This email came in my inbox this evening - it reminded me Lotus, a luxury company. I compared these two and found these emails were exact same - only difference is the sender's name and address, and company's name.

I did not post any resume on Careerbuilder or gotten in touch anyone from there.

Quote:

From: Brittney Cormier [mailto:ahwugc@bradt-travelguides.com] Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 3:51 PM To: <removed by White Rose> Subject: Re: Response to CV. Virtual Assistants Hello, Lyx Tradera, a luxury goods company, based in Sweden, is currently seeking virtual assistants to work at the convenience of their home, part-time. We have reviewed your resume on Careerbuilder and would like to consider you for this position. Lyx Tradera presents the best off-season luxury finds from the most prestigious international designers and collectibles from the rarest collections at irresistible prices. Candidates for the job should possess excellent organizational skills as well as the ability to efficiently multi-task. Ideal candidates have a strong focus on day-to-day operational excellence, and a personal style that builds trust, and inspires loyalty. The candidate should be motivated, proactive, be able to learn and adapt quickly. Other duties of the Virtual Assistant include, but are not limited to: • Incorporating effective priorities for the virtual office function • Administer day-to-day financial responsibilities for clients • Reporting online daily • Preparing brief summary reports, and weekly financial reports Salary part-time: $1,200/month, plus commission. In the attachments you will find the agreement with a detailed job description. If you are interested in this trial period, which will last for two months, during which you will receive training, salary, and commission, please see the attached agreement. Upon successful completion of the trial period you will receive a contract to continue working with Lyx Tradera, have an option to change from part-time to full-time or continue working part-time. Please read carefully the trial period agreement, complete, sign, and forward back to us either via email to Michelle.Evans@el-careers.com or by fax +46-8-501-09521. If you have any questions please email Michelle.Evans@el-careers.com Thank You, Lyx Tradera

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Brenda A. Jones
www.brevos.com

Hmmmmm....commission?

Personally, I would be a bit leary of unsolicited things like this. Especially if you never even put your resume on Careerbuilder.com. I get weird emails at work all the time that appear to be legit (mention artists and stuff we deal with), but they aren't. I've learned to just delete them.

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Stephanie
New VA in the research phase

Thanks for reporting this new scam - they're getting kind of lazy aren't they? Changing only the company name....

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I got one of these today also, what caught my attention was that the attachment didn't open, it simply looped back to the e-mail.

Also,

They said they found my resume on recruiter.com not careerbuilder. They must have a few different copies of this running.

I also received an email from these people. Thanks so much for sharing this info.

I received it as well and requested the attachment as it wasn't on the original email. I actually do have a profile on Career Builder so it got me at first glance. After reviewing the attachment I see it looks eerily similar to the GFS scam that is going around.

Was interested if it was the real deal, but doesn't seem to be. Oh well, nice to confirm that here! Thanks!

wow i got the same thing. I was able to open the attachment though, here it is:



Lyx Tradera




TRIAL PERIOD AGREEMENT


It is the policy of the company to use the trial period as an opportunity to train new employees in job responsibilities; observe on-the-job conduct and performance to determine suitability; retain employees whose performance and conduct is fully acceptable; separate, without undue formality, those employees whose performance or conduct is deficient after the trial period; document the Company's recommendation for retention or separation on the Trial Period Form.

Trial periods are periods of time during which employees' conduct and performance is evaluated. They serve as an opportunity for new employees to prove fitness for the job and for the Company to evaluate employees' suitability for the position.

It is the responsibility of supervisors to ensure that employees have every reasonable opportunity to achieve success on the job. Specifically, supervisors should:

A. Notify employees of the probationary/trial period requirements during the first week of employment.

B. Inform employees of job expectations in both performance and conduct. Employees must be provided performance standards, information on working policies and procedures, and guidelines on employee responsibilities and conduct. Performance standards should be discussed with employees to ensure that they understand the duties, responsibilities, and expectations associated with the job.

C. Counsel and provide feedback concerning performance and conduct to employees on a regular basis. It is crucial that employees know how and where they are or are not meeting expectations. If a performance or conduct problem becomes apparent, supervisors should provide training or assistance to remedy the situation, as appropriate.

D. Gather documentation throughout employees' trial periods reflecting both good and bad performance and conduct. Document offers of assistance, guidance, and training which show the supervisor provided the employee an opportunity to demonstrate acceptable performance.


TERMINATION

Generally, a request for action to terminate should be supported by documentation making it clear that the employee received a "fair trial". The documentation should specifically and in detail state:

1. How the employee was made aware of the performance/conduct expectations in question;
2. Guidance and training given to the employee;

3. Counseling given to the employee regarding specific conduct and/or performance deficiencies;

4. Opportunities for improvement given to the employee;

5. Details regarding the performance/conduct deficiencies.





REPORTING PROCEDURES
Trial Period Report


I. General

Trial Period Form is used to document new employees' performance and conduct and the Company's recommendation for retention or separation. It is important to recognize that any separation action is not dependent upon the completion of the form Requests to separate employees may be made at any point in the trial period. The trial period will be for two months starting from the commencement date.

II. Responsibilities

A. The supervisor will, not earlier than the 5th week but no later than the 7th week of the trial period, complete the Trial Period Form (evaluation) and forward it to the reviewing official. Once the reviewing official has signed the form, the rating supervisor will:

1. If the report is satisfactory, discuss it with the employee and forward it to the appropriate custodian of the Employee Performance File (EPF).

2. If the report recommends separation of the employee, contact the Personnel Division, for further guidance.

3. Continue to observe the employee's performance and report any significant change which would affect the appraisal or the recommendation for retention or separation to Personnel Division before the end of the trial period.

B. The reviewing official will review the supervisor's evaluation and recommendation, make any additional comments, resolve any difference of opinion with the supervisor, sign the report, and return it to the rating supervisor.

C. The EPF custodian will file the original form and any supporting documents in the EPF. Also, the custodian will distribute the second copy of the form to the employee.





The employee, ______________________________ ____ , acknowledged the Trial
First and Last name of Employee


Period Outline and signed on the _____ day of ________, 2008.
Employee's Signature date month















Lyx Tradera




Detailed Job Description – Virtual Assistant/Sales Support


The primary goal of the virtual assistant / sales support representative is to provide local customer support to our clients within North America. This includes providing convenient payment options and informing them of shipping and the terms of sale.

You will be assisting our clients within North America, the assistance to be provided will include: payment collections and customer service via email.

Your duties will include:

- Collecting Local Payments

When a buyer in the US decides to purchase an item through an online auction from our sellers he has the following payment options: pay pal, international wire transfer, international check, local certified check or local wire transfer. The quickest option of these is local wire transferring. Local wire transfers and certified checks are the options that the sales support representative will provide to the clients.

- Managing Data

Along with the payments received from buyers you will be receiving details for these sales. These details will include items sold, price, and buyer's information. You are to file and maintain these purchasing records and transactions.

- Forwarding of the Payments

Once you receive each payment you will be keeping 5% as commission and forwarding the rest to the seller or representative, whose information will be provided prior each transaction. It is crucial to complete forwarding of the payments in a time efficient manner.

- Correspondence

You will be submitting brief reports, weekly reports, and monthly reports. Weekly and monthly reports are to be done in Excel format and are to summarize all transactions completed within the week, or month.

Here is an example of a brief report:
Date: May 8, '07
Buyer: Mona Evans
Item: Movado Watch
Price: $1,921.27
Commission 5%: $96
Fees: $75
Total Forwarded: $1750.27
Forwarded to: Diana Paulco, Helsinki, Finland
Reference Numbers: 2438749827




- Fees, and Transferring Procedures

All fees are covered by the company. The fees for transferring are simply deducted from the payments received. No client will contact you during initial stage of the trial period. After three weeks of the trial period you will begin to have contact with the buyers via email in regards to collection of the payments. For the first three weeks you will simply receive all of the transferring details, and payments, along with step by step guidance from your supervisor. You will be forwarding the received payments through western union, money gram transferring agents, or by international wire transferring.


Additional Information

Salary

During the trial period, you will be paid 1,200USD per month while working on average 3hours per day, Monday-Friday, plus 5% commission from every payment received and forwarded. The salary will be sent in the form of wire transfer directly to your account. After the trial period your base pay salary will go up to 1,700USD per month, plus 5% commission.

Taxes

You will receive a monthly invoice stating your total income. All applicable taxes are covered by the company.




Personal Information
First Name:
Last Name:
Address:
Residential Phone Number: Mobile:________



The employee, , acknowledged the Detailed Job Description
Name and Last Name of Employee



and signed on this day of ___________, 2008.
Employee's Signature date month

I'm glad I decided to google this company to see what/who they were. It's just a shame that some people prey on those who may just see this as a 'quick thing' and not take the time to look into it.

Originally Posted by butterfly

I'm glad I decided to google this company to see what/who they were. It's just a shame that some people prey on those who may just see this as a 'quick thing' and not take the time to look into it.

same here, I received this e-mail this morning and decided to google search to see it it was a scam, sure enough it looks like it has turned out to be so.

I just wanted to say how proud of you all I am. Spotting a scam like this just shows what smart, amazing and resourceful women we have here. I am so glad to be able to call you lovely ladies my colleagues.

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Kylie Short
Tilda Virtual Services - Making virtual personal

I received it also. I emailed "Michelle" for the attachment and got it this morning, but it sounded to good to be true... How is anyone to know, really?

I, too, received this email. At first I thought it may be legit since I do have my resume on Careerbuilder. But the too good to be true tipped me off to at least dig a little. I'm glad I did. It's sad there are scammers out there.