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Old 08-26-2010
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Default Re: Roysupport.com - scam now targeting va's
Well, you can add me to the list as I just received this e-mail (from rm@roysupport dot com) and thank goodness I remember reading about it here! Would it be a good idea to act like I'm interested just to get more information to prove the scam or just leave it be? (Someone in an earlier post mentioned contacting the domain register.) This has to be a form letter because I don't even do the work he mentioned in his e-mail! (I only do transcription.)

Hi,


I’m Ryan Max; a client of mine is interested in your Virtual Assistant Services.


Nature of work will be General Office Support e.g. schedule appointments, handling travel arrangements, performing research, and distributing information via e-mail.


We will be interested to know what your mode of operations & discounted rates are.


Thanks and regards

Ryan Max
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Old 08-26-2010
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Default Re: Roysupport.com - scam now targeting va's
I received one of these idiotic things last week. I could tell they had no clue what I offered, since I'm a paralegal and they claimed to be looking for admin, etc. I checked out their web site, which is nothing but a link to elsewhere, labeled them spam and deleted.
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Old 08-27-2010
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Default Re: Roysupport.com - scam now targeting va's
You can add me to the list as well as having received emails from a Ray Mayer from Roy Support. His proposal was for me to open a paypal account and he would deposit money which I would have to withdraw and pay his contractors. I thought that was just plain weird but once he asked for a copy of my photo id, i knew it wasn't legit!
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Old 08-27-2010
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Default Re: Roysupport.com - scam now targeting va's
Guys thanks for informing us, yeah you are right you need to do some research on that company before accepting offers.
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Old 08-29-2010
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OMG, I was just getting ready to post this. I got an email from a ryan@roysupport.com last week. When I asked for a photo id, I didn't hear anything back. And then today, they filled out my contact form, with the exact same email that was sent earlier. :mad5:

It bothers me to see things like this, I hope everyone is passing this along to every VA and small business owner that they know. It makes me sick to my stomach to know that there are people out there trying to take advantage of those working hard to build a honest business.
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Old 08-29-2010
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Default Re: Roysupport.com - scam now targeting va's
Count me in as a recipient, how disapointing that there are people that are, "creative" enough to try to scam even in our industry ! Thanks everyone for the posts!
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Old 08-30-2010
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Default Re: Roysupport.com - scam now targeting va's
Thank you very much for all this info. It is really quite frightening! :geepers: Now I won't have to waste my time answering the email I received from Ryan Max....
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Old 08-30-2010
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ADD me to this list. I just received this exact e-mail. Thank goodness I did a search on it before responding.
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Old 09-08-2010
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Default Re: Roysupport.com - scam now targeting va's
Thanks Tomekia and everyone for these helpful posts. I recently got an email from Roysupport.com that went as follows: -

" Hello & Good day,

A client of mine is interested in your virtual services to expedite salaries for jobs outsourced to contract staffs.


Let me know if you are interested.


Regards


Ray Mayer Esq
51 West 52nd Street
New York 10019
+1 800 798 5827 "


My gut instincts were that it was a scam and after running some checks, my suspicions were confirmed. It certainly pays to do one's due diligence.



Thank goodness for Forums such as this one where we can post our experiences of such scammers and both warn and learn from others.
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Old 11-10-2010
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Glad I saw this post, will definitely keep an eye out for this or other similar scams.
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