646-233-3063

Claims to be a company called SOLO however the web site they want you to go to is (skutz.com) to fill out an application and include your photo... Looks like a scam to me if you look at their web site claiming to be a PERSONAL VIRTUAL ASSISTANT web site.

I did not receive a phone call but I did get an email from a man named Mr. Phillip Burns saying this

"Hello! How are you? I received your email. In response to your email enclosed
you will find more specifics on available positions and the labor agreement. The
position has recently become available. We hope you will become a member of our
team because you match our qualifications and we look forward to working with
you. We already have tasks in your area.
a) Vacancy description, responsibilities, salary level and the requirements to
candidates are available on the website on the Jobs page. Please check the
website for more information.
b) When you are available to start  please complete the enclosed Employment
Agreement sign or fill in electronically and return it back via email. We will
verify it has been received and contact you back with information on how to
proceed/continue.
Your next step is to complete the online application on the JOBS page of the
website.If you have any questions after visiting our website  and couldn't find
the right answers on the site  do not hesitate to email me directly. We will
send you the answer personally or will add it to the FAQ section and inform you
about it. Below you will find the website address. Best Regards, Mr. Philip
Burns"

There was an attached word document about the salary and job and at the end saying its solo Inc. go on skutz.com for more information and that it is a home based job. I don't know if it is a scam but looks very sketchy.

I did not get a phone call either but I too got the email from Mr. Burns.
There is no way he received my email because I did not send one.
I have not applied for any work at home jobs, but I would like to have one but those I see online all seem soooo shakey. As a rule I don't even open most of the mail if I don't know who it's from.

Guess you have to go with your gut feelings. I know I will. You know the saying : "If it walks like a duck and ........"

I got an email about the same thing with an attachment of a job discription and salary information. It looks like a scam to me too. My email was from Natie Turner, but the attachment was signed by Philip Burns and from solo inc. and the link was to scultz.com (I did not click on it).

It's a scam I know it .. Have been scammed by the same person under a company call VIPONE ... And they are pretty good, however there is an actual company called SOLO-E.com ... That is real. This person needs stopped!! Same exact process.

I just got an email from the Solo.inc company but nothing makes sense. I went to google this strange company and found these  comments. It is a scam and I guess if you respond they will have you send money for something.  I do not need a job nor did I ever apply for one..so how is this going around?  Thank you for posting these other comments.

This sounds very scammy.  Delete, delete.

Got the same email , title had careerbuilder job number in it which I figured was not related and it was not. Sounds exactly like this scam here described in the blog in the link.

I am not familiar with this site I am posting on so I don't know if posting links is allowed (i am not making money from it found it in my search. The scam is nasty and similar and there is detail here about the scam.

http://krebsonsecurity.com/tag/money-mules/

I just received this email, as well.  Looks like a scam to me.  I did a reverse lookup on the phone number and it's a cellphone located in Queens, not a landline which all major companies use and not on Madison Avenue, either.  I suggest everyone report this phishing scam.  It's probably run by some Nigerians which do the bulk of the email scams.  We need to move on this guy fast before he scams too many unsuspecting people. I am.

This is a 100% total scam; I got the email too, on an address that I have that's only linked through AOL Instant Messenger (it literally exists nowhere outside of AIM) so I'm guessing either AOL was hacked or someone is selling AOL's email address list. Some things of possible note.....

"Solo, Inc" seems to have existed under multiple identities for at least the past four years. Some quick Googling will reveal this info.

Their address (260 Madison Avenue, NYC) is an office building. I work just a few blocks from it, and I walked over and checked it out on my lunch break today. There is no "Solo, Inc" in that building, or at least no signage indicating the presence of a company under that name that I could see. There IS a "Forum Personnel" there but I was unable to determine whether or not they were the same thing.

Their URL of "skutz.com" is particularly accurate.  http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=skutz

There is CLEARLY some identity shenanigans happening with the email. You would think that a legitimate company would send and receive email through their own domain; this is clearly not the case here. The reply-to address is kenderickjackson@yahoo.com who appears to be something of a foot fetishist:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DesireReigns/message/1214
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DesireReigns/message/1219

But the email itself was sent from stackdust@yahoo.com — again, not using their own domain. I located a page which lists the email address and password for this account. I tried logging into that account and, lo and behold, I was able to get in. As of this writing there are nearly 25,000 messages in the person's mailbox. I've changed the password on the account and have contacted the bona fide owner of the account to restore ownership.

Yes I agree I just got mine and hit the report spam. What else can I do?

To Jim D and the rest of you. Found out today through investigating that it is indeed a scam. Had me fooled for a moment. On the other hand, I know everything about the Nigerian scam. Took me for $2K. Followed up with police reports and even contacted the FBI. I currently hold approx. $13,000. They are all fake money orders and CASHIERS checks and even personal business checks from the Florida institute of Technologies. I want to nail those Nutty people. (keeping it pc friendly) I have other words I'd rather use. I'm going to get them. I have legitimate addresses and business's. I understand their based out of Canada.

It's a scam. Just call the number & you'll see.

Did you upload your photo?  How do they get away with this?  They asked me to open bank act with $9.300, and then I told them to send cash.  This is money laundering.  Just under the $10,000 reporting requirement.
Their server is by Oracle.

Thanks to everyone who wrote about this on-line job company.  I too received an e-mail from a Philip Burns as well as  an attachment that  was a "confirmation of employment."  I was very busy and did not follow-up right away to do my first assignment, for which they promised to send me $1,000.   I also did not load the "Time Tracker" tool they asked me to install.  Sure glad I did not do this, since it would have likely implanted a virus or obtained control of my personal computer.  I too checked the "Skutz.com" site and the server seems to be located in the Netherlands, at least when I check earlier today.

Again, I appreciate knowing that other people were contacted and we each determined that this offer of an on-line job just didn't seem to be an honest offer.  Good detective work you guys.

I believe this is the same company my friend was scammed by...what was the assignment to receive the $1000?