Recently got emali from potential Job Opening(Light Investments Inc)Legit?

Question

This is the email. You think it's real or not? Just wondering before i send out info and apply.

Hello,

My name is Jerry Jones and I'm the Chief Manager of Department of asking to leave name nu
employment
in Light Investments Inc. We have thoroughly studied your CV at
monster.com
and
are happy to inform you that your skills completely meet our
requirements for
the position of Financial Agent.

Light Investments Inc., a large company with a world reputation, which
deals
with online investments, is finally expanding and looking for new
representatives
in USA
At the moment we are looking for independent agents, who will represent
our
company in regions. The work consists in accepting and processing
payments
from our clients. This is a part-time position; you work only 3-4 hours
per
week.

We appreciate the labor of our representatives and pay them properly.
Your salary depends on your activity and capacity for work. it goes on asking for name and number so they can call

Answer 1

You could use the Better Business Bureau (www.bbb.org)and the national fraud center (www.fraud.org) to find out about the legitimacy of the company. More information available at http://tinyurl.com/gtb89

Answer 2

I just received the same email as well. This isn't legit. I tried yahoo and google, and I don't see any info about this "company"



This is what I got



Hi,



My name is Jerry Jones and I am the Chief Manager of Department of employment

in Light Investments Inc. I have studied your CV and happy to inform you

that your skills completely meet our requirements for the position

of Financial Agent.



Light Investments Inc., an internationally known company, built up a good

reputation dealing with online investments, is now expanding and would like

to have own representatives in USA!



We are looking for independent agents, who will be our regional

representatives.

The job consists of processing our worldwide clients' payments. This is a

part-time job. You need only 4-5 free hours a week to work.



The labor of our agents is highly rated. The minimum wage is $1500. However,

your income depends on your activity - if you work hard and fulfill all the

tasks, you can be paid up to $3000. We value our employees according to their

merits.



If our offer interested you or you want to learn more, please fill out the

form and send to : [e-mail]



We will contact you within 48 hour after we receive your form.



Your Full Name:

Your Residence Country:

Your Age:

Your Contact Phone:

Your Availability Time:





Thank You,



Light Investments Inc.

Jerry Jones

Department of Employment

Phone: [phone]

[e-mail]





I called the number, it just says leave a message, or a fax.



It's a scam. That's how people find out your information. The problem is when you post your resumes on hotjobs, career builder, monster, or any other online jobsites, anyone can sign up for an "employer" account (some make you pay, some don't) and enter fake company profiles. And people fall for this. They give out their information and next thing you know, you're getting mail and advertisement from all kinds of people you don't even know. Best thing is to do research about the company first, or apply directly with the company online through their site (if you find their company actually exists and is legit), or in person.



Edit: I just checked out the site you put down there, if you read the description of the job, it says you get money in your bank account and then you transfer it to other people. Now that this "company" has your bank account, they can dip into your account anytime. They have your PERSONAL checking and banking information. I wouldn't do it if I were you. Especially with fraud running rampant. Still sketchy to me. Very inticing though, getting 1500 USD "a month" and some commission. well, good luck

Answer 3

who is emali? I'm guessing you misspelled email. There really aren't many jobs that involve just email, and any computer or data-entry type job requires that you are accurate and check your work before submitting it, so you'll need to practice that a bit more. There are child-labor laws all over the world, and I'm pretty confident that 11 is too young to get a legal job anywhere. In the USA, you must be 14 years old before you can obtain working papers. My son got his last year, but there aren't many places that will hire 14 year olds either; most want you to be at least 16. To earn some money prior to that age, you can babysit, or do odd jobs in the neighborhood, like mowing the lawn, raking leaves, shoveling snow, washing cars, dog-walking, watching pets/plants while people are away on vacation, etc.

Answer 4

I received a similar email not too long ago. I had the same question so I searched and found this post.



One of the differences was that I have "You need only 4-5 free hours a week to work." instead. of 3-4. The person is the same.



A phone number was listed on the bottom so I did a search of it and found similar postings on message boards and such with different contact information. They were in different languages, many different websites with vastly different job titles.



At best I think this is a phishing scheme.



This is the email address I got: [e-mail]

This is the phone number:

[phone]



And here is one of several sites the phone number apears:

http://www.joewein.net/fraud/fraud-job-2006-11.htm

Answer 5

I also tried to reply to the email from Jerry Jones and twice, mailer daemon said it did not exist. I also tried to google the Light Investments company, and found nothing, except the page that this question was on. I think it's probably not legit.

Answer 6

They emailed me aswell. They found me on moster.com I emailed Jerry back 3 times, and he has responded to every one of them. They are processing my application tomorrow and I should know if I have a job or not. :o)



his new email is [e-mail]

*it just changed like a day ago*



their website is:

www.light-investments.cd/



oh wow. its not a .com - no wonder they are so hard to find.



have a good one.

Answer 7

I sent out my info to this address twice since i had the same offer and i got the address does not exist e-mail sent back to me twice.