do you think this is professional enough for me to go to it or does it sound to risky?HELP!!!!?

Question

so i was walking home and me and my friend saw a paper/flyer it was advertising a job for teens 14-18 with 150-350 a week( i think) so i called and they are like name, age, city so i did it(sounds like a stupid decision now) and then like they called me an hour ago asking if i was interested in a job and then they are like " we'll pick you up at 4:30 tomorrow for training" i found out its for the orange county register/ oc post and they were talking about giving amusement park tickets and stuff and then they are like if you feel comfortable with a friend thats cool bring them along if you want and i was told that three other people have like reserved for it so yeah umm just in case you guys want to call to see if this is a faulty or something the number is(714) 277 2797 so yeah i hope you guys can help cuz i dont want to get like kidnapped or something... oh and they asked if my parents were fine with it so yeah...:/ i thought it was a good idea but now im thinking it might be a bad 1

Answer 1

I've never heard of an employer picking up a trainee your age. I would NOT go. I would advise you to call them back and ask if you can meet them at the training facility. It all sounds fishy to me.

What do your parents think?

Answer 2

If they haven't even told you what they are doing, or the name of the company, then I would be suspicious. Picking you up at 4.30? Where are they taking you? And why cant they just give you a bus ticket or buspass to get there yourself?

714) 277-2797 is Unpublished or Unavailable
[phone]
Type: Land Line
Provider: Time Warner Telcom
Location: Santa Ana, CA

This is the phone number for the OC Post
• By phone, please call:
[phone]
http://www.ocpost.com/customerservice/

These are OC Register Phone numbers
Customer Service: [phone] or [e-mail]
Subscriptions: [phone] or [e-mail]
Online Content: Jeff Light, [e-mail]
News: [phone] or [e-mail]
Print Advertising: [phone] or [e-mail]
Online Advertising: [phone] or [e-mail]
Classifieds: [phone] or [e-mail]
DiscoverOC.com:
• Rona Gustavsen [phone], email
http://www.ocregister.com/

Call these numbers and ask them about the job offer. If they say its ok, then its your choice. If they dont know anything about this job, then its a scam.

Answer 3

You sound uncomfortable with this. I would call the police dept and ask them what they think. I would also call the OC post or who ever they say they are directly from a phone number I found in the yellow pages. Just make sure they are who they say they are and what kind of training you'll be getting.

Answer 4

Tell your parents about it IMMEDIATELY and talk to your school counselor about these people. Don't do it. You may need a job, but this is not an opportunity, it is a trap...
Stay in school....Your feelings are right. If you get a bad feeling about something like this don't do and PLEASE WARN OTHERS.

Answer 5

sounds perfect..