Am i being scammed?

Mrembo

I put my ad in gumtree seeking employment and i just received this reply back.It look like a scam to me what are your views?I have emailed them back saying they give me more details of the job before I furnish them with my personal details.

Dear Sir/Ma,



We would be very interested in offering you a part-time paying job. All we are looking for right now is UK based individual to handle paper work.

What will be required from you is,few hours a day and also to pay very close attention to all instructions given to you.

Don't hesitate to email us with the details stated below if you have interest in knowing more about us and the job.

1, Name :::
2, Contact Address :::
3, Mobile Number :::
4, Age :::
5, Sex :::



ALL REPLY SHOULD BE SENT TO: [EMAIL="alex.aarbusiness001@gmail.com"]alex.aarbusiness001@gmail.com[/EMAIL]

Best Regards,

Alex.

DCFC79

The email address is a gmail so id stay clear, surely if its a real business they would have alex.aarbusiness001@businessname.com

poker_face

Mrembo wrote: »

I put my ad in gumtree seeking employment and i just received this reply back.It look like a scam to me what are your views?I have emailed them back saying they give me more details of the job before I furnish them with my personal details.

Dear Sir/Ma,



We would be very interested in offering you a part-time paying job. All we are looking for right now is UK based individual to handle paper work.

What will be required from you is,few hours a day and also to pay very close attention to all instructions given to you.

Don't hesitate to email us with the details stated below if you have interest in knowing more about us and the job.

1, Name :::
2, Contact Address :::
3, Mobile Number :::
4, Age :::
5, Sex :::



ALL REPLY SHOULD BE SENT TO: [EMAIL="alex.aarbusiness001@gmail.com"]alex.aarbusiness001@gmail.com[/EMAIL]

Best Regards,

Alex.

Definitely a phishing scam, steer clear

purplelotus

I think you should also forward it to admin/ editor or whoever is in charge at Gumtree too so they alert others

Mrembo

Thanks guys I have reported the email to gumtree.

Mrembo

Just received another email here it is
Hello,



I am very happy that you are interested in knowing more about us and our offer.First of all, I want you to know that this is a part time job, even though it could be permanent.It however allows you the opportunity of pursuing other goals, and also you can work from home.Now let me put you through what exactly our company does.We are New Zealand based company that offer our clients (both old and new) overseas and local/foreign company incorporation services.



You can read more about our company on our website:
http://www.companies.co.nz/index.html



You really don't have to have any professional skills for this. All we are looking for right now is UK based individual to handle paperwork,file documents and handle payroll administration to clients.Your Job will be: Handling all applications with regards to new clients that will like to register a company in the United Kingdom and what you will be doing is Filling all papers from these individual companies which will be sent over to you,under their companies name..You will be working fromyour home, receiving files and documents via post (UPS, FEDEX,DHL,ROYAL MAIL) from our clients in UK that are requesting for our service.Instruction will be passed to you on how to package and fill out each client document and forward back to us via post after receiving the documents from the client.



Salary/Wages terms:


You will be earning £80.00 GBP per job/transaction.All salary/wages payments will be added on the payments from the clients and can be easily deducted from you as soon as you receive the payments from the clients.Usually we have a minimum of 10 to a maximum of 16 separate transactions in a month, depending on the number of clients who apply for incorporation services at the given time.



In regards receiving payment like your salary/wages and payment from clients for their registration, you will have to set up an account with Halifax Bank PLC or Natwest Bank ,but if you have an existing account with the banks, I think we can go ahead and start the job..we mostly have payment through the below banks and it makes transaction easier for our client.



1, Halifax Bank
2, Natwest Bank



If all the working terms are OK with you, kindly e-mail us back with regarding when you would like to start working.I guess you can start working as soon as the account is ready for use.We will be waiting to hear from you with details.



We hope you enjoy working with us.



Best Regards,



Alex.

Browntoa

money laundering, you are the name who takes the payments so its you they come looking for , plus they will probably steal your identity

Mrembo

Browntoa wrote: »

money laundering, you are the name who takes the payments so its you they come looking for , plus they will probably steal your identity

Browntoa how did you guess all this?You are 100% correct.Alex has sent me this again


Hello,

Thanks for the email.............. its nice to know that you are really interested in working for us, so i want to know if you have any existing account with either Halifax Bank Plc or Natwest.

I want you to provide details below to get started.

1, Attach to us a copy of your CV (Curriculum Vitae)
2, A scan copy of any form of your ID ( Driver's License, Working I..D Card e.t.c)
3, Details of the requested bank account in my previous email ( Bank Name, Acct Number, Acct Name and Sort Code).

Work commence once the above requirement has been correctly sent and verification has been made by the company security department. I will be looking forward to your email.

Alex