Is This Job a Scam?

Question

About us: We are an Austrian company and we are selling in USA advertising packages like ads in Europe Newspapers, Email marketing packages, Search engine services.

Our company's name: Media Inter Placement, Inc.

We have one available job: US Representative: $4,100 per month.



The job is 100% legal in U.S.A. and all our sales activities are recorded at US Work Bureau.

To begin this job TODAY we need your FULL NAME AND ADDRESS (your postal address -- home address) FOR PAYMENTS that will be mailed (shipped) to your address:


Full name:
Address:
City, State, Zip code:
2 Email Addresses:
Phone number:

Answer 1

It is absolutely a scam and there are several clues to this:

1) If you do a google search, you will find that "US Work Bureau" does not show up; there is no such organization.

2) "Media Inter Placement" is an English-sounding company. A true Austrian company would have a German name, since that is the country's official language.

3) No company address is given, nor is any other type of contact information.

4) There is no description of what the company actually does, or a website where to find samples of their work.

5) The English language in this e-mail is poorly expressed, with many grammar mistakes. A legitimate business offer would be formally written and formatted correctly.

Best thing to do is delete it.

Answer 2

seems like a scam to me. based on what you wrote it appears that all you do is accept payment and then send 90% of the payment on. If that is the case then it can only be a scam. Basically the scammer will eventually need you to tell them your bank account number, branch location, your identify, address, name, dob etc etc Once the scamer has all that info, they can take money out of your bank account. This is't a legit job ... nor is the company legit. If the company is legit it would have a business license and a bank account.

Answer 3

Probably.

What is the "US Work Bureau"? I have never heard of it. Besides, any job that has to claim that they are 100% legal, is probably a scam.

If they want you to process payments from their customers and wire the money to them, it is a scam. The checks are fake but look perfectly real and they will bounce but not until after you wire the money out leaving you on the hook for the wire.

Answer 4

i smell a scam here...

To Avoid scams here is what i tell people...
All spam emails/unsolicited phone calls/letters and faxes are scams.
As a general rule - ANYTHING involving Western Union/money gram = Scam.
my Advice: Don't deal with anyone out of state or from a foreign country or Accept or cash checks from strangers and never use wire/bank transfer services.. you risk losing your $$ and your mind.
Remember, if it sounds too good
to be true, it probably is! NEVER(ever) give out your personal information to strangers online or offline! Always be on guard.

S-CHEMING
C-RAFTY
A-GGRESSIVE
M-ALICIOUS

Answer 5

Uhhhh if they have to advertise that they are legal 100% and have their activities recorded then I am guessing that its not a legitimate business or its a scheme to get your information.

Answer 6

Sounds like they want to mail checks to you which you will deposit. Then you send part of the money to them. The checks will initially "clear" but later bounce. You will be out the difference. This is a common scam.