Is This Job a Scam?
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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.
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.
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.
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
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.