762-435-3484

[Victim] Is a job seeker who posted their resume to several job boards. This is the verbatim interaction between the supposedly two scammers as well as the verification from contacting the company the scammers claimed to represent.

The SMS:

I'm Mrs Amanda Peterson from PPG Corporated Inc Company,Our recruitment team viewed your resume published on(www.ziprecruiter.com )Application :Administrative Assistant / Customer Service / Office Assistant-Full Time/ Part Time) Reply Back if Interested?
3:05 PM via Google Voice

I am interested
[Victim]
3:06 PMvia Google Voice

(762) 435-3484
The positions available are:Call center rep, Accounting Manager, Accounting Payroll Clerk, Administrative Assistant, Book keepieng, Clerical Admin, Dispatcher,Customer Service, Data Entry, Accounting, Medical Biller/Coding, Front Desk Clerk, Project Development...... Which is your area of specialty?
3:08 PMvia Google Voice

Administrative Assistant, is my focus however I also have the skills for Customer service, Data Entry, and Front Desk Clerk roles.  I have worn many hats.
[Victim]
3:11 PM via Google Voice

(762) 435-3484
I believe you are ready for the job interview/briefing via Yahoo Instant Messenger Or Google Talk hangout in your PC or Smart phone,
Do you have a Yahoo Email Address or gmail address to proceed with the online interview and job briefing ?
3:12 PM via Google Voice

I have a Gmail address that I can use for the interview.
[Victim]
3:13 PM via Google Voice

(762) 435-3484
You are to get online right now and add Ms Angela Sherman now to your Google Talk hangout buddy list for interview (ppg.angelasherman22@gmail.com)She is online waiting for you now.
Let me know once done
3:17 PM via Google Voice

I have added the email.
[Victim]
3:21 PM via Google Voice

(762) 435-3484
She said she did not see your message provide me with your google hangout ID so that i will forward it to her now and make sue you are online to receive her message.
3:23 PM via Google Voice

It shows her as offline
[Victim]
3:24 PM via Google Voice

(762) 435-3484
Okay she will message you
3:26 PM via Google Voice

She has replied. Thank you.
[Victim]
3:27 PM via Google Voice

(762) 435-3484
Okay good luck
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The interview:

Monday, May 11, 2015:
[Victim] - 3:23 PM
Hello.

ppg.angelasherman22@gmail.com - 3:24 PM
Hello how are you doing today,i believe you are here and ready for the interview session now?

[Victim] - 3:25 PM
I am doing fine and I am ready for the interview session.

ppg.angelasherman22@gmail.com - 3:26 PM
Have you been interview online before?

[Victim] - 3:26 PM
No I have not.
Only in person and over the phone.

ppg.angelasherman22@gmail.com - 3:26 PM
Okay good As we proceed further with the interview and job briefing i want you to know that your quick response to my questions is highly needed.

[Victim] - 3:27 PM
Understood.

ppg.angelasherman22@gmail.com - 3:29 PM
The positions available are:Call center rep, Accounting Manager, Accounting Payroll Clerk, Administrative Assistant, Book keepieng, Clerical Admin, Dispatcher,Customer Service, Data Entry, Accounting, Medical Biller/Coding, Front Desk Clerk, Project Development...... Which is your area of specialty?

[Victim]- 3:29 PM
Administrative Assistant, is my focus however I also have the skills for Customer service, Data Entry, and Front Desk Clerk roles.  I have worn many hats.

ppg.angelasherman22@gmail.com - 3:30 PM
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITY: Attending to customer calls/Tracks data and source documents. Prepares and sorts source documents, and identifies and interprets data to be entered.Compiles, sorts and verifies data for accuracy.Contacts responsible parties or clients from other organisation to resolve moderately complex questions, inconsistencies, or missing data. Also perform Records keeping, keyboarding/data entry and performing a variety of other office tasks account balancing, invoicing recording,proper data analysis of sales records and recording pay slips into accounting database all these will be done through the use of the accounting Software, such as faxing or emailing confidently and positive attitude online from home.... Can you handle these duties effectively if trained towards it ?

[Victim] - 3:33 PM
Yes and I have in the past.
Which position is this for or are those the duties that come with several positions?

ppg.angelasherman22@gmail.com - 3:36 PM
Call center and Customer service

[Victim] - 3:36 PM
Am I interviewing for the call center and customer service positions?

ppg.angelasherman22@gmail.com - 3:38 PM
Customer service

[Victim]- 3:38 PM
Thank you for the clarification.

ppg.angelasherman22@gmail.com - 3:39 PM
Okay good I am happy you can handle this duties with training,also note that once you are confirm qualify for this position you will be provide working equipment to carry out your daily duties.

I am Ms Angela B. Sherman from PPG Corporated Inc Company while we are about to start with the interview questions i would like you to quickly have a look at our company website and let me know when you are done while we proceed further
http://corporate.ppg.com

We are currently working on setting up a mini office in your location as you will be working from home for now until we are able to complete the mini office so you can move to the office.

Let me know once you are done going through the company website so we can proceed further with the interview questions.

[Victim]- 3:47 PM
ok I have taken a look at the company website.

ppg.angelasherman22@gmail.com - 3:48 PM
Okay good
PPG Industries' vision is to continue to be the world's leading coatings and specialty products company.
Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company.

PPG is a global manufacturer of paints, coatings, optical products, specialty materials, glass and fiber glass, and a Fortune 200 company with headquarters in Pittsburgh and operations in nearly 70 countries around the world.
The supervisor, who would be attached to you online, he/she would assign logs of duty daily and you would be required to work according to instructions, using the microsoft office tools and the accounting software. Now the function of the accounting software is to arrange, formalize and manage the data you have processed, sent to your supervisor via e-mail.

We have two working sections which are (Morning and Evening sections)..The Morning section begins from 8am-1pm and Evening section 2pm-7pm Monday to Friday..You are to choose a convienent section weekly.... OK ?

[Victim] - 3:51 PM
Ok, I understand.

ppg.angelasherman22@gmail.com - 3:51 PM
I am going to ask you some few questions now,Once done with your answers simply write (DONE) so i can go on with my next question.Are you ready ?

[Victim] - 3:51 PM
I am ready.

ppg.angelasherman22@gmail.com - 3:52 PM
•Have you ever had any experience working from home or online before ?
•Are you currently employed ?
•Will you be able to devote 5 hours of your time to Our company ...,that is if you are given the chance to work with us ?

[Victim]- 3:53 PM
I have experience working from home, I am currently employed, and I am able to devote 5 hours of my time to PPG if offered a position.
DONE

Angela Sherman22 - 3:54 PM
•What do you understand by privacy and code of conduct ?
•In your current or last position, what were your most significant accomplishments ? In your career so far ?
•How hard working and productive will you be for our company when you start working with us ?

[Victim] - 3:56 PM
Privacy and code of conduct and the rule and practices set forth by the company to provide a safe, efficient and law abiding working environment and protects the employees employers as well as clients.
My significant accomplishments so far are increasing productivity and efficiency and compliance with local laws over the course of two years while in a supervisory position at a disaster relief/ homeless shelter. Company audits showed significant improvements.
I bring my integrity and drive to do the best job in the best way possible to the company.
DONE

Angela Sherman22 - 4:01 PM
•How would you like to be Paid ? Weekly Or Bi-Weekly
•What means of Payment do you prefer ? check OR Direct Deposit ?
•What is the name of your Bank you Operate with to see if it tallies with the company's official salary payment account ?

[Victim] - 4:04 PM
I would like to be paid weekly, by check, and I do not have a bank account.
Done

Angela Sherman22 - 4:05 PM
Thank you very much you have sucessfully answered the interview questions ,You are required to standby online while i forward this conversation to the head of department for consideration and this is an immediate offer thanks.

I need you to hold back online as i will get back with your consideration shortly.
Hello did you get that?

[Victim] - 4:10 PM
yes I did

Angela Sherman22 - 4:22 PM
Hello your interview percentage scored and consideration stand is available now on my desk..Are you ready to know your stand ?

[Victim]- 4:22 PM
Yes I am.

Angela Sherman22 - 4:23 PM
Thank you very much,your scored (85%) on the question's answered and for your consideration stand..You've just been confirmed qualified for the position

Congratulations . Due to your level of experience and your working skills the company has decided to hire you as one of our New working staff You are now a staff of PPG and we hope to see the best in you soon.

[Victim] - 4:23 PM
Thats fantastic, thank you.
I do have a couple of questions for you.

Angela Sherman22 - 4:24 PM
Okay proceed

[Victim] - 4:24 PM
How long have you been working for PPG?
Hello?

Angela Sherman22 - 4:28 PM
Have been working for PPG company over 10 years now.

[Victim] - 4:29 PM
That's really weird, because PPG says you're not in the payroll.
I'm sorry, Employee contact list.
when I type in your name and PPg into linkedin I get  https://www.linkedin.com/pub/angela-walker/46/5aa/701
She only worked for 5 months last year
I imagine she got married at some point
Furthermore, PPG is a fortune 500 company not 200
and does not conduct interviews online.
There is no reason for you or any interviewer to ask me about pay especially for an online position.
If you'd actually read the resume that you skimmed my contact information from, you may have noticed that I actually did HR and interviews and payroll.
At the very least you could have spelled more of your words correctly.
Thank for the distraction, I needed to practice my multitasking and speed researching.

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The Information gathered from the real PPG company via official Facebook page:
[Victim] contacting PPG:
I could not find contact information on your website, but I would like to know if you ever conduct job interviews over the internet via Gmail or Yahoo.

I am currently talking to someone who claims to be "Mrs Amanda Peterson from PPG Corporated [sic] Inc Company."

I'm a little worried as it does not seem quite right considering I found this profile.  https://www.linkedin.com/pub/amanda-peterson/4/a64/704 of the person who contacted me via text and

Ms Angela B. Sherman from PPG Corporated Inc Company [https://www.linkedin.com/pub/angela-walker/46/5aa/701] who is interviewing me via gmail.

PPG responding via official Facebook page :
Hi [Victim] ,
PPG does not conduct interviews via Gmail, Yahoo or even Skype - job applicants are interviewed on site at a PPG facility. We could not find Amanda Peterson or Angela Sherman in our employee contact list.
If you are interested in employment with PPG, please visit the Careers section of our corporate web site: http://www.ppg.com. There, you can look for job openings and even (officially) apply online.

Thanks for reaching out - hope this helps.
The PPG Facebook Team

I received a text from this number and immediately googled it. I came upon this site and read the above experience. I decided to go ahead and reply back just to see what would happen. My experience was word for word the same. The only thing that changed were the names. Please do not believe these people and fall for their scam. The names they gave me were Daniel Person and Amanda Jimmy.

I also received a text and this is not the first time I've received this type of response after applying for a job through indeed.com. The first time it was an email asking me to add the person to my Yahoo or Google contacts.  I wrote back that I didn't understand why that was necessary since they had obviously already contacted me. Never heard from them again,  and never responded to the text I received today.

I received an email and when I didn't respond quickly I received a text from James Burnett asking if I was interested.  I said yea, and he directed me to Lisa Franklin, hiring manager, on Gmail. She spoke the words posted in the previous messages. I was directed to be back online on Monday at 8 am EST to meet with my new Supervisor.  Thank you for these posts.

I also got the same names!!  Scammers all the way!!

Received the same text and email using same exact words. What are they scamming for? Does anyone know?

They are now going by the names of lisa franklen and daniel harrison, I'm  so glad i found this post before devoting any more of my time to these scammers they are using the e-mails danielharrison600@gmail.com and ppg.hiringlisa@gmail.com

I had the exact experience. Someone named Lisa Franklin contacted me.

I manage to get their IP 154.118.16.17
Located in Nigeria

Same thing. Now going by Jessica Hernandez  and James Stewart

I had about the same thing with the name Jessica Hernandez. I didn't get a chance to look up the number, until now. Though I did give them my email address, but never was in a chat with them. I got contacted by them twice, and said no the first time, then said sure the second time the contacted me. Was Just wondering if anything happened after. I mean they have my full name, phone number, and my email (that I deleted) did they try to hack or did they just want some money forward to them?

My expirence was the same.  I blocked the number. Amanda Jimmy called from +1 (850) 466-0762.
So sad what they do to people.

I had the same phone interview verbatim as everyone else only its a different phone number 201-588-6205. daniel person and Diane Kappas.I am to open a bank account today so that they can send me a check to purchase working equipment (laptop,fax,copier,etc., from their vendor

wow  (201) 588 6205) just had the same "interview" only this time the number is different and the names are daniel person and diane kappas. i am to open a bank account then they will send me a check that i am to deposit and use to purchase the necessary office equipment from their approved vendor

I got a text message from an Amanda Jimmy as well and the same process that was outlined happened as well hangout out interview and text they sent me a check from Provident bank for $2436.67 for office supplies that I will be shredding as well. I knew this was a scam once they started with the text and online interview.

My text today was from Amanda Jimmy of "PPG Corporated Inc Company", phone # 850 466 0762, who claimed to be responding to the app I submitted via connectingcolorado.com. Otherwise, it went exactly as described above. I got as far as receiving the long list of jobs available, then did a Google search on "PPG" and found this info. THANKS!

Mine started out the same but it was Amanda Jimmy from 8504660762

I'm Mr Jeff Stephenson from PPG Corporated Inc Company. Our recruitment team viewed your resume published on(www.craigslist.org)Application :Call center/Administrative Assistant / Customer Service / Office Assistant-Full Time/ Part Time) Reply Back if Interested?

Now it is Catherine P Hendreck who is interviewing and the instructor is Jeff Stephenson.  The new cell # is 2015886205

I received a text Saturday at 7:39 pm from 850-466-0762 asking the following: "Hello is this Amy ____." I said YES. The person then texted: "I'm Mrs Amanda jimmy from (PPG Corporated Inc Company)..I am contacting you in regards to your resume you posted online (www.jobs4tn.com). We have forwarded it to our HR department. Please kindly reply back if you are interested so that we may move on to the next step in our hiring process."  I asked them WHAT POSITION. They responded via text: "The position available here in PPG Corporated Inc Company are: Data Entry, Sales, Clerical, Admin, Administrative Clerk, Customer Service Receptionist, Dispatcher, financial-analys, medical Billing and Coding, Accounting, HR Manager, Payroll Clerk, Book keeping, Medical Biller/Coding, Front Desk Clerk, Project Manager, Operations Manager or Business Analyst, Typist Clerk, Management, IT jobs,  Call Center rep, which can you be albe to handle effectively?" I then googled it and then found this site. I then responded back to the text asking if they had made Jesus Christ their Lord & Savior and I proceeded to share gospel with her/him. Needless to say they haven't responded back. Try to scam me and you instantly receive my spill of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. You're welcome!!