I have been searching for jobs on-line and received an e-mail from Taxes Depot Incorporated saying they have received my resume and they are considering me for the position of Junior Account Manager. In this e-mail I was told that I would be working from 9 am - 3 pm Monday - Friday and would earn a base salary of $2750 a month with bonuses. They said if I am still unemployed and interested in the position to send them an e-mail back. I did so and about a week later I received an e-mail saying that my resume had been reviewed by a supervisor and I was hired. (Mind you, I have not had ANY sort of interview. Not even over the phone. They only contact I have had is with these two e-mails.) They sent an employment contract and a bank account form. I had to sign and mail these back. They would not accept an electronic signature, but they had signed it electronically. What really tipped me off is that the bank account form was not for direct deposit of my pay. It has a disclosure at the bottom that allows the company to use my bank account for purposes of the Junior Account Manager Job position. I don't understand why a company would need to use employee's bank accounts for company purposes. I have never hear of such a thing. On top of that, they wanted me to open a new account at one of two banks using my name and DBA "Taxes Depot Incorporated". This would allow them full access to the account.

There was never a very thorough job description for Junior Account Manager. I was told in the e-mail that I would incurr expenses that would be reimbursed immediately, but it also said that they use Western Union to transfer money directly to clients so I would never have to travel or meet a client face to face. What kind of expenses would I incur if I never had to travel?

I looked up the company on the better business bureau website and they had an A- rating with no complaints. However, it did not state how long they had been in business which was a red flag for me. When I looked at the website it said that they had been in business for 2 years. At the same time it told clients that they had over 10 years experience preparing tax returns. Again, fishy. Some of the punctuation was off as well.

I didn't fill out the information and proceed further. I believe they just want someone else's bank account to use. I didn't want to be scammed. I hope no one else has been scammed by this "company"