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Warning: Fake job offers from Institute of Food Research (IFR) and Action Aid
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If you receive an email offering a job at the Institute of Food Research (IFR) in Norwich or Action Aid Charity these are scam / hoax emails and should be ignored and deleted. They are just identity theft / money laundering scams and have nothing to do with the organisations mentioned , despite the address details given being genuine.
Don't be conned by these criminals!
Amongst the many names being used are Michael Nehamkin, Crystal Berry, Cindy Williams, Michael Crook, Steve Jackson, Andrew Smith, Mark Wheeler, Mark Ossinga, Camilla Harker, George Wayne, Dr Steve Bruce [ [EMAIL="stevebruce42@yahoo.co.uk"]stevebruce42@yahoo.co.uk[/EMAIL] ], Peter Bradbury, Marylin Adams, Michelle Patty, Mike Maxwell, Fredric Allen, Abby Jackson, Wale Waves, Jay Rhodes, Jaie Rhodes, Carolyn Richards, Glen Davies, Tracy Williams, [ [EMAIL="ifrdatatracy3@gmail.com"]ifrdatatracy3@gmail.com[/EMAIL] and [EMAIL="ifrdata@hotmail.com"]ifrdata@hotmail.com[/EMAIL] ] & Davies Kelvin.
Example of text contained in hoax email :
My name is Cindy Williams,i am a freelance researcher.I would be very interested in offering you a part-time paying job in which you could earn alot.I just resigned my job as a research scientist for IFR(Institute of Food Research) but i still work as a freelance consultant for the instistute which gives me very much time to do my own work which is basically being a freelance researcher who could be employed by research institutes to do research projects anywhere in the world...
See: http://www.ifr.ac.uk/Hoax/default.html
Don't be conned by these criminals!
Amongst the many names being used are Michael Nehamkin, Crystal Berry, Cindy Williams, Michael Crook, Steve Jackson, Andrew Smith, Mark Wheeler, Mark Ossinga, Camilla Harker, George Wayne, Dr Steve Bruce [ [EMAIL="stevebruce42@yahoo.co.uk"]stevebruce42@yahoo.co.uk[/EMAIL] ], Peter Bradbury, Marylin Adams, Michelle Patty, Mike Maxwell, Fredric Allen, Abby Jackson, Wale Waves, Jay Rhodes, Jaie Rhodes, Carolyn Richards, Glen Davies, Tracy Williams, [ [EMAIL="ifrdatatracy3@gmail.com"]ifrdatatracy3@gmail.com[/EMAIL] and [EMAIL="ifrdata@hotmail.com"]ifrdata@hotmail.com[/EMAIL] ] & Davies Kelvin.
Example of text contained in hoax email :
My name is Cindy Williams,i am a freelance researcher.I would be very interested in offering you a part-time paying job in which you could earn alot.I just resigned my job as a research scientist for IFR(Institute of Food Research) but i still work as a freelance consultant for the instistute which gives me very much time to do my own work which is basically being a freelance researcher who could be employed by research institutes to do research projects anywhere in the world...
See: http://www.ifr.ac.uk/Hoax/default.html
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