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Thursday, July 10, 2008

Dating Group Team

 

Not sure if it's fraud, but it is one for the dustbin.

Good Day,

We offer a part time job on your computer.

Job Description:

We will provide you with the texts for our employees with the important information and you will correct the texts as an english speaking person and send them back to us.

Salary:

We don't have a fixed salary for this vacancy. We will pay you $7.00 for every 1Kb of the corrected text. You will get paid at the END of each month. Every month your salary will be different as it depends on your activity.

Example: If you correct about 5Kb of texts per day you will get over $1000.00 at the end of the month.

Requirements:

-Location: USA
-Age: 20+
-Home computer, e-mail address and Microsoft Word -Responsibility

To apply for job please send us the following information to:

Dating.Services.73@gmail.com
__________
FULL NAME:
HOME ADDRESS:
CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE:
Phone number (home or cell, but SHOULD BE available any day time):
E-MAIL:
AGE:
OCCUPATION:
EDUCATION:
AVAILABLE HOUR TO WORK WITH US:
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As soon as we revise your aplication we will contact you within 24 hours.

If you have any additional questions, feel free to ask.

Awaiting for your application.

With respect
Dating Group Team

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34 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Actually, I replied to this and they have sent me 4 assignments. I'm owed about $147 for about 30 minutes of actual work.

We'll see if they actually pay though.

Thursday, July 17, 2008 6:27:00 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

My son replied to this and has done several assignments. He is so sure this is legitimate but I am not. I sure hope he is right. I am just waiting for the 'ok, we will pay you, just give us your social security number or checking account number'.

Thursday, July 17, 2008 6:53:00 pm  
Blogger James Miller said...

Post if you do or don't get paid.

I'm dubious.

1. It came from a smal e-mail address.
2. There is no web site.
3. The e-mail is GMail.

They have certainly followed the old maxim, that is that if it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck and waddles like a duck, then it usually is a duck.

Thursday, July 17, 2008 7:05:00 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I am also involved, have done a few assignments.

They say these are their web sites and address..

Bol'shaya Myasnitskaya st., 133/4, office #12
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Phone/Fax: +78362423000

www.dating.ru
www.dating.de
www.datinguk.com

Please post if you have received payment or have any issues!

Friday, July 18, 2008 5:52:00 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I found evidence this IS A SCAM !

Check out this article.

http://www.star-telegram.com/news/story/766745.html

The text-editing is a way to get you involved in a money laundering scam. They will eventually ask you to take and forward money for them.

Friday, July 18, 2008 5:59:00 pm  
Blogger James Miller said...

Having read the story, I would advise everybody who has given their bank account details to this group to go to your bank and close your accounts now, before it is too late.

Friday, July 18, 2008 6:06:00 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Here's more..

http://www.nationalcybersecurity.com/blogs/810/20000-Scams-Reported-MonthlyTo-Internet-Crime-Complaint-Center.html

Friday, July 18, 2008 6:17:00 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

DEFINITELY A SCAM FOLKS...

I replied, did about a week's worth of assignments and then they sent me an e-mail asking that I choose to become a wire transfer recipient because they no longer text editors.
When I told them that I would not do anything that required banks and money transfers because I have a 3year old son that I can't raise if I'm in prison, They NEVER SENT ANOTHER EMAIL TO ME.
I later asked if they would at least pay me for the work I had already done. AGAIN, NO RESPONSE.
It's been a month now and nothing!!!

Thursday, July 24, 2008 4:29:00 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Me, too - - I've been editing their text for about 10days now, and today received that notice that they instead now want me to be a "Local Agent" and set up a bank checking account for money transfers. Just one small detail - - it must be an account that's older than 3 months. That told me that first, they can't stand the scrutiny that new accounts are subject to, and second, it would have to be my own old account. That decided it for me - - I told them no, thanks, I'm done with everything.

Friday, August 01, 2008 10:53:00 pm  
Blogger James Miller said...

If there is one rule on the Internet about scams, it's that you don't give anybody your bank account details.

You have made the ride decision.

Saturday, August 02, 2008 7:14:00 am  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thanks for sharing! I sent them my information, name, address, etc but thankfully because of your posts, I am stopping there. I knew it would be too good to be true!

Friday, August 15, 2008 6:19:00 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

thank you guys :)
u gotta love the internet

Wednesday, August 20, 2008 9:06:00 pm  
Blogger Isaac said...

I did two days of texts and told some of my friends about this. They sent their name and info and a few days later all received the same text files they wanted me to edit. Ha, what a scam. I sent them back an email exposing this to them and haven't heard back from them. What a surprise, hope no one has given them thier bank info.

Thursday, August 21, 2008 11:16:00 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

They actually posted on a job site this past Sunday on Cleveland.com. I responded but then got suspicious so I Googled them and found this blog. I then warned the website of the hoax and they took their posting down. Thanks Guys! You saved a few people from some conmen!! CEE-GEE

Thursday, August 28, 2008 11:21:00 am  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I wish i could tell the world about what a scam this is. I have never heard of people giving text editing jobs and even setting up multiple seemingly legit websites and page after page of mass mailed letters just to build trust and the prospect of being paid so they could offer jobs with money laundering?? I got the "job" offer e-mail today asking me to give them all my bank information so they could send money to my account. I had only researched them the night before and found the name dating group tied to international money fraud. I would never give my bank account info to anyone online regardless, but what i found out online (with a bit of research) really sealed it for me. I spent a week editing letters just to find out they wanted me to trust them enough and be hungry enough to get paid for my work editing to take the fall for them. Client dating cash and "present" delivery my butt. It's not fair. I wish we could do something to stop them. :(

Friday, August 29, 2008 8:33:00 am  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yea, I saw them advertising today on careerbuilder.com as well, but i think they caught on to these jerks and shut down their page, at least that's what i hope.

Friday, August 29, 2008 8:35:00 am  
Blogger Ron said...

Yes, I too have fallen victim and have edited 4 rounds of letters. They haven't offered me any other position yet but I'm not going to wait and find out, I told them I'm done. One good thing though, it was a good exercise in editing foreign correspondence.

Tuesday, September 02, 2008 7:40:00 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

yes, thanks for this thread... I did 2 edits for them, so now I can stop.

how about this... lets setup a bunk bank account, play along with the scam, and STEAL their money instead??? :)

:)

Thursday, September 04, 2008 11:39:00 pm  
Blogger James Miller said...

I wouldn't. You may find people with AK47s at your door.

Friday, September 05, 2008 7:34:00 am  
Blogger reelkate said...

Thanks everybody for posting. I've edited 4 texts and they said they'd pay me after a month through Western Union. That's a scam where they overpay you, you send them a refund, and when the WU payment is a fake, you're out the refund. I should email them this page!!!!

Monday, September 08, 2008 3:18:00 am  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Well, it seems that it is still continuing on the Cleveland Plain Dealer website. I'm sure glad I read this blog, I almost fell victim to the same scenario as so many did before me. They sent me an attachment and I didn't want to open it because it just screamed "virus" or scam. So I opted to Google it and found this article as well. Man it would have been so easy though lol Oh well.

Monday, September 22, 2008 8:31:00 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I corrected text from a gmail email account for the dating Team. The second email to correct had a letter to correct that spoke of a person getting 5% of the money. That sent off a red flag. The tried to make me think it was a Dating Service I would be working for. The never asked for SS# or bank info. It was probably next though.

Tuesday, October 07, 2008 8:03:00 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I played for 4 days as well because it was easy and I knew it was a scam. However, I was willing to give up 1 hour of my time in CASE I was paid. Once I knew what they were doing, I have too much honor (REGARDLESS of my finances)to launder money. I hope others feel the same. Our US economy is SCREWED up because we have FORGOTTEN as a NATION what personal honor and responsibility means.

Saturday, October 11, 2008 2:21:00 am  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

After continued typing night after night, something told me to google their address to see what would come up. I found this blog page, and read all the comments, and think I will start going to bed at night.

Friday, October 17, 2008 5:50:00 am  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I replied to this job last week and edited 5 text messages. Today I received an invitation to join them as a local agent. The twist, they want me to open a NEW account at WAMU or Bank of America. They say to only use the account for their business. Well, I'm NOT opening any account. I had emailed a copy of the ad to myself and I've now forwarded it to Careerbuilder fraud alert. They also had a lady's name down as a Supervisor for local agents here in Dallas. I forwarded this letter to Careerbuilder too and asked if we could get local authorities involved to bust this lady - Frances Mackey and her crew for money laundering. Thanks for the info you have on this site. I found it after I was researching if this opportunity was a fraud.

Monday, November 17, 2008 6:46:00 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Wow, guess I got dooped as well. I began to get a bit uneasy after ready the text that I was correcting and it spoke of a dating service then it began ot talk about the exchange of money or giveing money to the person they are trying to date. I have currently done 4 assignments and really needed the money for my wife and daughter, but not if it means running the risk of going to jail. Then I really would be letting them down. It's just not worth it. Too good to be true. Dang. I'm done. Best to all

Thursday, December 11, 2008 3:23:00 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

THANK YOU!!!

Monday, February 01, 2010 11:32:00 am  
Blogger N.G.Shankar said...

I am also involved, have done a few assignments.

They say these are their web sites and address..

Bol'shaya Myasnitskaya st., 133/4, office #12
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Phone/Fax: +78362423000

www.dating.ru
www.dating.de
www.datinguk.com

Please post if you have received payment or have any issues!

Saturday, February 20, 2010 2:09:00 am  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I did transcription at an office during the summer in college so I thought this would be something similar - what a bummer!!! I did two transcriptions and they offered me the "local consultant" position with no description, job details, etc, that's when I became extra suspicious.

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

I have fallen for this scam, and have stopped editing text. Luckily I haven't given them my full address or bank details.
I emailed them asking them about job scams and they sent me this reply.
"You can make curtain of it puting www.dating.ru in the google.com
search. This is our guarantee that we are the world leader dating
company and everyone is pleased by our work and trust us."



I have put them in my spam folder, but I would like to block them from webmail.

I am from england so this scam has moved from America to England (UK). There should be some sort of scam alerts listed on the ISP homepage to tell us about these scams.

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

I have been working for this company since June. i did the text editing and started doing the transfers i have been paid for the text editing and i got the 5% commission for the transfers but i have yet to receive my salary of $2900.00 i have written countless e-mails and have gotten no response. i closed the account and changed all my account info.

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