Sounds Good to Me

Beware of the Craigslist Scammers!

Trolling through Craigslist looking for a job has been nothing short of educational.  I have found a couple solid leads, but for the most part, scam city.  Instead of keeping these nuggest to myself, I’m going to do everything I can to make sure these slimeballs fail to ensnare anyone who happens by my blog.  Remember people, if it sounds fishy, google it!  If it’s too good to be true, it probably is, so I say again:  GOOGLE IT!

Here’s a diddy I got from “Caleb Gregg” - gregg.caleb8153@gmail.com:

“I saw your resume on cl and i have a job oppertunity for you. Im
looking for REAL people who can bring a great talent and mental
toughness to the workplace.

I want you to fill out our application (its simple, just confirm your
phone number) and someone from our main desk will call you to schedule
a interview. The site you can visit to confirm your number is:

http://consumerdatallc.com/sms/”

Do NOT fill in and submit your information.  They WILL NOT call you back as they promise.  They will simply sell your information to 3rd party advertisers in order to spam your mailbox and inbox.

Another popular spam email you will inevitably receive upon placing your resume on Craigslist is the dubious “Mail Dispatcher Wanted” email.  Here, the potential hirer will say something like,

“I own a small shipping business and I tend to operate a high cost of operation and I want to cut down my expenses by employing someone in each state of USA.someone who will be getting mails in bulk and open the bulk mail and dispatch them in units to there final destinations in there respective states…”

Blah blah blah, they will toss some numbers at you, say that you might have to pay for some postage sometime.  These emails are littered with typos, usually come from the U.K.  It has SCAM written all over it.  They’re after your information, nothing more.  Names of interest:  “Deacon Smith John, Deligth Consult UK”  Hehe, the poor guy can’t even spell “Delight” properly.  His email address is even misspelled!  Also, beware of “Louis Milan.”  He will want you to contact him via Yahoo IM at terryduck@yahoo.com.  Do no such thing!

Much thanks to Scam.com and their forum members.  They’re usually first on the list when googling fishy emails.  Always go through them first when doing background checks on a company or job offer.  And never, EVER send your information to a prospective employer.  If they are unwilling to give you a straight answer about the exact nature of their business, they have no interest in giving you a job.  They want only your information, and like snakes, will wiggle their way in and out of conversation topics until either 1.)  You leave the conversation, or 2.)  You fold and give them information.  If you choose the latter, be sure it’s fake.  ;)  The more time these scumbags are following blind leads, the less time they can spend preying on more gullible victims.

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