Almost Got Scammed! by Harris Black aka Martin Feldman

Almost everyday, I checked out Craigslist for any new job postings. One is to see if there are new work opportunities and the other is to check what other tasks people are outsourcing. The second reason for checking Craigslist is so I can update and upgrade myself. It doesn’t pay to be a stick in the mud. All of us has to keep up with the ever changing time and technology.

I was checking through the ads in Bangalore when I found an online job that I really like, which is answering emails. The owner of the ad said that he gets around 500-1,000 emails a day and need someone to help him answer all the emails. So I applied for the job. I got a response that very day. But then, I was a little suspicious because the response was a scripted one. Usually, the business or individuals who responds to the job ads reply in a more personal manner.

The name of the CEO is Martin Feldman and his website is www.careerexperts.org.

He gave me a series of email responses, four different emails to be exact. Based on the email he gave me, he is a recruiter and has been operating for 15 years already in North America. My question is, if he is a recruiter in North America, then why is he based in Asia as he told me? Another question is, if he has a list of the jobs available, then why is his site promoting writing resume? This doesn’t fit at all. I sent him 2 emails asking him if there are really jobs for the job applicants. I didn’t receive an answer for that.

My job was to post in various cities in Craigslist, and then reply back to the emails I have received with the first document. Then when the job applicants reply again, I am to send another scripted email. This all sound very fishy to me.

So what I did, I googled his name and viola, it’s confirmed, he is a scam artist. His real name is Harris Black and you can read all about him in http://www.harrisblackwatch.com/

Well I am glad that after four years of working online, I am not so naive after all. I must admit that I got scammed several times when I was starting out and thank God, I was able to find out info about this guy so I do not help him scam other people.