Q: Is it legal to work for a U.S. citizen to work for a company in a foreign country?
A foreign company (from Hong Kong) e-mailed me saying that they saw my resume online. They wanted me (U.S. Citizen) to represent them to contact clients in North America to collect outstanding payments. They said that it is not a full time job. However, they will pay me a fix amount every month and commission if a debt is collected. Is it a legal thing? Or it is simply a scam?
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This is a very common scam. Do not fall into this trap. People who have lost a great deal of money.
Good luck to you.
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This may be a scam. You will know the moment they ask you to send them money to set up your employment relationship, or ask for your SSN or other personal ID information (DOB, etc). Do not send your mother's maiden name or your place of birth. In California, and most of the US, it is illegal for an employer to require an employee pay up front in order to get a job. Beware of sending them any personal identifying information such as your SSN or CDL, identity theft is a real problem. The safest thing for you to do is to break off all contact with them, even if this sounds like a great deal. Attorneys receive emails all the time requesting them to perform collection services for overseas companies, or for business formation services, or some other type of legal service. All the ones that I have received are spam or scam.
But to answer your question directly: "Is it legal to work for a foreign company?" Unless you are violating some type of national security law, there is no prohibition. Subaru and Volkswagen (and other foreign car mgf.) maintain factories in the US and ultimately everyone is working for a foreign company for them.
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