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- Brooklyn, NY, USA

Got a text. It read: Hello,

I'm Mrs. Carlie Lewis One of the HR Manager at Kelda Group. We are impressed by your history of good work experience and would love to speak with you about the new position we're creating on our global team.

Positions Available:

-Data Entry, Remote $27/hr

-Administrative Assistant, Remote $29/hr

Full Time/Part Time Available.

Here is the company website https://www.keldagroup.com

Reply back if still Interested..

Did not respond

- Crete, NE, USA

I received an email after applying for a few positions on indeed.com and ziprecruiter.com. I felt that there were a few red flags in the email (didn't address me in their salutation, just 'Hello,'), so after doing a little due-diligence checking, there are reports of this scam around already. Those reports included that the scammers will put up a website to legitimize their phishing attempts; this one did as well, just a different site than the initial report listed, though the email part was the same. Another red flag: the email and website used different titles (the email said 'Executives Search Director' the website lists Darlene as 'Executive Search Director'), had spelling errors, etc. Small things, but things that stood out to me. The email reads as follows:

Hello,

I hope this message finds you well. My name is Darlene Stewart and I am an Executives Search Director in PE Recruiting Inc. a reputable Global Recruitment Firm. I am reaching out to see if you would be interested in exploring new opportunities.

One of our clients has retained us to fill the Data Entry Assistant Position in one of their recent acquisitions. I was referred to you by an outside talent sourcing firm and based on your previous experience I think you are a very credible candidate.

If you are interested and want to learn more, please reply to this email with a copy of your resume as soon as possible. I will forward it, along with a brief introduction to the client and will contact you back to complete the NDA and get started.

Note: We are a retained search firm and get paid by the employer. You will not be asked to share any confidential information or pay any fees.

Best Regards,

Darlene Stewart

Executives Search Director

PE Recruiting Inc.

745 5th Avenue, 5th Floor

New York City, NY 10151

- Wadsworth, IL, USA

I didn't actually bother to send anything because I knew it was a scam, but I'll post the email text here.

"Hello,

I hope this message finds you well. My name is Clay Martin and I am a Sr. Recruiting Specialist in PE Recruiting Inc. a reputable Global Recruitment Firm. I am reaching out to see if you would be interested in exploring new opportunities.

One of our clients has retained us to fill the Data Entry Assistant Position in one of their recent acquisitions. I was referred to you by an outside talent sourcing firm and based on your previous experience I think you are a very credible candidate.

If you are interested and want to learn more, please reply to this email with a copy of your resume as soon as possible. I will forward it, along with a brief introduction to the client and will contact you back to complete the NDA and get started.

Note: We are a retained search firm and get paid by the employer. You will not be asked to share any confidential information or pay any fees.

Best Regards,

Clay Martin

Sr. Recruiting Specialist

PE Recruiting Inc.

745 5th Avenue, 5th Floor

New York City, NY 10151"

About a half hour ago I received this email:

Alexis Harlan <[email protected]>

3:08?PM (27 minutes ago)

to me

Our company is pleased to offer you the work at home, FT status of Logistics clerk at D Vision INC. We believe that your skills and experiences make you a great fit for our company, and we are excited to have you join us.

In this position, you will be responsible for coordinating and controlling the shipment and logistics processes for our customers, guaranteeing on time and cost-effective distribution of products. Your tasks will include interacting with carriers and customers, preparing and examining shipment documents, tracking shipments, and solving any issues which may possibly happen.

As a remote Shipping Forwarder, you'll have the ability to function from your own residence, and we will supply you with the essential instruments to perform your duties successfully. You will write reports directly to the manager and will also be required to preserve frequent connection with your team and clients via electronic mail and telephone.

To take this offer, or If you have any questions or require additional clarification, please respond to this message with your phone number and we will return to you in a timely manner.

I immediately did a search on this company and found you folks already knew about them. I have been searching for a job for the past 8 months and it's ridiculous how many of these scams I have run into!</[email protected]>

Message read:

"Hi, I'm Ms.Ruth McInnis, I am the Talent Acquisition Specialist for Sultan Ventures and I'm pleased to inform you that your resume posted online has been reviewed and forwarded to the Management Team of Sultan Ventures for an interview are you available and willing to undergo this interview?"

I rewrote it grammar errors and all.

Like the first post here, I received a text message (on 8/24/23) telling me to reply to the text so they can set up an interview for a remote Data Entry Clerk/Administrative Assistant position because they saw my resume. This text came from someone named Kristen Newson. I never responded to the text, thankfully, because several things seemed off to me. First, their first contact with me was through text message. Every employer who has reached out to me regarding an open position that has seen my resume on a job site has first reached out to me through either the career website or my email address first. I have never received a text from a prospective employer until after I had already emailed them a couple of times, had a phone interview and then agreed to receive text messages from an HR personnel.

The second thing that stood out to me was the pay. The text stated that the pay for the job is $35/hour, twice what I've seen most companies offer. This seemed too good to be true, so I thought I'd try to research the company before replying to the text. I put the phone number into Google and came across the first post from the BBB. I got a text from the same number for a job I never applied to, but from a different name. This definitely sounds like a possible fraud to me.

Because of the first post, I won't respond to the text. I recently accepted a position with a state agency that is sending me all of the equipment I will need for no charge. Jobseekers should be wary of anyone charging them for anything relating to start working for a company.

They contacted me via text message offering a work-from-home job that pays $30.75 per hour and offered an interview the same day. Within just a few hours, I did the interview and was "hired". The interview was done entirely via text on Microsoft teams. Not even a phone call, let alone video call. They asked for my W4, which contains my social security number. They then asked for a photo of my drivers license, which I did not give to them as I began to suspect this was a scam.

Texted me asking me to email them for an interview which i thought was odd. Why wouldn’t they send me an email? Also they didn’t state the company name and there was a typo. I looked up the email and see this. I knew it felt scammy!

He hired me as a personal assistant for 2 days a week

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I was offered a job however when i never did an interview I knew something was wrong. See emails below...

Email 1 :

[email protected]

Attachments

Fri, Jul 14, 1:33?PM (12 days ago)

to me

Good day *****.

My name is James Malone. I am a Customer Service Manager of Atlantis Consulting.

At this time, our organization is in need of excellent professionals for the position of Customer Service Officer. We are ready to consider your candidacy.

Please review the Job Description file attached to this email. It describes all the information you need to know about the position and our organization. If you have any further questions, I will be happy to answer them.

Also, you will need to fill out an online registration form in our Work Panel, for a phone interview. You will soon receive an email with a link. Please check your spam folder as well.

If you do not receive a letter with registration link for any reason, do not hesitate to write to us. We will help you with this issue.

The next step will be a telephone interview. Our HR department will call you at the phone number that you indicate when filling out the registration form.

Respectfully,

James Malone

Customer Service Manager

Atlantis Consulting

841 Broadway

New York, NY 10003

(888) 994 3356

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Email 2:

[email protected]

Attachments

Mon, Jul 17, 11:49?AM (9 days ago)

to me

Dear ****** Thank you, you have successfully registered for our Work Panel.

Today, within 1-3 hours, our HR Manager will contact you for a phone interview. Due to the high volume of candidates for the Customer Service Officer position, we will not be able to reach you during the hours you indicated when you registered for the Work Panel. Your future employment with Atlantis Consulting will depend on your phone interview. Therefore, please be available for a phone call.

To ensure that you do not miss a call, please put our HR Department's

phone number in your phone book: 646-439-6507 or (646) 960-9079.

Please confirm that you are available to take our call today.

If you have any additional questions, feel free to email me.

Respectfully,

James Malone

Customer Service Manager

Atlantis Consulting

841 Broadway

New York, NY 10003

(888) 994 3356

Email 3:

James Malone <[email protected]>

Tue, Jul 18, 9:21?AM (8 days ago)

to me

Good day ****** How are you? I noticed that I filled out the contact details. You have

successfully registered in the work panel. Now you need to wait for a

call from the support manager. He will call you shortly and conduct an

interview. Based on the results of which, a decision will be made on

further employment in our company. I ask you to check the dashboard

several times a day from now on. All relevant information will be

displayed in our chat. Follow the news to quickly join our company. I

wish you success with your interview. If you have a goal to work in a

rapidly growing company, I am sure that you will succeed.

Respectfully,

James Malone

Customer Service Manager

Atlantis Consulting

841 Broadway

New York, NY 10003

(888) 994 3356

Email 4:

James Malone

Wed, Jul 19, 12:46?PM (7 days ago)

to me

Good day *****.

Was it uncomfortable for you to receive our call? Our HR manager will

try contact you again today. Due to the fact that the position

Customer Service Officer many candidates, priority of consideration

there will be those who will have the opportunity to pick up the

phone. Therefore, I ask you be available to call during the day and

record our phone number in the address book so as not to miss a call.

Our company number is 646-439-6507 or (646) 960-9079, please create a

new contact in your mobile. If you have any questions, do not hesitate

to write to me. Good day.

Respectfully,

James Malone

Customer Service Manager

Atlantis Consulting

841 Broadway

New York, NY 10003

(888) 994 3356

Email 5:

James Malone

Thu, Jul 20, 11:01?AM (6 days ago)

to me

Dear ****** congratulations on successfully completing your phone interview. Among all the candidates, we chose you because our HR department saw great potential in you. We believe that an employee like you will be able to help Atlantis Consulting achieve new successes.

To become part of our friendly team, you need to download and fill out the appropriate documents from the "Documents" section of your Work Panel profile.

The direct link to log in to the Work Panel is https://atlitpanel.tech.

Use your email as your login and the password that was previously sent

to your email. If you have trouble logging into the Work Panel, please let me know. You can also reset your password at the following link: https://atlitpanel.tech

Please note that there are two versions of the agreement attached to the Work Panel, part and fill-time. You only need to fill out one copy of the agreement.

All information must be entered without errors. A copy of your ID must be in high quality, without any editing. You can send a scanned or photographed copy of your ID card or DL.

Our server is protected by strong encryption, so all your documents will be kept safe.

Once you attach all of your completed documents, they will automatically be sent to the legal department for review. We will then be able to begin the training, which will take place within 5 days. More information will be available in the Handbook, which will be provided to you after our legal department has reviewed your documents and completed your employment process.

If for any reason you have trouble uploading files to the Work Panel, please send the documents to my e-mail and I will forward them to the legal department.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email me.

Have a great day.

Sincerely,

James Malone

Customer Service Manager

Atlantis Consulting

841 Broadway

New York, NY 10003

(888) 994 3356

Email 6:

James Malone

Tue, Jul 25, 4:29?PM (13 hours ago)

to me

Good day *****.

You have successfully completed a telephone interview with our

company. You have not yet uploaded the documents required for

employment into the job board. Are you interested in working for our

company? If you have any questions about the employment contract. You

can ask me any questions you want. In order to be officially employed

by our company, you will need to submit standard documentation to work

for any company in the USA. You will need to sign an employment

contract, fill out a Form I-9, and send a copy of your DL. I want to

draw your attention to maximum download size of one file should not

exceed 10Mb. If you have trouble uploading documents to the work

panel. You can send them to me in the work panel chat or via email. I

will help you with uploading documents. We will be able to start test

tasks faster. You can fill out the documents electronically if you

know how to use software. Or print out the documents and fill them out

by hand and send me a picture. Thank you.

Respectfully,

James Malone

Customer Service Manager

Atlantis Consulting

841 Broadway

New York, NY 10003

(888) 994 3356

I have not filled out any personal information other than my email address and phone number. I hope they are stopped.

Thank you*************************************

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I was contacted and asked to fill out an application for employment. The website that I found is basically a name screen. It has no discernible functions. The person who allegedly sent the email is also on LinkedIn.

My name is James Malone. I am a Customer Service Manager of Atlantis Consulting.

At this time, our organization is in need of excellent professionals for the position of Customer Service Officer. We are ready to consider your candidacy.

Please review the Job Description file attached to this email. It describes all the information you need to know about the position and our organization. If you have any further questions, I will be happy to answer them.

Also, you will need to fill out an online registration form in our Work Panel, for a phone interview. You will soon receive an email with a link. Please check your spam folder as well.

If you do not receive a letter with registration link for any reason, do not hesitate to write to us. We will help you with this issue.

The next step will be a telephone interview. Our HR department will call you at the phone number that you indicate when filling out the registration form.

Respectfully,

James Malone

Customer Service Manager

Atlantis Consulting

841 Broadway

New York, NY 10003

(888) 994 3356

Mr. Malone communicates only through Telegragh app which is just like the scammers.

He supposedly has a set of 4 tasks you can complete to be the Customer Service Officer

The last one has to do with 'the work panel,

which is at: https://business138.web-hosting.com:2096/

use this password: ************ and username:: ******************************************t

True to fill out one application and sent the DL and PASSPORT.

The Email address is: [email protected] Website is: https://atlitpanel.tech/

I was fired by Mr, Malone after not allowing them to put a business in my name:

****** ********** *** ********* ******** *** I think if they put a business in my name I can be sued..

I have recieved 3 PIECES OF MAIL to the person above and the organization. below it.

Wells Fargo and Bank of America were the 2 banks where an account was to be opened.

Wells Fargo was checked and no company exists with that name.

Bank of America was not checked.

If I get sued they will have a problem.

I am trying to hold off because it is not easy starting a business. And no, I have not made anything from this company.

God Bless,

***

This is the email I received:

"Dear Prospective Employee,

We saw your profile on LinkedIn and we are really impressed by your experience and background. Here at The Key Staff Company, we are always looking to grow with talented people and achieve great things together.

Kindly advise back to the below contact if you're interested in the available position for full Job Details.

Email: [email protected]

We are an equal opportunities employer. All rights reserved.

Best Regards,

HR Dept"

As I never applied for this position and could find no record of it in my job searches, I told them to ***** ****

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I received an email say I was hired as a personal assistant but I was skeptical and searched his email and found this site.

Offer me a job for $35 an hour, knew it was a scam because they said they found my resume on indeed & I don’t use indeed.

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