TSR Consultants - work from home scam?

MrsB2100

Hi. A friend of mine received an email after logging her details on various job websites. This sounds dodgy to me (especially as they want money for a start up fee) - anyway, I thought I'd post the email here just to warn people - or, get peoples feedback?

If this is posted in the wrong place, feel free to move it.


From: John
Sent: 09 April 2010 10:54
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE:

Hi,
You seem like an excellent candidate for this position, and I hope that I hear from you again so I can get you STARTED right away! A Data Entry Processor/Home Typist position requires that you have a reliable computer with constant Internet access and capabilities, a valid E-mail account, basic Internet knowledge, and minimal typing skills.
You must also be able to conduct yourself in a professional manner. This includes having excellent grammar and spelling when communicating with clients via E-mail.
In addition to the above requirements, you MUST be able to follow instructions closely and completely!You will do all contact via E-mail, so you will not be required to call anyone at anytime. This allows you to work whichever hours are most convenient for you (days, night, or weekends). You will be processing applications, as well as filling out forms in specific company databases (this tends to be tedious at times, so please be sure that you have the patience to do so before proceeding).
This is why you will need to have basic Internet knowledge, though the training provided will give you step-by-step instructions on how to perform these tasks properly.
There are no “down-times” with this position, so you will have a constant flow of work to complete. THIS IS NOT A GET RICH QUICK SCHEME, so if that is what you are looking for please do not pursue this opportunity.
You will be paid £10.00 for each application completed.
The amount of money you make each week is entirely up to you, and how much time and effort you are willing to put in with this position.
The average person makes £250.00 ($470.06, €368.04) - £500.00 ($940.120, €736.084) each week
When you have been accepted as a Data Entry Clerk/Home Typist/Marketing Executive, you are considered an Independent Contractor. This means that your taxes will not be taken out; therefore, you will not be provided with any tax forms. THIS IS ENTIRELY YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. The training provided will go more information about what to do with your taxes.
You will receive your pay through Nochex a high security payment system, or whichever online payment portal you choose (i.e. PayPal or Google checkout). When an application is completed, £10.00 ($22.80, €16.72) will be credited to your account, which can be withdrawn into your bank account at your leisure. We use Nochex because they are certified as a Small Electronic Money Issuer by the Financial Services Authority
You can read about the security policies at www.nochex.com.
There is a one-time non-refundable fee for the training package, £9.99
This includes all processing fees and training costs. We offer professional online support for as long as you may need us. This is a one-time fee, and there will be no other charges to you.
We must accept this fee to cover training costs, processing fees, as well as to ensure that only serious applicants apply. This is a non-refundable fee, so be sure that you understand what you are doing before sending in your payment for the training materials.
This fee will not be waived for anyone, and cannot be deducted from your first pay. This is because if you do not process applications, you will not have a first pay, and we will have already taken the time to set you up, and train you.
You will need a word processing program in order to perform this position successfully (MS Word, Works, Notepad, etc.)
Most applicants typically complete the training within 24 hours or less. However, you can do this at your leisure. Keep in mind that the sooner you go through the training materials, the sooner you will START earning money.
I will be able to be contacted via E-mail at anytime after you have received your training materials to help you, or answer any questions you may have.
If you are serious about this position, meet all the requirements, and are responsible enough to work from home, then please contact me via E-mail and I will inform you of the cost of the training packet, and how to send the fee. If you are still serious, and are willing to put forth some time and effort, then please send a blank email to this address with the word ‘PAYMENT’ in the subject box. I will then send you instructions on how to pay your one time fee after which you will be emailed your training materials and can start work immediately.
Regards,
TSR Consultants
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

From: John
Sent: 08 April 2010 10:59
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE:

Hi

You have recently registered your CV online and I wanted to take a moment of your time to tell you about a job.

It is mainly an Admin and Data Entry Role which is a work from home role. Working from home takes a lot of dedication so you must be a self starter and motivated. The role available is either part time or full time, which ever is most suitable as we are looking for more than 1 position to be filled. If you are looking for part time, however, a minimum of 10 hours per week is required. On a full time basis, the role would be approximately 40 hours per week. You would be looking to make around £35,000 per annum on a full time basis, prorated roughly to the hours at which your work so around £17 per hour.

If you are interested, please email me back so we can get the process moving.

Thanks
TSR

heretolearn_2

ha...sounds like a scam to me. What rubbish. is anyone going to pay someone with no experience, 'minimal skills' £35k a year? Add to that the training up-front fee (classic scam)...and the warning that you must be able to follow detailsed instructions to do the work properly...sounds like an update on the old envelope typing scam.

MrsB2100

Yeah, thats what I thought too. I didnt find anything on here about this, but I did on other websites. I guess it dosent hurt to let people know it's a dodgy outfit

jasonwatkins

There is a one-time non-refundable fee for the training package, £9.99

This sentence confirms it's a scam.

ANY "work from home" opportunity that asks for payment upfront is a scam.

su463

Thanks so much for posting this info - just received one of these e-mails myself. Being suspicious and cynical I googled TSR as I won't respond to e-mail addresses I don't recognise and this forum came up!
The annoying thing is that they try to hook you with no mention of fees in the first e-mail.
It would be interesting to know which job site they use to obtain e-mail addresses from! I thought there were restrictions on who could look at posted CV's.

Raouf

I have also received a similar scam e-mail as below:
__________________________________________________
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:19:29 +0100
Subject: RE:
From: yerrers@googlemail.com
To: yerrers@googlemail.com


Hi

I understand you having been looking around for a new a job in the last few weeks, and I wanted to take the time to suggest a potential opportunity to you for an outsourced marketing department. It is a full time role (with potential for part time if that is easier) on a work from home basis.

It is mainly basic administration duties and clerical responsibilities (a bit dull work unfortunately). Pay is excellent with the opportunity of making in excess of £35,000 FULL TIME, (approx £17 per hour) providing you have put enough hours in. On a full time basis it would be a requirement of 40 hours per week, and on a part time basis no less than 10 hours. The positives of this are that you can fit this around you life easily (even work at the weekend if you wish).

If you would like to know more, please let me know, and I will get the process moving forward.

Thanks

TSR Consultants

aellams

I have received a similar email...... I think it spells scam to me too! I registered recently with a couple of job websites so be warned!



Hi

I understand you having been looking around for a new a job in the last few weeks, and I wanted to take the time to suggest a potential opportunity to you. It is a full time role (with potential for part time if that is easier) on a work from home basis.

It is mainly basic administration duties and clerical responsibilities (a bit dull work unfortunately). Pay is excellent with the opportunity of making in excess of £35,000 FULL TIME, (approx £17 per hour) providing you have put enough hours in. On a full time basis it would be a requirement of 40 hours per week, and on a part time basis no less than 10 hours. The positives of this is that you can fit this around you life easily (even work at the weekend if you wish).

If you would like to know more, please let me know, and I will get the process moving forward.

Thanks

TSR Consultants

nealallen

Yep, got one too today. Mine was from richard leggins at googlemail address.

Hi

I understand you have recently been searching for a job. I wanted to take the opportunity to tell you about doing an administration work from home for an outsourced marketing department.

Working from home can be pretty tough, working long hours and doing quite mundane tasks, however we can provide you with an excellent platform with maximum earning potential.
The work would be full time or part time, and due to this current market for the product the work is readily available.
If you were to work part time in the role we would expect a minimum of 10 hours commitment per week, otherwise it would not be worth while.
In regards to revenue of the product, you make up to about £35,000 per annum if you are committing yourself to a minimum of 40 hours a week, working out at approximately £17 per hour.

If you are interested in this role, please respond to this email, and we can get the ball moving. This going well you could start after receiving the training materials within the next day or two.
Regards

TSR Consultants

geordie_joe

su463 wrote: »

I thought there were restrictions on who could look at posted CV's.

There are restrictions, looking at posted CV's is restricted to those who pay the registration fee. No doubt it is a small price to pay for a list of people looking for work.

ethendras

I was interested in what they had to say, so emailed asking for details..this is what i was sent.

Incidently, i've been on various jobsites for ages. It wasn't until I updated my details on Monster that i started getting emails about the below (x3 in total!)...

I'd be interested to hear if anyone has gone through with this and whether it is all legit.

RE: ‏

From: Richard (info@consultrm.co.uk)
Sent:25 April 2010 20:53:00
To: 'Jim Atkinson'

Hi,

You seem like an excellent candidate for this position, and I hope that I hear from you again so I can get you STARTED right away! The Outsourced Marketing Department Administration/Data Entry position requires that you have a reliable computer with constant Internet access and capabilities, a valid E-mail account, basic Internet knowledge, and minimal typing skills.

You must also be able to conduct yourself in a professional manner. This includes having excellent grammar and spelling when communicating with clients via E-mail.

In addition to the above requirements, you MUST be able to follow instructions closely and completely!You will do all contact via E-mail, so you will not be required to call anyone at anytime. This allows you to work whichever hours are most convenient for you (days, night, or weekends). You will be processing applications, as well as filling out forms in specific company databases (this tends to be tedious at times, so please be sure that you have the patience to do so before proceeding).

This is why you will need to have basic Internet knowledge and an element of marketing savvy, though the training provided will give you step-by-step instructions on how to perform these tasks properly.

There are no “down-times” with this position, so you will have a constant flow of work to complete. THIS IS NOT A GET RICH QUICK SCHEME, so if that is what you are looking for please do not pursue this opportunity.
You will be paid £10.00 for each application completed. (This is a minimum as you can receive more than this).

The amount of money you make each week is entirely up to you, and how much time and effort you are willing to put in with this position.
The average person makes £250.00 ($470.06, €368.04) - £500.00 ($940.120, €736.084) each week.

When you have been accepted as anOutsourced Marketing Department Administration/Data Entry, you are considered an Independent Contractor. This means that your taxes will not be taken out; therefore, you will not be provided with any tax forms. THIS IS ENTIRELY YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. The training provided will go more information about what to do with your taxes.

You will receive your pay through Nochex a high security payment system, or whichever online payment portal you choose (i.e. PayPal or Google checkout). When an application is completed, £10.00 ($22.80, €16.72) will be credited to your account, which can be withdrawn into your bank account at your leisure. We use Nochex because the Financial Services Authority certifies them as a Electronic Money Issuer. You can read about the security policies at w ww.nochex.com.

There is a one-time non-refundable fee for the training package, £9.99
This includes all processing fees and training costs. We offer professional online support for as long as you may need us. This is a one-time fee, and there will be no other charges to you.

We must accept this fee to cover training costs, processing fees, as well as to ensure that only serious applicants apply. This is a non-refundable fee, so be sure that you understand what you are doing before sending in your payment for the training materials.

This fee will not be waived for anyone, and cannot be deducted from your first pay. This is because if you do not process applications, you will not have a first pay, and we will have already taken the time to set you up, and train you.

You will need a word processing program in order to perform this position successfully (MS Word, Works, Notepad, etc.)
Most applicants typically complete the training within 24 hours or less. However, you can do this at your leisure. Keep in mind that the sooner you go through the training materials, the sooner you will START earning money.

You will have a contacted available via E-mail at anytime after you have received your training materials to help you, or answer any questions you may have.

If you are serious about this position, meet all the requirements, and are responsible enough to work from home, then please contact me via E-mail and I will inform you of the details of the training packet, and how to send the fee. If you are still serious, and are willing to put forth some time and effort, then please send a blank email to this address with the word ‘PAYMENT’ in the subject box. I will then send you instructions on how to pay your one time fee after which you will be emailed your training materials and can start work immediately.

Regards,

TSR Consultants
St John's Street
London EC1V 4PY

timeslikethese_2

I would be very wary of this and would think it is a scam. A search of TSR Consultants brings up a page where links are not working and the address:
2nd Floor

145-157 St John's Street

London, EC1V 4PY GB

If you search the address on that page a company called TSS Conservatories comes up. I can't post links but this company can be found on the checksure site.

I think this is highly suspicious and doubt that TSR Consultants are even a real company