I am scared!! Is this a scam?

[Mumbles]

Might be waste of time to write.

7 206.126.236.96 17ms 16ms 17ms TTL: 0 (equinix.ashb.retn.net fraudulent rDNS)
8 46.46.128.22 145ms 146ms 162ms TTL: 0 (xe000-8.RT.V10.MSK.RU.retn.net fraudulent rDNS)
9 46.46.142.26 161ms 154ms 156ms TTL: 0 (No rDNS)
10 No Response * * *
11 188.65.208.35 158ms 158ms 157ms TTL: 46 (vh12.radiushost.ru ok)

is the trace at this moment. ru is Russia, of course.

You all are doing a great job here. Thanx.

[vonpaso xlura]

Yes, I already did the reverse lookup and found radiushost.ru. I haven't written the report in Russian yet, as it took me much of an hour to type the job description. Could you proofread it, in case?

Global Tour and Travel Inc.
8516 Tacoma Way.
Lakewood, WA 98499
United States of America
www.globaltourtravel.com
Tel. +1 (206) 600-7344

Global Tour and Travel is a well-established global travel company specializing in luxury trip management. Our company is actively engaged in the travel industry and proudly delivers the best service possible to every client, every time. We currently run our main office in Lakewood, USA and additional offices in Manila, Philippines and Hanoi, Vietnam. Our representatives operate across the United States, United Kingdom and China. Currently, our company is in the process of expanding our business presence into the market of Australia. We care about our employees, especially those working closely with us during this period of expansion.

We would like to warmly offer you the position of Processing Assistant (Sales Manager Assistant) in Australia. The task of the "Processing Assistant" is to process payments between our clients and our company, in particular, to manage cash and balance receipts, follow up on accounts, preparing brief summary reports and weekly financial reports. The job is related to remote operations, so you should have strong self-mangement skills. Every payment order will be accompanied with detailed instructions so there is no confusion on your part. Detailed instructions and other team member's attention will help you to perform successfully and establish permanent gateway for payments from Australian customers to our head office via International Money Order Systems. All transaction fees will be paid by us, and we will inform you regarding the payments sent to your account in advance.

The monthly base salary is AU$2000 paid fortnightly, plus 5% sales commission on top of that paid immediately for each transaction. Should you accept this position, you can expect (on average) about AU$3500 monthly in compensation. Right now the job would be part-time, but we are working hard on opening a permanent office in Australia come June 2013 and you could be promoted on your request to a full-time emproyee with an AU$4300 monthly base salary (plus sales commission). Relocation not required.

Benefits:
1. Access to some of the finest resorts in North America and Asia;
2. Up to 10% performance bonus of your annual base salary paid yearly;
3. 11 to 15 Days Break after every 90 Business Working Days;
4. Special rates for air fares and travel services;
5. Friendly intercultural team;
6. Flexible schedule on request;
7. Opportunity to grow within company;
8. Phone and Internet charges compensation.

General Schedule: Monday-Friday, 2 hours during business hours for general payments management and 2 hours after business hours to complete paperwork.

General duties include:
1. Track and receive domestic customer payments in bank account;
2. Calculate and deduct your sales commission and fees from the payments amount;
3. Send remaining amount to our head office via international money order systems (specified with every payment);
4. Provide transaction details in full;
5. Prepare weekly sales report in Excel;
6. Prepare monthly sales report in free form;
7. Provide necessary support to customers if required.

Successful applicants are offered the position on a probationary period basis (this period lasting one month). This is the period when a new employee will be trained on-the-fly and receie online support while performing general duties. A personal supervisor can recommend termination during/after the trial period, should the employee perform poorly. New employees should be responsible and strictly follow supervisor's recommendations to pass the Probationary Period successfully and go on to be employed on a regular contract.

Note: You may apply this position if you are already employed, as it wouldn't take more than 2-4 hours per day.


We appreciate you taking the time to read this over and hope to hear from you soon. Global Tour and Travel HR Department

[soju]

Yes, I already did the reverse lookup and found radiushost.ru. I haven't written the report in Russian yet, as it took me much of an hour to type the job description. Could you proofread it, in case?

Global Tour and Travel Inc.
8516 Tacoma Way.
Lakewood, WA 98499
United States of America
http://www.globaltourtravel.com
Tel. +1 (206) 600-7344

Global Tour and Travel is a well-established global travel company specializing in luxury trip management. Our company is actively engaged in the travel industry and proudly delivers the best service possible to every client, every time. We currently run our main office in Lakewood, USA and additional offices in Manila, Philippines and Hanoi, Vietnam. Our representatives operate across the United States, United Kingdom and China. Currently, our company is in the process of expanding our business presence into the market of Australia. We care about our employees, especially those working closely with us during this period of expansion.

We would like to warmly offer you the position of Processing Assistant (Sales Manager Assistant) in Australia. The task of the "Processing Assistant" is to process payments between our clients and our company, in particular, to manage cash and balance receipts, follow up on accounts, preparing brief summary reports and weekly financial reports. The job is related to remote operations, so you should have strong self-mangement skills. Every payment order will be accompanied with detailed instructions so there is no confusion on your part. Detailed instructions and other team member's attention will help you to perform successfully and establish permanent gateway for payments from Australian customers to our head office via International Money Order Systems. All transaction fees will be paid by us, and we will inform you regarding the payments sent to your account in advance.

The monthly base salary is AU$2000 paid fortnightly, plus 5% sales commission on top of that paid immediately for each transaction. Should you accept this position, you can expect (on average) about AU$3500 monthly in compensation. Right now the job would be part-time, but we are working hard on opening a permanent office in Australia come June 2013 and you could be promoted on your request to a full-time emproyee with an AU$4300 monthly base salary (plus sales commission). Relocation not required.

Benefits:
1. Access to some of the finest resorts in North America and Asia;
2. Up to 10% performance bonus of your annual base salary paid yearly;
3. 11 to 15 Days Break after every 90 Business Working Days;
4. Special rates for air fares and travel services;
5. Friendly intercultural team;
6. Flexible schedule on request;
7. Opportunity to grow within company;
8. Phone and Internet charges compensation.

General Schedule: Monday-Friday, 2 hours during business hours for general payments management and 2 hours after business hours to complete paperwork.

General duties include:
1. Track and receive domestic customer payments in bank account;
2. Calculate and deduct your sales commission and fees from the payments amount;
3. Send remaining amount to our head office via international money order systems (specified with every payment);
4. Provide transaction details in full;
5. Prepare weekly sales report in Excel;
6. Prepare monthly sales report in free form;
7. Provide necessary support to customers if required.

Successful applicants are offered the position on a probationary period basis (this period lasting one month). This is the period when a new employee will be trained on-the-fly and receie online support while performing general duties. A personal supervisor can recommend termination during/after the trial period, should the employee perform poorly. New employees should be responsible and strictly follow supervisor's recommendations to pass the Probationary Period successfully and go on to be employed on a regular contract.

Note: You may apply this position if you are already employed, as it wouldn't take more than 2-4 hours per day.


We appreciate you taking the time to read this over and hope to hear from you soon. Global Tour and Travel HR Department

Thanks man. It looks about right. I would have done it myself if you just say it. anyway thanks.

[vonpaso xlura]

No problem. I post scam scripts, and sometimes the scammers send them as PNG or BMP (!) files and I have to type them out.

[Jcihateconartists]

Dear All,
Please DO NOT respond to the GLOBAL TRAVEL TOURS, LAKEWOOD, TACUOMA USA vacancy sent from KEVIN FLORES -it is a CON!
I work in the Finance Industry, and was surprised to receive an email offering a job as a Travel Agent.
Ok cool...but I didn't apply for that job...and why was the email in my junk box (which can happen by accident obviously)...and why did the email contain spelling/grammatical errors (I'm no spelling bee champ, but I saw a few mistakes)..and why couldn't I forward the attachments onto another individual to verify it (it wouldn't allow me to).
So that's when I became suspicious and began researching it further. In money laundering, dirty money (eg proceeds from drugs, fraudulent cheques,human trafficking etc) passes through clean accounts (you the unsuspecting "sales assistant"), then you take the money out of your account, and wire it to the "business" (the con artist), this process of layering makes it harder for the banks and police to trace, as it keeps on moving from place to place.
Depending upon which country you reside in, you may be liable to repay back every penny that passes through your account, may incur a criminal record, and lose the right to ever have a bank account/credit card/loan/or mortgage in the future.
Please research every single thing that is sent to you, the economy isn't so great at the minute, so if someone offers you a brilliant, easy to do, financially rewarding job, and it sounds too good to be true...then probably it is.