So, it's Sunday and I got this morning, talked to my sponsor at 8 a.m. (like every morning), and then picked up my friend, Veronica and went to church. It was cool. We got to see all of the in-patient girls and boys that we went through the program with and best of all, we got to leave in our own car and come home. ha ha
Picture of Veronica...
Anyway, I've just been applying for a bunch of jobs and going to a lot of meetings and of course going to court every week for status checks etc. Yesterday I think I went to three meetings in one day. Nice.
I'm watching the funniest show online called "Don't Trust the Bitch in Apartment 23" and I really like it. I guess it's on ABC normally but I haven't been DVR'ing so i'm watching it on the computer and it's simply amazing. Has anyone else seen it?
O.K. so I got this e-mail from a job prospect and it seemed perfect until I went online to do the credit report and they wanted me to put in a credit card number for the "free trial". I didn't do it and I wrote back to this Ashley person to find out if this is a real company and so far I haven't heard anything. I mean WOW! Is this the lengths they are going to nowadays to make sales???? It's pathetic.
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Ashley Richard ashley.richard@foerbandit.com
9:31 AM (5 hours ago)
to me
Hi,
Thank you for responding to our company's recent job posting on craigslist.
We have reviewed over 15 applications and we have narrowed our selection down six. You are one of the six applicants.Now we have three positions available.
We will give more specific details at the interview.
Benefits Package: Medical, dental, vision, disability/life insurance, tuition reimbursement, flex medical spending plan, vacation/sick days.
The position will require you to work in a high financial environment so it's our corporate policy that we do a financial verification check on all employees to verify applicant registration info. Its corporate policy that we have applicants sent through our link so we are compliant with the U.S employment standards act. Please copy and paste this link into your browser and complete the free report now:
http://careerorgan.com/officia.free.credit.report/id.00A1
Fill out the form and indicate that you want the free report. Print it out and bring a copy to the interview as we will need to have it on file. Since this is just a pre-screen formality your actual score will not affect your chances of being hired. Please take a few minutes to do this now.
Please complete this first step ASAP as we only have 72 hours to set up interviews. When you have completed the credit score reply to this email and we will set a time for an interview.
I look forward to meeting with you.
Sincerely,
Ashley Richard
Hiring Manager
12 Comments:
That Veronica is "hot"... or maybe I'm just a pushover for girls who wear boots.
As to Ashley Richards nonsense most of those links are for IQ tests, Dating sites or credit sites that result in charges to your account. It is ofcourse a scam and there are no real jobs being offered through that Panama website.
July 01, 2012
Profinity from BBB
Our file contains a pattern of complaints from consumers who state they signed on this company's website to receive a free credit report. The offer includes a free trial membership which requires the consumer to submit their credit card information as a part of the free trial offer. The website informs the consumer there will be no charges if the membership is cancelled within 7 days. Some consumers state their card is charged before the 7 day free trial and in some cases they are unable to cancel their membership when attempting within the trial period. The charges in dispute range from $3.98 to $89.00.
The company responds to these complaints with an explanation of their terms and conditions and by issuing a refund.
Other complaints have been received from consumers who state their credit card has received monthly charges from this company that they did not authorize ranging from $3.98 to $29.95.
The company responds by stating the consumer agreed to the monthly membership charges and their credit card information was provided in a membership offer when the consumer was making an online purchase. In most cases the company has issued a refund to consumers for the amount disputed.
BBB encourages consumers to read and understand the terms and conditions of the company's agreement before accepting the offer.
July 01, 2012
Profinity BBB:
Our file contains a pattern of complaints from consumers who state they signed on this company's website to receive a free credit report. The offer includes a free trial membership which requires the consumer to submit their credit card information as a part of the free trial offer. The website informs the consumer there will be no charges if the membership is cancelled within 7 days. Some consumers state their card is charged before the 7 day free trial and in some cases they are unable to cancel their membership when attempting within the trial period. The charges in dispute range from $3.98 to $89.00.
The company responds to these complaints with an explanation of their terms and conditions and by issuing a refund.
Other complaints have been received from consumers who state their credit card has received monthly charges from this company that they did not authorize ranging from $3.98 to $29.95.
The company responds by stating the consumer agreed to the monthly membership charges and their credit card information was provided in a membership offer when the consumer was making an online purchase. In most cases the company has issued a refund to consumers for the amount disputed.
BBB encourages consumers to read and understand the terms and conditions of the company's agreement before accepting the offer.
July 01, 2012
definitely sounds like a scam. craigslist is full of them, especially in employment. even a lot of the meeting women ones are scams.
July 01, 2012
Definite scam.
Good luck on the job hunt. It can be frustrating, but keep grinding.
snevman
July 02, 2012
Honey,
Please be careful. The job concerning Ashley Richard is a complete SCAM 100%. These people pray on those in tough situations. They hope desperate people will fall victim to their scam.
They are sending the same form letter to many people they want to scam. I have found it on scamwarners.com (http://www.scamwarners.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=34&p=68076) The name Ashley Richard is even included in several examples of the scam emails.
Note the incorrect english used in the email. Proper business people do not make mistakes like this "We have reviewed over 15 applications and we have narrowed our selection down six."
They change up what they ask people to do. In some cases you have to take an IQ test you pay for. In your case, the link is a "redirect" to a company called 'Profinity LLC'. They likely get money for referring people, or are part of the company itself. Profinity is also listed on many scam sites and has a Better Business Bureau Warning. They offer your Free credit score with an enrollment in a credit trial that you can cancel in 7 days. BUT, they charge you and tons of people try to cancel and can't. Some people are told they will not be charged for 7 days, and they charge right away.
http://www.bbb.org/south-east-florida/business-reviews/marketing-consulting-services/profinity-in-boca-raton-fl-90018718#
http://www.complaintsboard.com/?search=profinity
It is likely if you checked the IP of the email it is from outside of the United States.
Please report these people as serial scammers to Craigslist if possible.
Best of Luck to You
July 02, 2012
Eek, not sure if my previous comment went thru or I misclicked something and erased my long post on your job email you posted.
If it did not go thru, basically it said, this job is a scam 1000%. They want you to sign up thru this scam credit site to get your credit card number.
Don't contact them anymore. Report them to Craigslist. They have many examples of victimizing many people.
July 02, 2012
She has a nice rack! :).
July 02, 2012
As for the Craigslist stuff.. I bet you can search emails/address phrasing in the job applications to find a lot of the scams.
July 02, 2012
Why don't you play in more poker tournaments? You seem to do well in that last one.
July 03, 2012
I also got excited to hear back from "Ashley" but the email sounded so weird and when I searched for her email address your posting came up. Thanks for helping me to avoid a scam...just looking for honest money!
Renee from TX
July 03, 2012
I was also excited to hear back from 'Ashley', but your psoting helped me avoid this scam. So frustrating...just trying to earn honest money.
Thanks, Renee from TX
July 03, 2012
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