Tweblog - Toby Getsch

In my job hunt, I have been contacted by many people and many companies, via various methods.  Today I got a second email from USA Voice.  The first one I deleted because I just didn’t feel comfortable about it.  Both of the emails were in my Junk E-Mail folder.  For today’s email, I did more homework.  Here is the quick and dirty version.

USA Voice is an elaborate scam!

http://www.google.com/search?q=%22usa%20voice%22+scam

There is no way to get a valid phone number to call anyone, and no direct or even general contacts for anyone in the company are listed anywhere.  The domain name is registered via proxy so you can’t find any info about them that way.  I searched Google and found more info from people who have posted about this, but I don’t think anyone else I know would have gone as far as I did to prove them false and a fraud.  Again, here is the quick and dirty version.

USA Voice is a fraud!

http://www.google.com/search?q=%22usa%20voice%22+fraud

As an aspiring blogger, writer, entrepreneur, and active in my job hunt right now, I’m looking at all sorts of options, and doing many interviews.  Below I’ve pasted the email that they sent me today.  I’ve removed the actual links so that nobody clicks on them.  Also, their web site is usavoice.org.  I’m not linking that one either, because I don’t want any traffic to go there.  Here’s the email…

From: careers@usavoice.org
To: toby@getsch.net
Subject: Toby , I am interested in your online resume

Dear Toby ,
I recently viewed your resume and feel you may be qualified for a position with our company. We are USAVoice, the fastest growing online newspaper in the world today. USA Voice is ranked in the top ½ percent of most trafficked websites on the Internet. With over 3,000 reporters in the United States and a projected 60,000 Reporters worldwide (7,500 in the United States alone) by year-end 2007, USA Voice’s future continues to look extremely bright.

We are currently launching an advice section, which allows our readers to ask advice from experts in a wide variety of topics. We feel you are qualified to be an expert in the General Business Advice Section. General Business Advice experts answer questions about business management, franchising, business development, and purchasing.

Starting pay for our experts is $30 per hour (pay can be increased after 90 days based on performance and reader feedback). This position can be full-time or part-time, but experts must commit to a minimum of 12 hours per week. Experts work from their home and can select their own schedule. Each expert must have a computer with online access.

This is a tremendous opportunity to work from home and make a top income or a great supplemental part time income while providing a valuable service to our readers. You will answer questions via text chat to a truly international reader base. Our technology insures that you will only be presented with questions that are in your field of expertise. We offer our experts the following:

· Top Pay Starting at $30 per hour
· Insurance Benefits
· Tuition Reimbursement
· Rapid Advancement Opportunities
· Student Loan Reimbursement Assistance

If you are interested in being considered as a USAVoice Expert, click the link below and complete the application. Once you have completed the application, I will contact you to schedule an interview. (If the link does not work you may copy and paste the address in your browser)

http://experts.usavoice.org/applications/one?A=4592083

I look forward to speaking with you soon.

Morgan Corbin
USA Voice Experts Division

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