Job Scam: 1st Delivery Inc. - Courier Position (R7484)
Posted by Greg Bulmash in Job Hunting, tags: job scamsThis one just slipped through my spam filters, and I thought I'd share. As usual, the letter and then a debunking below it.
Dear Sir/Madam,1st Delivery Inc. offers an opportunity to apply for a full/part time position of Delivery Service Assistant for the United States citizens and legal aliens (Note: Previous experience in the delivery service is not required).
1st Delivery Inc. is a premier global provider of delivery service solutions, specializing in the international delivery solutions, with the long-term commitment history.
1st Delivery Inc. provides time-critical delivery services for clients from more than 80 countries world-wide. Our flexible and reliable transportation scheme and demonstrated expertise in providing time-critical deliveries for over 10 years positions us to provide top quality delivery service, with superior on-time performance.
Job Purpose:
Delivery Service Assistant provides a middle-man delivery assistance between 1st Delivery Inc. clientele and commercial stores that do not offer delivery service of the purchased products to certain regions of the world therefore forcing the customers from such regions to refer to our International delivery service to have the purchased products delivered to their doorsteps.
The position has a high demand of discipline and requires a reliable service provider capable of operating at the highest levels of quality and consistency, with a perfect sense of time management.
General Duties:
- Receiving delivery packages shipped to the residence address.
- Upon the reception, conducting an inspection of the content to verify the undamaged condition.
- Repackaging the content of the deliveries into new outer covers.
- Processing the deliveries further to the clients through the local Post Office.(Note: 1st Delivery Inc. covers all of the expenses that occur during the delivery process)
Position Offers:
- Full/part time employment opportunity (Note: Full time position is available for apply only after the 2 month trial period has been completed)
- Annual salary of 25.000 USD
- Ability to work home based, remotely from our Headquarters
- Certified professional training
- Great work atmosphere with potential for career growth
- Free health insurance, matching 401(k)(Note: Certified professional training programs and the employee health insurance plan is available after the 2 month trial period)
Position Requirements:
- United States citizenship or legal alien status with a valid permission to work in the United States
- High school diploma (AA/BS degree is a plus)
- Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously within a strict time frame
- Perfect time management skills
- Must be self-motivated
- Time commitment and efforts: up to 8 hours a week, 1-10 packages handled weekly.
- Professional attitude
- Good English oral and writing communication skills
- Basic PC application skills
- Previous internet experience (highly preferred)To apply or to learn more about the vacant position contact the Human Resources Department by replying to this e-mail : heidivess83@gmail.com . Your request will be forwarded directly to a Recruitment Officer.
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Okay, the first big red flag... Who contacts you out of the blue, offering you what amounts to $60 dollars an hour ($25,000 a year for 8 hours a week of work) to be a shipping clerk?
Second, package forwarding is a well-known scam. Many companies and people running auctions on eBay will not ship to certain overseas countries because too many of the orders are fraudulent. So when you sign up for this job, the fraudsters buy items while pretending to be you, using stolen credit cards and forged checks. They have the items shipped to you in the U.S., so the sellers will trust the order more, then instruct you to ship the products to them in Eastern Europe or somewhere in Africa.
A couple of weeks later, you're pissing and moaning about not being reimbursed for your shipping costs when the cops knock on your door and want to discuss all the fraudulent purchases you've been making.
Third, if they mail you from one free webmail service (in this case Hotmail) and ask you to reply to another free webmail service (in this case Gmail), they're usually using throwaway accounts that they know will get shut down when the scam is discovered. If they've been in business for over 10 years, where's their web site and why isn't the recruiter using an address at that site?
Last, should you really trust a job offer that begins "Dear Sir/Madam"?
So, to review: Job offer thats too good to be true, job that follows a classic scam pattern, contact people using free webmail addresses all over the map, form letter contact. You can draw your own conclusion.
I know how hard it is to be out of work and desperate. I was that way at the beginning of the year. I'd been out of work going on 15 months and my unemployment was on the verge of running out before I finally got a legit 7-month contract position with a well-known megacorporation. It paid $10 an hour less than my last contract, but after 15 months of unemployment, I had to take anything I could get.
That kind of feeling may be causing you to give serious consideration to these scam jobs that keep getting mailed out, it may be causing you to try to rationalize things and find an excuse to go forward with the job even though it's jangling every last warning bell. Don't let desperation make you become a victim of these scammers. Keep your wits about you. Good luck.
IF YOU ALREADY GOT INVOLVED WITH ONE OF THE FAKE JOBS THESE KINDS OF E-MAILS RECRUIT FOR, CALL THE POLICE. THEY WILL HELP YOU.
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Thanks for this posting. I got the exact email from "1st delivery" and was suspicious
and googled them. You posted today as well.
Thanks again, hopefully others see this and these crooks get nailed.
Here's another name that they going under. Main Delivery Inc. seeks candidates (the U.S. citizens or residents with a legal work permit) to join our team in the Department of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), devoted to the United States and Canadian regions, and to provide assistance with handling freight forwarding requests. (Past experience is not required but is highly favorable.)
Main Delivery Inc. has been on the cutting edge of international transportation of Project and General Cargo for over 11 years. During this time Main Delivery Inc has gained a wealth of hands on experience in most areas of the world in all facets of the industry. Main Delivery Inc maintains an International Network of agents which puts us in the position to offer International Freight Forwarder and Air or Ocean Transportation services to most parts of the globe including the growing markets of China, India and South America.
Position Role:
Under direct guidance of the Department Manager, Freight Forwarding Assistant provides a middle-man delivery assistance between Main Delivery Inc. clientele and commercial companies that fail to offer delivery service of the purchased products to certain regions of the world therefore forcing the customers from such regions to refer to our International freight forwarding service to have the purchased products delivered to their doorsteps.
The position has a high demand of discipline and requires a reliable service provider able to operate at the highest levels of quality and consistency, with a perfect sense of time management.
Thanks for your timely posting. That's all I needed to confirm what I originally thought (scam). I would advise anyone that gets a suspicious offer to check the company out online first.
I received the same email for a job offer. People need to know that they should always do a little research about the company before they get involved. I didn't think it looked legitimate.
got t his today as well. got them to send me another email after googling them, just to see what came up. they advise you to talk to a lawyer before signing their extremely long contract. not surprisingly there was a russian connection, and a russian name attached to a gmail account. do not be fooled. many red flags!!!
Thank you sooooooooooooooooooo much. I know it could not be so easy to find a position so quickly. It is good thing that I have that mind" if it sounds so good to be true. it is a scam.... thanks again
Yes , got same email today, always supicious about unsolicited job offers. I do goggle first the company , and surprise found your website first. Thanks for the info.
Hey, thanks for this notice. I received an email from this company. I ask them questions via email and they gave me a website address and nothing came up. The fact that the website address didn't work is a red flag. It seems too good to be true. Thanks for the information. I did the same thing (google search for company) and saw this link to your website.
I don't get it, the packages are suppose to come with "Prepaid Shipping Labels",,,,so how is it that I would be "moaning about not being reimbursed for your shipping costs". What about the website 1st-Delivery . biz ?
It looks legit. Are you sure that this is really a scam????? I have not signed up for it; but there a lot of business' in the USA that do just this type of job description - RE-SHIPPING.
Bob, if you really want to try it, then go for it. Let me know how it works out.
If the packages really come with pre-paid shipping labels, that means the original shipper could have shipped it directly, but wanted YOUR name on it as it moved internationally instead of theirs. Why would that be? Either they're trying to get you to receive packages sellers wouldn't ship to certain overseas destinations because of the high rate of fraud associated with those destinations OR they're using you as a front to ship stuff they don't want their name on.
Meanwhile, I'll let you know that 1st-delivery.biz has been online for less than 6 months, the registration addresses are in China, the regstered owners' names are Russian, and if they're so legit, why are they contacting random people by form letter to do the re-shipping out of their homes at exorbitant rates? There are plenty of shipping services in the U.S. who could handle it for them at better prices and with less hassle if they were legit.
Thanks Greg for all of your comments. Your question: "why are they contacting random people by form letter to do the re-shipping out of their homes at exorbitant rates? There are plenty of shipping services in the U.S. who could handle it for them at better prices and with less hassle if they were legit" has led me to stop communication with them.
Bob G.
I don't see where it says anything about prepaid shipping lables. And if it did, why to they state they will pay you back for all shipping costs?
Greg,
Thanks for your input. 1st Delivery has stated the following reason for such jobs to offered:
"1st Delivery Service Assistant provides a middle-man delivery assistance between 1st Delivery Inc. clientele and commercial stores that do not offer delivery option for the purchases to certain regions of the world thus forcing the customers from such regions to refer to our International delivery service to have the purchased products delivered to their doorsteps.
The position has a high demand of discipline and requires a reliable service provider able to operate at the highest levels of quality and consistency, with a perfect sense of time management.
General Duties:
- Receiving delivery products delivered to the residence address.
- Upon the reception, conducting an inspection of the content to verify the undamaged state.
- Repackaging the content of the deliveries into new outer covers.
- Processing the deliveries further to the clients through the local Post Office.
-For each delivery task Delivery Service Assistant is provided with a prepaid shipping label, which covers the entire shipping fee.
(Note: 1st Delivery Inc. covers all of the expenses that occur during the delivery process)"
What do you think?????? Thanks, Bob G.
These guys are getting pretty good actually. They have a website now. I just want everyone to notice that the "contacts" are out of Moscow, and yes, as in Russia... I find that more than interesting.
Got that exact e-mail on July 19th, 2010. Thanks for the heads up. I was seriously considering it for the same reasons you described. This post saved me a big headache that I don't need right now.
I got a email today and I am noticing that the company is not legit. I will look up the bbb.org and see if they are listed there.Also write a report for those.
Thank you thank you thank you thank you...my warning buzzer was going off but as you say...things are bad out there!
Thanks, I got the same thing but after a while some of these things just scream SCAM. The same goes for a lot of the craigslist ads you see. I always have them send me the company website and if they are liget there is no problem, most of the time you never hear back from them.
One thing to do if they send you to a web site, go to Godaddy.com, scroll down to the bottom of the page, select the "whois" search, and look up their domain registration. There are times where the scams will have a professional looking web site, but the created-on date for their domain record is 3 weeks ago, meaning they registered their domain name (i.e. www. whatever. com) three weeks ago. That's also a big red flag. How can they have been in business for years if their web site is all of three weeks old?
I actually I got this to late, but I dont know what to do. I have received packages and also emails about the products, from the website as a task. I also received prepaid shipping labels also but you have to print it out. ijust found out about this and dont kno what to do any help, should I continue with them, yet, I havent sent anything yet but should I before or what?!?!?!?!?!
Ask a lawyer, preferably one with criminal law experience, and follow his/her advice. You're in over your head. If you can't afford a lawyer, call the police (by their regular number in the phone book, not 911) and ask to talk to a detective in the fraud/bunko division. A lawyer is your safest option, becaise he/she has to be on your side, but it might cost you money. Next safest is to talk to the police.
thanks alot this just sucks......
Tiff, my neighbor is a police officer who recently got promoted to detective. I got a chance to ask him about your situation and he said the police would not arrest you for possessing stolen property or being part of a criminal enterprise since you were tricked and you came forward when you realized it. Call your local precinct (get the number off their web site) and ask to talk to a detective. They will help you.
Good luck to you.
A friend of mine sent me what looked like an HR job posting. Without thinking, I responded and almost immediately got a response saying my resume had been reviewed and my qualifications were a "job match". Both the immediate response and the job match were a red flag to me, so I did what I should have done to begin with. I googled them and found you. My concern now is that they have my resume. There's no personal information on it beyond phone number and email address but I have to ask. Do I need to worry about anyone having that information and my job history?
Thanks. I just received an email a few days ago and thought I would look up the company on Yahoo! and found this! Good looking out! I have been out of work since January 2008 and hold a Bachelor's in Business Management and have not been able to find a job and this was looking WAY to good to be true. I always check out the companies I apply with first to make sure they are legit. This posting has definitely proved to me that 1st Delivery Inc. is not a rel company.
I, like the rest of you, got the email and it actually looked legit to me. I went to their web site and it seemed fine. I even asked Maxim Troicski, (the 1st Delivery Inc. Human Resource Department Representative) some questions via email and he responded.
I was actually thinking about doing this, but, as usual, I Googled the company and found these articles. Thank you so much!!!!
Thanks Greg for the heads up. I kinda smelled a rat, but your site helped confirm it. Actually, Ive been through about 5 similar scams in the last 3-4 months, and havent went through with any of them, although it was tempting a time or two. Some of the more common ones included the "legit" check they send you to be cashed and the proceeds sent back. Of course, the bank will tell you (if you cant see it yourself) that the checks arent real, or don't correspond to a real account. Another quite common scam I've been running into frequently is what I call the "Nigerian Female" scam. A female contacts you, usually randomly from facebook, or some other social network where she obtained your identity. Then she tells you how she wants to come to the states and get married or something of that nature. Lastly, she usually tells you she needs cash to get through customs at the airport. That flag should stop anyone. Another flag is the "Nigerian" citizenship she claims. 60 Minutes and bankers both tell you to beware of "Nigerian" scams who target Americans. Any input on these scams? Thanks again for your service.
Thank You, for posting this. I got the exact same email and was considering taking part of this to make extra money. But I also had my suspicions. Thank You so much. You probably saved me a lot of grief.
Well, this 1st-Delivery, Inc really looked great back in JUNE! Website was impressive and I emailed questions back & forth with Maxim Tihonovich and he responded as a true business person. Was assigned a manager named David Ivancov. I was sent packages to send forward. They sent me shipping labels via internet site so there was absolutely no costs out of my pocket except ink and paper for printing labels. Then they told me that we got paid once month, which I had no problems with. Well they issued a check to me on the 14th of this month (August), and I still have not seen it. I also have 2 packages here that they have not sent shipping labels for. These packages will probably get taken to the local authorities. Along with a complaint, for whatever good will become of that. I even verified their information with my local bank and they had no problems with their checks or them. This is second time for me, there will not be a third.
Yes did you ever get any type of check
Thanks Greg....And yes, these folks are getting better! I get bogus emails frequently and they're usually pretty easy to figure out. But just the other day I received an email from Main Delivery, Inc. and it did look legit.
Of course it had all the same components that folks have listed here, and did provide what appeared to be a legitimate website....it had me fooled at first. But naturally some basic research was needed, and sure enough, here comes Greg with the red-flag confirmations! That website by the way is, and this is how it came in the email: www(dot)MainDelivery(dot)biz.
Obviously the (dot) would be .
How funny is that?!
It's really sad because it is bad out there and folks like me and the others here are the ones getting hurt the most. Although I do write for an online publication, it doesn't pay all that well and I need something to supplement my income as I have been laid-off from my regular profession since 2008. And no one is hiring!
I did forward the emails and the Word formatted employment contract to an attorney friend of mine, (thank God I have one of those!) and I'm waiting to hear from him with his take on things, and any advice he may have on what, if any actions I might take. If it looks like something worth passing on to you Greg or the other folks reading here...I will.
Thanks again!!
Michael,
Good luck and let us know if the lawyer has any fun insights.
Interesting dilema, I checked it out and even called the BBB. They said they couldn't find anything sketchy.
Although, now that I have seen your responses some things are queer. My contact was named "Maxim Loghorn" sound familar. I signed the contract but quit contact after finding outabou this new info. I am not sure what to do now. I keep getting calls from who I beleive to be the company to start excepting deliveries.
Has any one ever been paid. Any way, this sucks. What ever happened to honor. Isd there a way to nail these guys??
@Primaco,
"What ever happened to honor?"
As the old saying goes, "there's no honor among thieves."
Hi, my name is Louvenger and, I got the same email.But I did receive a package and they did pay for the prepaid shipping label,so I sent the package off.After a couple of days, I to had the same person by the name of Maxim Loghorn and I tried to go on the website bpo.maindelivery-staff.biz and my computer kept saying that my account has been suspended,and for me to contact some one in russia or go to this website starting with ONXYZ . Went to that website, and they wanted me to register to get a webmoney passport. What that is, I have no idea...AND I TO SIGNED THE CONTRACT!!!!!!!!What should I do??????
Another tidbit, I went to there website and it looked legit untill you see the links go nowhere.
Beware!!..they got me to..only under My Delivery Inc, Russia but not through my personal email or spam
from job I applied for on Craigslist..under Accounting, Customer Service then sent me some information regarding the position same format as those previously posted. Well here you go see for yourself.
What devils been out of work and look quite awhile myself, my FIRST POST ACTUALLY REGARDING
PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING BUT WOW! TO INITIALLY GET SUCH A RUSH OF EXCITEMENT AT EVEN PT
AND THEN ONCE GOOGLED...BAM!..TO CRASH SO FAST AND HARD TO FEELING ..JUST MAD!..
I KEEP THE FAITH & BELIEF ABOUT THESE TYPES OF CREEPS THEY ALL SOON WILL FALL!!!..
NO MATTER A SECOND, A MINUTE, A LIFETIME WHO CARES ..JUST KNOW THAT THEY ARE
AMONG, LEARKING & PREYING!!...CYA, CYA..!!!..JUST KNOW IN HEART & SOUL
"WHAT COMES AROUND, GOES AROUND"..SHOULD "DO ONTO OTHER AS YOU'D WANT DONE TO YOU!!!!
NO ROOM ANYWAY IT IS NOW MY DELIVERY INC., RUSSIA.ALSO THEY DO NOT USE
SIR/MADAM..OBVIOUSLY!...LOL..SHIT NOW HAVE YOUR ACTUAL NAME SINCE YOU GAVE IT TO
THEM THROUGH RESUME...HOPE THEY ROT!!..THEY'LL GET THEIRS..SOONER OR LATER..GOOD LUCK.
HERE IT IS:
Dear Ms.
My Delivery Inc is pleased to offer you the part-time, home-based
employment opportunity of Freight Forwarding Assistant, and a chance
to become a member of our team. My name is Denis Banner, I'm My
Delivery Inc Human Resource Department representative. Your curriculum
vitae has been reviewed. The skills and background match the
requirements, therefore, in accordance with the Company's rules and
regulations I would like to outline the details of this offer and
provide you with the full guidance through the employment process.
Freight Forwarding Assistant is required to receive packages during
the morning / afternoon hours from 9a.m. - 12p.m. The content of the
processed freight generally consists of wide range of products,
varying from clothing to digital products. The average size of the
freight does not exceed 30" x 10" x 10", and the weight does not
exceed 25lb.
As a Freight Forwarding Assistant you will be working from home, at
the department of Business Process Outsourcing, under direct guidance
of the Department Manager, who will serve as your supervisor
throughout the entire period of your employment at the Company, and to
whom you will report on a daily basis using My Delivery Integrated
Virtual Office System. Besides maintaining contact with the
supervisor, in the Virtual Office System you will also be receiving
the detailed information pertinent to the freight forwarding
assignments for further processing.
Freight Forwarding Assistant position is salaried-exempt position.
Base salary is paid in monthly installments of $1.500 during the
probationary period; $2.200 after the probationary period has been
satisfactorily completed, and is equivalent to $25.000 on an annual
basis. The probationary period is two months and the expiration is
based upon satisfactory completion of the the goals and objectives
setup in the performance development planning process by the
Department Manager. The base salary isn't subject to tax deductions.
Being hired as an independent contractor, all the tax matters are to
be handled without the employers involvement.
As an My Delivery Inc employee, you will be expected to abide by the
Company's rules and standards. Specifically, you will be required to
sign an employment agreement, which can be found in the attached.
Please have the contract reviewed in its entirety to thoroughly
familiarize with the employment provisions. In order to avoid any
possible misunderstanding on your behalf, it is suggested that you
also have the employment agreement reviewed by a legal counsel. If
agree to the enclosed terms and conditions, fill in the empty fields
and forward the agreement as a reply to this email, or by fax to the
My Delivery Inc H.R. Department fax number: 1 (800) 7605449, for
consideration.
Please note that My Delivery Inc reserves the right to conduct
background investigations on all of its potential employees. This job
offer, therefore, is contingent upon a clearance of such a background
investigation, if any, and by applying as a Freight Forwarding
Assistant you thereby consent to such checks.
If you have further questions or inquiries concerning the duties or
the details of the employment procedure, please feel free to contact
us either via email or phone.
Thank you for the interest in My Delivery Inc. We look forward to your
favorable reply and to working with you.
Sincerely,
Adam Hughes
--
Adam Hughes - Human Resource Department Representative
Tel: +7 (495) 775-22-55
Fax: +1 (800) 760-54-49
Address: 10 Presnenskaya emb., Moscow 123317, Russia.
I received one this morning, only the company is My Delivery Inc. Same email, different name
From: Jaime Garcia
To: XXXXXXX
Sent: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 13:20:49 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: Fresh job ; (id / 782922S14041)..
I smelled scam with this letter dated January 20 from My Delivery and googled the name "and scam." Your website came up. You have provided a real service.
It used to be that people would post ads in magazines offering to remail (or forward) letters. (Perhaps they still do.) The idea was that the receiver would think a piece of mail had been sent from the remailer's city. One wonders what is being remailed. Drugs? Anthrax? Certainly no one with any legitimacy would ever choose to resend anything.
One thing I will admit: the writer of this letter can spell. His/her grammar is correct.
this SCAM started with the name of my delivery inc. same address in moscow ,guy running it uses the name "adam' DO NOT DOWNLOAD ANY E -MAILS FROM THEM,AS THEY CONTAIN A SOPHISTICATED VIRUS. I do a lot of international communications and my computer has a special layer of filters adam also has associates in this country in the auburn n.y. area AS ALWAYS IF IT LOOKS TO GOOD IT IS,THE NIGERIANS HAVE REFINED THESE SCAMS TO THE NTH DEGREE.THEIR SPECIALTY IS SECRET SHOPPER ADS IN CLASSIFIED SECTION OF LARGE CITIES NEWSPAPERS,THEY ARE OPERATING OUT OF CANADA. CANADIAN AUTHORITIES ARE AWARE OF THIS BUT AMERICAN LAW INFORCEMENT DO NOT SEEM TO CARE P.S THE GRAMMER IS CORRECT BUT THE SYNTAX IS NOT just remember what p.t. barnum said,they do. /s/ tom