Ok, technically it was my good friend Joe responding, but hey, I put words into his mouth. This seems like it would be a great job, except that it’s fake. I mean, when will spammers realize that they need to try harder. A few minutes of research (which I hope people do) will show that their jobs are fake. Take this one for example, seeing that he’s supposedly representing A&F, I just go to their Career’s Page to see if they have any such positions open. Afterall, why would they post somethign on Craigslist, but not on their official site? On top of that, he emailed me from a gmail account and offered up a Yahoo account to get a hold of him via Yahoo Messenger. If he truely worked for A&F, they have mail at their domain, why wouldn’t he use that? Also, he didn’t even send the damn email to me, it was BCCed to me. It was actually sent to someone else. If it’s meant for me, why wouldn’t I be CCed or have it sent directly to me? Here’s the email in question, followed by Joe’s response after the break.
Received: by 10.229.230.213 with SMTP id jn21cs203381qcb;
Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:01:17 -0700 (PDT)
Return-Path: theabercrombieonline@gmail.com
Bcc: Me
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:01:16 -0700
Message-ID: CAG5jRmggGLqCaECgbPeCh1rQtcHPFz+seHEOA0Ymg3L=LRsMbg@mail.gmail.com
Subject: In response to our ad posted on Craigslist for Office /
Administrative Assistants
From: Rick Lane theabercrombieonline@gmail.com
To: mercedesbassett@gmail.com
Hello,
We have reviewed your resume in response to our ad posted on Craigslist and it matches our requirements.Below are the interview questions, go through them and provide answers to them below each line of question.
INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
Provide answers to questions below each line of question
1) What is your Full name and current location
2) Tell me alittle about yourself
3) Are you currently employed or on another job?
4) Why do you want this job and What is your typing speed?
5) Describe your work ethics and give me two professional references?
6) How many hours can you work per day and what hours will be okay for you if hired?
7) Do you have any customer service or Accounting skills?
What motivates you to do your best on a job?
9) What do you understand by privacy and code of conducts?
10) Tell me about your ability to work under pressure
11) Are you willing to work overtime such as Weekends if needed?
12) Why do you think you would do well at this job?
13) Are you available to start next day if hired?
14) Are you highly reliable and trustworthy?
Your duties if hired includes; typing documents, data entry, using accounting and data entry softwares, and word processing to organize data, print and file documents needed in hard copies, run errands, process files using copier and fax machines, follow instructions which will be provided to you via IM or email in handling tasks assigned to you.
This is a home office job, work hours are from hours are 8:00AM -4PM, startup pay is $14/hour with flexible time, if you notice in questions number 6 above, you are required to state hours you will be available to work for us if not able to work full time which is 8am to 4pm.
Benefits Includes
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Health Insurance
Vacations
Bonuses
You will be enrolled for this benefits after a period of 2 months of
working with us.
We are going to be communicating through yahoo IM or email till after 5days of working with us, after then once we are done updating our website a user and pass to our website will be given to you including an up link to our server. Also after then list of contact phone numbers to various departments will be sent to you including all neccessary forms to fill out.
If hired, you will be provided with the items listed below;
Dell XPS M2010 Laptop / Mobile connect and HP 3055 Monochrome Laser Jet
Flatbed All in One Printer /AVG Sony Router Satalite for a home office
setup.HP Unix B2600 WORKSTATION 500MHz Server which you will be needing for uplink to our server to enable you access our database and other company files you might need.
NOTE: Our company is the famous Abercrombie & Fitch and this is our online department.You are not going to pay for this out of pocket, we shall take care of its cost if hired.
Get back to me with answers to this questions including your details in the format below;
Full name:
Address:
City:
State:
Zipcode:
Phone numbers:
Yahoo IM Screen Name if already setup:
I will make myself available online on the yahoo IM for any further questions ,my Yahoo! Messenger name is (theabercrombieonline@yahoo.com). Hope to read back from you ASAP.
Regards
Human Resources,
Mr Rick Lane,
A&F USA.
1) What is your Full name and current location
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, Stalingrad, Russia
2) Tell me alittle about yourself
I was Generalissimus of the Russian Army. I’ve also held the posts of
People’s Commissar for the Defense of the Soviet Union at the same time
being the Premier of the Soviet Union, General Secretary of the Communist
party of the Soviet Union, and I’ve also held the position of Chairman of
the Council of Ministers. I’m currently retired and looking for some work
to keep me busy in my spare time.
I don’t take crap for anyone. I’d recommend asking anyone who’s opposed
me, but that would be a moot option as I don’t let them talk bad about me.
One way or another, they come around and agree with me.
3) Are you currently employed or on another job?
I’m currently retired.
4) Why do you want this job and What is your typing speed?
I am looking for a change of pace. Leading the largest country in the
world and exterminating all of my enemies gets a little tiring. While
being retired, I long for something else to do. This job just seemed like
a perfect fit. I can type approx 75wpm
5) Describe your work ethics and give me two professional references?
While I work hard to be a great leader, I couldn’t do it without breaking
the backs of those underneath me. If they don’t do as they’re told, well,
let’s just say they don’t do much anymore.
Two professional references you say? You can check me out with my two
good friends Frankie Roosevelt and Winston Churchill.
6) How many hours can you work per day and what hours will be okay for you
if hired?
I can work for as long and whenever needed.
7) Do you have any customer service or Accounting skills?
I have a little bit of customer service.
What motivates you to do your best on a job?
Being named for Time’s Person of the Year award twice has motivated me to
be the best person I could ever be. It also helped that I was nominated
for person of the Centry as well.
9) What do you understand by privacy and code of conducts?
I understand nothing. Privacy is only held by those who do not trust
their Premier.
10) Tell me about your ability to work under pressure
I defeated Germany, you tell me.
11) Are you willing to work overtime such as Weekends if needed?
Depends, what kind of reparations are you willing to make?
12) Why do you think you would do well at this job?
I defeated Germany.
13) Are you available to start next day if hired?
Yes
14) Are you highly reliable and trustworthy?
I have been told that I am. There isn’t a person alive who would say
otherwise.
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I find scams responding to posts about scams refreshingly ironic. I removed your link for you.
But to answer your question, No, this is not Drupal. If you were mart enough to, I don’t know, read the page, you’d find that it says “Powered by WordPress” when you scroll to the bottom.
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