Odyssey Consulting Co. SCAM

Saw an add on Craigslist.com for a shipping/receiving clerk. Here is the add:

Now Hiring a Shipping and Receiving Clerk.

Our company is searching for a new Shipping and Receiving Clerk to begin right away.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Processing shipping and receiving orders;

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

- Good communications skills, ability to multi-task and attention to detail;

- Competent in Microsoft applications to include, but not limit Microsoft Word and Excel.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or zero to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

If you meet all of these requirements, please send a resume with your reply. Great salary available!


I emailed my resume and 4 days later I got an E-mail from "Alan Nguyen" his email address was [email protected] Here is what the email said.


Hello Tyler,
Thank you, for your submission.

We have received your resume and appreciate your interest in employment with us.

I'm pleased to inform you that your skills completely meet our requirements for this position.

FIVE EASY STEPS TO START:
1. Please see the "Job Description" file for more details about the position.

If you have any questions – ask me. Also see our FAQ.

2. Fill out "Application Form" electronically.

3. Fill out "Employment Agreement" electronically, then print and sign it.

4. Just send everything back to me via e-mail or fax (+1-347-230-8797).

Note:
Please visit our website for additional information about company and services.

I will do my best to help you in any way I can.
--
Thank you,
Alan Nguyen
Project Manager
Odyssey Consulting Co.
http://www.odysseyconsulting.net

So I check out the web site and it looks very legitimate! I was almost considering giving this guy my info. I checked out the application and it looked legit as well. I figured if they were going to try and steal my I.D. then they would want my Social Security Number, but he never asked for it. I found out it was a scam when I googled the duties of the job.

Duties:
Company assigns Contractor to perform the following tasks:
1. Receive the correspondence for our customer to your residential address.
2. Report to our manager about new package.
3. Repack received items following the instructions our manager will send to you.
4. Receive prepaid shipping labels.
5. Fill the forms and papers according to our manager’s instructions.
6. Send the package out using the specified shipping method.

Thankfully there was a link to this website scamwarners. After reading someone else's post, I came to figure out that they ship you stolen goods. Sorry for the long post, but I just want to make sure no one false for this.

Well done Typroc on posting the story. Yes indeed it certainly looks fake because the company was registered in June of this year and the registration expires in June 2012.
From what I can see from south eastern China.

Thanks for the info! May I ask how you found that info so that I may be able to use it in the future?

Hi Typroc,

you can do this research, too:

http://whois.domaintools.com/

Just insert the website's name, and up come the registration details.

By the way, the scammer's main goal is to send you counterfeit cheques to cash and use Western Union to transfer to him - say - 80% of the amount, "allowing" you to keep the rest as salary.

By the time your bank finds out and sends the police after you, your money is long gone.

Hey Scamwarners,
I wish I had found you before I started this job, but this post did not show up till I was already in trouble. I fell for this scam, reshipped 2 items, and then was unable to contact the company at all. So people don't fall for this again this is what the job really was.

I was emailed this after finding their post on craiglist:
Dear Maxwell,

Thank you, for your submission.

We have received your resume and appreciate your interest in employment with us.

I'm pleased to inform you that your skills completely meet our requirements for this position.

FIVE EASY STEPS TO START:

1. Please see the "Job Description" file for more details about the position.

If you have any questions – ask me. Also see our FAQ.

2. Fill out "Application Form" electronically.

3. Fill out "Employment Agreement" electronically, then print and sign it.

4. Just send everything back to me via e-mail or fax(+1-347-230-8797).

Note:

Please visit our website for additional information about company and services.

I will do my best to help you in any way I can.

--
Thank you,
Dominic Paszkeicz
Project Manager

Odyssey Consulting Co.

Attached were 4 files, Application Form, Employment Agreement, FAQ, and Job Description. I filled out and signed the application form and employment agreement on 5/24/11.

The next day I receive
Dear Maxwell,

We have received and verified an agreement signed by you.

We feel proud to tell you that you are accepted and registered for the position of Clerk.

From this point you are officially employed by our company.

If you would like to receive further information about our organization please follow the link www.odyssey-co.com.

Here you will find your first instructions about your main job duties:

1. Find the closest USPS, FedEx and UPS office.

2. Try to get information about their working hours and lunch time.

3. Make a record of this information for your attention.

4. Send me an confirmation email that you're ready start receiving packages from our customers.

Take into consideration that upon receiving a package a signature of an adult is required, this applies to employees, who have daytime jobs that won’t be available to sign.

That is all for now. In a couple of days (1-3 business days) I'll contact you with the shipment details.

Thank you for taking your time to apply for an employment in our company.

Please don’t apply twice.

In addition, don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about the job process.

By May 27th I received the first invoice:

Dear Maxwell Officer.

We have received an order from our client and processed it already.

Tracking number: 1Z8V730W0355098759 (UPS)

Sched. delivery date: 6/2/2011

Attn.: Mildred Heims

Invoice: CT177402

Please follow this simple instruction:

1. Wait for delivery date, take a look at post-service.

2. Wait for delivery man and accept the package.

3. Check the package for damages. If package is in good condition, please e-mail us that you have successfully receive the package.

If package is bad condition, please make a record with delivery man about it (request a package condition form from delivery).

4. Report us about delivery and wait for further instructions.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate and feel free asking us your questions.

--
Thank you,
Dominic Paszkeicz
Project Manager

Odyssey Consulting Co.

I never received this package because it was interrupted by the sender and was sent back. The next package I received.

Dear Maxwell Officer.

We have received an order from our client and processed it already.

Tracking number: 1ZX799330351355979 (UPS)

Sched. delivery date: 5/31/2011

Attn.: Amy Farnsworth

Invoice: CT177400

Please follow this simple instruction:

1. Wait for delivery date, take a look at post-service.

2. Wait for delivery man and accept the package.

3. Check the package for damages. If package is in good condition, please e-mail us that you have successfully receive the package.

If package is bad condition, please make a record with delivery man about it (request a package condition form from delivery).

4. Report us about delivery and wait for further instructions.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate and feel free asking us your questions.

--
Thank you,
Dominic Paszkeicz
Project Manager

Odyssey Consulting Co.
http://www.odyssey-co.com

I notified “Dominic” that I received the package and was sent the following email:

Dear Maxwell,

You have received package with Invoice #: CT177400, attn. Amy Farnsworth.

Now you need to send this package to the final customer, find all shipping attached to this e-mail.

1. Please unpack the parcel and inspect content for visible damages;

2. Print files that is attached to this letter (Prepaid shipping label);

3. Take package with all printed documents to the nearest USPS office, and give the goods and printed label;

4. Report to me about a successful operation.

Original (shippers) invoices should be scanned and forwarded to us (via e-mail or fax). After that, they should be destroyed (since they contain confidental information).

P.S. Very important to make sure that they scanned the package and get a copy of label with their stamp or sales receipt. This will be proof of sending package for our client.

--
Thank you,
Dominic Paszkeicz
Project Manager

Odyssey Consulting Co.
http://www.odyssey-co.com

I followed instructions and scanned the packing slip and receipt, but I did not destroy the original shippers invoices.

So, now that i'm SOL, What can I do to get back at the scammers? I've submitted an abuse report to http://privacyprotect.org/ to try to get the Registrant Contact. I've sent a report to Public Domain Registry and IC3. I've even contacted "Dominic Paszkeicz" on facebook (without any response from him) What other options do I have?