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Posted by: Brando May 10 2007, 03:36 PM
So I'm looking for a new job. Just updated my resume on Monster tuesday night and this morning I get an e-mail for something that looks like processing money transactions. Has something to do with managing e-bay auctions and taking payments. Here's the jist of the job description:
When a buyer in the US 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, local certified check or local wire transfer. The quickest option of these is local wire transferring. Local wire transfers and certified checks are the options 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 5% 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.
- Correspondence
You will be submitting brief reports, weekly reports, and monthly reports. Weekly and monthly reports are to be done in Excel format and are to summarize all transactions completed within the week, or month.
Here is an example of a brief report:
Date: August 8, '06
Buyer: Laura N. Smith
Item: Movado Watch
Price: $ 1,921.27
Commission 5%: $ 96
Fees: $ 75
Total Forwarded: $1750.27
Forwarded to: Elisa Narenzo, Copenhagen, Denmark
Reference Numbers: 23497839
- 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 through western union, money gram transferring agents, or by wire transferring.
Seems kind of fishy to me, their company seems to be legit. Correspondence so far has been a bit helpful. I don't like the idea of actually handling money, though. Whether it be through accounts being the medium puts a lot of liability on me. Even though I really don't have much of anything to lose, that's a lot of responsibility. If it's just processing the transactions that's one thing.
How's this look from a legal standpoint? I've yet to have any experience yea or nea as to if this is a good or bad thing, that's why I'm feeling for input. The monthly salary isn't that bad for the equivalent of part-time work though.
Thanks!
Posted by: smontanaro May 10 2007, 03:46 PM
Yeah, you're going to get crap like that from posting your resume on Monster and other big general purpose job sites. Looks like a scam to me. You'd probably get screwed from both sides. My recommendation is that you find more niche-oriented job boards which specialize in your skill set.
Skip
Posted by: sww914 May 10 2007, 04:04 PM
I bet you'll end up paying out money before the paypals actually clear, or near the end of the time that the "buyer" has to dispute the charges, all of the sales will be disputed, leaving you out of all the money you collected, minus your "commission".
Posted by: SirAndy May 10 2007, 06:29 PM
run ...
Posted by: grantsfo May 10 2007, 06:37 PM
Run real fast
Posted by: SLITS May 10 2007, 06:38 PM
I got the same thing as an email and immediately trashed it.
Posted by: Brando May 10 2007, 08:31 PM
Thanks guys.
The application has a date with my shredder...
Posted by: DonTraver May 11 2007, 10:20 AM
Try here
http://scamvictimsunited.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=16&sid=0c66976a502497b1dfbd10c13287a118
Posted by: JB 914 May 11 2007, 10:57 AM
If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck.........it's a duck.
you can do better than that scam Brando.
Good luck in your quest!
Posted by: ConeDodger May 11 2007, 11:17 AM
If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck.......
It's gonna crap all over your lawn.
Posted by: Aaron Cox May 11 2007, 11:22 AM
be an OC sheriff's deputy.....
they are always hiring.... and skline did that as i recall. talk to him about it.
Posted by: SLITS May 11 2007, 11:25 AM
be an OC sheriff's deputy.....
they are always hiring.... and skline did that as i recall. talk to him about it.
Now that is a frightening thought. OC is hiring the mentally challenged and letting them carry a weapon?
Posted by: Aaron Cox May 11 2007, 11:27 AM
and we need brando to bulk up and weigh more than 120 lbs soaking wet 
dont want him to get pushed around by the gangsta's
Posted by: Brando May 11 2007, 12:23 PM
they are always hiring.... and skline did that as i recall. talk to him about it.
I did talk to him about it ... loooooong time ago. It's why I won't do it.
Besides, do you want someone like me walking around with the power of a badge and a gun? Seriously?
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