ONLY ONE JOB.
THOSE NIGERIAN SCAMMERS ARE EVEN SETTING UP ENTIRE FAKE WEBSITES PRETENDING TO BE EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES SO THEY CAN STEAL YOUR IDENTITY AND GET YOUR FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND OPEN CREDIT LINES USING YOUR ID.
WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO WHEN PEOPLE WHO WANT A JOB CAN'T FIND ONE BECAUSE THEY ARE AFRAID IT IS JUST A SCAMMER?
HOW ARE LEGITIMATE EMPLOYERS GOING TO ADVERTISE FOR A JOB BECAUSE THEY CAN'T TELL IF JOB APPLICANTS ARE SINCERE OR NOT AND THOSE OF US WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED AND LOOKING FOR WORK CAN'T TELL IF WE ARE APPLYING TO A REAL JOB OR A RIP OFF SCAM.
GOOD LUCK! THINGS ARE BAD ALL OVER.


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