scam job email invite from markphillips941@yahoo.com

silkyuk9

maninthestreet wrote: »

anyone tried calling that number yet?

Yes

quote from 419eater.com

^^^^ Are you sure? Caution; may be a Joe Job. keep reading before abusing the number.

I just called it with Google talk.. Not blocked as a premium number. Call was free to me. Dropped the leading zero to dial it. Call rang, but was not answered.

If you have Google Voice, Magic Jack, or other VOIP that can't call pay numbers, try it.
705 350-4217. Let me know if you get an answer. It is not listed as a premium number by Wikipedia.

oneofmillions768

take some straw

maninthestreet wrote: »

THE Mark Philips, the one who was married to Princess Anne??

F1Sharon

I got the same email as the OP, a day after I had applied for a job on Jobsite so assumed it was to do with that job. Stupidly, and not realising that 0705 numbers are premium rate, I rang it I got a message saying 'we are First Recruit' and after a brief introduction, was told I was held in a queue. I held on for the best part of 10 minutes, gave up and tried again later, with the same result. At this stage I had no reason to believe it was a scam. I then decided to email and it just bounced back. I googled the company First Recruit who don't exist so gave up. But it wasn't till I got my phone bill this month I realised I had been billed nearly £14 for those 2 calls. Feel really angry and stupid! :mad:

[Deleted User]

yep I've had same emails to as that of op now, after signing up very recently on t o t a l jobs.com

delsus

Sorry to necro this, but I recieved a very similar email apparently from an Andy Collin, and with a different phone number, I google'd various details after I noticed it was from a yahoo.co.uk email address, no company name, no company logo, the usual signs of a scam.

redstar2072

This is a pure scam, and is as old as the internet.

Please don't worry and all move on

BillyB

Yep, ive had those sort of emails too. Alot of them offer a huge salary and say you can work from home/not very many hours/ with amazing benefits.. All come after signing up to Jobsite, in my case. Its wrong really as people do believe in it and end up paying a fortune and wasting time on it.

cmw1212

This is still going I've just had exactly the same email except now it is from a Charles Brown and the number is slightly different. Edie Wilson is still doing the "interviews" though.

gb12345

cmw1212 wrote: »

This is still going I've just had exactly the same email except now it is from a Charles Brown and the number is slightly different. Edie Wilson is still doing the "interviews" though.

It's known as a "format" - someone will write the email and then flog it to numerous scammers, who will just update it to add in their phone number and whatever name matches the email address they are using (sometimes they don't even bother doing that!).

Emma-P_3

I received one today From Charles Brown..It seems this has been going for a few years now! I had registered with a few online job sites. I think it's awful that these people can get our info from jobsites like this.

Hi

As a result your application, I would like to invite you to attend an interview.

You will have an interview with the department manager, Edie Wilson. The interview will last about 30 min.

Please bring three reference (If available), as well as a copy of your ID, e.g. Passport, Driving License to the interview.

Please contact me on 07064848741, in order to arrange an interview

We look forward to seeing you



Best regards

Charles Brown