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I found this on CL. Anyone else think it sounds too good to be true, or should I give it a try?

<H2>Established Company Is Seeking Customer Solutions Specialist (Work From Home) Fo (St Louis)</H2>
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Date: 2008-10-20, 7:51PM CDT



<DIV id=user>Who Are We: We are a Telephone Verification Company. We are searching for an outgoing guy/girl to fill the Customer Solutions position. This candidate will be placing customer verification calls. You will be responsible for replying to emails about services we provide. You will always work with great customers... This position requires you have your own PC and work from home.

If you think this position interests you please contact us.

Salary: $20.53

Job Requirements:
* Ability to absorb and apply new and changing information.
* Basic computer skills, experience in a windows based environment.
* Excellent communication skills.

In addition to an exciting environment, we offer:
* Strong work/family and employee assistance programs
* Tuition reimbursement
* Competitive base salary with additional opportunities for variable pay through incentive awards
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<LI>Location: St Louis
<LI>Compensation: ask
<LI>OK to highlight this job opening for persons with disabilities
<LI>Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.
<LI>Please, no phone calls about this job!
<LI>Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.</LI>[/list]

I wonder why the salary is stated at $20.53....seem like such an odd number to put out. I would definitely inquire for more information...especially the name of company so you can do some research.

Maybe it's $20.53 per hour??

The pay sounds a little too good to be true but agree that you should inquire for more information.

I personally wouldn't touch it. I'm not saying it is not legit...It just doesn't give me a good feeling. Wish those of you the best that go for it.
Also, Idon't even do Craigslist anymore....they have become sooooo saturated with scams .... it's just too much of a waste of time for me.

God Bless.
Edited by: GodsLittleGirl

This is the response I got when I asked for more information....I think I'll pass.

Dear Candidate,

Thank you for inquiring about the position we have available at
Televerify LLC. We have recently expanded our Client Communications
Department and are looking for qualified candidates.

This position requires you have a working computer with internet
access. We provide you with a VoIP Telephone and grant you access to
our Informix Database Application. You will be reimbursed monthly for
your internet access cost. This is position requires you to work from
home.

Who We Are: We are Third Party Telephone Verification Company. We
have clients in the Banking and Financial Industry. We provide phone
verification services – You will be talking on the phone verifying
contact information for customers.

Since our clients are in the Banking and Financial Industry we must
have all potential job candidates go through a routine background
check. This check is completely free when using our partner's
website. We can not and will not deny any applicant a job based on
their credit score – We are only interested in verifying your contact
information and employment history.

Credit Review Website - http://www.free-credit-review.com/creditcheck.php

Once you receive your results from the above website please forward
results and a recent copy of your resume to televerifyllc@gmail.com (http://us.mc656.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=televerifyllc@gmail.com).
Someone from our Human Resources department will contact you within
24-48 hours for a formal interview.

Once again... Thank you for your interest in our company and we look
forward to working with you.

Regards,
Sarah Mariotti
Human Resources – Televerify LLC

I'd just hang tight until their "expansion mode" includes them not having to use gmail for their email. What a bunch of http://www.wahm.com/forum/smileys/smiley8.gifs.
It sounds super-hinky! Keep looking..

Susan

stay away !!!! any company that needs to "verify" your identity will do their own background/credit check. they don't need you to pull your own report then forward it to them. yeh right like i'm going to send them my credit report....why don't i just send them my cecking account # and my bank PIN. unfortunatley someone is going to fall for it and get their credit all messed up. i hope i'm wrong....but it just doens't sound right. go with your gut. and what's up with 20.53 per hour ???!!??? they couldn't kick in the other 47 cents...hahhahahaha

I wouldn't do it if it was myself like was said above they wouldn't use gmail as there email and they wouldn't pay such an odd number 20.53 per hour and they would make you do your own background check with a credit report. most places use a more professional credit reporting place and get there own credit report/background report

Since our clients are in the Banking and Financial Industry we must
have all potential job candidates go through a routine background
check. This check is completely free when using our partner's
website. We can not and will not deny any applicant a job based on
their credit score – We are only interested in verifying your contact
information and employment history.


And this is about the time when the red flags start waving! Sounds possibly legit until that part. This is how they rope people in, these scammers are getting better and smarter. It's becoming more and more difficult to determine what is real...unfortunately. I say stay away from this one and move on.