rootbear75 Posted October 15, 2007 Report Posted October 15, 2007 (edited) I got a job offer this morning. and i wanna know what you guys think...my dad said it raised a red flag as soon as i said the words "able to work from home"Dear Joshua , Recently, after viewing your resume online, I have determined that you are astrong candidate to apply for a Customer Service Representative position withinour company, Too-Spoiled, one of most exciting web launches within the last fewyears. Customer Service Representatives with Too-Spoiled are responsible forresponding to questions from our registered Talent and potential Talentinquiring about our company and our services. Customer Service Representativesrespond through an online help desk. The position can be performed either fromone of our offices or from your home. Both full-time and part-time positions are available. The pay rate is verycompe!@#$%^&*ive, ranging from $15 to $20 per hour, and a performance-basedincentive program can increase earnings. Joshua , to receive more informationabout this position you may use the link included. The link may be copied intoyour browser if it is not functioning properly. I'll get in touch with you within a couple of business days of receiving yourapplication. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Best Regards, Too-Spoiled Edited October 15, 2007 by rootbear75
»Maverick Posted October 15, 2007 Report Posted October 15, 2007 Somehow it seems to be a automatically generated e-mail to me. Are you looking for such a job (help desk work) and have you put your resume online? If it's a genius offer I'd say they aren't giving that much information but then again, I don't know the company nor your position on this.
»1587200 Posted October 15, 2007 Report Posted October 15, 2007 $15-$20 to sit at home and work as a CSR for a social networking site? Doubtful.Also, notice that every time your name appears there's a space, then a comma. That tells me that the email was automatically generated. They probably scraped your email from a website, then sent out that spam message. Also, if they don't bother mentioning where they got your resume from, then it's probably worthless.
PoLiX Posted October 15, 2007 Report Posted October 15, 2007 Just another Monster.com/Careerbuilder.com bot. If you put your resume on one of those 2 sites, get use to em for the next month or 2. They eventually just go away.
»1587200 Posted October 15, 2007 Report Posted October 15, 2007 Just another Monster.com/Careerbuilder.com bot. If you put your resume on one of those 2 sites, get use to em for the next month or 2. They eventually just go away.Same happened to me. I get 3 offers a day from the same company, however Gmail's filters usually catch most of it.
NBVegita Posted October 15, 2007 Report Posted October 15, 2007 Just google toospoiled and phising. It's a total scam. One of my friends actually followed through with the process. Once they get your information for their application they just sell it away. I reitterate, Total scam.
Hakaku Posted October 16, 2007 Report Posted October 16, 2007 If you're concerned, why don't you just write a formal mail to them and inquire/inform yourself about the company, the job, the exact work involved, and payment method. A real person vs. a generated application and a website, your pick.
»Blocks Posted October 16, 2007 Report Posted October 16, 2007 Don't take the job, seems bogus. Also, I would say not to put your resume online. You're way more likely to get a job you want by mailing cover letters + resumes to companies you're interested in.
rootbear75 Posted October 16, 2007 Author Report Posted October 16, 2007 im just too busy with classes and stuff around here
»Purge Posted October 16, 2007 Report Posted October 16, 2007 instead of doing that crap you can file a work-study at your college and get a decent job that fits your schedule
rootbear75 Posted October 16, 2007 Author Report Posted October 16, 2007 yea, right now im waiting for a response on an interview i had on thursday last week.this would probably do double what i make there though
PoLiX Posted October 16, 2007 Report Posted October 16, 2007 yea, right now im waiting for a response on an interview i had on thursday last week.this would probably do double what i make there though I know your only 18 and still fresh in the real world... but listen to us when we say IT'S A SCAM Thanks.
rootbear75 Posted October 16, 2007 Author Report Posted October 16, 2007 ya probably.. i fowarded the email to my parents... i got my moms reply todayI think it's a scham. If they would have provided a person's name, phonenumber, address, etc as a normal business then I might think it legit.I'd just ignore it at this point. LoveMom
Samapico Posted October 16, 2007 Report Posted October 16, 2007 http://www.419legal.org/fraud/7675-too-spoiled.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------------from a former employee that is not disgruntled, it is a scam.So is Admin Solutions,Good Grades Now, World Voice News,Eband Search to name a few.
jacob hunter! Posted October 16, 2007 Report Posted October 16, 2007 it's common sense that it is fake, unless of course you don't have any.
rootbear75 Posted October 16, 2007 Author Report Posted October 16, 2007 it's common sense that it is fake, unless of course you don't have any.ya right... $500 says if you got that in the email, you would have clicked on it. btw: stop joining on the bandwagon !@#$%^&*...its common sense that you follow the popular opinion
»Blocks Posted October 16, 2007 Report Posted October 16, 2007 ya right... $500 says if you got that in the email, you would have clicked on it.Well I don't know about him, but that message would have gone straight to my spam folder.
MikeTheNose Posted October 17, 2007 Report Posted October 17, 2007 ya right... $500 says if you got that in the email, you would have clicked on it.Well I don't know about him, but that message would have gone straight to my spam folder. What message?
candygirl Posted October 17, 2007 Report Posted October 17, 2007 (edited) ya right... $500 says if you got that in the email, you would have clicked on it.Well I don't know about him, but that message would have gone straight to my spam folder. What message? ya what mike said! was this message in game or some chat thing like ICQ Edited October 17, 2007 by candygirl
Samapico Posted October 17, 2007 Report Posted October 17, 2007 He received it from some place you put your resume online... So it could have been legit
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