Allen Yen
Complaint 298904 Details

I applied for the Personal Assistant position on Craigslist. A couple of days later, the companies "HR" department e-mailed me saying I was on the wait list for the position. I then received an e-mail from Allen Chen, the manager, saying I got the position, and that I would get $400 weekly. He then said he needed to see if he could trust me with his funds, then mailed me a check through the US postal service for $2,480 ($400 of which he told me would be my pay.) He told me to deposit the check into my account, then withdraw $2,080. He asked to send $200 to somebody in Ghana, and put the remaining $1,800 on two separate Money Pak cards. He asked me to send the number of the Money Pak cards. Today, my account was overdrawn due to the check being fraudulent. I am now I'm debt with my bank -$2,480. I have tried contacting him and no answer. I have tried to refund the money pak cards, but apparently he must've used them. This man is a scam artist. Please be careful. I will attach the emails I received below.

Dear Applicant,

Your resume was received and reviewed by the HR dept,You have been shortlisted and offered a job with our company as a personal assistant to the our manager.

About the company:

Established in 1983, Microelectronics Technology Inc. (MTI) was the first company to specialize in the designing and manufacturing of microwave and satellite communication products in Taiwan. MTI is headquartered in the Hsinchu Science Park, also known as the “Silicon Valley of Taiwan”.
With additional manufacturing facilities located in Wuxi China, and an R&D center in California U.S.A., MTI understands the importance of worldwide communication, and strives to expand its presence across the globe.

About Manager:


His name is Allen Chen joined MTI as a senior product manager in April 1998 and was promoted to Vice President and General Manager of the Radio division in June 2002. Previously, Mr. Chen worked for Tellus Group, Telxon Technology Corp. he has over 20 years of experience in sales, marketing, business development, and manufacturing management in the telecommunication and computer industries. Mr. Chen holds a M.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Texas, U.S.A. and a B.S. degree from the National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan.

Our Charitable Giving Philosophy:


At MTI we recognize that the economic, social and physical environment in which our company operates can affect our success as an enterprise. We also recognize that our actions can have an impact on the communities in which we operate.

Therefore, we acknowledge our responsibility as a good corporate citizen to contribute some of our resources back to our communities.

By doing so, we will:

• Help the less fortunate.
• Support our mission in technology.
• Enhance our image with our communities, customers, associates and employment recruits.
• With that understanding, we identify three fundamental elements in our Charitable Contributions .

Mr Allen Chen travels a lot and gets his hands occupied because he works with other companies in the states and outside, so it is imperative for him to have a worthy assistant who can monitor and keep him up to date with his activities. This position is flexible and you can be in any location, working with him is basically about instructions and following them. There is also a very sensitive issue on trust and accountability which I believe will resolve itself as time goes on.

He is looking for someone that can be trusted and reliable to work very well with good understanding. We are establishing a new office location in your area which you will be a part of the team upon completion. This position is a part time position for now and flexible and it will be full time upon putting the office in place. He will be need your services 2-3 times weekly which should be about 10-12 hours weekly with salary of $400 per week. We will set up a formal interview as soon as possible.

This is only an introductory e-mail, as time goes on we should be able to arrange a proper meeting to get things started officially. He does have a number of things you could help him with this week if you will be available for him. This can act as a stable foundation to our working relationship. Kindly RE-CONFIRM your contact details as shown on your resume to enable us proceed to next step.

Contact Information
First Name:
Last Name:
Address(P.O box not allowed):
Apt #:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Mobile (For SMS):

Once he has received your contact information,he will get back to you with next steps and tasks. include your cell number for TEXT. Your information requested is needed for our company database as an employee and be assured your information is safe and will not be shared.

N:B, Kindly check your spam/bulk mail to make sure you don't miss any of our messages.Send your replies to his email address [email protected] with the title.PERSONAL ASSISTANT POSITION.

HRM DEPARTMENT
MICROELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY INC

http://houston.craigslist.org/csr/4261798100.html

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Hi Samuel,

I will like to inform you that after much consideration, you have been chosen to occupy the position of the Personal assistant. But firstly i will like to know how honest you are and how can i trust you with my funds. I will be sending some payment to you for the first task as i mentioned in my initial email after which i will send you an email with the task to be carried out and instructions. And also confirm the payment can be mailed to the address you provided. And please include an apartment number if required.

Your duties as my assistant will be running personal errands,booking flights and appointments, Handling cash and deposits, receiving calls and attending to clients.


I need answers to these questions.
1. How many hours are you willing to work per day?
2. How often do you come on the internet ?
3. Payroll Interval... (Weekly or Bi-weekly)?
4. Are you employed at the moment ? .
5. what bank do you bank with?(bank name only)


Get back to me as soon as possible so we can get started.
Text me at 909-293-8112 once you have read and replied to this e-mail.You will be meeting with the company representative to sign neccessary documents as soon as the first task has been completed.And also i have attached the employment form which you will print out and it will duly signed when we meet in person.


Thanks
Allen Chen