I responded to a personal assistant ad on Craigslist (it's really becoming the scammers' favorite place). Sounded too good to be true and after I Googled Angel Investment Network + scam I got this site. Looks like I'm not the only one.

He's using the name Adam Martin Pozzi

Here's the e-mail:
Hello,

Thanks for applying for the post, I quite I appreciate it. I received and read your e-mail and it's reasonable and acceptable. 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 Adam Martin, 41 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 programmes, 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 $600 a week

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 learnt 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 Iceland for a summit. I will be back in Three 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 next week is to run some errands out to some of the orphanage home which I do every month. The funds will be in form of Cashier check, 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:
Middle Name:
Last Name
Full Street Address(not PO BOX)
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Age:
Sex: female
Cell Phone Number:
Email Address:

NOTE; Kindly send your application details to my private e-mail: ([email protected])

Once I have received your application form, I will get back to you with the task for next week. Please understand that you will also be paid 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 home-based and flexible part time job, you can be in any location, work from your home doing all the activities

POSITION/AVAILABILITY:
Position Applied For :

How often do you check your email daily:

Please get back as soon as possible.

Adam Martin

Now it is a WOMAN LAWYER, SHANNON DECKER. I responded to a post for Personal Assistant and almost believed her. These are the two emails I received after I responded to the posting:


Hi
I'm sorry for getting back to you late i have been so busy.Thanks for your interests in the Personal Assistant 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 Personal Assistant who has been very commendable in her activities and who has been part of my life for the past 6months, She is originally from Germany 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 Shannon Decker, 43, originally from Canada, but I have spent a whole lot here in the United States. I'm a lawyer by profession and I have been pretty successful in a handful of ventures I get involved in, from the Angle of Investment Network in Canada and United States to various welfare and community service programs i most very often get my hands occupied on, 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 Personal Assistant, your activities amongst other things will include the following :

* Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring.

* Scheduling programmes, 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 salary is $300 weekly

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. 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 Queensland Australia now for a summit, however, I do have a number of things you could help me with soonest if you will be available for me. This can act as a stable foundation to our working relationship.

Hope to hear from you again.

Cheers.

Shannon Decker


THE FOLLOW-UP EMAIL:


Hello
I received your e-mail. I'm sure you'll understand I tend to have a very busy schedule at this point.

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. what i mean is that this job will not disturb you from any other job you are doing currently, that is if you have any..I hope you understand me

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, I've confident that you can take up the challenge and on the long run we should have a relatively sound working relationship between us.


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 you have in working.

I have been checking my files and what i would want you to do for me next week is to run some errands out to some of the orphanage home. I do that every month.
The funds will be in form of Cashiers Check and it will be sent over to you from one of my clients and i have some list to email you once you receive 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, I will like you to get back to me with your Contact Details such as:


Full Name:

Address :

City :

State

Zip Code :

Phone Number:

Age:

Once i receive your contact information i'l involve my client and update will surely reach you.Understand you will also be paid
as well as its important for me to make the necessary steps before i get to the states.

Hope i am clear with that.

Get back as soon as possible..
Regards
Shannon

This ad for a PA was found on backpage.com. DON'T FALL FOR IT. why is it so darn easy for people to do this when we are ligitimately looking for work...!

Thanks for your interest in the Personal Assitance position. I deeply
appreciate your genuine efforts on applying for this job position.

I need a Personal Assitant to help me monitor and keep up to date with
all my activities. I have had a previous Personal Assitant 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 Mancini Ayala, 54 yrs of age, originally from Chicago, Illinois,
I spent a whole lot of my life in Maine . I'm a lawyer by profession
and I have been pretty successful in a handful of ventures I got
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 amongst other things will include:

*Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring.
*Scheduling programs, 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 $500 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 sometimes, so 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
for me. This can act as a stable foundation to our working
relationship.

For your application for this job position, I want you to get back to
me with your information as requested in the list below :

NAME:
ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
PHONE NUMBER:
PRESENT OCCUPATION:
GENDER:
AGE:

Once I received your contact information as requested above I will get
back to you with the task for next week. Please understand you will be
paid for the first week immediately ( Check Payment ) as I have stated
in my message above.

Its important for me to have everything setup before I get back from
my trip. Hope I am clear with that.

I await your information.

Regards,

Mancini Ayala
+44 7045713739

I just replied to a Craigslist Personal Asst Add. I got an email back saying...this exactly

"JOB DESCRIPTION: Administrative Assistant


Hello,

Hope you're having a pleasant day today?
You contacted me applying for the position which I advertised on craiglist. Do take time to go through this introductory

mail and feel free to pass any questions on.

My profile briefly:

I'm Rich Carlos, 54, and a father of 2 wonderful kids, a successful entrepreneur and investor, a member of the Angel

Investment Network. I'm also a research journalist with the ENEPRI and I travel every now and then within and outside

the US working on various independent projects, this is why I need someone who can help keep up to date with all of my

activities especially when I'm away and amidst my busy schedule.
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 moved on with her personal life and it has affected me in a way. I found her previously on the

craiglist website and I sincerely hope I will be able to find someone again who will be as efficient as she has been.
Please note that you are being hired only on a personal level. All correspondences would be made and promptly reported

to me personally. The position is part time and home-based meaning you can work most times from your home as long as

you have a regular internet access. You are also hired on a trial basis for now until we are able to see how well we fit

in, this however does not affect your weekly wage.
Most of your activities will be carried out locally and most official packages will be delivered via posts. You will be

actively involved in my personal, business and financial life. In summary, your activities as my assistant amongst other

things will include;
* Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring;
* Arranging travel and accommodation
* Taking on some of the my responsibilities and working more closely with management and other staff related to me;
* Handling and monitoring financial activities.
* Processing and taking charge of weekly payments and purchases.
* You will also be a part of my household and a helping hand to issues as they arise.
* General clerical activities.
Basic wage is $600 a week.
Any extra personal expenses (transport, gas, etc) incurred by you while on an errand or otherwise will also be

reimbursed by me at the end of each working week.

This position is very flexible and it is difficult judging the exact number of hours you will be doing, just bear it in mind that there will be busier weeks than others with a steady pay. 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. There is also a very sensitive issue on trust, dedication 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 England now for a project, however, I do have a number of things you could help me with immediately, prior to my arrival.
Due to the excessive number of responses to my Ad, do provide the following details about yourself for my personal record update and to filter applicants;

Full Names
Full Contact Address
City
State
Zip Code
Phone Number (H)
Phone Number (M)
Occupation (if any)
Sex
Marital status
Age

I hope you can be available for me immediately before I arrive, it certainly can act as a stable foundation to our

impending working relationship.
Hope to hear from you again.

Regards

Richard Carlos"

IF YOU SEE THIS DONT REPLY! I am so scared because i gave this fraud my resume, wich address, phone number and email on it, all these personal things and this was a scam. It is all just to good to be true!

I replied to the same ad on craigslist.org as everyone else and received the exact same e-mail. The only difference is that he is going by the name Mark Terry, using the e-mail address [email protected], and list a phone number as +447024051833. I am planning on contacting my local police with info and anything else that I might receive.

Below is a copy of the e-mail that I received.

Hello Applicant,

Hope you're having a pleasant day today?You contacted me applying for the position which I advertised on craigslist.org. Do take time to go through this introductory mail and feel free to pass any questions on.
My profile briefly:

I'm Mark Terry, 52, and a father of 2 wonderful kids, I was ones a Pathologist/researcher and I work with
World Hope International. World Hope International (WHI) is a faith-based relief and development organization alleviating suffering and injustice through education, enterprise, and community health. In collaboration with faith communities, like-minded organizations, and individuals around the globe, World Hope seeks to empower people by creating a broad spectrum of locally sustainable programs. These programs include economic development, leadership and skills training, child sponsorship, and community health education. World Hope works in and through the local faith community to bring spiritual, social, economic, and physical change. In the organization we are regarded as Hope corps which travel for volunteer program which facilitates short-term (one week to one year) outreach opportunities for professionals (medics, technicians, teachers, and businesspeople), college students, families, and individuals. Designed to accommodate a rapidly growing interest in service projects among youth and adults, Hope Corps connects volunteers with ministry projects specially suited to their skills. Service opportunities exist on a continual basis in various countries in Africa, Central America, Asia, and the Caribbean.But now i am a successful entrepreneur and investor, a member of the Angel Investment Network.I'm also a research journalist and I travel every now and then within and outside the US working on various independent projects, this is why I need someone who can help keep up to date with all of my activities especially when I'm away and amidst my busy schedule.

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 moved on with her personal life and it has affected me in a way. I found her previously on the craigslist website and I sincerely hope I will be able to find someone again who will be as efficient as she has been.Please note that you are being hired only on a personal level. All correspondences would be made and promptly reported to me personally.The position is part time and home-based meaning you can work most
times from your home as long as you have a regular internet access.You are also hired on a trial basis for now until we are able to see how well we fit in, this however does not affect your weekly wage.

Most of your activities will be carried out locally and most official packages will be delivered via posts. You will be actively involved in personal, business and financial life. In summary, your activities as my assistant amongst other things will include;

* Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence;
* Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring;
* Organizing and maintaining diaries, memos and making appointments;
* Dealing with incoming email, faxes and post;
* Carrying out background research and presenting findings;
* A personal reminder for Schedules, programs, flights and keeping me up to date with them as they come up;
* Arranging travel and accommodation
* Carrying out specific projects and research;
* Taking on some of the my responsibilities and working more closely with management and other staff related to me;
* Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf.
* Handling and monitoring financial activities.
* Processing and taking charge of weekly payments and purchases.
* You will also be a part of my household and a helping hand to issues as they arise.
* General clerical activities.

Basic wage is $500 a week.

Any extra personal expenses (transport, gas, etc) incurred by you while on an errand or otherwise will also be reimbursed by me at the end of each working week.

This position is very flexible and it is difficult judging the exact number of hours you will be doing, just bear it in mind that there will be busier weeks than others with a steady pay. 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. There is also a very sensitive issue on trust, dedication 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 England now for a project, however, I do have a number of things you could help me with immediately, prior to my arrival.

Due to the excessive number of responses to my Ad, do provide the following details about yourself for my personal record update and to filter applicants;

Full Names
Full Contact Address (not Po box)
City
State
Zip Code
Phone Number (H)
Phone Number (M)
Occupation (if any)
Sex
Marital status
Age
Nationality

I hope you can be available for me immediately before I arrive, it certainly can act as a stable foundation to our impending working relationship.

Hope to hear from you again.

Regards
Mark Terry
+447024051833