Colton Group

Hillary –

Victim Location 33404

Type of a scam Employment

This was the email:

Your interest about the job has been received. This might seem a

little different from the position placed on ZIP RECRUITER. I have an urgent need to replace my Personal Assistant. I really need someone urgently to take up the position as my personal assistant I am looking for a friendly, simple & trustworthy personal office assistant, this is intended to be a long term/permanent job depending on what your schedule looks like but I’d love to be sure if you are available right away.

The hours will be between 4-5 hours daily which can be increased after

your first week of start-up. This position allows you opportunity to take on a second job, thereby increasing your income, but for full time it is 8 hours daily. Below are the job descriptions;

Your Duties:

*General work

*process mails

*Data entry

*Receive calls

*Book appointments & reservation

*Shopping, etc, or any other reasonable duty will be allocated to you.

My name is Rick Lane, I recently set up my company Colton Groups Inc, the website is www.coltongroupinc.com which is at it’s finishing stage but you can check it out.Through our large national network of clients,we offer a wide range of attractive permanent job opportunities with leading US based businesses. At no charge to you, we accompany you through the entire recruitment process, including preparation for the job search, assistance during the interview and salary negotiations. I also have a personal hobby of dealing in Artifacts, antiques and materials from ancient cities, I get involved in several art businesses in the States & Canada. I’m mostly very occupied, therefore it is imperative for me to have a worthy personal assistant.

Due to the nature of my job, I am a frequent traveler so I need an assistant to handle my schedules when I’m busy. I’ll need you to start immediately, you will be properly briefed & given a comprehensive instruction via email or phone for every duty. This process will be on-going till I’m back, I will meet up with you when I return. Kindly Let me know if you’re still interested as I’m offering $30 hourly with a reasonable start-up bonus, I want you to answer this brief questionnaire below, Please answer them to the best of your knowledge.

* Have you ever worked as a personal assistant before?

* Will you be taking this as a primary Job?

* If you want to make this your secondary job (How many Hours does

your primary job take? )

* Do you have professional reference?

* How many hours are you wiling to devote to work for me?

* What do you understand by privacy & Code of Conduct?

* Explain petty cash transactions?

* Tell me a little about yourself?

* Are you willing to give your best shot at working with me?

I will be expecting your prompt response.

Sincerely,

Rick Lane.