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tzb27
tzb27 Posts: 183 Forumite
Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
edited 13 March 2011 at 4:10PM in Techie Stuff
HI
I received following email today and i am not getting it why did they contacted me. Is it a scam or ??? Please help what should I do?

Kintek Electronics Co.,Ltd.
Headquarter: 68-1 Hsin Fu,
6 Lin, Hsin Fu Li, Yuan-Li Town,
Miaoli Hsien 358,
Taiwan.
886-37-867-988,
886-37-867-990
For English call +1-213-533-2342
https://www.
.com

The above company seek for Retail consultant to representative her in the United Kingdom. We produce and supply finished electronics goods and services to our customers in United Kingdom. We deliver our products to the customers around the world.

Currently, there is a large demand of our products in the United Kingdom by our customer and this required our attention. That is the reason why we seek individuals who can fill the position of retail consultant.

Your responsibilities are as follows:
Advising on and helping to develop budget, business plan, merchandising plan and store policies,
Assistance with hiring and prepare goods shipment.
Prepare and distribute order of large quantity.
We will send the products ordered to you and you will distribute among the customers in the United Kingdom
If this position is good for you, please reply to the email.
Thank you
For the Admin

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  • fwor
    fwor Posts: 7,006 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    It's spam, and possibly a scam as well.

    By including the spammer/scammers web address in your post, you are helping them, because google and a whole lot of other search engines link to MSE.

    If you don't want to be reported as a spammer, please edit their web site address from your original post.
  • tzb27
    tzb27 Posts: 183 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    I am sorry i didn't mean to be spammer.
    fwor wrote: »
    It's spam, and possibly a scam as well.

    By including the spammer/scammers web address in your post, you are helping them, because google and a whole lot of other search engines link to MSE.

    If you don't want to be reported as a spammer, please edit their web site address from your original post.
  • SD1_2
    SD1_2 Posts: 103 Forumite
    The key line is this:

    "We will send the products ordered to you and you will distribute among the customers in the United Kingdom"

    The rest of the job description is bluster to make the job sound legitimate.

    It's a classic "repackaging" scam.

    Effectively, your address will be used as a "dead drop" for scammers buying electronic goods on stolen credit cards. They'll be delivered to you and you'll then "repackage" them and send them on to other addresses.

    It won't be long before Mr Plod comes knocking at your door and you'll have to answer some VERY uncomfortable questions.

    Ignore it and save yourself a world of hassle.
    Blogger, Journalist and Author writing about scams and online ripoffs
  • PZH
    PZH Posts: 1,599 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    tzb27 wrote: »
    ... why did they contacted me.

    These type of spam/scam emails are sent out in there thousands on a daily basis.

    Don't take it personally... simply click delete (and enhance your Spam filter for future reference)
    “That old law about 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing.”
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