Victim Location 33578
Type of a scam Employment
I was initially contacted by a “woman” named “Sarah Moon”. She provided information regarding the company and the job. Ok so far! I googled the company and NOTHING came up. Suspicion arose. We continued to email back and forth she said a man named “Andrew Poulsen” would be contacted me for a phone interview. The phone number provided is the number on their website. More suspicion. Then they wanted the said I would be getting the position and needed my personal information via email. At which time I started researching and found out no ste 1400 exists. That is part of a hotel. Do NOT fall for this people!
Victim Location 28278
Type of a scam Employment
I was emailed by Sarah Moon who said she was the HR recruiter for Sparks Consulting Company. I didn’t remember applying through Indeed but the email subject was titled Re: Clerical Assistant candidate Applied on Ineed. This was the email:
Thank you for you well-written CV outlining your qualifications and your interest in a job with us.
My name is Sarah Moon and I am the Human Resources Coordinator at Sparks Consulting company.
I’d like to tell you more about the role and get to know you a bit better.
In order for us to move ahead in our selection process, could you please complete the enclosed questionnaire and return it to us by the end of the next day.
Sparks Consulting company is offering you the position of Clerical Assistant.
Job Overview:
Clerical Assistant
Employment Type: Regular, Part-Time, Home Based
Job Type: Admin – Clerical
Hours: Flexible, Part time
Start date: Hiring this month
Salary:
Your compensation package includes a monthly payroll of $2000 payable on a fixed date, health insurance, vacation and personal days through our company’s employee benefit plan.You will also receive your bonuses daily upon the full completion of the tasks given. Bonuses will be earned daily for completing all assignments on time. The total pay range for this position is 23800 – 31200 USD per year.
Daily duties:
Perform clerical and administrative duties to ensure effective and efficient operation of company.
Prompt and courteous customer service.
Provide general administrative assistance to all staff within your team.
Filing, scanning and copying.
Processing orders and running all daily reports.
Other duties as required.
In order to be successful with these opportunities you will need the following qualities:
Excellent attention to detail.
Writing and communication skills.
Flexibility.
Can-do attitude.
Problem solving skills.
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines with minimum supervision.
Solutions orientated.
As discussed you will be responsible for the administrative support function with our customers based in your city. You will report directly to me and your Phone Manager and your normal working hours are expected to be 9.00am to 1.00pm Monday to Friday or we can arrange a flexible schedule.
Your starting date will be set by the end of your hiring process. There is a specific training program to undergo. You do not need a university degree to apply for this job. High school diploma is sufficient enough.
However, you need a knowledge of basic PC program packs like Microsoft Office & Word and also you must be familiar with Internet and E-mail services.
Now, we have a few questions for you and if you answer them with answers that suit our needs then you may consider yourself as a successful candidate!
1) Do you have an instant access to your e-mail and your phone everyday?
2) How many days a month you are leaving your town?
3) Are you able to go out of your house and move within your area completing daily tasks during business hours?
4) Could you get 3-4 hours of free time daily during normal business hours (Monday – Friday) ?
5) Who was your most recent employer and what did that job entail? (Briefly describe your recent job role/experience?)
We will screen all applicants and select candidates whose qualifications seem to meet our needs.
We will carefully consider your application during the initial screening and will contact you if you are selected to continue in the recruitment process.
We wish you every success.
Respectfully,
Sarah Moon
I answered the questions and they sent me this:
We would like to conduct a brief job interview with you.
Your phone manager Andrew Poulsen will call your mobile or a landline phone number you on Monday to ask a few questions and give you a brief description of the job.
If you are unavailable, he`ll be able to leave a Voice Mail on your answering machine from his office phone number (312) 488-1327 , so please try to call him back ASAP.
Please add his office number to your contacts, so you may always recognize your phone manager.
Please make sure that our emails find it`s way to your Inbox.
If you don`t hear back from us within 24 hours, please send us an email or give us a call!
I would appreciate it if you could confirm, if you have received this email.
Thank you.
Monday came and she sent me an email confirming the call and the phone manager called. I spoke with "Andrew Poulsen" he called me and asked me about my clerical background. Then told me he would push me through the process and look out for an email because they will need to perform a background check. Sarah Moon emailed me this:
In order to proceed to the next step of our recruitment process we would like to perform a Criminal Background Check.
Please reply back to our email address with the valid ID or Drivers License number.
This part of Employment Background Check will provide us extra reassurance that you as a candidate is qualified for the position and will pose no legal threat to our business.
The proper handling of personal information is one of our highest priorities We handle all records with high standards of information security. We use SSL encryption to treat your information as a confidential in encrypted form only. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal regulations to guard your nonpublic personal information. We regularly test our security systems and also contract with outside companies to audit that security systems and processes.
Looking forward to long-term cooperation with you.
So after I send my driver’s license info like a dummy, I thought I should connect with them on LinkedIn. But… I couldn’t find any of their team members, Andrew Poulsen, Sarah Moon, and after performing a reverse google image search of the images of their team members on their website, that’s when I found an article on Reddit where they scammed others before.