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#1 (**permalink**) 03-24-2008

I just received an enquiry via email. This sounds quite suspicious to me. For one thing, he says he needs part-time assistants in India, where my ad on Craigslist made it quite clear that I live in Australia. Secondly...Hs offer had absolutely nothing to do with what I was advertising. The job description itself is just vague. Plus I don't trust any job offers that come from a gmail or Hotmail account.

Is this a scam? Has anyone else received this email? Could someone in the US possibly verify these contact numbers or addresses?

Quote:

EDITOR HARRY CARSON
NAME OF COMPANY: Editor Harry Books
TITLES: CEO, Editor, Typist, Typesetter, and Reviewer
EMAIL ADDRESS:- editorharrybooks@gmail.com
HOME ADDRESS:-160-20 76th Ave, Flushing, NY 11366, USA.
TEL:-408-335-4500
FAX:-408-335-4507

ATTN:-PART-TIME JOB OFFER

My name is Harry Carson, I am the CEO & Editor of Harry books.

In respect to your resume post here on Craigslist.org ,As for credentials, I have been blessed with the opportunity to provide
editing services to many published, self-published and first-time authors,such as Michelle McGriff, author of The Majestic Series and Temporary Rain,Jessica Tilles, author of Anything Goes, Sabrina McAfee, author of Matters of the Heart, Mr. Carl Weber, CEO & Publisher of UrbanBooks and author of Baby Momma Drama, and a slew of many other notable authors.

You can work for me Part Time from home,Due to our increase in customers i am searching for representatives in INDIA while I am away. I will be away for a 6months course in South London.I will need your service so that you will be receiving payment of orders from my customers in ASIAN who pay on installment via Bank Payment.

These are the duties:-
You are to make a record of every payment that you receive. You are to send me weekly report. Your 2nd duty is that you'll be paying a certain amount to my agent from the money every 2weeks .

Payment:-
As for your pay,For the first month I can start with you for $500USD/week note that this can be increase if a good and dedicated service is rendered. Any interested candidate can write me back to my personal email address at:- editorharrybooks@gmail.com

**Please no Headhunting***

Thank You

Sincerely,
Harry Carson
CEO & Editor.

OrganizedAssistant · #2 (**permalink**) 03-24-2008

The other "red flags" that I see are (a) the number of typos from someone who is supposedly an editor, and (b) the fact that he wants you to handle money. I would delete this one and not even give it a second thought.

Rebecka Melson · #3 (**permalink**) 03-24-2008

These are the duties:-
You are to make a record of every payment that you receive. You are to send me weekly report. Your 2nd duty is that you'll be paying a certain amount to my agent from the money every 2weeks .

This screams scam!

jeannedb · #4 (**permalink**) 03-24-2008

Wow, he's involved with a lot of different currencies and countries! You're in Australia, he's confusing you with India, you'll receive installments in some Asian currency, he's in South London, and yet at the end of the day, he'll pay you $500/week US Dollars - really helpful when you're in Australia.

If only there was a way to scam the scammer - or at least get him arrested.

Tess · #5 (**permalink**) 03-24-2008

The paragraph about handling money tells it all.....
Sorry to say it sure looks like a scam - thank you for posting this though, hopefully the info will help others from being sucked in!