I'm using a new alias, for obvious reasons, since after reading this article I realized that we were almost conned by this.

It seems that they work not only via the email lists, but also through craigslist.org.

Here is what happened. My wife was looking for an accounting position and saw a post in craigslist.org. She sent her resume and got the response below.
Note: in the response below they are even offering a salary of $1800 per month. I was really confused by this and seemed shady so we didn't pursue, but just a warning to all the folks.

Company Name ; AXM GROUP LTD

Detailed Job Description – Accounting Assistant

The primary goal of the Accounting Assistant is to provide local customer
support to our clients within North America. This includes providing
convenient payment options and informing them of shipping and the
terms of sale.

You will be assisting our clients within North America, the assistance
to be provided will include: payment collections and customer service
via email.

Your duties will include:
- Collecting Local Payments
When a buyer in the US decides to purchase an item through an online
auction from our sellers he has the following payment options: pay
pal, international wire transfer, international check, local certified
check or local wire transfer. The quickest option of these is local
wire transferring. Local wire transfers and certified checks are the
options that the sales support representative will provide to the
clients.

- Managing Data
Along with the payments received from buyers you will be receiving
details for these sales. These details will include items sold, price,
and buyer's information. You are to file and maintain these purchasing
records and transactions.

- Forwarding of the Payments
Once you receive each payment you will be keeping 5% as commission
and forwarding the rest to the seller or representative, whose
information will be provided prior each transaction. It is crucial to
complete forwarding of the payments in a time efficient manner.

- Correspondence
You will be submitting brief reports, weekly reports, and monthly
reports. Weekly and monthly reports are to be done in Excel format and
are to summarize all transactions completed within the week, or month.

Here is an example of a brief report:

Date: August 2, '09
Buyer: John R. Smith
Item: Jowissa Men's Watch
Price: $ 1,921.27
Commission 5%: $96
Fees: $ 75
Total Forwarded: $1750.9
Forwarded to: Godwin Newton, Whitefield ,United Kingdom
Reference Numbers: 23497839

- Fees, and Transferring Procedures
All fees are covered by the company. The fees for transferring are
simply deducted from the payments received. No client will contact you
during initial stage of the trial period. After three weeks of the
trial period you will begin to have contact with the buyers via email
in regards to collection of the payments. For the first three weeks
you will simply receive all of the transferring details, and payments,
along with step by step guidance from your supervisor. You will be
forwarding the received payments through wire service.

-Salary
During the trial period, you will be paid 1,800USD per month while
working on average 3hours per day, Monday-Friday, plus 5% commission
from every payment received and forwarded. After the trial period your
base pay salary will go up to 2,400USD per month, plus 5% commission.

-Taxes
You will receive a monthly invoice stating your total income. All
applicable taxes are covered by the company.

- To Apply
Kindly fill out your personal information below for immediate
consideration of this position so you can get started as soon as
possible

Personal Information
Full Name :
Full Address:
City:
State:
Zip/Postal code:
Home phone :
Cell phone:
Recent occupation:
Gender:
Personal Email Address:

The employee,acknowledged the Trial and Detailed Job Description
and signed _______________
(First Name and Last Name of Employee)