Note to All: I have attached just the latest of our conversations. for my protection we shall call me Maria.

I write:

Fishy yes. I am no fool you will not let you take my hard earned money. I am a single mother of 2 kids HOW DARE YOU TRY THIS.

I thought you sounded a little hmmm Ethnic. you can tell some of your work is cut and past. When you respond you can tell either English is your second language or you did not finish H.S. next time use spell check.

Funny how your phone is out of service or should I say convenient.

Final Note: DO NOT SEND ME ANYTHING! I AM NOT INTERESTED! I WILL NOT CASH YOU PHONEY CHECK! OH YES GO TO HELL!!!! I SAY THAT WITH A SMILE

If you are a legitimate company (I doubt it) learn US customs


They Write:
-----Original Message-----
From: Tanya De Guzman <[email protected]>
To: mar.com
Sent: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 6:34 am
Subject: Re: Maria *F/T P/T


My Phone is out of service but I will give you a call,The Company name is TSM a swiss trade association.Your trainging will be given,Just because since you're the one available at hand now we decided you receive the care for the payment you will be receiving today.
Once you get the payment let me know and have the rest funds wired today to the Information I provided to you.

Regards

m wrote:

Tanya,

If it is possible can I have your phone number so I may contact you. I was under the impression I would be given training with constant contact to assistance.

I will be in and out today to receive the package. I don't even know the name of your company/ no background check of me. This all seems a little odd.

Thank you,
Maria

They Write:

-----Original Message-----
From: Tanya De Guzman <[email protected]>
To:
Sent: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 5:42 am
Subject: Re: Maria *F/T P/T


Hello Maria ,
Thank you for the email update. I want you to know that you will be receiving the check today via FedEx , Make sure you take it to your bank and have it cashed-out immediately and send the funds to my chief accountant David .Once you have the funds, deduct 5% of it and also the western union charges ,Then send the rest to him. Find below the western union details of whom you would be sending the funds to. I suppose you would be sending the funds today.

Western Union Details Below:


Name:David Ugrin
Address:ZUPANCICEVA 33
Zip:6000
State: Koper
Country :Slovenia
Text:Question: My name
Answer: David


Once you send the funds, i would like you to send me the following details


*Name and address of the sender
*10 digits western union (MTCN #)
*Text question and answer
*Amount sent

I look forward to your email alongside with the necessary details.

FedEx Tracking Number Of Check : 791493655900

I too have gotten involved in this. I was sent the same email as "Mariuxi", so I replied to Tanya with the same response asking her to call me. Haven't gotten a reply yet.

In the meantime, I did call my local Police Department and they were very helpful. The man I spoke with said it was for sure a scam, don't cash the check and he gave me the number to the Internet Fraud Task Force and told me to check out the USPS website because they have information regarding this. I did however, send a message to craigslist (which is where I found the ad) to have any and all messages removed.

So, I guess I will wait to receive the check, and contact the internet fraud, USPS and possibly FedEx to see if we can't get something done about this.

THANKS FOR Everyone's COMMENTS!

I'm answering the question because I was a victim recently of TSM Group or ITS-Career.com. It's the same thing. DO NOT TRUST A WORD OF ANYTHING THEY SAY.:(

And they are at it again:

> Detailed Job Description - Customer Service/Sales Support
>
> The primary goal of the Customer Service/Sales Support representative
> is to provide local customer support to our clients within North
> America. You will be assisting our clients within North America, the
> assistance to be provided will include: payment collections and
> customer service.
> Your duties will include:
>
> - Collecting Local Payments
>
> When a buyer in United States decides to purchase an item through an
> online auction from our sellers he has the following payment options:
> pay pal, international wire transfer, international check, or local
> wire transfer. The most quick option of these is local wire
> transferring. Local wire transfers are the option that the sales
> support representative will provide to the clients.
>
> - Managing Data
>
> Along with the payments received from buyers you will be receiving
> details for these sales. These details will include items sold, price,
> and buyer's information. You are to file and maintain these purchasing
> records and transactions.
>
> - Forwarding of the Payments
>
> Once you receive each payment you will be keeping 10% as commission
> and forwarding the rest to the seller or representative, whose
> information will be provided prior each transaction. It is crucial to
> complete forwarding of the payments in a time efficient manner.
>
> Here is an example of a brief report:
> Date: August 8, '06
> Buyer: Laura N. Smith
> Item: Movado Watch
> Price: $ 1,921.27
> 10% Commission : $ 192
> Fees: $ 85
> Total Forwarded: $1644.27
> Forwarded to: Margo Narenzo, Barcelona, Spain Reference Numbers:
> 2349783981
> - Fees, and Transferring Procedures
> All fees are covered by the company. The fees for transferring are
> simply deducted from the payments received. No client will contact you
> during initial stage of the trial period. After three weeks of the
> trial period you will begin to have contact with the buyers via email
> in regards to collection of the payments. For the first three weeks
> you will simply receive all of the transferring details, and payments,
> along with step by step guidance from your supervisor. You will be
> forwarding the received payments by wire transfer.
> Additional Information
> Salary
> During the trial period, you will be paid 2,000USD per month while
> working on average 3-4hours per day, plus 10% commission from every
> payment received and forwarded. The salary will be sent in the form of
> wire transfer directly to your account. After the trial period your
> base pay salary will go up to 2,200USD per month, plus 10% commission.
> Taxes
> You will receive a monthly invoice stating your total income. All
> applicable taxes are covered by the company.
>
> Your First Primary task (Collection of Payments):
> 1. Receive payment from our Customers or Clients.
> 2. Cash Payment at your Bank or any cashing facilities near you.
> 3. Deduct 10 % which will be your percentage/pay on Payment processed
> 4. Forward balance after deduction of percentage/pay to any of the
> offices you will be contacted to send payment to, you'll have a lot of
> free time doing another job, because this job scehdule is flexible,
> you'll get good income .But this job is very challenging and you
> should understand it.
>
> Personal Information
>
> Full Name:
> Address:
> City:
> State/Province:
> Postal Code:
> Residential Phone Number:
> Mobile(optional):
>
> Fill in your Information above and I will get back at you.

I thank everyone for their responses to the question. It informed me as to what exactly was going on. I responded to a listing on craigslist and got this e-mail and a check arrived in my mailbox after I provided personal information. Needless to say I am going to ignore this offer thanks to the good people here who decided to share their encounters.

Once again, Thank you everybody.

Oh and the payment was supposed to be made to:

Thank you for the email update. I want you to know that you will be receiving a check today via UPS(1ZY***************) from Mills College of amount $2550.00 in accordance with the transaction details below.


Transaction Details :


Date: May 28, '08
Buyer: Mills College.
Item: Swatch Watches (20Pcs)
Price: $ 850.00


Instructions

Once you get the check , Make sure you take it to your bank and have it cashed-out immediately and wire the rest funds to the Information of David below .Once you have cashed the check , deduct 10% of it and also the western union charges ,then wire the rest to the information below via western union. Find below the western union details of whom you would be sending the funds to. I suppose you would be sending the funds today.



Western Union Details Below:


Name:David Ugrin
Address:ZUPANCICEVA 33
Zip:6000
State: Koper
Country :Slovenia

Once you send the funds, I would like you to send me the following details


*Name and address of the sender
*10 digits western union (MTCN #)
*Amount sent

I look forward to your email alongside with the necessary details

WATCH out everybody (pun fully intended) ha ha.