I was contacted through CareerBuilder with this e-mail:

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Business Opportunity The Ronald West team place professionals across temporary, contract and permanent markets within Investment Banking, Asset Management and Financial Services organizations. Ronald West LTD is now looking for USA based business owners willing to become our collaborators and take part and help us structure our worldwide investment program. You participation does not require any investment. We are looking for people that own a business in the United States of America and that are willing to collaborate with our company in order to place strategic investments in the name of our company and by doing so also increase their incomes. All collaborations are contract based. A percentage of 5% from funds transaction handled by you as a business owner will be paid to you. (Investments values varies from $80.000.00 and can go up to $400.000.00 weekly.) The funds following to be invested will be transferred by us to your corporate account trough wire transfer or ACH. Your part of the contract will be to invest the funds following the instructions we will send you. This collaboration does not require any broker or any kind of financial license. All transaction are insured trough a contract that both parties will sign at the start of the business venture. Responsibilities: . Manage certain Funds Transaction . Receive and Forward Documents and Papers from partner in your region. . Place strategic investments following the instructions you will receive from our company. Requirements Qualifications: . Own a business or have access to a business account in USA. . Extremely ambitious self-starter with high energy and motivation . Excellent communication skills . Effective time management skills . DISCLAIMER The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by collaborators within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of collaborators assigned to this position. In order to find out more about this business opportunity simply reply to this email and our HR department will contact you shortly with details about your application. You can also email our investment manager: tomdales@ronaldwestinvest.com

I checked their website and saw that all the "jobs" connected to the same link so I figured it was sketchy. I replied with the description of one of the supposed "jobs" and here is what I got in reply:

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Dear Prospective Collaborator, Ronald West LTD is a specialist recruitment consultancy working on behalf of financial services clients. Based in London, we recruit on behalf of an extensive portfolio of companies including Investment Banks, Asset Management Firms, Hedge Funds and Custodians. Our Asset Management arm is one of the largest investment managers in the world. We provide expertise in a broad range of asset classes, from traditional cash management, equity and fixed income to private equity, real estate and other alternative sectors. We also manage a large family of proprietary mutual funds, and provide online brokerage services. Our business proposal is very simple and also very effective, if you fulfill all the requirements we mentioned in our previous email. You will receive funds from us and our business partners or clients, which will also come with a set of instructions on how and where to place strategic investments in different investment programs worldwide. You will get a 5% commission from any investment placed on our behalf. This commission will be kept by you on every single transaction. The amounts are between $100.000.00 and $1.000.000.00. depending of your company business figures and your business relation with your bank. If you are interested in starting a business venture that we can guarantee will be very profitable for both parties involved please read the attached documents and we can start our collaboration once the contract and addendum are signed and returned. There is no need for a broker or financial license to be able to perform the tasks that come with this collaboration. You may ask why anybody would pay such a big percentage for cash disbursement. The answer is very simple. The funds that will be deposited in your accounts are going to HYIP ( High Yield Investment Programs) based on oil, real estate or fresh cut paper investments offered by European based investment trusts. These programs are very hard to access because the payout percentage is very high and the rules are very strict and only certain amounts of funds can be received from each participant. Because of that we need collaborators such as yourself to be able to place the funds in these programs. Since the profits from these programs are extremely high we are willing to give out this commission to your company. Attached are the documents we need to sign and complete in order to start our business venture. Please read everything carefully so you can understand the entire process as well as the benefits of this collaboration. Once you have completed the documents please email or fax us the signed copies at: Fax Number US: (502) 371-6885 Once your fax is received we will call you to confirm the successful receipt and also inform you about the exact date when our collaboration will start. Exact information on how to complete all transactions in perfect timing will be delivered to you trough email or fax. The opportunity we are offering in accordance with and under pursuant to the laws of USA. You are not required to relocate. Most of the payments are being made online. You are not required to promote market or sell any of our products. All our investors are advised by our consultancy staff. Please be aware that no unauthorized funds will be placed to your account. There are no bad checks deposited to your account. You will receive the funds trough ACH or Wire Transfer trough from our company client's accounts to your business account. Once the funds are placed and cleared in your account we will send you exact instructions on how to proceed with the investment placing. Ronald West LTD will never ask for sensitive information such as PASSWORDS, USERS IDS OR ANY OTHER CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Ronald West LTD is acting under the laws of international Anti Money Laundering Association and also under the USA financial laws. Thank You anticipated and we look forward to have you on our team. Tom Dales Company Brochure: http://www.ronaldwestinvest.com/docs...nyBrochure.pdf tomdales@ronaldwestinvest.com Human Resources Director Fax Number : (502) 371-6885 Phone Number: 44-20-7691-9432 www.ronaldwestinvest.com Ronald West Ltd 43 Spring Grove London W4 3NH London UK

I was considering a reply to mess with them but I've decided against it.

Note the name of the company is Ronald West LTD.