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  • From: Diana Duncan <art2mis AT nc.rr.com>
  • To: internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Re: [Scamboard Posting]
  • Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 18:09:48 -0400

Now that I'm back in the job market, I've been amazed at the number of scam
"opportunities" sent. They're all along the lines of "If you are a
self-directed individual, you can work from home and make way more than you
are making now". They seem to be offering consulting or contracting
services, but it's all so vague I can't tell what they're about. I just
ignore them...I guess it's just the latest snare to trap the unaware.

Unfortunately, I've deleted them all, or I'd share the madness.

Diana

On Wednesday 14 August 2002 11:05 pm, you wrote:
> scam or no scam, they do seem to offer some amazing insight into the world
> of web development. my personal favorite is "Your Website Should Be Visual"
> (located at: http://cheravally.home.mindspring.com/websites.html )
>
> is it considered either libel or slander to call this a scam? what if it
> isn't a scam? one way to find out would be to contact some of their
> clients, like Macrosoft, Magnetbox, and Sorny. (i don't think any of those
> are made up...)
>
> perhaps the poster actually joined the discussion list and would care to
> comment? personally, i only see the silver lining. they want a
> "self-starter familiar with web technology and processes (who is) able to
> develop new clients, and successfully close the deal." i'm sayin' "Sh*t,
> Dawg! That's ME!!!"
>
> off to find my golden parachute,
> drm
> ___ _ _____ . ....
> m a h t o o z e e a c k a t s p e e k e e z e e d o t n e t
> ------ / / ......... . . .
>
> On Wed, 14 Aug 2002, Thomas Beckett wrote:
> > Alas, I'm totally serious. The "independent sales" positions
> > and the target market jibe with some actual scams I have encountered
> > recently in my lawyer role. And yeesh, look at this site.
> >
> > "Joe E. Bennett, our president, chief software engineer and
> > equity trader has been developing software since 1986, first using BASIC,
> > then Pascal on PCs running MS-DOS." Well, buddy, I was writing code in
> > BASIC and Pascal years before you, but that doesn't make me a software
> > engineer. And equity trader? What a combination.
> >
> > http://cheravally.home.mindspring.com/about.html
> >
> > Offices in Raleigh and Las Vegas. Hmmn. The latter is
> > consistent with the day trading aspect, at least.
> >
> > The scams I have encountered involve selling a cookie-cutter
> > website at a high price to small businesses and individuals. The deal
> > usually involves a contract hosting for several years. The payment is
> > monthly, but accomplished through financing from a third party. The
> > scamsters generate a receivable for the third party, pocket the cash, and
> > the "lender" collects the money -- at credit card interest rates. If
> > you're unhappy, you can't quit paying because you've already paid in
> > advance and the "lender" has nothing to do with the folks that sold you
> > the site.
> >
> > In all honesty, it doesn't look like this guy is currently
> > taking that approach. But I wouldn't be surprised ....
> >
> > TaB
> >
> > At 06:04 PM 8/14/2002 -0400, you wrote:
> > >Now, now...just because they don't even have their own domain, doesn't
> > > mean they are a scam ;-)
> > >
> > >David
> > >
> > >On 8/14/02 5:53 PM, "thomas AT tbeckett.com" <thomas AT tbeckett.com> wrote:
> > > > This has "scam" written all over it.
> > > >
> > > > TaB
> > > >
> > > >> See the full Job Posting at the website:
> > > >> http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/jobboard/
> > > >>
> > > >> Company Name: Cheravally Management, Inc.
> > > >> Company Website: http://cheravally.home.mindspring.com/
> > > >>
> > > >> Job Title: Sales
> > > >> Job Description: We have an immediate need for independent sales
> > > >> reps
> > > >> to market website development services to local small
> > > >> businesses. Attractive commissions. Contact us by email for more
> > > >> information.
>
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