Is the job posted on Craigslist from this website a scam?

Craigslist job post scam?

• i send my resume and this is what i got in return just want some opinions. Brampton Gateway Inc. PT Recruiting job, position confirmation #2 This message is the confirmation e-mail that you were accepted for our job. The initial position you applied for is no longer available, we have this job now if you are interested Your information is required again in order to start this job. It is for position you applied for, part-time Regional Recruiter job for Gateway Newstand Inc.. You don't have to talk directly with interested people or to contact anyone, just to post classified ads 2-3 times/week What this position entails: You need to post various employment classified ads in US newspapers and magazines for our company. This work does not require any funds out-of-pocket from you. We will provide the funds to post in newspapers. Once you have received the funds and the ad content necessary for the postings from us, all you have to do is place the ads from home by calling newspapers’ toll free numbers or by using their online services. Prices for US newspaper ads are almost double for foreign citizens/companies, this is the main reason we need your services in the US for the specified position, Regional Recruiter job. You will spend max. 3-6 hours weekly, in your spare time. You do NOT need special skills or degrees. The position is very easy and can be done by anyone without the necessity to leave current job! It’s as easy as placing an ad in a newspaper. There will be 6-8 ads placed weekly, for each ad you post you are paid with $100, you will deduct your share from money we send you to post the ads. For example, if we need to place an ad that costs $600 we will send you $700, you pay $600 to newspaper or website that places the ad and you remain same day with $100 commission. This is possible because for a foreign company the same ad costs around $900-$1100. We will select papers from the US where the classified ads will be placed and send you the funds to post. You need to place the ads in max. 48 hours after you receive the money from us! This is the only condition we ask. How you are paid for your services: As specified above, there will be 6-9 ads placed weekly. For each ad you post, you are paid $100. You will deduct your share from money we send you to post the ads. You will be registered as our employee and we'll pay taxes every time you will place an ad. You will then receive a 1099 form at the end of each year from our company. Please send below information: First name, Last name: Street Address: City, State, Postal Zip Code: Two E-mail addresses: Phone#: Although the requirements for this position are very simple and all terms are clear, please do not apply for this job if you are not responsible. Your agreement will be considered a US binding contract, so we expect you to follow through on your commitment to our requirements. One certified check of $1,415 will be released in the morning if you send today the information. Simply clear the check same day when you receive it at your bank, and follow simple instructions. It is very important to post the ads exactly like we will send it to you, all words. After the ads are posted you still have 24 hours and you can modify the content, no problems if you make a mistake first time, simply forward us the confirmation emails that publications will send and we will correct if needed. Same day you receive this first payment you will place 2 employment ads in Asbury Park Press and The Post and Courier newspapers. You will call free 1-800 numbers to do this task, so no extra costs. You will receive instructions and complete "how to" specifications, also the text that will appear in the ads, it will take like 5 minutes to do it. Simply let us know when you will receive the cashier's check next week. Your commission is $200 from this order. You must place the order in max. 48 hours after you receive the money. To apply now send the required information Have a nice day

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  100% scam. There is no job. There is only a scammer trying to steal your hard-earned money and maybe your freedom. The next email will be from another of the scammer's fake names and free email addresses pretending to be the "assistant" and will supply you with stock ads to post. The "job" you are advertising is really a "cash the fake check" type job scam. When a potential victim responds to the scammer due to YOUR ad that YOU posted using YOUR home computer, the potential victim is told by the scammer the he/she has a job cashing checks for some business or as a personal assistant. When craigslist realizes YOU posted the fake job ad, YOU get the visit from the local law enforcement agency asking why are YOU hiring people to cash fake checks? The real reason the scammer can't post on craigslist is because he has already been ip banned, which you will be if you post those fake job ads. The victims are suppose to cash the fake checks and send the cash back to the scammer via Western Union or moneygram. Western Union and moneygram do not verify anything on the form the sender fills out, not the name, not the street address, not the country, not even the gender of the receiver, it all means absolutely nothing. The clerk will not bother to check ID and will simply hand off your cash to whomever walks in the door with the MTCN# and question/answer. Neither company will tell the sender who picked up the cash, at what store location or even in what country your money walked out the door. Neither company has any kind of refund policy, money sent is money gone forever. Any "paycheck" you receive will be fake and will bounce. Whenever suspicious or just plain curious, google everything, website addresses, names used, companies mentioned, phone numbers given, all email addresses, even sentences from the emails as you might be unpleasantly surprised at what you find already posted online. You can also post/ask here and every scam-warner-anti-fraud-busting site you can find before taking a chance and losing money to a scammer. 7 "Rules to follow" to avoid most fake jobs: 1) Job asks you to use your personal bank account and/or open a new one. 2) Job asks you to print/mail/cash a check or money order. 3) Job asks you to use Western Union or moneygram in any capacity. 4) Job asks you to accept packages and re-ship them on to anyone. 5) Job asks you to pay visas, travel fees via Western Union or moneygram. 6) Job asks you to sign up for a credit reporting or identity verification site. 7) Job asks you to post ads on ebay/craigslist or on forums advertising merchandise, programs or other websites Avoiding all jobs that mention any of the above listed 'red flags' and you will miss nearly all fake jobs. Only scammers ask you to do any of the above. No. Exceptions. Ever. For any reason. If you google "fake job posting ads scam", "fraud craigslist job ad Western Union" or something similar, you will find hundreds of posts from victims and near-victims of this type of scam.