This Job Posting a Scam or Real?

win2k8

Has anybody heard of Remote Data Backups? Has anybody ever worked for them before? Are they legit or just a scam? Link to job description is below, anybody in the U.S can apply for this position btw, since its "remote" support.


http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/tch/717503186.html

Thanks,

win2k4

jryantech

Any job offer on Craigslist with a craigslist e-mail address (ie, job-717545186@craigslist.org) is normally crap. But they're companies that post contact information in the body of the ad too...

win2k8

I just want to know if their real or a scam?

They do have a large amount of clients and some really popular ones too:
http://wwww.remotedatabackups.com/clients/

Though they could be lying about their clients for all I know...

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dynamik

jryantech wrote:

Any job offer on Craigslist with a craigslist e-mail address (ie, job-717545186@craigslist.org) is normally crap. But they're companies that post contact information in the body of the ad too...

I think that's just to obfuscate the poster's email address. There's no reason post your email address publicly and get on a bunch of spam lists. They link to their jobs section.

They seem legit. The domain has been registered for a decade like their business years at the bottom of their page state. I called the number out of curiosity and some guy picked up. Kind of odd for 9pm on a Saturday night (no phone system or anything). Maybe they have great customer service

I guess I'd proceed cautiously. There's no harm in contacting them, but I wouldn't just send of my SSN and other personal details if they ask for it. You're probably not going to be getting $75/hr either.

Edit: The software seems legit. No viruses or anything like that. They have a pretty impressive knowledge base too. That seems like a lot of work to scam a few people. They have a Verisign SSL cert too, so they've been verified to a small extent. They could have just swiped all that info from some other service provider though, so I'll stick with my previous advice of "proceed cautiously".

shednik

remember, when in doubt have dynamik check it out!!

dynamik

I've been studying nearly the entire day. I was overjoyed to find something else to do

Aldur

dynamik wrote:

I've been studying nearly the entire day. I was overjoyed to find something else to do

I completely understand where your coming from on this, when your studying like that you welcome even a mundane distraction.