804-601-0769

I have e-mailed and texted this guy referencing a job. I received a check in the mail today with instructions to deposit the check and then withdraw funds in the amount of $1000 and to purchase a greendot money pack from Walmart and to email him the card number and a copy of the receipt "for his records".
This is a scam. The company the guy says that he works for is a real company and the check is drawn on a real account. However, no one has ever heard of a John S. Langford with the company. I have reported this to the police and made sure that the bank is aware of this scam. My bank called the bank the check was drawn on and the company's account shows that there have been fraudulent claims against their account.

This scammer has also used my company (Remote Systems Integration) in his Craigslist ads and in e-mails. He also registered the domain remotesys.org. Our legitimate site is remotesys.com. I have posted a scam alert on our web site.

I urge anyone who has been approached by this individual to contact the local law enforcement and the bank in question.

I also replied to a job posting although it was on indeed.com for an office assistant. His name was Steve Eagan and stated he worked for Remote Systems Integration. I was given the same email of remotesys.org and he contacted me through email to start. Then he text messaged me and told me he would be sending a check for me to deposit. The check arrived today and it was in the amount of $1875.00. I figured it was a scam in order to take money from me and did not deposit the check.

I also was contacted by by a man claiming he worked for this company. The website he used was indeed.com. Thought maybe you would like to add this information to your website.

I have been emailing this "Steve Eagan" from the same company back and forth he seemed so legit and professional I just recieved a check for 1,875.00 $ and knew something was wrong. I googled his number and found this page! Thank god! Should I contact the cops? Im from rhode Island and hes out of state.

My college age son responded to a Craigslist ad for a "office/personal assistant" job.  Pay was suppose to be $500 a week plus expenses for part time work.  My son received a check for $1890 in advance pay with instructions from "Mark Burton" to cash immediately and then to wait for instructions pending Mark's return from a business trip out of the country.  Mark claimed to be an "Independent Director" for Lane Construction Company and they were looking for office space in the area.  His email address was markburton@laneconstruct.org (this is not the email address from the initial reply)  The real Lane Construction has a .com not .org.  We suspected this was "too good to be true" and called the bank, the bank said the account was not verifiably and not to deposit the check.  We contacted Lane Construction and they said they would never look for office assistants from Craigslist and had no business in our area.

I responded to an ad on Craigslist looking for a part-time babysitter. I got a response from someone named Mark Burton, who said he was coming in to town and needs a sitter for his three year old daughter. The email had poor grammar and spelling, which was a red flag. And when I googled his name and company, lots of warnings came up. I did not pursue the inquiry any further.

BEWARE OF MARK BURTON HE IS A SCAM AND HE SOUNDS SO BELIEVABLE BUT I KNEW THAT IT WAS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE!

I apply for a full time babysitter on craiglist from mark burton lane construction saying they paid 20 an hour , also that the family was on a trip in united kingdom, supposedly I got hired and start next week

jmsg6060@hotmail.com
lila5789039@gmail.com
mark.burton@laneconstruct.org
432-698-0093 is another number related to this scam along with these given names, Sally Kwapich, Sally K. Burton, Sally Burton, Mark Burton and their son Andy.

larissasmith909@gmail.com
erik@stsmarycements.com
scttd03@hotmail.com


Person who contacted me was Erik Madsen.  Company switched from St. Mary's Cement Group to Lane Construct.  BEWARE!!! Please report to spam@uce.gov

It was Erik Madsen he sent me a few emails and he claimed his company was St. Mary's Cement Group  and the alleged job he offered was as a Heavy Equipment Operator, I was curious if any one out there has any idea on how to maybe backtrack him to his physical location? Like using some tech voodoo or something, I would really love to meet this individual in person and have a pleasant conversation with him. I would be truly grateful to  any one who could help me meet him face to face.  

Mark Burton sent an email using the Lane Construction email. I researched and found this thread. I have reported him to the spam@uce.gov. I did not respond to his email

This erik madsen sent me a text and sent money orders asking me the same

I applied a babysitter job. He says his name is James Anderson and he apparently works for NRFC Construction, Ontario Canada and he will be in my town for a month. He sent a text and was going to send me a check I need to deposit.

I also applied for babysitting job and the guy who sent me e-mail was James Anderson as well,sounds very familiar and too good to be true, sounds like a scam really.Anyone heard of this scams??Why are they sending checks to ppl and ask them to deposit them,what are they trying to do ????

The check is fake - meaning, you'll be held accountable for the whole amount of the check, plus you'll be out any "overage" the scammer asks you to wire to him or a business associate (aka his partner in crime).

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0159-fake-checks   and also:

http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/consumerawareness/a/overpay.htm

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning consumers of a dangerous and growing swindle called the “check overpayment” scam, now the fifth most common telemarketing fraud and the fourth most common Internet scam reported.

In the check overpayment scam, the person you are doing business with sends you a check for more than the amount they owe you, and then instructs you to wire the balance back to them. Or, they send a check, and tell you to deposit it, keep part of the amount for your own compensation, and then wire the rest back for one reason or another. The results are the same: the check eventually bounces, and you’re stuck, responsible for the full amount, including what you wired to the scammer.

Typical victims include persons selling something over the Internet, being paid to do work at home, or being sent “advance winnings” in a bogus sweepstakes.

The checks in this scam are fake, but they look real enough to fool most bankers.

The FTC offers the following tips for avoiding the check overpayment scam:

Know who you’re dealing with – independently confirm your buyer’s name, street address, and telephone number.
If you’re selling something over the Internet, say “no” to a check for more than your selling price, no matter how tempting the plea or convincing the story.
There is no legitimate reason for someone who is giving you money to ask you to wire money back.
More advice on how to be on guard against Internet fraud is available atOnGuardOnline.gov.

Consumers are asked to report check overpayment scams to their state Attorney General, the National Fraud Information Center/Internet Fraud Watch, a service of the National Consumers League at www.fraud.org or 1-800-876-7060, or the FTC atwww.ftc.gov or 1-877-FTC-HELP.

This happened to me today. Baby sitting job. For his 3 year old daughter and wanted me to withdraw 1600 from a 2900 check. And when I tried my bank account closed. Luckily I had no money in it so it didn't go through. He wanted me to make a money order to some random lady. SCAM SCAM SCAM. Can't believe people would do this.

I got the exact same email from a James Anderson but the grammar and spelling and his eagerness to have me watch his kid without meeting me raised flags. I think I will respond, let him mail me a check, and then send it over to the police. Maybe I can bait him in somehow. I've been looking for work for weeks and the only responses I get are scams. I'm so sick of it!

Today I replied to a craigslist ad about a babysitting job and this guys replied saying his name is James Anderson and I heard the same story about him being in town for only a month....thank you for posting this, now I know not to move forward with any business with this guy.