I Fell Victim

maninthestreet

So where are they advertising their bogus jobs?

mattcanary

yoki wrote: »

Hi, everyone! thank you all for your kind messages. the shock is slowly starting to wear off. I alerted the police today and they told me there was not much they could do in the station. I was told to go on Action Fraud to make a complaint. The policeman I spoke to seemed very nice and told me he had a similar experience before. I guess it can happen to just about anyone. It's just such a shame.

Why can;t the police do anything about it?
Can't they try and trace who placed this advert?

jimbo747

mattcanary wrote: »

Why can;t the police do anything about it?
Can't they try and trace who placed this advert?

If they have the time, money and resources, which they don't.

Vyoung

I have also fallen scan like to this. Thank you so much for posting your story as now I won't go to my induction supposedly set for Monday (they had already reschuled this date). I can't believe this has happened. Can you tell me what steps you have taken since realising it was a scam?

Thanks

maninthestreet

Vyoung wrote: »

I have also fallen scan like to this. Thank you so much for posting your story as now I won't go to my induction supposedly set for Monday (they had already reschuled this date). I can't believe this has happened. Can you tell me what steps you have taken since realising it was a scam?

Thanks

Where are they advertising these bogus jobs??

jessex1990

You should report the adverts as fraudulant to the jobsites that hosted it.

andygb

Maybe it is the DWP deliberately getting peopele to turn up for jobs which do not exist.
Last year my OH and I were unemployed, and were sent on an employabilty course by the DWP. We are both highly trained and my OH has 2 degrees in science.
We arrived early at the course, and were told that they had no knowledge of any course taking place there. The guy did tell us that the courses had been relocated a mile away.
When we arrived there and told the staff (Go Train), they were not interested in the least no apology whatsoever.
I reckon half the "jobs" on various jobsites do not exist.

robatwork

Someone already posted the whois link. Here are the details in case the domain disappears and you want to take court action. However the address is only a hotel, so it's obviously also bogus:
Domain Name: EDUCATEGATEWAY.COM
Registry Domain ID: 1876641461_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.enom.com
Registrar URL: https://www.enom.com
Updated Date: 2016-08-22T05:20:35.00Z
Creation Date: 2014-09-20T16:10:00.00Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2017-09-20T16:10:32.00Z
Registrar: ENOM, INC.
Registrar IANA ID: 48
Reseller: NAMECHEAP.COM
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://www.icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: ANTHONY WHITESIDE
Registrant Organization:
Registrant Street: DOVER WATERFRONT
Registrant Street: WATERLOO CRES,
Registrant City: DOVER
Registrant State/Province: KENT
Registrant Postal Code: CT17 9BP
Registrant Country: GB
Registrant Phone: +44.1743987564
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax:
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email: ANTHONY.WHITESIDE@AOL.CO.UK
Registry Admin ID:
Admin Name: ANTHONY WHITESIDE
Admin Organization:
Admin Street: DOVER WATERFRONT
Admin Street: WATERLOO CRES,
Admin City: DOVER
Admin State/Province: KENT
Admin Postal Code: CT17 9BP
Admin Country: GB
Admin Phone: +44.1743987564
Admin Phone Ext:
Admin Fax:
Admin Fax Ext:
Admin Email: ANTHONY.WHITESIDE@AOL.CO.UK
Registry Tech ID:
Tech Name: ANTHONY WHITESIDE
Tech Organization:
Tech Street: DOVER WATERFRONT
Tech Street: WATERLOO CRES,
Tech City: DOVER
Tech State/Province: KENT
Tech Postal Code: CT17 9BP
Tech Country: GB
Tech Phone: +44.1743987564
Tech Phone Ext:
Tech Fax:
Tech Fax Ext:
Tech Email: ANTHONY.WHITESIDE@AOL.CO.UK
Name Server: DNS1.NAMECHEAPHOSTING.COM
Name Server: DNS2.NAMECHEAPHOSTING.COM
DNSSEC: unSigned
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: abuse@enom.com
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.4252982646

Other warning signs were that the website states EG Limited have been in existence since 1993. There is an EG Limited but it's not this "company". Domain was registered in 2014.

motorguy

Seems like a lot of wallying about to scam £23 out of people.

yoki_2

Vyoung wrote: »

I have also fallen scan like to this. Thank you so much for posting your story as now I won't go to my induction supposedly set for Monday (they had already reschuled this date). I can't believe this has happened. Can you tell me what steps you have taken since realising it was a scam?

Thanks

Sorry to hear that. I've been in contact with the police and the bank.