| With many internet users already clued up to the | | | | to online software, a 3 page test will be emailed |
| tricks of internet scammers and phishers (i.e. | | | | to you, which will serve to gauge your |
| pretending to be from an official website such as | | | | comprehension. All Documents, tests and |
| eBay or PayPal to get you to reveal your | | | | orientation will need to be Completed no later than |
| password or other login information). | | | | . |
| Many internet scammers are now turning to | | | | To the access to software you must have a free |
| ingenuous methods to get their victims to | | | | account to download the software |
| revealtheir financial information. | | | | Please visit our website at: |
| One of these is pretending to offer employment | | | | (Removed to protect the vulnerable) |
| which they place ads on various frequently visited | | | | Simply create a username that consists of 1 your |
| online classifieds. | | | | email 2 People in your Team: just type 1000 and |
| The ads usually discusses potential jobs as Online | | | | next field 3 what do you want to use Central |
| Virtual Assistants for their Real Estate firms. Once | | | | Desktop for? Type here for business purpose. If |
| a potential victim responds to the ad seeking this | | | | this is unavailable please make a comparable |
| non existent "Online virtual assistant"position, they | | | | name. After we have received your username |
| receive a standard template email response that | | | | we will send you some manuals to look over, and |
| sounds very similar to this: | | | | a file containing fully functional copies of all |
| Recently, you replied to our job for a online Office | | | | necessary software that you will need to have |
| Assistants. If you are in receipt of this email from | | | | installed and ready before orientation. It is NOT |
| us then it means you need more information. We | | | | necessary for you to purchase any software or |
| are currently seeking a online Office Assistants | | | | programs for this job. Please Note: |
| who will serve as Customer Service | | | | You are not guaranteed employment until you |
| Representatives for our Real Estate Firm. We | | | | receive an email from us entitled "Welcome |
| manage various Real Estate Agencies and | | | | Aboard". Prior to this, all tests,orientation and |
| Management Companies throughout the World. As | | | | paperwork must be completed, and the results of |
| there were two listings posted which needed to | | | | this will determine your eligibility for employment |
| be filled, this particular position is for a Customer | | | | with us. Please let me know if there is anything I |
| Service Rep (CSR). Responsibilities will include | | | | can |
| posting new listings, taking occasional phone calls | | | | Help you with. |
| and routing them to the proper agents. Agents | | | | Warm Regards, |
| will take and schedule maintenance calls and | | | | ... |
| occasionally deal with tenant Emergencies (leaks, | | | | Human Resources Manager. |
| major repairs, etc) | | | | One of the many things about this email that |
| Candidates should have average to above | | | | should send alarm bells about this "Online Virtual |
| average office skills, good comprehension, and | | | | Assistant" the mechanical and bad grammar (as if |
| should be able to type at a reasonable speed in | | | | copied from a template) aside, is the sudden |
| order to take messages effectively. Your pay will | | | | change to an "Office Assistant", and regardless of |
| be $16.25 per hour and you should be able to | | | | where the job is advertised; curiously the pay is |
| work a minimum of 15 hours each week with the | | | | always in dollars. The website created for this |
| maximum being 40 hours. Payments are made | | | | specific purpose, is always just a few weeks if |
| weekly via check or direct deposit. Calls will be | | | | not a few days old, and ofcourse there is no |
| routed to the phone number of your choice (this | | | | phone number, just a free email address anyone |
| must be a valid phone number) during the time | | | | can obtain, which a real business to be honest |
| you are signed into our system. This will not | | | | would steer clear as it is synonymous with scams. |
| prohibit you from taking personal calls as your | | | | If the potential victim is eager and gullible enough |
| screen will indicate when it is a call being routed | | | | at this stage to visit the website, instead of what |
| from us. If calls arenot answered after 4 rings | | | | was advertised; a test to guage their suitability, |
| they will simply be rerouted to the next available | | | | they are instead met with a trial service that |
| agent. | | | | demands a credit card to possibly verify their |
| All applicants need to have an account mandatory | | | | identity. |
| for web based work where you will be shown | | | | Ofcourse this is the entire point of this elaborate |
| each aspect of the job in detail, and how to have | | | | scam as once these details are filled in, there is no |
| any questions answered. Please set aside few | | | | need to communicate with the victim any longer. |
| minutes to complete this, after having an account | | | | |