Con or not?!

leeroyp

Hi all, i recently received a job offer from a company who had seen my c.v on monster.co.uk. However, i am extremely sceptical as to the legality of the job if it isnt a con in the first place. The job -Transfer manager,
" is a part-time job that consists of receiving payments from customers (through bank transfers) and then making further payments to our main office or to one of our regional affiliated departments, depending on the customer's location." - you are then paid commission on amounts you transfer

I know, sounds like a con already! However, i have looked at their website https://www.arecco-ltd.com and it all seems above board, if not entirely wholesome. They are a Swiss based company and i assume deal with "repatriating" customer's money via agents in the U.K.

It would be greatly appreciated if some of you more knowledgeable members would be able to help me on this one! Many thanks

geo555

Yes, its a scam. You will be involved in money laundering

ManAtHome

Web site was registered 2 DAYS ago by some geezer in the US...

leeroyp

Thank you "manathome"but where did you find that? If it was such a simple con i wouldnt have expected such effort to have gone in..as in past history, faq's,trading history....maybe i just wanna believe it because im a struggiling student who is looking for a temp job!!!

Dan29

leeroyp wrote:

Thank you "manathome"but where did you find that?

From allwhois.com:

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Queried Domain Information as follows

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Domain Name : arecco-ltd.com

Registrant::
Name : RICHARD MOYA
Email : [EMAIL="info@arecco-ltd.com"]info@arecco-ltd.com[/EMAIL]
Address : 290 riverside drive
Zipcode : 10025
Nation : US
Tel : 212-749-3655
Fax :

Administrative Contact::
Name : RICHARD MOYA
Email : [EMAIL="admin@arecco-ltd.com"]admin@arecco-ltd.com[/EMAIL]
Address : 290 riverside drive
Zipcode : 10025
Nation : US
Tel : 212-749-3655
Fax :

Technical Contact::
Name : RICHARD MOYA
Email : [EMAIL="tech@arecco-ltd.com"]tech@arecco-ltd.com[/EMAIL]
Address : 290 riverside drive
Zipcode : 10025
Nation : US
Tel : 212-749-3655
Fax :

Name Servers::
ns1.arecco-ltd.com 212.111.194.34
ns2.arecco-ltd.com 213.130.70.138
ns4.arecco-ltd.com 81.211.28.114

Dates & Status::
Created Date 2006-05-20 12:28:15 EDT
Updated Date 2006-05-20 12:28:15 EDT
Valid Date 2007-05-20 12:28:15 EDT
Status ACTIVE

jenniferpa

Well that wins my prize as most sophicated scam - for once one can see why someone might be taken in. Most of these things seem to be done by the barely literate. I think I'll see if I can report this to the feds.

Edited.

I submitted a report about this to the FBI. Pity you don't get paid for reporting this sort of thing - that could be a money maker in itself.

jenniferpa

I know very little about how domain names work - is it possible that this has highjacked a barely legitimate business? There is an arreco-ltd.net which goes to the same pages.

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Queried Domain Information as follows

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Domain Name : arecco-ltd.net

:Registrant::
Name : Alice Boote
Email : reg@arecco-ltd.net
Address : Seaport 11 Broadway Suite 1010
Zipcode : 10004
Nation : US
Tel : (646) 485-9871
Fax :

Administrative Contact::
Name : Alice Boote
Email : adm@arecco-ltd.net
Address : Seaport 11 Broadway Suite 1010
Zipcode : 10004
Nation : US
Tel : (646) 485-9871
Fax :

Technical Contact::
Name : Alice Boote
Email : tech@arecco-ltd.net
Address : Seaport 11 Broadway Suite 1010
Zipcode : 10004
Nation : US
Tel : (646) 485-9871
Fax :

Name Servers::
ns1.arecco-ltd.net 212.111.194.34
ns2.arecco-ltd.net 213.130.70.138
ns4.arecco-ltd.net 81.211.28.114

Dates & Status::
Created Date 2006-05-03 06:26:30 EDT
Updated Date 2006-05-03 06:26:30 EDT
Valid Date 2007-05-03 06:26:30 EDT
Status ACTIVE
© Access WHOIS Domain Information, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004.

leeroyp

Thanks for the info everyone, i thought that they could just be operating on a technical loophole and whilst the business may be transferring money for questionable characters, it was actually legal! Think i'll steer clear

leeroyp

Thanks everyone, i just tried to find the "swiss property relations ministry" as quoted on their website and unsuprisingly- it doesnt exist. Instead found a court case against adecco....coincidence?! Also check out https://www.pidetz.com the exact same website!

mike_the_haggler

Have a look at this one,received at my hotmail



Dear Friend,

Thank you for your interest. My name is Johann von Gardner, and I am a Senior
manager of Switzerland company - Swiss Cash Express, Inc. Let me
introduce our company and describe work position what we are offering
to you.

General Information:

Swiss Cash Express, Inc. (Trade Mark Swiss Cash Express™) Web address:
http://swisscashexpress.com is one of the leaders in international money
transfer services industry. Swiss Cash Express, Inc. is the Switzerland
company, who has its offices in Europe and USA and distant workers
worldwide. As of January 25, 2006, the Company has a network of 1832 agents
in 19 countries. At this time we have limited number vacancies available.

We would like to suggest you an unique opportunity to make money right of
your PC desc. You do not need any special knowledge in the finance area in
order to start the career of a Financial Manager, only bank account and
desire to work in a big team. The main cooperation terms are honesty,
accuracy and responsibility.

How it works:

The main idea of this work is to be an intermediary between client
from your country and client from another country. Details you can find
at our web site: http://swisscshexpress.com “Program” section. So your
task will be to receive payments from our clients and to resend them to
another clients. If you are a personal bank account owner, your
commission will equal 5% from the amount transferred to your personal
bank account. If you are a business bank account owner we have special
rates for you, all the details at our site “Program” section. All
transfer charges will be debited to our account.

What are the advantages of our offer to you:

1. You don't need any special knowledge in the field of finance or sales.
2. No membership dues are incurred.
3. This work will take 1-2 hours per day and isn't tiresome.
4. This is in-house job.
5. Your work will start immediately after you fill the form and accept the
contract (as a rule 1-3 days)


How to start:

To register and join our team you have to fill out the application form,
located at our site: http://swisscashexpress.com “Join Us!” section.

After submitting the application form you’ll be requested to fax signed
contract and copy of your ID, after you perform all necessary
operations you get access to your personal Swiss Cash Express account
where you’ll be able to receive real tasks, ask question etc.

We guarantee to our employees and clients that nobody can get access to any
personal data of our employees and clients, except for the cases
stipulated by the rules of our agreement.


Yours sincerely,

Johann von Gardner
Senior Manager,
Swiss Cash Express Inc.
Web: http://swisscashexpress.com E-mail:
johann.vongardner@swisscashexpress.com Phone/Fax: +32(2) 706-58-68

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geo555

This is a thread from someone who did take the offer up.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=155103