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Elaborate cheque scam?
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He also has your passport info so yeah more than a few quid0
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It's not Friday is it?0
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It's standard practise to obtain a copy of a passport to check right to work in the UK. How can they use this for identity theft?0
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JacobWilliams wrote: »It's standard practise to obtain a copy of a passport to check right to work in the UK. How can they use this for identity theft?
Not a serious question surely?
If a passport is a valid ID to use to prove your identity it can be used for identity theft, to "prove" the thief is you.0 -
If they were supposed to be paying you money for tutoring this woman there would have been no reason for them to have your passport. That should have alerted you to the fact it was a scam apart from the fact they were asking for a "registration fee". As others have said I would be concerned they can use your passport as ID for opening bank accounts, credit cards, loans etc etc.
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JacobWilliams wrote: »It's standard practise to obtain a copy of a passport to check right to work in the UK. How can they use this for identity theft?
The fee via bitcoin would have put me right off.0 -
Interesting times ahead for you.........0
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Sorry but this does not seem at all elaborate.0
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D King, Porto Novo, Benin should reach him by mail.0
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I received a call from D King last night about tutoring a girl from Qatar last night.
It did seem quite suspect but he was very convincing so I gave him my email address. I received an email asking for a scan of my passport, a copy of my DBS certificate, a copy of my CV and a name and contact number for a reference. His email seemed very professional and well worded. There wasn't any mention of money in his email and he previously mentioned in his phone call that I would be paid directly by the family of the tutee.
I was actually contemplating sending my details to him until I had a good google and came across this post.
This was a far more convincing scam than most I have come across. Although, I definitely wouldn't have sent them any money if they had asked and that would have confirmed that it was definitely a scam for me.
Thank you for posting this. You have saved me a headache.0
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