madeleine, what i can confirm for u is that i encountered the same job advertisement posted on a job board here in the USA. I read it and it sounded too good to be true. So, I sent an email to the person claiming to represent Polaris Dive Resort. I was curious about what Polaris resort was cus it sounded so nice so i goggled their website, and went there to look at the pictures. I found the link for the jobs where i read the information about it being a scam (which i posted above). I sent an email to the resort about the job on 1 March 2008....
"Frank, thanks so much for posting the info about the job scam here on your website. I saw this position posted on a reputable job seeker page. before i applied I google searched Polaris Resort and read your message. thanks for being proactive and putting that info up. you saved me alot of hassle and potentially being ripped off.
Honestly, I thought it was too good to be true anyway lol...
take care"
Franz replied to me the same day:
"Hello Gene,
Thanks for your email.
We are glad to hear that there are people like you who are clever enough to make a research first before
making a move. It's a pity for the other victims, they only email us to this address when it's too late.
Hope you will tell you're friends.
Take care and best regards,
Maria and Franz"
Here is a copy of the job announcement that is STILL posted at
The Job Box, LLC :: Job Seeker Search Jobs
i also sent the manager of this site informing them it was a bogus ad but no action was taken to remove it. Here is the ad below.
I'm sorry you got scammed. Honestly, I can't tell u anything personally about Franz or maria. maybe some others here can. I do know this whole situation is unfortunate and i'm sorry u lost ur money. If you can do anything to find out who is collecting this money....good on u. stick it too them.