It's a company, that I knew nothing about in the past. I had applied for a job online, and now I receive packages, after being notified by E-mail when I'm going to get one.
Report the tracking number, weight and condition of the package back to them, and print off pre-paid labels and take the packages to the post office to be sent off. (Comp: $15/hr. 6 hrs. week and $35 per package sent. Checks are sent at end of month... I've only been doing this for a week.)
Why would they not just sent it direct from their own address?
Do you know if this is a legitimate business or not? Does it sound illegal?
2006-09-12 05:55:08 · 5 answers · asked by TRUE1 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
According to the US Postal Inspection Service, the newest scam is reshipping fraud.
"Work-at-home shippers are promised substantial amounts of money. All they have to do is receive, and then mail merchandise to a foreign address. What the shipper doesn't know is that the merchandise was paid for with stolen credit cards. In effect, the work-at-home shipper becomes part of a fencing operation by receiving and mailing stolen goods."
While I don't know anything about this company in particular, I am aware of several people who unwittingly became middlemen in illegal remailing schemes. The usual scam is to receive packages purchased on an Internet auction with a stolen credit card. You may be asked to send it overseas or to a secondary remailer. When the seller discovers the payment is fraudulent, he will come to you and ask for the payment or the return of the merchandise.
Another variation is to receive packages from overseas and to send them on domestically. The item has been legitimately paid for, however it is not what the purchaser thought it would be. In one case, someone in China was selling computers. What he was shipping to the remailer was computer cases filled with junk to simulate the weight of a computer. The seller would no longer respond to e-mails, so the person whose return address appeared on the package got the blame.
Next time you go into the Post Office to remail a package, the clerk should ask you, "Does this contain anything fragile, liquid, perishable or potentially hazardous?" Can you answer that truthfully? If not, you may be abetting a crime far more serious than fraud.
Run, don't walk from this scheme! Don't give out a bank account number so that your paycheck is "direct deposit". Cut your losses before you end up with attorney fees.
2006-09-13 17:16:21 · answer #1 · answered by ditsyquoin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the same experience with them basically and I have been doing it about 2 weeks or so now. It seems like no one has heard of them, but it could just be a new or small company. The website gives an explanation of why its cost effective for them to ship things this way, but I'm a bit skeptical myself as to whether its legitimate. Have u talked to your shipping manager? They emailed me contact info, but we haven't spoken on the phone. Email me if u find out anything.
2006-09-13 16:23:07 · answer #2 · answered by Corin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if its legal i want in very badly. it might be but the $35 dollars seems too high. email me at iambroke83@hotmail.com if it is a legit source.
do they have an HR contact person
Have you been paid yet?
When and how often do they pay?
please email me the link to the site and ill investigate for you.
email me and ill call any number you give me and ill visit and check out their site with the business bureau. I need a second job now so if its legit i would apply too. thanks
2006-09-12 12:58:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
give me the address to apply
gabbygoodb@yahoo.com
have you ever opened a package?
2006-09-12 13:50:20 · answer #4 · answered by gabby 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
2006-09-12 13:17:19 · answer #5 · answered by taleywhacker 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋