Have you received an email from "QuikDrop International" in Costa Mesa, California offering you
a job as a "Virtual Assistant", "Payment Officer", "local agent" or "local representative" in which
you "receive payments", deduct your "Processing fee", deposit the checks and
then wire most of the money to an overseas "company"?
It is an AFF / Money transfer Scam.
It might also be money laundering. They'll send you counterfeit checks which you are supposed to deposit, take out
some percentage (typically, 10%) for your work, and then MoneyGram or Western
Union wire the remaining 90%. Notice that although you receive checks, they
won't let you forward a check to them, only Western Union or Money Gram. There's
a reason for this: Western Union and MoneyGrams are cashed immediately and are
untraceable and irretrievable. Bank checks can take 1 or 2 weeks to clear!
Of course, since the check is fake, it will bounce a week or so later after
you deposit it. But you have already moneygram'ed the scammers the 90% of
the amount, and that is transacted almost instantly. So you now owe the
bank for the full amount. You may also face criminal charges for passing
counterfeit checks. See
this page for a step-by-step explanation of how the scam unfolds.
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Trial
Period
QuikDrop
International
3151
Airway Avenue, Suite M-3
Costa Mesa, California USA 92626
This outline specifies:
Confidential Page 1 2/27/2008
PURPOSE
- The considerations surrounding an employee’s
trial period.
- The supervisor’s responsibility to provide
guidance and assess employee’s performance and conduct during the trial period.
- The criteria for termination of trial period.
The trial period is the final, most policy significant
step in the hiring process for new employees. It is the policy of the company to
use the trial period as an opportunity to train new employees in job
responsibilities; observe on-the-job conduct and performance to determine
suitability; retain employee whose performance and conduct is fully acceptable;
separate, without undue formality, those employees whose performance or conduct
is deficient after the trial period; document the Company’s recommendation for
retention or separation on the Trial Period Form.
Trial periods are periods of time during which
employee’s conduct and performance is evaluated.
It is the responsibility of the supervisors to ensure
that employees have every reasonable opportunity to achieve success on the job.
Specifically, supervisors should:
A. Inform employees of job expectations in both
performance and conduct. Employees must be provided performance standards,
information on working policies and procedures, and guidelines on employee
responsibilities and conduct.
B. Counsel and provide feedback concerning
performance and conduct to employee on regular basis. It is crucial that
employees know how and where they are or are not meeting expectations. If a
performance or conduct problem becomes apparent, supervisors should provide
training or assistance to remedy the situation, as appropriate.
C. Gather documentation throughout employees' trial
periods reflecting both good and bad performance and conduct.
TERMINATION
Generally, a request for action to terminate should be
supported by
documentation making it clear that the employee received
a "fair trial". The documentation should specifically and in detail state:
1. How the employee was made aware of the
performance/conduct expectations in question; guidance and training given to the
employee
2. Counseling given to the employee regarding specific
conduct and/or performance deficiencies; opportunities for improvement given to
the employee
3. Details regarding the performance/conduct
deficiencies.
REPORTING PROCEDURES
Trial Period Report
I. General
Trial Period Form is used to document new
employees' performance and conduct and the Company's recommendation for
retention or separation. The trial period will be for one month starting from
the commencement date.
II. Responsibilities
The supervisor will, no earlier than the 2nd
week but no later than the 3rd of the trial period, complete the Trial Period
Form (evaluation) and forward it to the reviewing official. Once the reviewing
official has signed the form, the rating supervisor will review it if
satisfactory will discuss with employee, if recommends separation will contact
personnel division for further guidance. Trial Period Evaluation Form will be
also sent to the employee.
The Commencement
Date:_______________________________________________________________
The Employee, ________________________________,
acknowledged the Trial Period Outline,
First and Last Name
and signed ___________________________________, on the
_________ of ___________, 2008.
Signature date month
Detailed Job Description – Virtual Assistant
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The primary goal of the Virtual Assistant is to provide
local representation within the location of the auctioned item, provide our
clients with convenient payment options, contribute to the sales force and add
convenience to our service dedicated to individuals, businesses, and
organizations worldwide.
You will be assisting our clients within Australia and
New Zealand, the assistance to be provided will include: communication with
buyers regarding shipping and payments, payment collections and currency
conversions, shipping details
Your primary duties will include:
When a buyer in Australia or New Zealand decides to
purchase an item through an online auction from our sellers he has the following
payment options: pay pal, international wire transfer, international check, or
local wire transfer. The quickest option of these is local wire transferring.
Local wire transferring is the option that the Virtual Assistant will provide to
the clients.
- Currency Conversions
Another factor for the preference of local wire
transferring is that the client can transfer funds in local currency. All
payments that you will receive will be in local currency. When forwarding, you
will forward all payments in USD.
- Managing Data
Along with the payments received from buyers you will be
receiving details of these sales. These details will include items sold, price,
and buyer's information.
- Forwarding of the Payments
Once you receive each payment you will be keeping 5% as
commission and forwarding the rest to either the seller or other representative,
whose information will be provided. It is crucial to complete forwarding of the
payments in a time efficient manner.
- Correspondence
You will be submitting brief reports, weekly reports,
and monthly reports. Weekly and monthly reports are to be done in Excel format.
Here is an example of a brief report:
Date: January 8, '08
Buyer: Steve Hill
Item: MontBlanc
Price: $3,921.27AUD
Commission 5%: $196.00AUD
Fees: $152.00AUD
Forwarded to Marie Sterns, Amsterdam, Netherlands:
$1,573.27AUD / $1,400.05USD
Reference Numbers for Marie Sterns: 8976659730
Forwarded to Jane Moss, Chisinau, Moldova: $2,000.00AUD
/ $1,779.80USD
Reference Numbers for Jane Moss: 6512845269
Total Forwarded: $3,573.27AUD / $3,179.85USD
- Communicating with Clients
You will receive a list of FAQ which will guide you how
to respond via emails to buyer’s questions related to payments and shipping. The
clients you will communicate with have agreed to make the purchase, no need to
convince or sell, instead provide assistance with the completion of the
purchase.
- Fees, and Transferring Procedures
All fees are covered by the company. The fees for
transferring are simply deducted from the payment received. No client will
contact you during initial stage of the trial period. After two weeks of the
trial period you will begin to have contact with the buyers via email in regards
to collection of the payments. For the first two weeks you will simply receive
all of the transferring details, and payments, along with step by step guidance
from your supervisor. You will be forwarding the received payments through
western union transferring agents, they are located at the post offices; this
allows instant currency conversions and instant payment transferring.
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Additional Information
Salary Part-Time
During the trial period, you will be working part-time,
3hours per day, Monday-Friday; you will be paid 1,500AUD per month, plus 5%
commission from every payment received and forwarded. The salary will be sent
in the form of wire transfer directly to your account. After the trial period
your base pay salary will go up to 1950AUD per month, plus 5% commission.
Saturday is an optional day for working; receive 10% instead of 5% for sales on
Saturdays.
Salary Full-Time
During the trial period, you will be working full-time,
6hours per day, Monday-Friday; you will be paid 3,000AUD per month, plus 5%
commission from every payment received and forwarded. The salary will be sent
in the form of wire transfer directly to your account. After the trial period
your base pay salary will go up to 3,900AUD per month, plus 5% commission.
Saturday is an optional day for working; receive 10% instead of 5% for sales on
Saturdays.
Taxes
You will receive a monthly invoice stating your total
income. All applicable taxes are covered by the company.
EMPLOYEE INFORMATION FORM
(Complete the Following Form)
Personal Information
First and Last
Name:___________________________________________________________
Residential Phone
Number:______________________________________________________
Mobile Phone
Number:___________________________________________________________
Address:_______________________________________________________________________Date
of Birth:_________________________________________________________________
Hours
Preferred Working Hours (please write or type in X for
the time you prefer):
Part-Time:
SHIFT A: 9:00am-12:00pm SHIFT B: 11:00am-2:00pm
SHIFT C: 12:00pm-3:00pm SHIFT D: 2:00pm-5:00pm
Full-Time:
SHIFT A: 9:00am-3:00pm SHIFT B: 11:00am-5:00pm
Payments
In order to receive payments from clients and your
salary please provide with the account information:
Account Holder’s
Name:_________________________________________________________
Type of Account (Checking, Savings,
Business):_________________________________
Name of Account (If
Business):_________________________________________________
Name of the
Bank:______________________________________________________________
Account
Number:________________________________________________________________
BSB
Number:____________________________________________________________________
The Company will not reveal these details; and will only
remit agreed funds to the account at the times and dates specified prior each
transaction. The Employee will not attempt to use any of the Company funds –
other than those that are deposited in relation to the employment as agreed
remuneration, and commissions.
Commencement
Date:______________________________________________________
The Employee,_______________________, acknowledged the
Detailed Job Description
First and Last Name
and signed_______________________, on this____________,
of_____________ 2008.
Signature
date month
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