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Old Dec 12, 2005 | 09:47 PM
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any postal workers here?

There was an ad in my local paper (Bismarck, ND) for job positions. I called the number and talked to someone who told me to send $120 to Duluth, Georgia to get the study materials to prepare for the exam. Is this for real? It just sounds a little fishy to me.

Also, can those of you who work for the USPS give me any info on what it's like? If there are positions available locally, I'd like to try and get a new job. The wages sound better than what I'm gettin' now.

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Old Dec 12, 2005 | 10:17 PM
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Its a scam. You dont have to pay to find any Fed jobs, USPS included. Take a look at www.usajobs.com. You can find all the federal gov't jobs listed here. By the way, you can buy a book with practice exams in it from any book store. I took the postal exam 8 years ago. I bought a book for around $15 from Border Books. I got a really good score, but I decided to work for a utility instead.
 

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Old Dec 12, 2005 | 11:08 PM
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Interesting. I'll keep my $120 then. Thanks for the website.
 
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 09:27 AM
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Most of those places that want you to send them cash for study materials are scams. And to boot if you ask them any more questions, its always the info is in the study material, yeah right!
 
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 09:30 AM
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Do you have an address or phone number for this place? If so, send them some monopoly money and see what they say.
 
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 12:34 PM
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Scam, scam, scam. Don't send any money...
 
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 01:50 PM
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Get the address and call your local DA.
 
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 04:58 PM
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better yet, send all the info to the usps. they will be very interested in catching the person commiting fraud in their name.

btw, that is a federal offence.
 
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 05:08 PM
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Good catch tjc!!!!!!!!!
 
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yes federal offense. punishable by 15-20 years in prision and a 1 million dollar fine.
 
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dad was a postal inspector for 35 years.
 
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