( I got this letter from them after I applied on craigslist, this sounds like a scam, what are your thoughts?) Cross reference Rpc Group Ltd Complaint.

HSM Group

Detailed Job Description – Administrative Clerk
The primary goal of the Administrative Clerk is to provide local customer support to our clients within North America. This includes providing convenient payment options and informing them of shipping and the terms of sale.
You will be assisting our clients within North America, the assistance to be provided will include: payment collections and customer service via email.


Your duties will include:
- Collecting Local Payments
When a buyer in the US decides to purchase an item through an online auction from our sellers he has the following payment options: pay pal, international wire transfer, international check, local certified check or local wire transfer. The quickest option of these is local wire transferring. Local wire transfers and certified checks are the options that the sales support representative will provide to the clients.


- Managing Data
Along with the payments received from buyers you will be receiving details for these sales. These details will include items sold, price, and buyer's information. You are to file and maintain these purchasing records and transactions.


- Forwarding of the Payments
Once you receive each payment you will be keeping 5% as commission and forwarding the rest to the seller or representative, whose information will be provided prior each transaction. It is crucial to complete forwarding of the payments in a time efficient manner.


- Correspondence
You will be submitting brief reports, weekly reports, and monthly reports. Weekly and monthly reports are to be done in Excel format and are to summarize all transactions completed within the week, or month.


Here is an example of a brief report:
Date: August 2, '09
Buyer: John R. Smith
Item: Jowissa Men's Watch
Price: $ 1, 921.27
Commission 5%: $ 96
Fees: $ 75
Total Forwarded: $1750.27
Forwarded to: Benjamin Bean, Whitefield, United Kingdom
Reference Numbers: 23497839


- Fees, and Transferring Procedures
All fees are covered by the company. The fees for transferring are simply deducted from the payments received. No client will contact you during initial stage of the trial period. After three weeks of the trial period you will begin to have contact with the buyers via email in regards to collection of the payments. For the first three weeks you will simply receive all of the transferring details, and payments, along with step by step guidance from your supervisor. You will be forwarding the received payments through wire service.


-Salary
During the trial period, you will be paid 1, 800USD per month while working on average 3hours per day, Monday-Friday, plus 5% commission from every payment received and forwarded. After the trial period your base pay salary will go up to 2, 400USD per month, plus 5% commission.


-Taxes
You will receive a monthly invoice stating your total income. All applicable taxes are covered by the company.


- To Apply

Kindly fill out your personal information below and send to this email [email protected] for immediate consideration of this position so you can get started as soon as possible

Personal Information
First Name:
Last Name:
Address: (Include Apt # If Available)
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Residential Phone Number:
Mobile:
Email Address:


NOTE: ALL YOUR INFORMATION SHOULD BE SENT TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected]


The employee, acknowledged the Trial and Detailed Job Description
and signed _______________
(First Name and Last Name of Employee)