Ladies,
My husband sent out my resume for a "admin assistant" on craiglist. We got a response that the job was for Helping Hands LLC- a virtual assistant (18 openings) and I was one of the ones selected. They emailed me a 'contract,' said I would make 2,000 a month, setting up travel, hotel, gift arrangements for athletes, CEO's, entertainers, etc. The next day they sent me an email saying my first job was to do this campain for a client (sourcemetdata.com) where I call 9 places and ask them for information (online degrees for medical, general ed, and law inforcement, saving money on auto insurance, etc). I am then to report to the 'customer" how the skills were of the telemarketer who calls me back with information. When i complete tthe campain that is suppose to take 2.5 hrs I get 150 bucks sent via paypal and I can sign up for a nother campain.
Have any of you tried this out, ot have info on it? A virtual admin assistant sounds to good to be true, but the job they sent me to do almost sounds like it's eventually going to be fishing for my personal info. They did say I was only suppost to ask a couple of questions and hang up...and tell them my gut feeling about the telemarketer on the other line.
It "sounds" like a scam...has anyone tried it?
YOU GUYS ARE THE BOMB! I knew I'd find the answer here. Valerie B even found a website that actually had tracked these guys as a scam! awesome! Thanks everyone.
No interview? No phone interview? No one ever says ok by resume alone. Esp if this is a phone job, they always do a phone interview first ... I would not proceed with this "opportunity"
I Googled it and found this:
http://www.scaminformer.com/scam-report/services-helping-...
Don't respond to any additional emails. Hope that helps!
No legitimate employer is going to pay you via Paypal, especially $150 for 2.5 hours of work. No legitimate employer is going to hire you without an interview. If it sounds too good to be true, it always is.
For legit work at home jobs, check out www.wahm.com or www.workplacelikehome.com.
My job allows PayPal payments or check and some of us do PayPal (not me, but others). However, there was an interview, there was plenty of information on them as a company, and there were contract forms to sign. I would be leery of a company that sends me a contract based soley on my resume. An interview is also for you to get a feel for them. No interview? No time to return the contract before giving you jobs? Sounds fishy.
biztant.com is a resource. As is hiremymom.com.
If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it usually is a duck. I'd follow your gut on this.
You can always google the company (Helping Hands) and look them up through Better Business Bureau. But also ask yourself: what did they do before hiring you? A legitimate employer will generally talk to you a few times, including an interview, and will also have legal documentation for you to fill out (W-4 for taxes, etc). If they just found your resume and offered you the job, with the first assignment included, I would suspect. They may be phishing for your info or they may just be another kind of "get rich quick" scam, but these generally never end well.
If you want a legitimate job, I would post your resume on a site specific for that. Monster.com is one that I know of, but I'm sure they're others. They exist solely for linking employers with prospective employees, and though you will probably get a few suspicious offers there too (you even see them in the daily classifieds now) you're more likely to get serious offers as well.
www.ratracerebellion.com free website that posts legit work at home jobs
There are so many scams going on to get peoples money; I would not give out my personal information to anyone over the internet or over the phone unless I have thoroughly investigated the company and had proof it was a legitmate business.
Any offer that sounds too good to be true... is too good to be true. Real employers don't operate this way.
So with no contact other then your resume, you are hired, set up with a job, and going to have money from PayPal...with not so much as a hello??
SCAM. Google the business, read every review. This sounds so much like a scam, I wouldn't even need to look it up.
Paypal, western union or anything like that via craigslist = scam if you ask me!
If you have to ask- then it probably is.
Be careful. They may be just trying to get your paypal info. Do your homework. I have looked at many many work from home things. If you want to pick my brain about things I learned feel free. Message me. ;)
Sounds very fishy to me. If you do proceed, do so with extreme caution.
Craigslist can have some legit jobs posted but most are scams and/or con games being played on those searching for work and how to make money.
Research them thoroughly before you give any personal info... identity theft and fraud is hard to overcome.
Keep in mind... if it smells like a rat, it is probably a rat.....
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scam! I would even go so far as to leave your address and home number off your resume these days. People can reverse search you and find out where you live....
Too many red flags, a legit employer...
gives an interview
has you complete tax forms
pays you by check or direct deposit
set up a new paypal just for this job... do it once and if it fails then no worries.
Hi Gail-
Just by reading your post, it sure sounds "fishy" to me. I haven't tried it but my husband has been looking for a different job and he has come across stuff like this in the past. These people prey on people who are in need of work and get many off them to believe in what they are saying. It sounds from your post that you already know that something doesn't sound right here. I would stick with the saying..... "If it sounds too good to be true, than it probably is.
Good luck with your job hunting!
Sadly yes it sounds like a scam.
It's a scam. The same ads have been running in my area and I'm in California. There have been several of them with different job titles, but they say almost exactly the same thing, word for word, in the ad just with different contact information.
My motto is to NEVER, EVER give out account information online, NEVER provide your social security number.
When an "employer" wants more information from you than they are able or willing to provide about the actual position, run the other way.
Best wishes.
via paypal? that doesn't sound right to me.
while you aren't paying for the position....they aren't asking you to be an admin - it sounds like you are being a telemarketer - or a pollster.....
go with your gut
