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[kalicokat_13]

I found a job on craigs list for a personal assistant.....Not sure if it legit, How can I find out?

[retdetsgt]

Call them? We're the police, no psychics.

[kalicokat_13]

thank you for the answer.....No Phone number....wants to transfer $10,000.00 to an Ally online account and wants me to wire transfer it to one of his "site" managers, also wants me evertually to sit in on online conferencing meeting after a few transfers......?? Just trying to find out if job is legit...thats all. I do appreciate your help though. Thank you sir and also thank you for your years of service .....

[manahmanah]

This is what we call a "red flag" In some circles it is also known as a "Bull $hit Flag".

No employer should be asking you to wire transfer your money. Now, I'm no HR expert, but I would tend to believe that this job is not "legit". You should meet up with the prospective employer and destroy him with your "laser".

[Samuel]

And here I thought the OP was gonna ask for help on dealing with some crazy guy named Ned...

[kalicokat_13]

no ....He wants to transfer the money into an account Im to take out.... but thank you for your answer also.... maybe i came to the wrong place....I was just trying to find out ...How to find out if a job was legal or not? Not sure where or how to look. I do appreciate your time and effort to answer my question though. Thank you

[kalicokat_13]

woops! Sorry for the misspelling of the word need ..... lol but who knows Ned may need advice?????? I know I do...

[kalicokat_13]

It is hard to tell if a man is telling the truth when you know you would lie if you were in his place." H. L. Mencken

[retdetsgt]

thank you for the answer.....No Phone number....wants to transfer $10,000.00 to an Ally online account and wants me to wire transfer it to one of his "site" managers, also wants me evertually to sit in on online conferencing meeting after a few transfers......?? Just trying to find out if job is legit...thats all. I do appreciate your help though. Thank you sir and also thank you for your years of service .....

No. Anything involving transfer of funds is not legitimate.

Do they want you to transfer your money or are they saying they will transfer money to you for you to transfer again?

[kalicokat_13]

he wants to transfer funds to me, to an account that I take out and then Im to pay myself, and then wire transfer the remaining funds to his tech....

[retdetsgt]

he wants to transfer funds to me, to an account that I take out and then Im to pay myself, and then wire transfer the remaining funds to his tech....

It's a form of Nigerian bank scam. There is no legitimate reason for anything like that.

Never get involved with anyone you don't personally know in the transfer of money from one bank to another.

When in doubt, talk to your bank before you do any banking transfers. They will know if it's a legitimate transaction or not.

[kalicokat_13]

thank you so much for your reply I really do appreciate it....I dont want to do anything illegal, thats why i came here. To pick a few brains or two. again thank you for your help.

[Samuel]

Well, collectively speaking, I think we Might have a couple of (working) brains here - I know I pitch in my 2% of a brain...

Btw, rhetorically, why would he need you to do what he is asking? I.e. why doesn't he do it himself?

[kalicokat_13]

this is one of the e mails I received it may answer your guestion :
Hello, and thank you for replying to my ad. I am desperately needing help, as the wife is raising Cain about how much time I spend on the computer versus how much I spend with her and the kids. Unfortunately,she is right, and now I am determined to fix that. The business pretty much runs itself. I have five people I have subbed out all the technical work to, so I don't have much responsibility, except getting my payments from the companies and sending out the paychecks to the site admins. Every once in a while I get bored and set up my own conferences, but that is becoming fewer and fewer. I am probably going to go into development soon and make a game or two and retire.. Nah, not me. Anyways, that is pretty much the requirements of the job. After looking at this, I figured it would take a miracle for me to get you even 20 hours a week, so I think we need to incorporate a salary instead, to cover both of us. Let's say 425 a week, and if a week comes up that requires more than 30 hours, we'll arrange some form of compensation. If this still interests you, and you think you are capable of the job, please fill the form below. Thanks for your interest, and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

[kalicokat_13]

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Sincerely,

Jason