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

Another scam in the Craigslist website? Part time Accts Payable-Seattle?

• From : Mr James Herr( Personnel manager ) Company : Mainframe Communication Mainframe Communication is a United States baby firm which is just getting to a year old, seeking assistance with the work from home initiative to assist with clerical and administrative duties online pending the establishment of our New Outlets in New York, San Francisco And United Kingdom. We are into Computer Peripherals Supplies. We are dedicated to meeting the needs of independent dialysis providers around the world by leveraging today's most innovative technologies to deliver a full spectrum of high-quality services to the business community. We Specialize in all kinds of Computer peripherals Supplies such as ATX case, Networking Routers, HDDX Compacts, satellite HDD Communicator, Computer Peripherals, CD-R Hard Drives, Memory Sticks and many more. Duties and functions to be carried out by you . {1}Answer phone calls and take messages {2}Audit Checks and payment slips for accuracy {3}Enter into the Cashiering computer system all cash received and disbursed for each day's transaction {4}Review and process travel expense vouchers for accountability and proper authorization {5}Process payroll in the Managers absence {6}Customer transaction and reception {7}The salary is $20 per/hr . {8}This is a full time and part time job. CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES : Your duties when work commences are to be provided by your supervisor which would be made known to you .You would be giving Logs and records of company transactions that are back dated and back logged to sort out and help to ascertain balance sheets an d computer records of several invoicing and payments made in past transactions. This are the enormous logs that the company needs an extra hand for, which made it necessary for the company to employ Online staffs to record company transactions with the ever growing needs of our clients. Now the software you would be using would entail the proper data entry and arrangements of records being sorted out along side with Microsoft office Software( Spread sheet and Excel ). This would help make it easier. After Logs have been processed by you, the end data would be passed on to your supervisor . ( Training on how to use the softwares would be made available to you before the equipments arrive) . Here is a Brief Questionnaire that would help Us ascertain your skills and experience. *So why do you want this Job? *Have you worked as an account assistant before? *Privacy and code of conduct....explain the phrase? *What do you understand by petty cash? *Have you ever worked from home? *How would you describe your self? *Do you know your clerical speed?what is it? *Do you have an idea of how to use ms excel? *Do you have office Equipments at home i.e Fax Machine,Scanner,Computer Internet and a phone Line ? *Do you have another Job : if yes,Is it a full time Job or a part time Job? *What time range will be able to dedicate to the firm ?( Morning Section 8am-12noon or Afternoon section 3pm-6pm ) *How many hours are you willing to Work per day? ( 4 Maximum ) *I want you to understand that your expected to make yourself available online 2hrs daily for reference purpose . *Payroll Interval? ( Weekly or Bi-weekly ) *Do you have professional Reference which I can go through? *I want you to understand that we pay our staffs via Pay (Bank transfer or Check) because it is easier for us to send payments through the mentioned method. I will be waiting for your detailed response so that we can move on to the next phase. Kind Regards, Mr James Herr( Personnel Manager ) Head of Personnel Management Resource for Online Staffs Mainframe Communication

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  Of course it's a scam. They want you to give them your bank account name and routing numbers so they can empty it. The length of the email is funny--so is the throwing around of 1960s-1980s computer phrases (and even one for diabetics). No US firm would name themselves "Mainframe communication" and then talk about you having a pc and internet access. By definition, if it can be done on the internet, they don't need you. Paper records (these don't actually exist) can be scanned. Bizarre references to logs and excel spreadsheets. General Ledgers aren't done this way in real businesses. Again an embedded reference to your cash: *I want you to understand that we pay our staffs via Pay (Bank transfer or Check) " They will want *you* to "pay the staff" with *your* money. And of course, they will need *your* bank account information to make the scam work.