Guangzhou EEP AUTO PARTS CO Ltd Accounting Resolution Representative
Back in January we warned our readers about a group of scammers pretending to be job recruiters representing Chinese Auto Part Suppliers, see TUNEMOUT Auto Parts Collections Officer Recruiting Scam.
As a result of that post we received 20 comments from readers who subsequently received even more unsolicited recruiting emails with fake job offers from several other auto part company’s such as SORL Auto Parts, Inc, RIYI Vehicle Parts Co., Volvo CE and Ossca Auto Parts.
Now these scammers are back at it again, this time targeting a company called Guangzhou EEP AUTO PARTS CO Ltd!
The Recruiting Emails
Below are the copies of the initial recruiting email and the follow up emails they are sending to job seekers.
from: Cecil J. Jefferson <jobs@battaliawinston.com>
reply-to: CecilJ.Jefferson@collector.orgSubject: Full Time/Part Time Positions – ID 83427ttw ww260443
I wanted to reach out to you and let you know about some new positions that have become available.
We currently have several opportunities available for individuals who have the talent and ability to work out of a home office.
These opportunities are for motivated candidates who are interested in the financial business. New grads are welcome to apply.
Hope to hear soon from you!
Executive Recruiter
Cecil J. Jefferson
After they receive a response for more information, they follow up with these emails:
Subject: Guangzhou EEP AUTO PARTS CO., Ltd Company; Letter of Offer
from: Cecil J. Jefferson <CecilJ.Jefferson@collector.org>
Guangzhou EEP AUTO PARTS CO., Ltd Company; Letter of Offer
Strictly Private and Confidential
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
On behalf of Guangzhou EEP AUTO PARTS CO., Ltd Company, I am pleased to extend this offer of employment to you.
Guangzhou EEP AUTO PARTS CO., Ltd is looking for an energetic Full Time/Part Time Accounting Resolution Representative to join the financial team.
Guangzhou EEP AUTO PARTS CO., Ltd offers a projected starting salary in the range of: 68,000.00 to 76,000.00.
Guangzhou EEP AUTO PARTS CO., Ltd also offers a competitive employee-focused benefits package which includes: Medical, Dental, Vision Care & Life insurance, 401(K) Retirement Plan, and many more.
Eligibility conditions may vary.
Full information including: Essential Duties & Responsibilities, Knowledge/Skills Required, Position Summary, Applications Instructions can be found in the attached document.
Because Guangzhou EEP AUTO PARTS CO., Ltd views this position as urgent the offer is only available for 7 business days.
Please get back to me within that time frame.
(excerpt from the attached document below)
Job Description – Accounting Resolution Representative
Responsible for the control of current/late/delinquent client accounts by receiving payments from organizations or persons, establishing and maintaining communication with clients and organizing information pertaining current accounts. The position is also in charge of protecting the assets of the company and minimizing possible losses while in compliance of all state and federal regulations and laws, and compliance with all governing regulations.
Responsibilities of the Accounting Resolution Representative include but are not limited to:
Process and assist with payment functions;
Process payments as received daily in a timely and accurate manner; responsible for daily clearing of all cash transactions assigned;
Analyze, evaluate and assist clients with payment issues, this includes: Late Payments, Due Payments, Payment Methods, and Refunds;
Consult with management and clients and recommend solutions on more problematic accounts to limit losses;
Track, record, and monitor late/delinquent client accounts;
Assign and identify accounts that require legal action;
Requirements
Experience:
None required
Education and Training:
HS Diploma or equivalency required
Skills:
Must have good verbal and written communication skills in order to present and explain information to internal and external customers.
Must have ability to make independent decisions that are generally guided by established procedures
Must have a desire to learn ethical and compliant business practices
Must be able to handle sensitive, stressful and confidential situations and account information.
Must have knowledge to perform functions requiring the use of the internet
Willingness and ability to learn new tasks
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications:
None required
BENEFITS
EEPprovides a strong mentoring program which enables the new employee to possess the skills to be successful. EEP offers a base salary with an unlimited commission potential.
Base Pay: $5400.00 USD / Monthly
EEP is widely recognized as a leading company for offering one of the strongest and most comprehensive compensation and benefits packages in the country. We start with competitive pay, bonuses, and stock awards to eligible employees based on individual performance. Then we add on unique offerings that might surprise you.
- Medical and hospitalization. Industry-leading health coverage, more than many other companies offer.
- Vision care. One annual eye exam and reimbursement for one pair of glasses or contacts per calendar year
- Dental care. Choose between a basic plan or a plan that covers more—including orthodontic services
- 401(k) plan
- Time off
- 15 paid vacation days, 10 paid sick-leave days, and 10 paid U.S. holidays, plus two personal days to call your own each year.
And so much more, including life insurance, disability insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, group legal coverage, dependent and healthcare flexible spending accounts,
All offers for employment with EEP are contingent upon the candidate having successfully completed a criminal background check. EEP will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable local, state and Federal law, including Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
Relevant military experience is considered for veterans and transitioning service men and women.
All the text in red above is the typical warning signs of a money mule job scam so always exercise caution and never share any personal information with anyone who sends you a job offer that sounds too good to be true like this.
Follow Up Email # 3
from: Cecil J. Jefferson <CecilJ.Jefferson@collector.org>
Subject: Guangzhou EEP AUTO PARTS CO Employment Letter – Follow Up
Guangzhou EEP AUTO PARTS CO Employment Letter – Follow Up
Good Morning,
Yesterday I’ve sent you an email containing our employment letter, in case you missed it I took the liberty of sending you this email with the employment letter attached on our cloud server, I have granted you access to view the file.
Guangzhou Employment Letter Cloud File:
https://eepatuopartshr.egnyte.com/dl/Grg1iL9Wtv
Best Regards.
Be aware that MANY scammers has been using egnyte.com, which is a cloud-based file sharing and content collaboration website, to store and share their fake “Company” documents with their targeted victims to appear legitimate!
Below is follow up email #4 :
from: Cecil J. Jefferson <CecilJ.Jefferson@collector.org>
Subject: Guangzhou EEP AUTO PARTS CO., Ltd Company; Job Offer
Guangzhou EEP AUTO PARTS CO., Ltd Company; Job Offer
Strictly Private and Confidential
On behalf of Guangzhou EEP AUTO PARTS CO., Ltd Company, I am pleased to extend this offer of employment to you.
Guangzhou EEP AUTO PARTS CO., Ltd is looking for an energetic Full Time/Part Time Accounting Resolution Representative to join the financial team.
Guangzhou EEP AUTO PARTS CO., Ltd offers a projected starting salary in the range of: 68,000.00 to 76,000.00.
Guangzhou EEP AUTO PARTS CO., Ltd also offers a competitive employee-focused benefits package which includes: Medical, Dental, Vision Care & Life insurance, 401(K) Retirement Plan, and many more.
Eligibility conditions may vary.
Full information including: Essential Duties & Responsibilities, Knowledge/Skills Required, Position Summary, Applications Instructions can be found in the attached document.
Because Guangzhou EEP AUTO PARTS CO., Ltd views this position as urgent the offer is only available for 7 business days.
Please get back to me within that time frame.
Keep in mind the unrealistic high salary and full benefits working from home with no experience required is the typical “bait” scammers will always use to lure their victims into participating in their scam! If you accept their “Job Offer” your “Task” will be to either accept a direct deposit or a check from a fake customer and wire the cash from the transaction overseas via money gram, western union to someone YOU DO NOT KNOW or you may be asked to purchase gift cards and provide the card information!
By the time your bank discovers the fraudulent check and/or the direct deposit gets reversed a week or two later, it’s too late, the money is gone and cannot be traced! You will be held responsible for paying the bank back the thousands of dollars YOU sent to the scammers and the scammers also has YOUR personal information they can use to commit identity fraud!
What To Do If You Are A Victim
If you have fell victim to an employment scam like this, you need to contact your bank immediately and close your account IF you have provided your account information to the scammers. Next file a police report with your local authorities and then file a complaint with the FBI’s internet crime center at http://www.ic3.gov/
If you provided your personal information like ss # birthdate etc , you need to contact the 3 credit bureaus- TransUnion, Equifax and Experian, and place a fraud alert on your report. These criminals can steal your identity and may try and obtain credit in your name. Doing this will alert you for at least 90 days about any suspicious activity.
In the hands of a thief, just your name, address, Social Security number or date of birth, can be used over and over months- even years down the road to:
Open new lines of credit
Seek medical attention
Drain savings and retirement accounts
Provide an alias when arrested
Get a job or file false tax returns
Get Payday Loans in your name
Obtain service agreements for cellular service or utilities
Obtain Government Documents such as a drivers license or passport
And MORE!
That’s why I highly recommend you get some sort of ongoing identity theft protection such as the services offered through companies like LifeLock-Visit Their Website Here or Identity Force-visit their website here! LifeLock and Identity Force are both reputable companies that monitors your accounts and alerts and protects you from identity theft.
Have you received a suspicious email offering you an Accounting Resolution Representative “job” with Guangzhou EEP AUTO PARTS CO Ltd or other work at home “Collection Officer, Account Manager, Client or Billing Manager” job that you never applied for? Feel free to copy and paste the email in the comments so we can help alert and prevent others from becoming victims.
I got these emails and found them to be very suspicious but thought maybe they got my information from my online resume. I received this email on the 5th and saw that is was strange that there was no phone number to call. I replied but there was never an answer to the question I asked making me feel that it was an automatic reply set on anyone who emailed them back. I have research the company time and time again while still emailing “James N. Howard”. While replying and emailing, I still felt uneasy about the emails and would never check from my home computer where all of my important information is stored, and I finally got the answer I was looking for when I found this website. But in the document that was sent for a signature, there were formatting errors and the document was in Word. Real companies don’t do this because, I made changes to the document, co this means that anyone can make changes to the document. The emails never made it to the point of them asking for any personal information. Too, another give away was that they never addressed me by my name. Below are the emails that went on:
James N. Howard
AttachmentsMay 5 (4 days ago)
to me
EEP AUTO PARTS Standing Employment Application offer
This message is sent with reference to your interest in the Accounting Resolution Representative position available at EEP AUTO PARTS.
We are pleased to offer you the job for role of Accounting Resolution Representative available with our company in the Financial Branch.
A full benefits package is being offered as well (information can be found in the legal draft attached to this message)
A detailed legal draft of the Employment Agreement pertaining to this position can be found attached to this email. (EEP AUTO PARTS Legal Agreement).
You will also find attached to this email a Questions & Answers document containing further details pertaining this position that may answer many if not all of your questions (EEP AUTO PARTS Q&A).
Please download and review both documents.
Should you decide to accept EEP AUTO PARTS’s offer of employment on the spot, please email back a signed and completed copy of the Employment Agreement.
Please send me an email confirming the receipt of this offer and the attached documents.
If you wish to accept this offer I will expect your confirmation.
Thank you for your interest in EEP AUTO PARTS.
Reply
KeChaunda Gilcrease
May 4 (5 days ago)
to James
Good Morning Mr. Howard,
After receiving your email and reading the attached document, I would like to know more about the employment opportunity with Guangzhou EEP Auto Parts Co. I hope to hear from you soon.
Thank you,
KeChaunda Gilcrease
Email 2
James N. Howard
May 4 (5 days ago)
to me
Guangzhou EEP AUTO PARTS CO Employment Letter – Follow Up
Good Morning,
Yesterday I’ve sent you an email containing our employment letter, in case you missed it I took the liberty of sending you this email with the employment letter attached on our cloud server, I have granted you access to view the file.
Guangzhou Employment Letter Cloud File:
https://eepauto.egnyte.com/dl/pD4Uaq02hC
Best Regards.
Reply
I received the employment letter on yesterday with the original email. In that document it stated that in order to apply for the job that an email response was required within 7 business days. I did open the link that was in this email and it is just giving me the employment letter again. I am interested in the position with the company and wanted to know what I’d have to do to apply for the position.
Thanks again,
KeChaunda Gilcrease
Email 3
James N. Howard
May 5 (4 days ago)
to me
EEP AUTO PARTS Follow Up
A couple of moments ago I’ve sent you a message entitled “EEP AUTO PARTS Electronics Standing Employment Application offer” and I was wondering if you received it.
Please be sure to check your Spam/Junk folder since some messages tend to end up there.
If you wish to accept our offer complete page 1, 7 and 8 of the Agreement and send it back via email.
Best Regards.
Reply
Good Morning Mr. Howard,
I did receive the email that you sent my intent is to send that information back as my acceptance for the position being offered. However, I do still have questions about the position that were not answered in the Q&A document that was attached.
1. Can you give be a brief description as to what this position entails? Eg: phone calls, office visits and other business related traveling, cold calling, sales, or strictly web based.
2. If I wish to start as part-time and then transition to full-time is that possible? What is considered full-time and part-time
3. Are there any upfront costs?
4. Would weekend work be required?
Thanks,
Reply
Attached is the signed Employment Agreement. Also, will I get a copy of the companies policies and procedures?
Thanks,
Email 4 after sending “application” back
James N. Howard
8:50 AM (6 hours ago)
to me
Hello,
I have received your Agreement , please allow me 72 hours to review it and send it to HR.
Best Regards.
Reply
Good morning,
I am just confirming that I got your message. Is there anyway that I could get some clarity on the list of questions that I sent or do I need to wait until everything is cleared through HR?
Thanks.
Probably won’t get a reply now. If I do I will be sure to post
Thank you for sharing this information. I’m sure they will reply and the answer will be that your hired and you can start right away. They may or may not want to do a quick phone or online “interview” first to look more legit, but you can absolutely guarantee you got their fake job because they think they snagged themselves another unsuspecting victim they can scam money from.