Great business opportunity - scam

[monsterz]

I just got this email and it sounds like a perfect opportunity for me - NOT.  Sad that the email scams are now targeting job seekers.   


I would like to speak with you in regard to your background and work

experience. I have been hired to find qualified individuals with

managerial & leadership backgrounds. Based on your credentials, we feel

you may be a good fit for business ownership.



We have helped many established professionals research and find the best

franchise businesses. This would allow you to apply your experience to a

business of your own, increasing your earning potential and allowing you

some much deserved flexibility in your career. The research,

qualification, and application services we provide are of no cost to you;

our affiliates get paid by the franchisor if and when you open your doors.



We would love to speak with you and provide more insight, as well as answer

any questions you may have. Please visit us at www.franchise-path.com and

complete the "Contact" form for more information. When we receive your

information, one of our Franchise Coordinators will give you a call to

discuss the next steps.

[mbcdefg]

Ugh, sorry.

Fresh out of college, I applied for a job I'd heard about from a classmate. He said it was an entry level secretarial job that paid $40k a year. I went to the interview without a resume () and they drew a smiley face on my application and invited me back for a second interview. And the office was attached to a wholesale rug outlet building, under an elevated highway.

It turned out to be a "group interview" - this little greasy guy came in wearing a gold dollar sign ring, and he immediately threw out a girl who asked why he wasn't wearing a tie (a plant, I realized in retrospect). Then he talked for nearly three hours about his life and how he made millions. He kept mentioning that his wife was a six-foot African-American model for some reason. He wrapped it up and asked for Q&A, and spent another hour answering morons' questions.

At the end he finally got to the point of the job, which was selling knockoff perfumes.

No idea why I didn't just walk out, or why I was stupid enough not to realize it was a scam in the first place. Maybe because I was 21 and broke and desperate to get a job so I could finally move out?

[wise_rita]

Bonus points for decent spelling/grammar.

I'm shocked.

[alleinesein]

Jul 29, 2014 13:48:01 GMT -5 pinkplasticdoll said:

I have been getting those since I have been job searching. I also have been getting ones from insurance companies dying to bring me in as a sales rep, NO I DONT WANT TO DO THAT SO STOP!

I get at least 5 of those emails a week. I have taken to responding back to them with somenot so pleasant words. I have no desire to bust my ass in a comission only position that only generates income for someone else.