Advice Needed

cyberman1989

The other day I received an email from someone who found my CV on total jobs. The company was wood customer ltd. I signed up and got the job of regional executive, no interview nothing, its all online. I thought hmmmm this is some sort of scam. So I filled out all the forms. It asked me for my bank details, so I gave them my old ones for an account I dont use anymore which is with santander. They said I would receive a trial task in a few days. Yesterday I got it and it said i would receive some money in my bank. Today to my suprise there was £997 in my account! I transferred the money into my natwest account which will take 3 days to complete (probably totally stupid i know). I emailed my manager at wood customer who said I've to wait till the funds have cleared and cash it??

Im not starting to get really worried and dont know what to do?

anna_conda

I'm pretty sure you are in the process of being scammed. The £997 pounds will probably turn out to be non-existent in the end, and your Santander account will be overdrawn by that amount (assuming you had nothing else in it).

I'd contact both banks' fraud departments and ask for advice. No matter what do NOT draw on the £997 even if it seems to be cleared.

Good luck.

maninthestreet

cyberman1989 wrote: »

I emailed my manager at wood customer who said I've to wait till the funds have cleared and cash it??

Cash what???

dealer_wins

I would report this to the police NOW, before they come knocking on your door. You are now involved in a fraud.

Come on OP, what company are going to employ someone without interviewing them and confirming their identity, qualifications, existence etc etc

shaun_from_Africa

They said I would receive a trial task in a few days. Yesterday I got it and it said i would receive some money in my bank

Maybe the trial task is to see how long the OP can evade the authorities for before getting caught.

Come on OP, what company are going to employ someone without interviewing them and confirming their identity, qualifications, existence etc etc

I wonder

Jacqui Smith has admitted that she has no idea whether there are any illegal immigrants working at the Home Office.
"I can guarantee that we have in place the measures that will ensure that it does not happen."
Last December an illegal immigrant was also found to be working on front desk at Home Office in Whitehall in December last year, checking people's passes.

anna_conda

It's definitely fraud, but the OP is going to be the victim and not the perpetrator.

cyberman1989

I have just spoke to the police, as now i am getting worried about being persued for fraud. The man I spoke to said "He doesn't see how I can be". I don't know what to do. I've contacted the bank and spoke to a really unhelpful man who said theres nothing they can do until something actually happens

Sigh!

cyberman1989

The site is woodcustomer.com - if any one can look

GlynD

Yes, I smell rodent. But not from the website.

cyberman1989

GlynD wrote: »

Yes, I smell rodent. But not from the website.

What do you mean?

anna_conda

Your problem will be that when the £997 doesn't clear, your Santander account will be overdrawn and you'll be whacked with charges - unless you had other money in there to cover that amount. At that point the bank will hopefully accept that you've been duped. Or ask them if they can cancel the transfer?

Just don't use any of the £997 for anything.

Which bank did you speak to, Natwest or Santander? You need to speak to both.