URGENT think I've spotted a scam job advert

russetred

My local paper advertised a mystery shopper job this week.I'm pretty sure its a scam.Before I alert the police and the paper I need to check with you guys if you know anything about this "company"

The email I got back after enquiring is littered with bad grammer and spelling mistakes.Its from JScardinal consulting and mentions money transfers using western union and in $. I smell a rat. The name given at the end is Frank Musciano.

jc2703

I believe I had read previously that the job involving money transfers is a scam. A genuine Mystery Shooping company would not ask you to send money anywhere.

MrsBartolozzi

http://jobs.scotland.org.uk/index.php?post_id=115

A quick google of the name Frank Musciano came up with this find an advert for a mystery shooper (sic). The details of the company's HO are in the link.

http://www.summerjobs.co.uk/job.aspx?id=4338

Thing is, the same email address for Mr Musciano has a different HO adress in this ad.



It also looks like he advertises in Spain. The link is in Spanish, but I can work out that he is looking for people to work for him and it definately seems like the same guy. http://romjinlagne.blogsome.com/

It all looks very suspicious to me.


Edit:
Aha, google translated the Spanish page here. It is a scam! Beware Mr Musciano, he has many job opportunities for the unwary!

Wings_of_Ambition

ANYTHING that asks you to transfer money somewhere is 99.9999999999999999999% likely to be a scam. That alone should be enough for you to disregard it as genuine.

ChristinaWilson

Yep, I agree with the others. Anything that asks for a transfer of money is almost always a dead giveaway that it is a scam. Do NOT transfer them money. Not sure why anyone really would, to be honest.

lucylucky

"which will not disturb your daily activities" My favourite bit of the advert.

How do they know what one's "daily activities" might be.
Avoid like the plague