Craigslist, Ebay and other online buying/selling scams.
by TerranceBoyce Sun Jul 13, 2014 10:04 am
I would never ever load a CV to a free employment site as all they do is sell your personal and contact details to anyone (including criminals) who want to market to you or scam you.

The likelihood of any employer ever searching CV's for an employee is negligible considering that few people will delete CV's after they get employment and if you search the job offers yourself, you're much more likely to get a job you want, though you'll still need to avoid the scams but at least your details won't be in the hands of multiple unknown scammers.

Employment sites make their money from selling your details, not getting you a job and many more people than employers find your personal information useful.

An example. (I'll post up a screen print later)

Earn an Extra Cash Working Home - Immediate Start16

Ipswich (IP10)
Salary from £200 to £500 per day
Part Time
ERS
Molli P
Ref: Totaljobs/60072221

Good day!
I'm looking for a seller assistant to help me run my sales. This part time position will take up you 1 hour a day and
your possible wage will reach 500-800 per week immediately start.

The process is VERY simple so please contact me at : [email protected]
Our requirements: Excellent communication skills.
If interested you should be ready and able to START immediately and we will give you the detailed job description.
CONTACT AND SEND CV HERE :

[email protected]

With Best Regards,
Full Time / Part Time Neg.


A Google search on the email address reveals what this scammer is after

http://www.wages.com.au/community-sport-leisure-jobs/8445948/housing-manager/

EBAY SELLER NEED Earn $2000 $3000 PER WEEK

Don\\\'t miss the best paid job (earn $2000 - $3000 p/w)
Get the best job in the World!
GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO EARN MORE MONEY EVERY DAY
To apply for this job please contact me directly at: [email protected]

I am looking for a e.Bay seller with good e.Bay account and feedback who are ready to put forth the effort to earn money!

- Starting date: ASAP
- Remuneration - $150 per item
- Job Title - Ecommerce Support
- Working - Part time

The role includes the following responsibilities:

1. Listing items on e.Bay
2. Processing orders
3. Customer service support

The process is VERY simple so please read carefully to have a full understanding for the job.

- I will pay for all e.Bay and Pay.pal fees, and I will provide all listing details and photos as well as ship the items to the customers. All you need to do is list the item and send me the customer's shipping info after they've paid so I can ship their item. I will ship and send you a tracking number. When the item arrives to the customer, you send the payment to me (minus your $150 and any/all e.Bay & Pay.pal fees). I always ship within 24 hours and answer emails quickly - keeping the customers happy has always been a top priority.

Skills & Experiences:

- E.bay Experience
- Computer Literate

Send your e.Bay ID, so I can check your feedback.

To apply for this job please contact me directly at: [email protected]


The scammer will list items at attractive prices on a victim's ebay account and he'll make you believe he's posting out the goods so that you'll be fooled in to sending him the receipts when they come in. The punch line is that he won't have sent anything and your account will be charged back for all the sales you've made. At best your ebay account will be trashed and you'll have a lot of money to pay back to people who haven't received goods. At worst you'll be prosecuted for operating an ebay scam.

Effectively the scammer wants to steal money from you using your ebay account. It isn't a job at all.
Last edited by TerranceBoyce on Mon Jul 14, 2014 1:43 pm, edited 1 time in total.

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by TerranceBoyce Sun Jul 13, 2014 4:50 pm
The scammer has 'improved' his wording over time as it's important that he doesn't make the way he operates obvious to target victims from the outset, but from this earlier wording, it all becomes clear.

…….. All of my items are legit, nothing illegal or against E bay policies.

REQUIREMENTS:
- You must have experience selling on E bay.
- Your e Bay seller account must have NO RESTRICTIONS/LIMITS
- You must have a positive rating, at least 10+
- At least 1 year old Pay Pal account, with NO RESTRICTIONS/LIMITS
- You need to forward all questions from buyers to me, until you know the answers as well

Please note: We only ship items if we have received payment for them!


This is the dead giveaway that he doesn't clarify up front any more.

You have to pay money to a completely anonymous stranger in respect of goods for which you are entirely responsible. It would be easier just to ask him how he much wants out of your account.

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