The overreaching goal here is for you to create a website that is ranked highly by search engines on the basis of its niche keywords, which are long tailed keywords (e.g., pool coping) that do not yet have much competition. This way, your site can be ranked in the top spots of the SERPs (search engine results pages) of search engines like Yahoo! and Google. A high search engine ranking leads to high traffic on your website, which in turn leads to a high conversion rate (i.e., product sales).

My Niche Blitzkrieg Experience

I’ve Tried That first posted a Niche Blitzkrieg review that piqued my interest in the program. I purchased the program in March of 2009, paying the $57 that it cost through the I’ve Tried That site and hoping I wouldn’t get ripped off. I am happy to say that, not only did the N.B. program not rip me off, it also provided me with pertinent information about affiliate marketing, e-commerce and website design. I created my first niche website, www.Gelato-Maker.com, via the information gained from the Niche Blitzkrieg program. Prior to this time, I’d had no real experience with building websites. I also currently write e-commerce freelance articles for private clients based on the knowledge I initially gained from this system.

When I purchased Michael Brown’s N.B. program, it came with a set of instructional online videos and lessons. I watched those lessons back-to-back and printed out each lesson. Several freebies were included with my program purchase, like Kevin Brown’s (no relation to Michael Brown) BlogStorm Blueprint, an ultra-thick guide to installing WordPress on one’s domain. I also bought some additional software, such as the Niche Research Commando tool and RSS Bot, to help make my website building and submission processes easier. This increased my total investment costs to $130.

Michael Brown’s Niche Blitzkrieg program breaks down into the following lessons:

1. Market Research (e.g., finding keywords and competition)
2. Designing Your Website (e.g., creating your domain name, installing WordPress and plugins, making and linking website pages)
3. Getting Indexed Fast (e.g., submitting website sitemap to Google)
4. Link and Traffic Building (e.g., social bookmarking, RSS feeds)
5. Putting It All Together (e.g., tracking stats)

What I really liked about Niche Blitzkrieg was the detailed way in which the lessons were planned out and explained. Since I personally had no experience with coding or website building, I found Michael Brown’s “idiot-proof” teaching style to be very effective. Additionally, Michael Brown and his affiliate manager, John Mann, ran a community forum where program subscribers could talk with each other and ask for help. I submitted several pleas for help when I was setting up my first website and John Mann personally looked into my website and corrected some issues with it. I found that level of customer support unparalleled and quite unexpected.

My first website underwent a meteoric rise from position #60 on Google’s SERP to #13 two days later to #6 roughly three days later. Gelato-Maker stuck it out there for a little while until I submitted several additional articles to recommended article directories. Also, using an automated backlink generator recommended by the program, I soon had over 200 backlinks coming in from other niche websites to my website. Suddenly, my website was ranked #1 on both Yahoo! and Google SERPs. Site traffic shot up immediately and so did my conversion rate. Because I had chosen the rather expensively priced gelato maker as my product, even a single appliance sale meant that I instantly had about $20 commission money in my pocket. Times were good for this fledgling affiliate marketer.

N.B. customers could also sell the N.B. program and its related software products as affiliates. Once I’d created my www.YourMoneyandDebt.com website, I posted an affiliate link to the N.B. program there. Within three months, I generated enough product commissions to pay off my initial program investment.

I didn’t like everything about the N.B. program, however. For one thing, the many automated link programs recommended by N.B. made me nervous about an eventual crackdown by Google. Some forum members reported how Google had “sandboxed” their niche websites due to their sudden influx of backlinks. When Google underwent its Panda update and shut out many backlink-heavy affiliate websites, I couldn’t say I was surprised. This was also around the time that my own website dropped from page #1 of the SERP to #3. Michael Brown also endorsed article submission to directory sites; this practice has also been recently penalized by Google.

The N.B. program didn’t say much about using social media as a promotional tool aside from submitting posts through an RSS Bot software program. As time went on, it became apparent to me that social media had to be used more proactively for niche website promotion. The lack of a N.B. social media plan made the program appear outdated.

Fortunately, earlier this year Niche Blitzkrieg underwent an upgrade. Michael Brown completely revised large sections of his training program, added new videos and included sections on using social media platforms such as Facebook and Pinterest. Blogging and e-mail marketing are also emphasized as effective affiliate marketing tools.

Michael has certainly taken an active hand in improving the program and removing its outdated sections. I am confident that this “new and improved” Niche Blitzkrieg program will help individuals just starting out with niche affiliate marketing as well as “pros” such as myself. Incidentally, since N.B. members have access to lifetime program updates, that means that my one-time program fee back in 2009 enables me to still benefit from N.B. no matter how many updates it goes through.

Special Discount for I’ve Tried That Readers ONLY! Save $20!

I worked with Michael Brown on setting up a special pricing discount for I’ve Tried That readers. You can join Niche Blitzkrieg for $57 (instead of the usual $77 price tag) and save yourself $20. You will not see another offer like this on the web. This is exclusive to IveTriedThat.com! Included with the discount is a 7-day $4.95 trial. You can try the program for 7 days and make sure it’s right for you. ON TOP OF THAT is a 60-day money back guarantee. You have 60 days to try the program entirely. If it’s not for you, you can get your money back. Guaranteed.

Watch this Special Presentation BEFORE Joining

I’ve actually invited Michael Brown to do a quick video presentation outlining both his life and the Niche Blitzkrieg program in more detail. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND you watch this presentation. It will help clairify a lot of questions you may have and you can get a few cool bonuses just for watching.

Click here and watch the presentation now!

I know quite a few of you have gone through the Niche Blitzkrieg course. What do you think of the new changes and the program in general? Leave me a comment below!

If you’re researching a “job offer” and it is listed on this page, it is 100% absolutely guaranteed to be a scam. Stop talking with your “employer” AT ONCE. You are at risk of losing thousands of dollars and your identity. You could even end up with a criminal record if the authorities get involved. Do NOT do work for them and click on the links below to find out what to do next.

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Scam Email #1

From: michaelbells@redbullad.com
> Subject: Participate In the Redbull Car Advertisement Agent (BE PAID TO DRIVE)
>
> ATTENTION!!!
>
> We are currently seeking to employ individual’s world wide. How would you like to make money by simply driving your car advertising for RED BULL.
>
> How it works?
>
> Here’s the basic premise of the “paid to drive” concept: RED BULL seeks people — regular citizens,professional drivers to go about their normal routine as they usually do, only with a big advert for “RED BULL” plastered on your car. The ads are typically vinyl decals, also known as “auto wraps,”that almost seem to be painted on the vehicle, and which will cover any portion of your car’s exterior surface.
>
> What does the company get out of this type of ad strategy? Lots of exposure and awareness. The auto wraps tend to be colorful, eye-catching and attract lots of attention. Plus, it’s a form of advertising with a captive audience,meaning people who are stuck in traffic can’t avoid seeing the wrapped car alongside them. This program will last for 3 months and the minimum you can participate is 1 month.
>
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>
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>
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>
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> Address:
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>
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>
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Scam Email #2

Hello,
A fast-developing United Kingdom Premium Delivery dealing with receiving, repacking, consolidation and resending the post correspondence all over the world and one of the world leaders in the field announces the supplementary recruitment for a part-time home-based vacancy. In order to provide the customers of the high service level we need people in all the American states for the Agent post.
Your duties will be:
- receiving the correspondence to your current home address;
- external inspection of the correspondence;
- photographing the received packages, scanning/photographing documents;
- repacking the goods;
- goods consolidation in 1 parcel;
- printing the customs documents and prepaid shipping labels;
- customer support.
Requirements:
- High school diploma or GED;
- Excellent managerial skills;
- Attention to details;
- Skills or experience with computer;
- 18 +.

Our agents earn $2,000 monthly working 2-3 hours per day!
If you like this post and you consider yourself to be convenient for this employment, please send us your contact information to Michael.Grey@ukpremiumdelivery.com
Hope to hear from you soon!
HR manager Michael Grey

Scam Email #3

Location : All around the USA
This activity is P/T and implies domestic labor.

About us :
We work with the capital investments , online payment processing and financial management markets for some years . We are the leader in our field . Mostly we cooperate with clients from Europe and our head office is located in London, United Kingdom.
Private citizens, enterprises and big corporations, who rely on us because of our high grade services and individual approach to every client, are among our clients. They trust us because our aim is getting the best results possible.
We work in several business fields and we are always looking for talented , qualified, motivated and goal-oriented nominees to work with us .
Currently we are aimed at developing our business activities to Canada, North and South America in the short term. Thus we are hiring .

This is our proposal :
Your major task will be assisting our financial department . You will conduct financial and administrative processes and receive transactions from our customers. This is not a full-time position which implies working from home . You will only have to work about 15-20 hours a week. You will be processing payments received from our customers, and controlling that all transactions are performed in on timely basis . Also, your general duty will include answering e-mails, incoming calls and submitting reports .

You will be required as follows:
- data input skills ;
- Skilled computer user (Windows, Word, Excel);
- Speak and write English properly ;
- Attention to details, self-organization ;
- Ready to work in a challenging environment and deal with any problems;
- Clean criminal record .

You will be offered as follows:
- High Income;
- Different bonus payments
- Flexible schedule ;
- Online training is provided by our support team.

We believe that this job is a great opportunity to change your life for better due to a good income and terms of employment that we assure to our staff.
Hurry up , provide us your application today! If you want to apply , justonly write us at the following email address : You will surely get our reply within the next two days.

Scam Email #4

From: “United Nations Intern Services”
Reply-To: intern@un-uncrd.org
X-Confirm-Reading-To: no_reply@un-uncrd.org
Disposition-Notification-To: no_reply@un-uncrd.org
To: undisclosed-recipients:;

The United Nations provides opportunities for students enrolled in a
graduate programme to undertake an internship at its Headquarters in New
York, Geneva, Vienna, Nairobi, Addis Ababa, Bangkok,
Beirut,Santiago,Arusha and The Hague.

Eligible candidates interested in doing an internship at the United
Nations Headquarters in New York or any of the mentioned countries can
apply.

The objective of the Internship Programme is threefold:

To provide a framework by which graduate and under graduate students from
diverse academic backgrounds may be assigned to United Nations Offices
where their educational experience can be enhanced through practical work
assignments.

To expose them to the work of the United Nations.

To provide UN offices with the assistance of highly qualified students
specialized in various professional fields.

The United Nations Headquarters Internship Programme is offered on a
two-month basis three times a year:
• Mid January to mid March (Spring Session): The vacancy announcement is
posted mid May, the deadline for applications is end of September.
• Early June to early August (Summer Session): The vacancy announcement is
posted mid September, the deadline for applications is end of April.
• Mid September to mid November (Fall Session): The vacancy announcement
is posted end of January, the deadline for applications is mid May.

To qualify for the United Nations Headquarters Internship Programme, the
following conditions must be met:

1. Applicants must be enrolled in a degree programme in a graduate school
(second university degree or higher) at the time of application and during
the internship; or

2. Applicants pursuing their studies in countries where higher education
is not divided into undergraduate and graduate stages must have completed
at least four years of full-time studies at a university or equivalent
institution towards the completion of a degree.

3. Development-related fields such as economics, international relations,
anthropology, sociology, public or business administration, or
environmental studies. Other fields of study may be considered depending
on the type of assignment;

Any work produced by interns during their internship within the framework
of the duties assigned to them should be used for academic purposes
exclusively. All economic and moral rights (copyright) pertaining to such
work will remain the exclusive property of the United Nations.

Interested undergraduate or graduate students should write via EMAIL ONLY
to the :

Ad Hoc Internship Coordinator,
Human Resources Operations Section,
Human Resources Management Service,
United Nations Office

enclosing:

Applications (in English) should include the following:

a) A covering letter stating the grounds for their application;
b) Recent curriculum vitae (CV);
c) Copies of their university degrees or a list of courses attended or
attending;
d) Abstracts of academic papers they have written if any.

All applicants must be currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate
programs. No phone calls, please.

After careful consideration of all documents submitted, only successful
candidates will be notified of their selection.

Kindly send the requested applications documents to the following email
address: intern@un-uncrd.org

1. If I could find a better/higher paying/rewarding job, would I still want a franchise?

Mitchell York, a franchise owner himself, wrote about his franchising experience in a book entitled Franchise: Freedom or Fantasy. In Mitchell York’s Entrepreneur interview, he argues that people who are simply burned out by the corporate world are not ready to start a business. In fact, if these people only desire a better and more satisfying job, a job that pays them what they deserve and into which they can easily transition, then these people need to just find a better job.

2. What’s the franchise’s profitability?

Let’s say you are really excited about owning your own business and are tired of lining someone else’s pockets with your hard work and ingenuity. Now it’s time for you to look at the most important aspect of any franchise: its profitability.

This may not be easy to find out if you’re buying a franchise from the company headquarters itself but there are websites where current franchise owners are trying to sell their businesses. For example, the site bizben.com shows various franchises for sale by current owners, their annual revenue and their net income. Here’s a good example of a coffee franchise for sale in Irvine, CA:

3. Do I have 5 years of capital to keep my franchise afloat?

The buy-in on some franchises is quite low; sites like FranchiseClique and FranchiseOpportunities offer franchises for as little as $10,000. You might already have that kind of cash, but remember that the buy-in on a franchise is just the start; repairs, updates, licensing, incorporation, employees, systems and insurance will also take their share of your cash hoard.

By most estimates, your franchise will not turn a profit for at least five years, so you should multiply your first year’s investment costs by five. Now then…do you have that kind of capital to invest? Alternately, does your franchise qualify as an SBA approved franchise in case you need a business loan?

4. How much training and help do I need and will realistically get?

Franchises are often marketed as turn-key businesses that are supported by the parent company so they can’t fail. While the parent company is vested in your success and will help train you to run your franchise, you still need to be financially savvy, have basic management skills to oversee employees, know the legal requirements of your state and city/township regarding incorporation, alcohol and zoning, and have some business advisors on hand to help you when things get tough.

The International Franchise Association offers many useful resources for would-be and current franchise owners. After all, even having a brand name like McDonald’s won’t help you when a customer is burned by your coffee.

5. Am I comfortable leveraging my workload?

As a freelancer, you are used to getting work done your way and in your own timeframe. As a corporate employee, you are probably given predictable tasks that are your sole responsibility. However, as a franchise owner, you will be working with employees and all these people will come with their own unique ideas of when and where the work, and what work, gets done.

Furthermore, you’ll be unable to watch your employees full-time (hey, you gotta sleep too) and will eventually rely on assistant managers. Thus, if you live by the motto “It’s my way or the highway”, you’re not going to make it as a boss. If you’re a perfectionist with borderline OCD, you might also not get rave reviews from your underlings.

6. Do I have the stamina?

Owning a business is like having a baby. Just like with any new baby, it will keep you up at all hours, it will spit-up on you, and it will make you miss the days when you could actually take a shower. And yet, people continue to become business owners (as well as parents). For many, the thrill of owning a business beats all the late nights of peeling potatoes or wondering who keeps flooding the toilets.

Despite the power outages and water heater explosions, you watch with pride as your business flourishes and grows, as your customers give you rave reviews, as your profits grow year by year until you’re (gulp!) looking to add another store to your business. But if you’re not prepared for disaster to strike, if you simply want to earn a good living and get your two weeks of vacation every year, if you like leaving your work at work and not worrying about it all weekend, then franchise ownership is not for you.

The Bottom Line

Franchises are a great introduction into the world of business and can be quite profitable for those owners who are willing to stick it out and who have a grand vision for their business’ future. But the road is not easy and is probably not intended for those who’ve never even owned a lemonade stand in their younger years.

If you like thinking about profits and revenues and have always been wheeling and dealing for extra cash, then franchising may be the next big step for you. If you’d rather have some peace in your life (and better personal hygiene too), then franchising may be best left alone as someone else’s personal calling.

The good news is that there are plenty of things you can do online to earn extra cash. The bad news is that many of these online sites require that you be 18 years of age or older. So, what can you do to make money online if you’re “just a kid”?

Submit Content

Do you like to write, take pictures or create videos? If you said yes and are at least 13 years of age, you can get paid for submitting your content to websites like Helium, Triond and Gather. These sites are revenue-sharing sites that pay you based on the popularity (i.e., page views) of your content. Helium pays you through Paypal, Triond pays you through Paypal, check or Western Union, and Gather pays you through points that are redeemable for gift cards or cash through Paypal.

With Helium, you first need to find a channel that matches the topic of your proposed article. Once your article is submitted, other Helium users will rate it based on its quality relative to existing articles in the same channel. If your article lands in one of the top five spots of that particular channel, it will be featured and accumulate page views. Triond allows you to submit content in your choice of category and pays you 50% of your page view-generated revenue. The site also offers an online forum where you can make friends with fellow writers.

Gather is a content sharing site to which you can submit articles, photos or videos. You also earn by commenting on content submitted by other members. To purchase gift cards or obtain cash from your activities, Gather does require the involvement (i.e., consent) of your parent or guardian.

If you are 14 years of age or older, you can write for Xomba, another revenue sharing site that pays you through Google AdSense. Squidoo requires that its contributors be at least 18 years of age but will accept you if your parent or guardian acts as a proxy for you. This means that your parent or guardian needs to write a note to Squidoo authorizing your account.

Blog

If you already have a large online following and would rather keep all of your online earnings, creating and posting content to your own blog is a great way to make money online. Most online bloggers use Google AdSense as a way to generate online income.

You can create your own blog from scratch using a free program like WordPress and then pay a small fee for your own unique website address and hosting from a site like HostGator. Alternately, there are blog creation sites like Blogger, MyBlogSite and My Yahoo! Blog that allow you to post (and monetize) your content for free. The only catch with the above-mentioned free sites is that your blog’s web address will include a reference to that free site (e.g., http://www.yourblogname.blogspot.com/).

Fill Out Surveys

Is there a computer game that you recently played and can review? Do you like to shop at a particular store? Is there one brand name that you prefer over another? If so, then you can get paid for taking online surveys. If you are at least 13 years age, you can complete surveys posted by the following companies:

American Consumer Opinion
Cash Crate (with parent/guardian permission)
NPD Online Research
Palm Research
Squishy Cash
TeenEyes
Toluna

Most of these companies pay via Paypal, but some do send checks by mail. Other companies allow you to “cash out” by trading in your money or points for gift cards.

Create Your Own Job

What if you have a talent for singing, can create an animated cartoon, or are good at programming? Fiverr allows you to post odd jobs that you will do for just $5. Keep in mind that Fiverr pays you only $4 out of the $5 that you earn through the site- but hey, it’s still $4 that you didn’t have before. Fiverr payments are made via Paypal.

Sell Stuff

Ebay is by far the #1 site to sell stuff online, from your old textbooks to that itchy sweater your Aunt Sally gave you for your birthday. Ebay’s policy regarding underage members is pretty clear:

“You must be at least 18 years old to be an eBay member. A person under 18 can use an adult’s account with the permission of the account holder. However, the account holder is responsible for everything done with that account.”

So, if you can prove that you are trustworthy to your folks, you should be able to sell (or buy) on Ebay.

The problem with Google AdSense and Paypal

Many other sites are open to minors beyond those listed above. However, the major problem with many of these sites is that, even if they do permit underage user sign-ups, their payment structures are largely geared towards Google AdSense and/or Paypal account holders. In case you didn’t know, both AdSense and Paypal require their users to be 18 years of age or older.

There is a way around this age requirement, however, and again, it goes back to your parents or guardians. An adult Google AdSense account holder can allow a minor to use his or her AdSense code. Likewise, a parent or guardian can set up a student Paypal account for a minor, allowing that minor to collect money online through any site that pays via Paypal. So, now’s the time to show your folks how responsible and trustworthy you can be.

How are you making money online? Share a tip below!

But let’s back up for a second.

Wealthy Affiliate has been my top recommended program since April of 2009. They’ve been on top here for over THREE YEARS now. In a world where Internet opportunities come and go at the drop of a hat, Wealthy Affiliate has been continually innovating, changing, and adapting their training to help others successfully start Internet Marketing careers. My success online can be directly attributed to the training I’ve received, the help and input from the community, and the relationships and friendships I’ve developed during my stay at Wealthy Affiliate.

Okay, back to the great news.

Wait, just one more interruption.

The question that I receive most is one that you’re no doubt familiar with. This is the single most-asked question I receive: “If Wealthy Affiliate is so great, why do I have to pay to join? Can’t I sign up for free first, then pay later?” I usually compare Wealthy Affiliate to an actual university. You couldn’t sign up for college classes, take them, and then decide later if you wanted to pay for them, right? That business model doesn’t make much sense offline, so why would it make sense online. Well…

Enter the big news.

Wealthy Affiliate is Going Free

Coming Tuesday, you’ll be able to sign up for an account at Wealthy Affiliate, and use the entire program for a whole 10 days. After the 10 day trial is up, you’ll be given the option to stay. You won’t have to pay for anything (hell, you won’t even enter in any of your credit card information) during the trial period. Try the entire program for free for 10 days. Every piece of training, every tool, every resource, the entire community (myself included) will be available to help. If you like what you see, stick around and work with us towards building your own online business. If it’s not for you, no worries, you don’t have to pay for something you won’t use.

How cool is that?

Seriously, this is unlike anything I’ve ever seen before and it’s all starting on May 1st. I’ll have more details for you then, so check back soon!

In the meantime, click here and check out the new Wealthy Affiliate. You’ll get to see INSIDE the members area. You’ll see the training being created, the resources available, and you’ll even see members of the community working together in real time. You may even see me chatting away. Keep an eye out!

Take a look at the new dashboard while you wait until May 1st.

Any questions? Throw them in the comments below.

If you’re researching a “job offer” and it is listed on this page, it is 100% absolutely guaranteed to be a scam. Stop talking with your “employer” AT ONCE. You are at risk of losing thousands of dollars and your identity. You could even end up with a criminal record if the authorities get involved. Do NOT do work for them and click on the links below to find out what to do next.

Click here for more details on these scams and how they work.

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Scam Email #1

Cnooc Oil Base Group Limited
Address: No.25, Chaoyangmenbei Dajie,
Dongcheng District, Beijing, China 100010
Direct Telephone: +12064959910
www.cnooc.com.cn
www.cnoocltd.com

Good Day,
Your response are well received,find below a brief introduction about this company.

The company (CNOOC) was established in 1982. We specialize in
Oil exploitation, technical service, chemicals, fertilizer production, refining, natural gas, power generation,
financial services, logistic services and new energies development with our age old tradition of Gmek system.

Since its establishment, CNOOC oil company has been excellent in nation building and impeccable in meeting
with today’s standard. We will be glad in employing your services to work as an Agent(s) on our behalf for
goods and raw materials we supplied to our customers in the United States of America/Canada ,Australia,Uk,
Dubai and you receive first hand payment from our customers in the region on our behalf in which you receive
a 10% (Ten Percent) payment in every transaction done on our behalf. Most payment (dealings) ranges from
$20,000.00 to 100,000.00 US Dollars.

lastly you are to provide us with the following particulars in other to commence with
work immediately:

#your name:
#Full address:
#Country:
#state:
#city:
#Zip code:
#Cell phone number:
#age:
#occupation:
#Valid identification(Attached or number)

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Henry Morgan

Scam Email #2

Hello There.
I was checking on craigslist and i came accross your post. I’m Robert Lawrence and My wife’s name is Emily Lawrence. We are relocating to your neighbourhood from England. I recently got a contract with a company on a private research job with minimum of two years contract and possibility of extending the contract. However, I need someone who will help me to take care of the house by doing some house work while am off to work. Someone that will also help in running some errands and babysitting.

I will be offering you $500 weekly payment, i will be needing your services for 6 hours at any suitable time of yours, Tuesday and Saturday. If you believe you are fit for this position in as much you will prove yourself to be a reliable, responsible and good person, I have a financier that is based in the States and he will be handling the payment and some other expenses. I will instruct him to pay for the first two weeks before my arrival so as to secure your service.

My financier will be making out a check to you before our arrival, you will be receiving an overpayment bank check which you will deduct your pay for the first two weeks and you will be using the remaining to buy foodstuffs, art galley, home appliance and other things needed in the house. You will be getting this foodstuff on the day of our arrival which will be the 30th of This month. Actually our flights from England will arrive at nights so you will be getting the foodstuff in the morning and making all other preparations.

I just bought the house and as soon as all the paper work is finalize and i will instruct my estate agent to mail the keys of the house to you so that you can do all other necessary preparations before we arrive, I will also email you the shopping list after you received and cashed the check okay..

You have to get all this shopping before our arrival so that we wont have to start running around when we arrive, So my financier would be needing the following Information to make out the check.

Full Name:
Full address with zipcode & Apt Number:
Age:
Gender:
Phone number:
Acceptance of offer:

All I need from you is total honesty and sincerity. I know you will be committed to the work, You will also have a nice period of time working with my wife. I will be waiting to hear from you.

Regards,
Robert Lawrence
Robert Lawrence@theplate.com

Scam Email #3

Subject: United Nations Internship
From: “United Nations Intern Services”
Reply-To: intern@un-uncrd.org

The United Nations provides opportunities for students enrolled in a
graduate programme to undertake an internship at its Headquarters in New
York, Geneva, Vienna, Nairobi, Addis Ababa, Bangkok,
Beirut,Santiago,Arusha and The Hague.

Eligible candidates interested in doing an internship at the United
Nations Headquarters in New York or any of the mentioned countries can
apply.

The objective of the Internship Programme is threefold:

To provide a framework by which graduate and under graduate students from
diverse academic backgrounds may be assigned to United Nations Offices
where their educational experience can be enhanced through practical work
assignments.

To expose them to the work of the United Nations.

To provide UN offices with the assistance of highly qualified students
specialized in various professional fields.

The United Nations Headquarters Internship Programme is offered on a
two-month basis three times a year:
• Mid January to mid March (Spring Session): The vacancy announcement is
posted mid May, the deadline for applications is end of September.
• Early June to early August (Summer Session): The vacancy announcement is
posted mid September, the deadline for applications is end of April.
• Mid September to mid November (Fall Session): The vacancy announcement
is posted end of January, the deadline for applications is mid May.

To qualify for the United Nations Headquarters Internship Programme, the
following conditions must be met:

1. Applicants must be enrolled in a degree programme in a graduate school
(second university degree or higher) at the time of application and during
the internship; or

2. Applicants pursuing their studies in countries where higher education
is not divided into undergraduate and graduate stages must have completed
at least four years of full-time studies at a university or equivalent
institution towards the completion of a degree.

3. Development-related fields such as economics, international relations,
anthropology, sociology, public or business administration, or
environmental studies. Other fields of study may be considered depending
on the type of assignment;

Any work produced by interns during their internship within the framework
of the duties assigned to them should be used for academic purposes
exclusively. All economic and moral rights (copyright) pertaining to such
work will remain the exclusive property of the United Nations.

Interested undergraduate or graduate students should write via EMAIL ONLY
to the :

Ad Hoc Internship Coordinator,
Human Resources Operations Section,
Human Resources Management Service,
United Nations Office

enclosing:

Applications (in English) should include the following:

a) A covering letter stating the grounds for their application;
b) Recent curriculum vitae (CV);
c) Copies of their university degrees or a list of courses attended or
attending;
d) Abstracts of academic papers they have written if any.

All applicants must be currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate
programs. No phone calls, please.

After careful consideration of all documents submitted, only successful
candidates will be notified of their selection.

Kindly send the requested applications documents to the following email
address: intern@un-uncrd.org

Scam Email #4

I am Paula Humphreys. I am employed as a HR Manager.

Company we work for is quite recognized in IT Outsourcing market
which is situated in the United States. Main aim is to achieve
simpler communications between US outsourcing IT services with
international market in this area.

We are in need of part-time independent contractors countrywide.

These are some of the job requirements in brief:
-Availability, both online and on the phone, for 2-3 hours a day Mon-Fri.
-Confident and competent PC use
-24/7 Internet and e-mail access

Our firm’s initial incentives are:
- Payroll with a monthly gross of $2,300 – $4,500, including both base salary and commission
- Training and support
- Standard benefits for salaried-exempt employees, including
health, dental, life insurance and disability insurance

If you would like to learn more, please provide us your contact
information at lamarllc.gr@gmail.com.

Best regards,
HR Recruiter
Paula Humphreys

Hello,

Here is more information about the job position with LAMAR LLC.

Our company creates a positive outlook and prosperity of businesses and individuals across the world. Managing Information Technology Outsourcing lands a great possibility for growth and development.

The position being offered is for Financial Forwarding Coordinator.

Job requirements:
- Minimum 18 y.o.;
- constant internet access;
- home or mobile phone number;
- regular bank account (checking/savings) or a Verified Premier or Business PayPal account.

Employment benefits (upon completion of 30 days trial period):
- Paid holidays;
- Dental and Health;
- Professional development programs

Refer to the links below for additional information: http://www.lamar-llc.com/job/finance2?lang=us

Frequently Asked Question: http://www.lamar-llc.com/job/finance/faq

Key points:
- No investment of funds on your part;
- Not a sales position, base pay along with commission is guaranteed;

For further information and inquiries you may contact us at job@lamar-llc.com

Limited Time Offer with a Sign On Bonus! Please follow the link: http://www.lamar-llc.com/job/finance-bonus?lang=us

Thank you for your time and interest with our company.

Best Regards,

Paula Humphreys
Phone: 1-585-286-3374
Fax: 1-585-410-6049

Ebook sales are estimated to be $3.2 billion this year and to reach $9.7 billion by 2016, according to a market report published by Juniper Research. The main impetus for this growth is increased sales of ereaders and tablets like the iPad, NOOK and Kindle. With such devices becoming cheaper each and every year, more people than ever before are building digital libraries.

Even those folks who have yet to purchase an ereader or tablet will read ebooks on their computers or mobile phones. Indeed, ebook sales have become so successful that hardbook fiction sales have dropped over 10% according to Nielsen BookScan.

So, if you have an upcoming ebook to sell, you’re in good company. However, even with the favorable ebook market, you still need to invest in some marketing. Many authors subscribe to the “if you build it, they will come” mentality when it comes to ebook advertising; however, there is no guarantee that consumers will select your ebook from the many other (and even free) ebooks available. So, how can you make your own ebook stand out?

The single and most effective action you can take before releasing your ebook is to create your own fan club. Consumers who know about your ebook and who are looking forward to turning its digital pages are also more likely to purchase it than an unprepared audience. Such a fan club will also be of benefit to you should you have some hesitations about which chapters to include in or exclude from your ebook, whether additional points or explanations are needed, or even if your writing style is understandable for a given audience. Finally, if you decide to offer back-end products like videos, workbooks, classes or a second ebook, having a ready audience will increase the sales of these products.

How do you create your own fan club? Here are four different ways to do it online:

Create an ebook blog

You can start a blog for your ebook even while you’re in the process of writing it. This helps introduce you to your potential readers and lets them know you as a person. If you wish, you can create a forum for visitors to comment on your content, ask questions and offer suggestions. A blog also helps you rank well for your ebook title and subject matter in the search engine results pages, or SERPs.

Sample chapters can be listed in your blog, providing readers with an idea about your ebook’s theme and pace. These sample chapters can also be linked to a sales landing page. Finally, a blog is a useful tool for gathering subscriber emails, which can later be used as part of your email marketing campaign to gain buyers.

Start affliate marketing

You can offer your ebook through affiliate networks like Clickbank and Chitika so that affiliates list it on their websites and/or blogs in exchange for a pre-agreed commission. Doing this leverages your ebook marketing, effectively putting a team of salespeople at your disposal. Likewise, Google AdSense and Facebook Ads offer you the opportunity to advertise your ebook to a broad audience of potential customers, charging you only when someone clicks on your ad.

If you’d rather take a more personal approach with your ebook marketing, you could negotiate with individual website owners and bloggers whose sites you admire and would like to be featured on. This personal approach is time-consuming but advantageous in that you know who is marketing your ebook and what approach he/she is taking. Such a tactic also helps prevent your ebook from becoming associated with an unintentional or undesired branding (e.g., your ebook denouncing MSG is listed on the The Glutamate Association’s website).

Take advantage of social media

Marketing via social media is a great way to gain traffic, collect user feedback and create product awareness. Through social media platforms like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, a message posted on your profile can go viral and reach a large audience quickly. This helps establish your name and brand in the minds of individuals. Furthermore, these individuals can interact with you by posting comments or questions, helping to turn your marketing monologue into a dialogue.

Direct marketing of your ebook via LinkedIn or Facebook is a faux-pas; however, if you offer incentives to your audience, as well as useful advice and content, your sales page will eventually become inundated with visitors. Furthermore, viewers who like your content will help publicize it, increasing your fan club.

Write guest posts

Guest posting is an ideal method for tapping into another blogger’s audience and making it your own. When contacting another website or blog, pitch at least two to three article ideas as well as the key points that you wish to make in each of these articles. You needn’t talk about your ebook exclusively; however, it is imperative that your ebook be mentioned and linked somewhere in the blog post.

Once you have successfully guest posted on smaller and lesser known blogs, start targeting higher Page rank sites, mentioning your past posts as a kind of blogging resume. This will expand your audience dramatically and increase visits to your own ebook blog.

If you’re researching a “job offer” and it is listed on this page, it is 100% absolutely guaranteed to be a scam. Stop talking with your “employer” AT ONCE. You are at risk of losing thousands of dollars and your identity. You could even end up with a criminal record if the authorities get involved. Do NOT do work for them and click on the links below to find out what to do next.

Click here for more details on these scams and how they work.

Click here to find out where to report these scams.

Scam Email #1

he name of the company is Piramal Health Care Ltd

Piramal Health Care Ltd is a globally integrated healthcare
company that fulfills unmet medical needs across the world. It
has a growth track record of above 29% CAGY since 1988, Now going
into Data entry/ Medical billed and accounting work from home job
to create employment opportunity for the less privilege, disables
and mainly to decrease the rate of unemployment in the
economy,Our office is located at Patterson, NY 12563, Our head
office in Mumbai India, we have locations all over the USA and
currently working on setting up some branch in Atlanta,GA . and
that’s why we are employing online,but when the new office near
you is ready you can be assign to one of them that is if you are qualify after the interview.process for the interview….setup a yahoo ID for the interview,add this yahoo ID to your
list…..Sarahcoptom@yahoo.com,she will be waiting for you online
to conduct an interview for you.Here is the company site, www.PiramalHealthCareLtd.com

Kindly Regards,
Hire Department Office,
Mrs Sarah Coptom.

Scam Email #2

Good-Day,

My name is Moreno Carlos. I just came about your email address and your brief profile through an email listing affiliated with the US Chamber of Commerce and I would be very interested in offering you a part-time paying job in which you could earn a lot.

I just resigned my job as a research scientist for ODI(Overseas Development Institute, Poverty and Public Policy Group) but i still work as a freelance consultant for the institute and also assist the poverty and public policy which gives me very much time to do my own work which is basically being a freelance researcher who could be employed by research institutes to do research projects anywhere in the world.

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO FOR US

Presently, I have just been granted a funding to head a research project in the tropical regions of West Africa regarding rare and vulnerable Agricultural Plants Species and also to assist the poverty and public policy and this would be commencing very soon, However my funding were by my American, British and Canadian counterparts which sent me the bunch of payments mostly in US,Uk and Canada based checks. Getting an accountant in or opening an account would have been my best choice but I have a deadline to meet and taking any of those choices would cost me time and a whole lot of other requirements I am not ready to deal with as I would be traveling a lot in the meantime.

So presently, assuming you would be able to deal with cash, I would be willing to employ you on contract basis to be my payment representative back in the states, this way I could issue and make these money orders out to you, you could then cash them easily, withdraw 10% of the total amount on these money orders as your commission and then send the rest back to me through Western Union wire transfer.

JOB DESCRIPTION?

1. Receive payment from Clients

2. Cash Payments at your Bank

3. Deduct 10% which will be your percentage/pay on Payment processed.

4. Forward balance after deduction of percentage/pay to any of the offices you will be contacted to send payment to (Payment is to forwarded by Western Union Money Transfer).

HOW MUCH WILL YOU EARN?

10% from each operation! For instance: you receive 7000 USD via cheques or money orders on our behalf. You will cash the money and keep $700 (10% from $7000) for yourself! At the beginning your commission will equal 10%, though later it will increase up to 12%!

ADVANTAGES

You do not have to go out as you will work as an independent contractor right from your home office. Your job is absolutely legal. You can earn up to $3000-4000 monthly depending on time you will spend for this job. You do not need any capital to start. The employees who make efforts and work hard have a strong possibility to become managers. Anyway our employees never leave us.

MAIN REQUIREMENTS

18 years or older

Legally capable

Responsible ready to work 3-4 hours per week.

With PC knowledge

E-mail and internet experience (minimal)

And please know that everything is absolutely legal

I would be glad if you accept my offer and I intend to commence on the job as soon as you are ready. If you are interested, email me back, so we can make concluding arrangements.

Please note when replying fill the form below:

Name:

Full Address not p.o.box):

City:

State:

Zip code:

Phone Number(s):

Age:

Sex:

Current job:

Email:

Thanks for your anticipated action. And I hope to hear back from you.

Mr. Moreno Carlos
Poverty and Public Policy Group
Overseas Development Institute
111 Westminster Bridge Road
London SE1 7JD
England

Scam Email #3

Hello,
How are you,Am glad you reply to my posting on ClasificadosOnline .Am sorry that i reply you late have been busy but am glad to email you that the position is still available as a dispatcher .This is a special job offer for you experience is not necessary to be successful within this position as we are willing to train the right candidate who is Honest, Trustworthy,Reliable and able to work hard who will handle the printing of my Co-Workers Payroll-Check and Dispatching them on payroll list of the company co-workers and which will be done under the authorization of the company in which we will be made for you to dispatch the Payroll-Checks to our client various destinations through Courier services like Ups and Fedex , we will take care of the shipping and handling of the payrolls you are dropping off.

I travel very frequently trying to expand my business and sometimes there is a work overload for me, this is the more reason I’m looking to find someone back home who is efficient, self-motivated, organized, a good communicator with an ability to multi-task under pressure and who can help me keep up to date with all of my activities amidst my ever busy schedule.

Your task are:
Printing and Dispatching , so we will like to know if you will be trustworthy enough to entrust you with our clients vital information, please we want you to be sure that we will be paying you $1200 monthly.salary for a start, if you perform very well, we will increase your salary to $2,000 as your performances impress the company after a couple of weeks you get started so, please get back to me today to know your interest in the job. The position is part-time you will need to set up a home-office if you don’t have one; You will need the below materials in your home-office for the payrolls printing .. So if you are ready, here are the list of materials you will need to start the job..

Materials Needed for Job
1)… A good computer system with fast internet connection. { must have}

2)… Colored Printer Laser or Injet { must have }

3)… Versa Check Business Paper form #1000 { Sold in Office depot,Office Max at the rate of $20 }

4}: VersaInk { Sold in Office depot,Office Max at the rate of $44.99 }

5}…Brown Letter Size Envelope

6}..Go to fedex store around you and ups to pick nextday delivery airway bills and envelopes is free they wont charge you,pick atleast 100peices each.

This materials stated above are less sold in any local store in your city which are: Office depot,Office Max or Wal-Mart, Best Buy or Staples and also you will be reimbursed for the money spent on the check paper and ink when paying your first week salary the same week you get started..

Sincerely

Daniel Bowman

Scam Email #4

Thanks for getting back to me regarding the shoot. More so, we are happy to inform you that you are one of the few people chosen out of the screening exercise performed for us by Model Mayhem. You have got the physical Requirement we need for our Forever21 Magazine Shoot ( http://www.forever21.com ). We here by decided as a committee to offer you this pay Fashion job. My client wants to update her Catalog with her New Year release Fashion outfits and I’m interested in you for the professional shooting no nudity, fetish, bondage, escort and other adult content stuff. So if you are interested you can get back to me. we will be responsible for your transport, feeding and accommodation allowance through out the photo shoot, the invitation letter would be mailed to you, all make up will be taken care of in the studio.

You have the opportunity to bring along an Escort which we would handle the expenses along with your own just for you to feel comfortable through out the
shoot…

JOB DETAILS :
You have 12 different Fashion outfits to cover, which would be provided by our client on the day of the shooting and the shoot is just for 3 days and you will be paid $3,650 for the whole project, the Job is Urgent so you are to get back to us as soon as possible so that I can arrange on how to get you the part payment. You would be paid an advance payment of $500 for the shoot and your balance of $3,150 will be given to you after the shoot. As part of our working policy and ethics of our company, we give part payment to any client before we proceed with any job and balance immediately after the work. As i told you earlier this project is very urgent will be taking care of your payment, accommodation and other expenses. The payment would be mailed directly to you alongside with your cloth allowance, shoes and costume fee for the shoot.
As soon as you get the payment, you will take out your $500 as your advance payment for the shoot and send the remaining balance to the wardrobe stylist, including your shoe and cloths size.

If you are interested kindly get back to us with your details as follows:

MODEL INFORMATION
1. Name on check:
_____________________________________________
2. Complete Mailing Address:
_____________________________________________
3 City:
_____________________________________________
4.State:
_____________________________________________
5.Zip Code:
_____________________________________________
6. Phone#:

Stage name :

Height :

Weight :

Age :

Years of experience :

Measurements :

Dress Size :

Shoe Size :

Skin Color :

Hair Color :

__________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
I here by represent and warrant that the above information is true and correct.The names listed above include my present name and every name that I have ever used including my maiden name, alias, nickname,professional or stage name.

JOB TIME DURATION :
You have different Fashion outfits to cover in a couple of 1hours 30minute taking picture for the shoot. This will take just a day job of 1hours 30minutes from 4:30pm to 6:00pm.Shoot dates are 11th-13th of May 2012

WARNING AWARENESS:
The company has went on agreement with the LOCAL AUTHORITY of the United State Of America just to make sure there is no illegal business moving around and that you will follow the instructions giving to you after the payment issued out.

Best Regards,
Nick Davis

They are also sent to the surveyed shop with a specific set of instructions; for example, a mystery shopper surveying a restaurant may be asked to observe whether the hot items on the restaurant’s buffet table are actually hot. When the mystery shopper has finished surveying the assigned shop, he or she fills out a detailed questionnaire at home and submits receipts. Once that paperwork has been successfully filed, the mystery shopper is reimbursed.

There are many market research companies that offer mystery shopping to everyday folks like you and me as a way of making extra money. There is no special training required to become a mystery shopper; in most cases, you simply submit your personal and contact information to the company and then check for shops that fit your profile. However, some mystery shopping companies do ask that potential shoppers go through their certification program before those shoppers can receive assignments. This certification ensures that the shoppers know and understand the company’s guidelines before engaging in mystery shopping. In such cases, the certification program is specific to the hiring company and is free.

For mystery shoppers who would like to get immediate preference on assignments from mystery shopping companies, the Mystery Shopping Providers Association, or MSPA, provides two levels of certification termed Silver and Gold. These certifications are not free. Keep in mind that no mystery shopping company should require you to have MSPA Silver or Gold certification before you can start accepting shop assignments; however, having one or both of these certificates helps you get more and better assignments.

Mystery Shopping Scams

As with almost any work-at-home opportunity, there are mystery shopping scams out there too. “Middleman” sites that appear to be legitimate mystery shopping companies on the outside will ask you to pay an up-front or monthly membership fee before you receive mystery shopping assignments from them. Once you pay that fee, you receive the shopping assignments; however, these assignments would’ve been available for free had you gone to the mystery shopping companies directly instead of through the middleman site.

One of the best ways to ensure that you aren’t getting scammed is to check if the mystery shopping company is a member of the MSPA. Not every legitimate company belongs to the MSPA, but if it does, you can be assured that it is legitimate.

Is there money in mystery shopping?

So, how much money can you make through mystery shopping? Here is an example shop assignment that I completed not long ago:

We are currently looking for shoppers for great Italian restaurant shops in Madison WI.

Reimbursement amount is up to $70.

Shop must be performed with at least 2 adult diners.

We have lunch and dinner shops available in April and May. Shopper and guest must order two different entrees, a side dish and appetizer or dessert plus beverages. Children are welcome.

As you can see, this assignment did not make me money per se but I did get two free meals out of the deal. The shop report that had to be filled out within 24 hours of completing this assignment was rather lengthy and involved. Still- two free meals!

Here is another shop assignment that I applied for a few months ago (but was not assigned):

This batch of shops can be performed by a female or male shopper shopping alone or by a couple pretending to be getting married.

The main person doing this shop must be over 18.

Whether shopping alone or as a couple you need play the role as someone who is part of a committed couple looking for bridal sets. You can also perform the shop as though you are part of an established couple looking for “the set we couldn’t afford the first time.”

I need detail oriented shoppers between who are reliable and can write well.

These shops normally take between 15 and 20 minutes.

You are not required to make a purchase.

For this shop, you will be scheduled to go to a specific jewelry store. In order to complete this shop correctly, you will:

–Call ahead to the location ahead of time and ask their operating hours and confirm the address.
–You will visit the designated jewelry store, as a couple who is looking for engagement rings and wedding sets.
–Obtain a business card from the location.
–Submit your well written shop online within 24 hours.

Each shop pays $20 via Paypal.

As you can see, this assignment involves a call and visit to a jewelry store followed by a written evaluation of the shop. The compensation is only $20. Depending on where you live and how long it takes for you to visit and evaluate the shop, you could easily spend two hours on this assignment.

The Bottom Line With Mystery Shopping

To begin with, mystery shopping is not a scam but neither is it a full-time or even steady job. If you sign up with several mystery shopping companies, you will probably be doing 1-2 assignments per day at the rough equivalent of $10/hour. In some cases, your compensation will not be monetary and may include free meals, clothing, oil changes, product discounts, etc.

Personally, I’ve been able to do mystery shopping only because I’m now a full-time freelance writer and can therefore set my own work hours. Back when I was employed with an outside company, there was no way I could mystery shop around my work schedule. In many cases, the assigned shops had a completion hour assigned to them and that time typically occurred during business hours.

I’m not the biggest fan of mystery shopping but I’ve seen some of my friends “work it” and make several hundred bucks every month. As for me, I spend way too much effort on the assignments to really make them worth my time (which could be spent writing). Also, with gas prices rising ever higher, it’s hard to justify driving all over town for an extra $20.

Mystery Shopping Companies That I Have Worked With:

Here is a list of some legitimate mystery shopping companies that I have been associated with:

Confero Inc.
NSite Inc.
SurfMerchants LLC
Synovate
Summit Scheduling

If you’d like to find mystery shopping companies in your geographic area, you can do an online search using keywords like “mystery shopping” and input your town or region. Alternately, you can peruse the mystery shopping member list published by MSPA and find out if any of the listed companies operate in your area.

The New Fake Check Scam

The following text is the email I received…

I received an e-mail from Peter Zubov stating that he found my resume on a job board. This could have been true. I have been seeking a way to earn money from home in expectation of my new baby due in June and posted many resumes on many sites. He asked if I would consider revising some texts for payment. I agreed and off we went. Over the course of a week and a half, I received texts in an e-mail from him, almost every day Mon-Fri. The texts were badly written (broken English) and some were quite challenging to interpret. However, I continued.

He had informed me that every two weeks my earnings would be deposited to my PayPal account. I had earned over $100 when he offered me (by e-mail) a new position within this travel service company. He asked that I be a financial representative and accept payments from US clients, keep a 5% commission on each payment and send the difference to Russia (to the travel service).

This sounded very much like a scam I had heard about years ago, and so I proceeded in this fashion: I will gladly be a financial representative for your company. I would love to earn the funds that you are offering. I will only accept client payments in the form of money orders or cash. (Steve edit: Never even offer to accept this kind of a position. It is ALWAYS a scam.) If this meets with your approval I am eager to begin. If not I would appreciate the opportunity to continue revising memos for you. When can I expect to see the funds deposited to my PayPal account for the revisions I have already done?

I never heard from him again and was never paid the $135.00 for work done. This man claimed to work for a Russian travel service. Thankfully I was only out my time.

Here are some examples of the text which I revised. They explain the nature of the work he was offering.

Road Mike,

Thank you for your order. We will send you instructions within the week on paying for your order. We would give payment instructions sooner, but we have a limited supply of representatives to accept your payment due to the upcoming Holiday. We will get payment instructions to you as soon as possible. Use this time to give consideration to any additions you might like to make to your order. You will be hearing from us just as soon as possible.

Thank you!
_____________________________________________________________
Hello Robert,

Regrettably we don’t sell air plane tickets or tickets of any kind. We can recommend an affiliate company of ours at http://www.airtickets24.com or suggest you search on google.com for flight tickets.

Thank you!
_____________________________________________________________

Hello Mr. Lloyd!

Thank you for your interest in working as a representative of our company in the US by accepting payment for client orders. Our company organizes trips to Russia, we reserve hotel room and rent cars for clients. We arrange their business meetings and tourist activities also. Some clients subscribe to our services in assisting them locate real estate for their purchase or assist with their purchase of cars here. We also plan celebratory actions for anniversaries, weddings and so on. We need representatives in the US to accept payments for these services from our US clients. Our representatives then send the money to us. We pay a monthly salary and commission for each payment processed by our representatives. This job is very important. Our clients make their order selections online, but are not able to pay in this same way. Online payments are prohibited to Russia. Our clients need our services for the reasons mentioned above, as well as renting apartments or acquiring vacation homes.

We must verify your information to ensure proper care of our clients’ funds. This position is very important and we must take the proper steps to ensure the protection of our clients and our company. We will contact you by phone as one form of verification and to assess if you are a good candidate for this position.

Thank you.
_____________________________________________________________

Dear John,

This message is to inform you that a cell phone and photo album were found in the apartment where you lived. We assume these to be your possessions. Please notify us a.s.a.p. with instructions explaining where you would like these items sent.

Thank you!
_____________________________________________________________

Dear Elle,

We are approaching the pay day of your first salary amount. Would you like your salary sent to the bank account that you use to accept client payments? If you would like your salary deposited elsewhere please let us know and provide us with the account information.

The sum of your salary is $1200+ a 25% award for a job well done. During this month you have earned commissions totaling around $8500. We are able to offer you a 7% commission instead of paying the salary amount. If you would like to change the way you are paid and accept this offer, please let us know. Thank you!

____________________________________________________________

Hello John,

Yes, we are a famous company, and our website is www.rambler.ru. We offer services to foreigners who plan to visit Russia. If you are interested in working for us as a representative in the US (to US clients), we welcome you to apply. The position requires excepting payments from US clients for services which they ordered online. We have so many US clients we are in need of many representatives to fill this vacancy. To protect our company and our clients we must obtain information from you to verify your authenticity and prove that you do not pose a threat to the safety and security of our information as well as the information of our clients. This position has large profit making potential, but does require us to do some checking on those who are interested in working for our company in this capacity.

Let us know if you are interested in being considered for this position.

Thank you!
_____________________________________________________________

Hello Pamela,

Thank you for your order. Please inform us of how many persons will be traveling with you?
What is the scheduled date of your arrival and how long will you be staying?
We will prepare lodging (apartment(s)) for you based on the number of people and the length of your stay.

If your party is more than 3 people you only need pay 60% down and the balance you will pay upon arrival here.

We will need your contact phone number to discuss additional details. Please respond with your phone number as soon as possible.

Thank you!

The Fake Check Scam

This one is a double-whammy.

There is no real indication up-front that this is a scam. The initial emails will have you believe an international company needs a native English speaker to proofread their emails and work. It’s not all that suspicious. Yeah the company is overseas, but the global nature of the Internet allows for these sorts of things.

The scam begins when the payment for your work doesn’t come in, and you get offered another position within the company with the promise of getting paid after you complete some work at this new position. The new position has you pretty much laundering money from either fake or stolen bank accounts. Completing the work as a “financial representative” will cost you thousands of dollars, and may even land you with a felony for helping criminals overseas launder money.

This one is exceptionally frustrating because you will have believed you landed an actual job, will have completed some work, and are expecting to be paid when the real scam rears its ugly head. It’s a complete waste of your time and trust.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: always stay vigilant and never accept a position that has you handling money for another company.