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I've mentioned this before....
It's a tough economy and maybe I should have known this ad was too good to be true based on the salary alone, but the ad seems normal enough.
Here it is
http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/lab/2052688270.html
And here is their response to me via e-mail:
I've called Wesco, which is a real company with two branches in Massachusetts, to let them know.
I encountered a similar scam on Craigslist a few months back that was using a real company's name out of Arizona....
"We used to make shit in this country, build shit...now we just put our hand in the next guy's pocket."
This shit is everywhere.
here is the flakelist report:
http://flakelist.org/page/viewpub/tid/1/pid/2577
It's a tough economy and maybe I should have known this ad was too good to be true based on the salary alone, but the ad seems normal enough.
Here it is
http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/lab/2052688270.html
Warehouse Workers (Boston)
The warehouse worker will load and unload trucks, and moving cylinders, hard goods, pallets. Looking for hard working workers with strong work ethic, professional attitude, and polite personality. Should be able to provide appropriate feedback when necessary, listen attentively, and follow instructions with little to no supervision from management.
We are a growing company with lots to offer! Starting pay is $15-17 an hour with full time postions from 10AM-6PM
The warehouse worker will load and unload trucks, and moving cylinders, hard goods, pallets. Looking for hard working workers with strong work ethic, professional attitude, and polite personality. Should be able to provide appropriate feedback when necessary, listen attentively, and follow instructions with little to no supervision from management.
We are a growing company with lots to offer! Starting pay is $15-17 an hour with full time postions from 10AM-6PM
And here is their response to me via e-mail:
Hello,
Work Staff Agency is a staffing and recruitment company with thousands of satisfied clients across the United States. We offer successful candidates the opportunity to work for our clients in full-time or temporary positions. The email you replied to is a tentative offer of employment for the available warehouse position with AAA Distribution, Inc right off of Route 28 and East St.
As you saw in the ad, this position pays a generous hourly wage of $15.00 - $17.00 base on experience, with great medical benefits, and also provides potential to earn significant overtime income if you choose to take advantage of that, when the opportunity arises. We are hiring rapidly at this time, and are fully prepared to make you employment offer, provided that you comply with the rest of the recruitment terms.
To accept these terms and move on to the next stage of the recruitment process, you must provide us with a current copy of your credit report/score to go in your employment file. The distribution center
has been having trouble hiring illegal citizens, and this prevents from that happening. Wesco Distribution has request us to pre-screen all
possible candidates for their credit score.
Your credit report/score will not matter, as it's rather an easy means
of verifying your identity and valid citizenship in the US. Below will
be a link to obtain your credit score for just a $2 processing fee. Once done, we will be notified and process you for in person interview. We are hiring 5 workers but please act promptly, or the job will be taken. You will need to bring 2 forms of identification with you to the interview, usually ID and Social Security card.
Your score can be obtained here:
http://workcheck.net/job12218
We appreciate your interest in joining the team, and hope you decide to come aboard!
Cindy Johnson
Work Staff Agency Recruiting Team
Note the silly spelling errors and the ridiculously generic and phony agency name. Also the lack of a phone number for "Cindy Johnson".Work Staff Agency is a staffing and recruitment company with thousands of satisfied clients across the United States. We offer successful candidates the opportunity to work for our clients in full-time or temporary positions. The email you replied to is a tentative offer of employment for the available warehouse position with AAA Distribution, Inc right off of Route 28 and East St.
As you saw in the ad, this position pays a generous hourly wage of $15.00 - $17.00 base on experience, with great medical benefits, and also provides potential to earn significant overtime income if you choose to take advantage of that, when the opportunity arises. We are hiring rapidly at this time, and are fully prepared to make you employment offer, provided that you comply with the rest of the recruitment terms.
To accept these terms and move on to the next stage of the recruitment process, you must provide us with a current copy of your credit report/score to go in your employment file. The distribution center
has been having trouble hiring illegal citizens, and this prevents from that happening. Wesco Distribution has request us to pre-screen all
possible candidates for their credit score.
Your credit report/score will not matter, as it's rather an easy means
of verifying your identity and valid citizenship in the US. Below will
be a link to obtain your credit score for just a $2 processing fee. Once done, we will be notified and process you for in person interview. We are hiring 5 workers but please act promptly, or the job will be taken. You will need to bring 2 forms of identification with you to the interview, usually ID and Social Security card.
Your score can be obtained here:
http://workcheck.net/job12218
We appreciate your interest in joining the team, and hope you decide to come aboard!
Cindy Johnson
Work Staff Agency Recruiting Team
I've called Wesco, which is a real company with two branches in Massachusetts, to let them know.
I encountered a similar scam on Craigslist a few months back that was using a real company's name out of Arizona....
"We used to make shit in this country, build shit...now we just put our hand in the next guy's pocket."
This shit is everywhere.
here is the flakelist report:
http://flakelist.org/page/viewpub/tid/1/pid/2577
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