scam email- i hate these...please dont fall for it!

columbiana

I have just recieved the following email. Its all the more annoying as it is months ago that I posted my CV, and even then it was not made available to search as I didnt want my current employer to know I was job hunting.
All the email addresses are G-mail addresses, not really consistent with a real company, and the 'ability to send and receive payments' also rings alarm bells. You will not get paid £1500 for 3 hours work, please dont send your details!

Due to successful cooperation with reed.co.uk we managed to find your CV for the position we are filling. We think you have the qualifications we're looking for to fill our open position.

A small and reputable, highly professional outsourcing enterprise, established in the UK. Our main direction is creating IT, legal and accounting services outsourcing for numerous companies countrywide, helping to facilitate those services delivery internationally.

Two to three hours a day in the leisure of your home performing will be enough.

Job details:
- receive and process payments from our worldwide customers;
- part-time job (full time job can also be offered soon);
- working hours are 2-3 hours a day (Monday - Friday);
- Internet access and e-mail availability.

Completing tasks in timely manner is of the most importance to us and our clients. Salary depends on your efficiency! The basic salary for this position starts at 1,500 GBP per month plus an 8% commission for every task that you complete.

We DO NOT require you to pay any start-up fees.

If you are interested in this offer and would like to learn more about it, please send your contact information to [EMAIL="hr.johnrichards@gmail.com"]hr.johnrichards@gmail.com[/EMAIL]. Our HR Managers will help you to apply.

You are receiving this employment opportunity email because you uploaded your CV on-line.

Thank You,

Bill Cox

I am prepared to bet this months wages that 'Bill Cox' does not exist...

I hope this helps anyone else who gets this email today.

shortcrust

If people are naive enough to fall for that then the life lesson of getting scammed might actually be a price worth paying!

paddyrg

Ahhh payment processing - aka being a money mule. The 'job' involves opening a bank account in your own name, receiving either forged cheques, hacked account payments, or other proceeds of crime, then paying the money via untraceable Western Union, Moneygram or Ukash to some other guy (85+% chance from West Africa, looking at the stats on 419Eater) who leaves you in the firing line WHEN the police come.

sharpy2010

paddyrg wrote: »

Ahhh payment processing - aka being a money mule. The 'job' involves opening a bank account in your own name, receiving either forged cheques, hacked account payments, or other proceeds of crime, then paying the money via untraceable Western Union, Moneygram or Ukash to some other guy (85+% chance from West Africa, looking at the stats on 419Eater) who leaves you in the firing line WHEN the police come.

So whats to stop them paying loads of money into your bank account which you then just keep, instead of paying to some watermelon lover in Nigeria?

saintjammyswine

Because the payment can be reversed out of your account again, leaving you with a debt.

sharpy2010

saintjammyswine wrote: »

Because the payment can be reversed out of your account again, leaving you with a debt.

Fair enough!

somethingcorporate

How if £10 gets put into your account and then £10 leaves your account you get left with a debt?

CKhalvashi

somethingcorporate wrote: »

How if £10 gets put into your account and then £10 leaves your account you get left with a debt?

Because £10 goes in, £10 goes out, then £10 goes out again when the fraud is discovered.

We got stung with a stolen cheque for a car sale several years back; We advertised car for £500, they paid £500 by cheque, said item cleared then disappeared about 8 months later, leaving us with no car and no money.

We did get our money back in the end (the bank ended up paying it), but it took a long struggle.

CK

Pixiegill

I've a a very similar email this week from the same email address - only 2 days after putting my cv onto a couple of job sites !

We are happy to offer you job at GLOBAL-WEB TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED. We feel that your skill and background will be beneficial asset to our company.

Main requirements:

-Resident of UK;
-Be a competent PC user with Internet Access;
-Minimum 2 hour availability Monday through Friday between the hours of 11 am and 3 pm.
-Current Bank Account

We would prefer to start working with you as soon as possible. Please reply to John Richards as soon as you receive this offer, for documentation and orientation.

If you choose to accept this offer, please fill out and send us the form below with your Contact information to verify your identity and interest in this position.

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F O R M _________F O R M

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Full Name:
Address:
Phone:
Preferred call time:

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F O R M _________F O R M

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Thank you and waiting for contact from you asap.

Best regards,
John Richards
HR Manager

CKhalvashi

Pixiegill wrote: »

I've a a very similar email this week from the same email address - only 2 days after putting my cv onto a couple of job sites !

We are happy to offer you job at GLOBAL-WEB TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED. We feel that your skill and background will be beneficial asset to our company.

Main requirements:

-Resident of UK;
-Be a competent PC user with Internet Access;
-Minimum 2 hour availability Monday through Friday between the hours of 11 am and 3 pm.
-Current Bank Account

We would prefer to start working with you as soon as possible. Please reply to John Richards as soon as you receive this offer, for documentation and orientation.

If you choose to accept this offer, please fill out and send us the form below with your Contact information to verify your identity and interest in this position.

---

F O R M _________F O R M

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Full Name:
Address:
Phone:
Preferred call time:

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F O R M _________F O R M

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Thank you and waiting for contact from you asap.

Best regards,
John Richards
HR Manager

Here you go

CK

paddyrg

Most scams of this kind will associate themselves with genuine companies and just change a couple of contact details. Safest to assume it's a scam whenever you see anything like this. If you're ever unsure, ask over at scamwarners.com, they'll give you a definitive answer.