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"Private Medical Transcriptionist" on another Help Wanted board is a scam - anon

Posted: Feb 26, 2014

Same tip-offs as all the others (don't want to give too much away or those shysters will know to change it). Just FYI.

Private MT - 2.5more years

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I did apply and got the response this morning....based on the e-mail, I recognized it immediately as a scam. DELETE and BLOCK.... ;)

moderators can block them if you let them know details. - NM

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Scam..... - lindabel

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I figured as much. The grammar in the email was so bad I guessed right away it was a scam. People who do this are below pond scum in my book. Preying on those desperately looking for work. They have bad joo-joo coming their way, LOL!.

Already been deleted.... - 2.5moreyears

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I emailed the list and they have been removed.....

By any chance was that job in the East Bay, - Northern CA? If so, I saw it too.

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Another job for "Private MT" (derm) posted today that appears legit. (sm) - Rose

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That one is in NC. The phone number comes back to a dermatologist in NC. Of course we can't always know when something is a scam as they use other's IDs in their posts but on this the number matches the doctors address and all looks good. It is also the ONLY job I have seen posted in years that pays a fair line rate!

That is completely different from the one I listed. - anon

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As I mentioned above, it was another help wanted board, not this one.

I'm not sure why you made the connection - the one you are referring to does not use the word "private" at all and is titled "Temporary medical transcriptionist needed". Just wanted to clarify since I'm not quite sure why you made the leap and want to assure others that that is a totally different and separate ad from the one I posted the FYI about.

Sad to say this, but the fair line rate is what - made me suspicious! ;)

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Sad state of affairs, to say the least. We've come to the point where, if someone does offer a realistic pay rate, we're suspicious of it. Or at least I am!

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