I too just received an email with beyond similar stories from a Peter Johnson, lawyer involved with the Angel Investment Network. This is how the correspondence has been. Warning, for such an educated individual why is his grammar and spelling off? Also why would you not want at least phone interview "YOUR NEWEST and TRUSTED PERSONAL ASSISTANT"? SCAM!!!

From: [email protected] [[email protected]] Sent: Thu 6/9/2011 3:23 AM
To: McGlynn, Katie
Cc:
Subject: APPLICATION RECEIVED...: Personal Assistant (Indianapolis) / I apologize for the late response. I hope it is not too late.
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Hello,
These is to acknowledged that your information has been
received.You have been accepted and employed as my Personal
Assistant.As you know this is a part-time job for now, If you have
any other job at the moment, you can still keep to your job.You will
start work this week, I will keep you informed as soon as i make the
list of what you have to do for me this week and email them to you,
but the first on the list is the charity home funding that i usually do
every month, i do this every month to 3 charity home, you will be
helping me out in purchasing some items which will be donated to the
charity home, The funds to do the assignment will be in form of
Certified Us Payment, it will be sent over to you from one of my
clients and i have some list to email you once you received the
funds.You will make some arrangements by buying some stuff for the kids
in the nearest store around you so you can mail them out. I will get
you more information on that..
Ensure you check your emails daily so you can keep in
contact with me because i will be communicating with you mostly
through email, it nice having you on board as my Aide Manager while am
away, I will be getting back to the state in couples of weeks, i hope
to meet you in person very soon. You need to reply to this message as
soon as you get in order to finally confirm your interest

Note; And also I will want to chat with you whenever i need you for
service on my yahoo messenger, i will want you to add me @
[email protected]


Thanks and do have a great day.


-----Original Message-----
From: McGlynn, Katie
To: j.peters41 <[email protected]>
Sent: Wed, Jun 8, 2011 7:36 pm
Subject: RE: Personal Assistant (Indianapolis) / I apologize for the
late response. I hope it is not too late.


Mr. Peters,
I filled out the form below and hope my response is not too late. The
server was down and since I am not at the school office during the
summer, it was hard for me to access my work email; that is why I
included my personal email below. If the position has not been filled,
I would appreciate the opportunity to speak with you and see if I could
be a good fit. I am a mother of 3 and would love the flexibility to
have some time with my kids. I am truly responsible and obviously
somewhat of an expert on time management. My husband is home during the
days, he works nights, so I am able to run errands and such are needed
during typical business hours. I need something that will help
contribute to our family situation, and not take me away from them 60
hours a week. If you need someone who will commit to helping you
simplify your schedule and work load, at the same time, giving me a
chance to be the mom my kids need, then I believe we will work well
together. I have the experience in assisting with others in the past
who have had their own ventures. I look forward to hearing from you
soon. Please feel free to contact me as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
Katie McGlynn

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wed 6/1/2011 2:05 PM
To: McGlynn, Katie
Subject: Re: Personal Assistant (Indianapolis)

Dear Applicant,
Am offering this position for the post of Personal Assistant
job and also entails construction and supervising manufacturer, So I
will give this a go.I'm looking for someone that can be trusted and
reliable, someone with good understanding and working skills.I am
Peter Johnson, 44 yrs of age, I'm a lawyer by profession and I have
been pretty successful in a handful of ventures I get involved in; from
the Angel Investment Network in Canada and United State to various
welfare and community service programs. I most very often get my hands
occupied, so it is imperative for me to have a worthy assistant who can
monitor and keep me up to date with my activities.

This position is home-based and flexible, working with me is
basically about instructions and following them. My only fear is that I
may come at you impromptu sometimes, so i need someone who can be able
to meet up with my irregular timings.

As my Personal assistant, your activities among others will
include:

*Create and modify documents using Microsoft Office
*Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring.
*Scheduling programs, flights and keeping me up to date with them.
*Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence while I'm away.
*Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf.
*Handling and monitoring some of my financial activities..
*Basic wage is $1, 800 a month .

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
*Good planning, communication and organization skills
*Must be honest, reliable & dependable
*Excellent verbal & written communication skills
*Must have strong problem solving skills
*Must be organized & extremely detail oriented
*Experience working with the internet, email, MS Excel and MS Word
*Ability to multi-task and self manage/24/7 mindset
*A willingness to do whatever needs to be done is a must

NOTE: The above qualification requirements can also be learn if
you are willing to take up the challenges.

I'm sure you'll understand I tend to have a very busy schedule at

this point as I am presently in Ireland for a summit. I will be back in
Six Weeks time.

I think you're the right person for this post, Please note that
this position is not office based for now because of my frequent
travels and tight schedules. It's a part-time, work from home basis and
the flexibility means that there will be busier weeks than others. So
it's a little difficult judging the exact number of hours you'll be
doing per week. If you can manage your time properly, this job may even
give you some extra while you do something else on the side. As I
have
said, I'd want us to get a head start with things as soon as
possible.I do have a pile up of work and a number of unattended chores
which you can immediately assist me with. I hope we can meet up with
the workload eventually. Permit me to use the coming week to test your
efficiency and diligence towards all this, also to work out your time
schedule and fit it to mine. I really need to find the perfect person
for this job
and i am confident you can take up the challenges. On the long run we
should have a relatively sound working relationship between us.

I'm online most of the time as I am hard of hearing so I prefer
we
contact each other through E-mails but if there is need for me to
call, I will be glad to do that. I am glad you are willing to work
with me and i promise to be a good boss. I am also glad on the
commitment in working. I have been checking my files and what i would
want you to do for me is to run some errands out to some of the
Charity home which I do every month. The funds will be in form of
Certified Us Payment, it will be sent over to you from one of my
clients and i have some list to email you once you received the
funds.You will make some arrangements by buying some stuff for the
kids in the nearest store around you so you can mail them out. I will
get you more information on that.


PLEASE FILL THE APPLICATION FORM BELOW:

First Name: Last Name:
Full Street Address with suite #/apt # (not PO BOX) :

City:
State:
Zip Code:
Cell Phone Number:
Home Phone Number:
Email Address:

Sex;
Age;

Once I have received your application form, I will get back to
you
with the task for the week ahead. Please understand that you will
also
be paid ($450 a week) as well as its important for me to make the
necessary steps before i get back from my business trip. I hope i am
clear with that?

NOTE: This position is a flexible part time job, you can be in any
location, doing all the activities and if there is any relocation you
will be notify.

POSITION/AVAILABILITY:

Position Applied For_____Personal Assistant____________

How often do you check your email:____daily (can do more often if I
am expected to)__________
Specify the hours that you will be available if my schedule doesn't
work with the hours i requested

Days/Hours You will be available:open to discuss...at home mom
during the summer, husband works nights. I can make it work!
Monday___
Tuesday____
Wednesday____
Thursday____
Friday____
Saturday____
Sunday____

Hours Available: from__5:45am_____ to_10pm_____


What date are you available to start work?________a.s.a.p.________

Best Regards
Mr Peter

-----Original Message-----
From: McGlynn, Katie
To: j.peters41 <[email protected]>
Sent: Tue, May 31, 2011 1:47 pm
Subject: Personal Assistant (Indianapolis)

I would be veryinterested in speaking with you regarding the PA
position. I have held thisposition before for a bar owner in Oregon.My
position at MCIT will end on June2, 2011 due to end of the
school year. I am looking forward to hearing fromyou.Thank
you.Sincerely, Katie McGlynn
http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/lab/2410411194.html

I've been reading all these blogs! WOW I just went through the same ! all accept for the Money Orders sent to me were Validated through my Bank! I'm scared of those details. This Person was asking for a P/A and said he was a retired lawyer named( Ken Mooris)! Who also was in the UK for a summit! He wanted to eventually meet up with me and have coffee and a nice conversation about how to make this long term.
I hope Whoever reads this Doesn't fall victim to this SCAM!

BE ON THE LOOKOUT!!!
here is what they look like!!!

The person that is sending out these e-mails is now posting them in Seattle WA help wanted on Craig's List. Similar story to previous posters. Get an e-mail response, he wants you to start work immediately, but he's out of the country. Send him yourbut I can add a new name to the list of alias's - "Adam Fords, Age 52 originally from Australia".

Yea, I didn't go any further when he hadn't even met me in person, or done a phone interview or anything.

The complaints seem to be piling up. The person is now using the name Ry Banner. Looking for a personal assistant. I will paste the entire e-mail response I received from him while looking for employment. Please do not fall for this. In these hard times, people like this should be arrested for taking advantage of people.

Hello
Thanks for your interests in the PA position My name is Ryan Banner, 40 years old, Originally from (Gerona)Spain, but I have spent my whole life here in United State. I'm a Business owner by profession and I have been pretty successful in a handful of ventures I get involved in, from the Angel Investment Network in Canada and United State to various welfare and community service programs, Presently i own KNY LTD so I' often get my hands occupied, so it is imperative for me to have a worthy assistant who can monitor and keep me up to date with my activities.As my assistant, your activities amongst other things will include;

*Running personal errands, supervisions and monitorings.
*Scheduling programmed, flights and keeping me up to date with them.
*Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence when I'm away.
*Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf.
*Handling and monitoring some of my financial activities.
Basic wage is $400 a week

Please note that this position is not an office based Job for now because of my frequent travels and tight schedules, it's a part-time, work from home basis and the flexibility means that there will be busier weeks than others, so it's a little difficult judging the exact number of hours you'll be doing per week.If you can manage your time properly, this job may even give you some extra while you do something else on the side.As I have said, I'd want us to get a head start with things as soon as possible. I do have a pile up of work and a number of unattended chores which you can immediately assist me with, I hope we can meet up with the workload eventually.

Permit me to use this week to test your efficiency and diligence towards all this, also to work out your time schedule and fit it to mine. I really need to find the perfect person for this job, I'm confident you can take up the challenge and on the long run we should have a relatively sound working relationship between us. I'm hardly online most of the time when I'm not out or in a meeting so we should be able to have a chat sooner than you think. Do try to keep a date.. I will be glad if you are willing to work with me as i do need someone that's committed and reliable.
Ryan Banner

He posted job at oDesk similar complaint found about Angel Investment Network

MORE DETAILS ON PERSONAL ASSISTANT IS NEEDED
Dear,

Thanks for your interests in the PA position, I will deeply appreciate all genuine efforts to help me monitor and keep up to date with all my activities.
I have had a previous PA who has been very commendable in her activities and who has been part of my life for the past 6 months, she has since returned to her country. I sincerely hope I will be able to find someone again who will be as efficient as she has been. I'm Scott, 50, originally from London, but I have spent a whole lot here in United State. I'm a lawyer by profession and I have been pretty successful in any handful of ventures i get involved in, from the Angel Investment Network in Canada and United State to various welfare and community service programs, I most very often get my hands occupied, so it is imperative for me to have a worthy assistant who can monitor and keep me up to date with my activities.

As my assistant, your activities among other things will include with this below :-
*Running personal errands, supervisions and monitory.
*Scheduling programmed, flights and keeping me up to date with them.
*Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence when I'm away.
*Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf.
*Handling and monitoring some of my financial activities.

Basic wage is $400 per week but from europe 300Euro a week .

This position is home-based and flexible, working with me is basically about instructions and following them, my only fear is that, i may come at you impromptu some times . With all this, i need someone who can be able to meet up with my irregular timings.There is also a very sensitive issue on trust and accountability which I believe will resolve itself as time goes on. This is only an introductory e-mail, as time goes on we should be able to arrange a proper meeting to get things started officially.
I'm currently in the UK now for a summit, however, I do have a number of things you could help me with this week if you will be available to do them for me.
This can act as a stable foundation to our working relationship.

Hope to hear from you again.
Cheers.
Scott L. Patrick