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Scammer's phone 7074019907
Scammer's website www.pro-staffing.us
Scammer's address 1025 Hamilton Ave. San Jose, CA - 95125
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Type of a scam Employment
Initial means of contact Phone

This is where it all started... I received a call from this scammer who goes by the name Erick and he asked me if I'm looking for a job. When I said yes, he said that he has an excellent opportunity for me and the client name is eBay who's offering 140k-180k as the salary.
He confirmed my email address and asked me to go through the job description and said that he'll call back later to check if I received the email or not.
He sends an email immediately and I keep on looking for it. Just out of curiosity, I happen to check my Junk Folder and there it is! I go through the job description and I think I may not be the perfect fit for the role as it demands very generic requirements. Below is the email I received from the scammer:

Hi ,

This is the position of IT BUSINESS ANALYST.

POSITION: IT BUSINESS ANALYST
WORK PROFILE: REMOTE
PAY: USD $140K TO USD $180K PER YEAR

THE ROLES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Internal development of applications to support numerous business
processes.
• Build and maintain project plans.
• Document business cases and business requirements.
• Work with business professionals to manage deliverables.
• Contribute to ad-hoc, cross functional projects.
• Contribute to development of the teams capabilities.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field.

• Good understanding of the Alternative Investment Space.

• Strong ability to multitask and manage priorities.
• Strong communicator, written and verbal.
• Ability to work independently but integrates well into a team.
• Familiarity with building models and prototypes.
• Strong computer skills.
• Six sigma (green belt) certification is mandatory. (in process also applicable)

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

· 3+ years of prior experience in Business Analysis and
Business Process Consulting.

· Perform Requirement Analysis, review current Business Process
and suggest areas of improvement.

· Strong communication/interpersonal skills.

· Proven analytical background.

· Advanced Excel skills.

· Planning and Coordination skills.

PREFERRED:

Experience in implementing other CRM platforms (SAP CRM, Oracle Siebel,
Salesforce.com, Microsoft Dynamics) or CPQ technologies.
Solid organizational and project management skills, with the ability to
work cross-functionally and manage multiple projects.
Strong Business acumen to understand the business context, work with
ambiguous problem statements, quickly understand business goals and work
with users to define business requirements.

Thanks & Regards,
Erick Finlay
Senior IT Recruiter
www.pro-staffing.us
Pro- Staffing : Premier Staffing Solution Provider
Pro- Staffing : Premier Staffing Solution Provider
www.pro-staffing.us

7074019907
WORKING HOURS(9:30 AM TO 6:30 PM EST)

DISCLAIMER: WE AT PRO-STAFFING IS WORKING WITH SOME OF THE GREATEST
CLIENTS ALL OVER THE WORLD, SOME OF THEM WE WORK DIRECTLY AND QUITE
OFTEN WITH IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS.
OUR PRIME FOCUS IS TO FIND THE BEST OF THE BEST CANDIDATE FOR OUR
CLIENTS; WE SHORT-LIST, SCREEN AND INTERVIEWED THEM AND FINALLY SUBMIT
TO THE HIRING MANAGERS.
DURING THIS PROCESS WE NEVER PROMISE OR GUARANTEE ABOUT THE PLACEMENT OF
CANDIDATES, THEIR CANDIDATURE CAN ONLY BE FINALISED BY THE END CLIENT
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If you read closely, it asks for a Sig Sigma Certification which is mandatory. Now, since I didn't have it, I didn't respond to him.

He kept on calling. I ignored his call twice but picked the call third time. He said that did you check your inbox? I said yes, it was in the junk mail but also since I don't have the certification, I don't think I'm fit for this role. He says that we can negotiate the certification part, just send me your resume and I can send it to the hiring Manager at eBay and give it a chance.

I was like, OK. And sent the resume.

This guy called me again. I missed his call a few times and then picked up the call finally. This time, he gave me the "Good News" that the client really liked my profile and based on the great experience I have, they even shortlisted me for the new project. I was happy to learn that.

He then asked me if I have 10-15 mins because he was going to tell me something very important and asked me to open the web browser and go to google. I gave him the confirmation that I'm online now.
He asked me to search "ebay vppa"
after doing that, he asked me to click on the first link that read "eBay Teams Up with Apple, Samsung Austin ... - eBay Inc." and he said that this is the project for which I've already been shortlisted.

Now comes the important part...
He asked me to open the job description. I asked, "Where is that?" he said it's the one I emailed you. I said, oh ok, that went to my junk mailbox and I didn't have it open on my computer, so please let me go to my mailbox and check. He said ok, go ahead.

I opened the email and started to look at the job description. If you look closely, there is no real job description, but assuming that everything on the email falls under job description, I proceeded to listen.

He said, did you read it says Six Sigma (green belt) certification is mandatory? I said yes. He said that it costs about $600 but I don't need to worry. He said that he will talk to the client and will be able to negotiate the certification compulsion to a yellow belt which is much cheaper compared to the Green Belt. He said that he will call him and tell that the candidate doesn't have that much money to spend on something that doesn't even guarantee a job.
He also said that he wants me to not spend that much on a certification before I get the job.
He said that he'll call me back in 10 mins. after the negotiation on the certification is done (from Green Belt to Yellow Belt).

This is when I actually felt something is fishy and I immediately blocked his number.
Why did I do that? Below are some glaringly minor details:

1. I didn't apply for any job at eBay - but ok, he found my resume somewhere and decided to give me a chance

2. The salary is way beyond what I can actually get (140k-180k is ridiculously high)

3. His email went to my junk mailbox

4. How can any "Client" be so impressed with my profile/resume just based on my 8-9 years of experience, to an extent that they even finalized a project for me? Just based on what I wrote on a paper that is publicly available? Too good to be true!

5. He asked me if I know Six Sigma certification. I said NO. Although I had heard about it, it never was a requirement in any job I've ever applied for or anybody with whom I work at my company has!

6. He was Indian (may be from some neighbouring country too) and was clearly faking the accent

7. I looked up on LinkedIn, the recruiter had no profile

8. I went on the website based on his email ID and clearly that was fake. Just go to their website, all the links are fake!

Although I wasn't duped of money, I was definitely duped of time and efforts. Beware of such scammers. They are becoming smarter day by day!

I think, in the end he was just trying to steer me to buy some sort of six sigma certification from his preferred choice of learning websites and dupe me.
Thank God I didn't fall for this.

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