We are seeking to fill the position of “Sales Representative”, in the
Bay area.  After reviewing your resume online, I see that you contain
some of the necessary qualifications to be a candidate for an open
position that we need to fill. The next step in this process will be to
conduct interviews this week at our office in San Jose.  I would like to
schedule an interview with you this coming week on either Tuesday, May
15th at 10AM, Wednesday, May 16th at 10AM, or Thursday, May 17th at 1PM.

The purpose of our interview will be to get into more specific details
such as compensation, company leads, training, products, etc.  I am
looking forward to meeting you in person.

Please respond back by calling Sarah at (650)641-7139.  She will be by
the phone all weekend.  We look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Debrah Oconnell
Cornerstone, Bay Area
www.cornerstonehealth.com
www.healthmarkets.com

SALES REPRESENTATIVE / SALES MANAGER DESCRIPTION:
*Immediate Weekly Income Potential
*Call on prospects who have requested to see you
*Professional and ongoing Training
*Prestigious Products and Services
*Personal Sales and Leadership Development
*Advancement Opportunities (Management)
*Company Sponsored Stock Ownership Program
*Bonus Programs and Trips
*Annual first year average is between $60,000 – $100,000

Cornerstone is an integral part of Healthmarkets, a financial services
organization with many diverse and dynamic business interests. Sales
have grown to more than $350 million annually and continue to rise at a
rapid pace.

E-Mail 2

    My name is Anna Weber, and I am the director of human resources at our marketing firm.  I am looking for the right candidates in the bay area to interview for our job position that is available.  The job is for a marketing and sales associate with paid management training.  Our company only works with Fortune 500 companies, currently our office is working on two campaigns with AT&T and Quill.  I am looking for a sharp, self-motivated, goal oriented individual that has great leadership and communication skills. 

    After reviewing your resume, I would like for you to come in for a first round interview with the CEO and learn more about the position.  Please visit our website at www.SfMarketingGroup.com.  You can also find our job postings on www.HotJobs.com.     After reviewing our website, contact me to schedule a first round interview.  I look forward to speaking with you!! 

Sincerely,

Anna Weber

Human Resources

The Marketing Group 

E-Mail 3 (note the different e-mail address from company)

From: Aegis Capital Group LLC < Roland.Latham197@norika-fujiwara.com>
Date: May 10, 2007 3:54 PM
Subject: We’d like to offer you the vacant position in our company

Dear sirs,

Aegis Capital Group LLC (“Aegis”) is a specialty investment firm managing private equity and venture capital funds with a national focus on small businesses and the social benefits of supporting entrepreneurs and enhancing local job creation. We would like to stress, that our company pays special attention to customer support of private customers, though we also have the corresponding business plans for the bigger companies as well. A more detailed information about our company you may obtain at our official website.
Due to the necessity for expansion of our company, we have announced some additional openings for new employees. We are glad to offer you one of the vacant positions in our company’s team – a position of the “Account manager”.
You will have the responsibility for the following duties: fulfillment of orders given by the company, operations with the bank transfers(direct deposits and wires) from customers, implementation of calculations regarding customer payments, acceleration of the space needed for the delivery of payments to the regional branches by provision of money transactions (customers’ payments) via worldwide Western Union instant transfer system, procession of correspondence by means of mail forwarding and scanning.
The position offered is regarded to be a part-time job, so you will only need to have about 1 free hour a day to be able to work with us. You will earn a net 10% commission for every transaction you dealt with. All the traveling expenses and transfer fee charges are covered by the customer.
You do not need any previous experience in finance sphere, because we will provide you with the most detailed instructions, support and advice at each stage of the responsibilities’ implementation.
You may hope for the career growth within our company. Under certain circumstances you will have a chance of providing your services to major companies and VIP customers. In such a case, both your salary and your status in our company will sustain an increase.
You may find more detailed info at our website by following hyperlink:

http://joboffer-70732.acapsite.hk/?vacancy

Sincerely Yours,
HR Manager

-Do you have a parent company? (usually no)

-Are you affiliated with any other company? (usually no)

-Is ths job commissioned based or salary? (usually commission)

-What would be my day to day activites? (If you need to hire people under you…SCAM!!!)

Things to Look For.

-Take a look at their company name and the e-mail address they are replying with. If it is G-mail or some personal e-mail address, do not deal with them.

-They want an Interview ASAP.

-Their affiliated companies have the same clientele

-Average salary (usually too good to be true)

-Be your own boss (yeah right!!!)

 If you have any information about other affiliated companies, please let me know so that I can add them.

 Company 1

References: http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/ripoff188220.htm

Cornerstone – www.cornerstonehealth.com
HealthMarkets – www.healthmarkets.com
Mega Life
UICI
Mid-West
UGA

Company 2

References: http://www.100insurers.com/wwwboard/messages/6177.html

World Financial Group

World Marketing Alliance

Company 3

Refernces: http://www.corporatenarc.com/WorldLeadershipGroupScam.php

World Leadership Group

World Lending Group

Company 4

References: http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/ripoff161233.htm

http://www.ripoffreport.com/view.asp?id=109004&view=printer

Also, take a look at the clientele of all these companies. They are all the same.

Advertising Endeavors – www.marketbaltimore.com
Venture Marketing Solutions – www.venturemarketing-dc.com
Distinctive Marketing Solutions, Inc – www.dmsbaltimore.com
Phoenix Promotional Group – www.phoenixpromotionsinc.com
Platinum Promotions, Inc – www.platinum-promo.com
Elite Marketing, Inc – www.elitemarketingco.com
The Marketing Group Online – www.themarketinggrouponline.com
The Marketing Group – www.sfmarketinggroup.com
Capital Promotional Advertising Inc. – www.capital-adv.com
Cydcor – www.cydcor.com

MICHIGAN
Elite Marketing International Inc.
Bellstar Promotions Inc.
Atlantic Consultants International
KGV Advertising
WRS Promotions
Tri-Ad Promotions

CALIFORNIA
The Advertising Group
Advanced Advertising Concepts
TL Advertising
Concorde Marketing Solutions Inc.
J. Starr Advertising Inc.
DMS Communications Inc.
Goodrich Marketing and Consulting
Kelly Advertising Group

The Landers Group Inc

MASSACHUSETTES
GQ Imports
Sunodia International Inc.
Executive Advertising Inc.

Company 5

references: http://suckerswanted.blogspot.com/2007/04/aegis-capital-group-impostors.html

Aegis Capital Group LLC – A real company that scammers are using to scam the unsuspecting

Also, please be very aware of companies that come out of no where and want an  interview ASAP.

Also, if a company says one of their clientelle is a huge company (i.e. AT&T) do a google search with the big company and the company that is hiring. If nothing comes up, it is probably one of their “scam” affiliates.