Comment from person reporting offer: *ORIGINAL JOB LISTING (on craigslist) - Seems innocuous enough, not written very well but the poster is perhaps a non-native English speaker...*

Comment from PhishBucket: At first, when you read this Craigslist posting, you might think 'receive my mails and drop them off' sounds like handling personal and/or professional correspondence. Read on...

As seen on Craigslist:
Personal Assistance Needed
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Reply to: prof.markdennis @ gmail.com ? subject=Personal%20Assistance%20Needed
Date: 2009-05-28, 4:32AM EDT

Hello,

I am looking for someone who can handle my personal and business errands at
his/her spare time. Someone who can offer me these services:Mail services:
Receive my mails and drop them off

Applicant Must have driving expirence
Applicant Must have knowledge of new york

   - Compensation: doe
   - Telecommuting is ok.
   - This is a part-time job.
   - OK for recruiters to contact this job poster.
   - Phone calls about this job are ok.
   - Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or
   commercial interests.

PostingID: 1192717475

Comment from person reporting offer: *REPLY TO MY INQUIRY - Very odd... *though not actually asking for any info (aside from gender and current employer info) that wasn't already provided on resume...

Comment from PhishBucket: Asking for your gender is discriminatory; any *REAL* employer or recruiter would know that. When we talk to victims, we are often told they were harrassed at work by these people and threatened to talk to their managers. If you have a real job already, tha would be a crappy way to lose it. What's more, it turns out to be a shipping/re-shipping scam. So you'd be trafficking stolen goods (bought with stolen credit or debit cards) and thus committing a crime. Nothing illegal, eh? Guess who'd probably be arrested first? (You.)

Message text:
Hello,

 Its nice to read from you that you are interested in knowing more about
the part time job offer.I am looking for someone who can handle my personal
and business errands at his/her spare time. Someone who can offer me these
services:Mail services: Receive my mails and drop them off  at
FedEx,Dhl,Ups(nothing illegal).Shop for Gifts,Sit for delivery( at your
home) or pick items up at nearby post office at your convenience.I would
love to meet up with you to talk about this job if you will like to work
full time.But i am currently away to see my family.

 I am in Australia so there will be no interview. I will prepay you in
advance to do my shopping. I will also have my mails and packages forwarded
to your address. If you will be unable to stay at your house to get my
mails, I can have it shipped to a post office near you and then you can pick
it up at your convenience. When you get my mails/packages; you are required
to mail them to where I want them mailed to. You don't have to put money out
of your pocket,  all you have to do is have packages shipped to your house
and do my shopping. You are allowed to open the packages to reveal its
content.  The content of the packages are computer and electronics,
clothings business and personal letters.  All expenses and taxes will be
covered by me.  You will work between 15 to 20hrs a month.  How much will
you charge per month? I will pay $450. That is not a bad offer, is it?  I
need your service because I am constantly out of town. I work in real estate
and I own an Art Gallery,Clothing and Electronics Store in Australia. I will
return to US on June 15th to set-up a store,so this process will be going on
till then. If you don't mind, I will meet up with you when I return and then
we can talk about the possibility of making this long term. Well, let me
know if you are able to handle the position.If you are able to handle it.

 I will email you the list and pictures of what to shop for when I am ready.
No heavy packages is involved! You can do the shopping at Sears, Walmart,
Bestbuy, Circuicity, Oldnavy and other stores. You will be shopping for
Electronics and clothings.I will provide you my UPS,DH L,FED EX account
number for Shipping. All you have to do is provide my account number to
UPS,DH L,FED EX and shipping charges will be applied into the account. I
will provide clear set of instructions for each task I need done as well the
funds to cover them. If i were to mail you money order to do my shopping
plus upfront payment for your service, where would you want it mailed to?
How should your name appear on the money order?..I will need the information
below,

Application Form

First Name:
 Last Name:
 Address:
 City:
 State:
 Zip code:
 Phone:
 Email:
Age:
 Gender:
Salary History:
Current Employer:
 Possible Working Hours:

    Please get back to me as soon as possible so that i can mail the payment
out to you..NB: THE PAYMENT WILL COME INFORM OF MONEY ORDER CHECK or CERTIFIED
CHECK

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