Company Representative scams, Payment Processing scams and other Employment scams.
by theladdieno1 Wed Feb 23, 2011 7:59 am
Received this 'Job Offer' today from Western Trust plc (Company does exist) who are based in the states. I had a look at their current job offers, and surprise this one isn't on there (maybe the IT guy is having a bad day?) All the jobs they have are based solely in the Sates.

Good day!

Thank you for the interest to our offer!

Our company currently seeking Customer Service Representative to join our team.

Employee Type: Part-Time Employee

The major duty of the incumbent is to promptly receive and process stockbrokers payments to further transfer them applying specified method. Please inquire for detailed work scheme.

Requirements:
- Expert skill in managing payments and transfers between our company and clients.
- Knowledge of basic payment systems.
- Ability to schedule working hours effectively.
- Availability of spare time (3-4 hours per day).
- Advanced user ability to operate computer and to use Internet and e-mail.
- Legal age.

Payment basis: During the trial period you will be paid 1500 GBP per month. You will also be keeping 5% commission as bonus from every payment received from a client.
With the current volume of clients on average your overall income will add up to 3000 GBP per month. After the trial period your base salary will go up to 2000 GBP per month, plus 8% commission (11% for financial agents with corporate bank account).

Benefits:
- Flexible work schedule.
- Possibility to combine the job with primary employment.
- Free training course.

If you would like to apply to this vacancy and inquire more detailed information, please reply email to our Customer Service Representatives Manager.

Thank you!

Western Trust Solutions Plc.
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by GomerPyle Wed Feb 23, 2011 10:28 am
The first glaring fault is that an American company wouldn't make a job offer quoting a salary in GBP. It always amused me at the way that American companies and banks were so resistant to dealing in anything other than their own currency, but they have always been the world's reserve currency and have always been able to act as if no others existed. Also, because of the set up of American banks, it's a lot harder for a company to handle non US dollar transactions.

Of course, it's the standard - 'convert counterfeit cheques into cash for me' - scam. By not revealing full details the scammer avoids giving you the chance to ask why his customers don't just send their money to him by Western Union, as he wants you to do. The point being that he has no customers and the cheques are fakes, so effectively you're converting dud cheques in to cash for him.

Non-EU citizens should go here to find out about obtaining a visa to work as an au pair in the UK
http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/doineedvisa/
Whenever payment is requested by Western Union you're dealing with a scammer
by laurenm Mon Feb 28, 2011 11:35 am
I received the same e-mail today. I noticed that the sender address is '[email protected]' which is a legitimate job website that I'm registered with and I've even received confirmation e-mails from the exact same address when I've applied for jobs through their website.

I knew straight away it was a scam just by the wording and if you click reply it shows the address '[email protected]'. I was just wondering how they manage to use the totaljobs address to send the e-mail in the first place?
by GomerPyle Mon Feb 28, 2011 1:28 pm
Even low level scammers have access to software and websites that they can use to 'spoof' mail adddresses. When I'm baiting scammers I do the same, and it's a good thing to be cautious about and not leap to the conclusion that just because the mail addie is right, it must be okay.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-mail_spoofing

Often (but not always) the message will still include the originating ip which can be verified, but as you'd expect, most people don't check that deeply.

Non-EU citizens should go here to find out about obtaining a visa to work as an au pair in the UK
http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/doineedvisa/
Whenever payment is requested by Western Union you're dealing with a scammer
by solentea Thu Mar 03, 2011 1:27 pm
I received this email from job site after getting Western Trust PLC job offer - please note response below.
I was concerned about where these scammer or phishers get my email

Hi,

Thanks for your email, we apologise for the delay in response to you.

Thank you for bringing this to our attention we are aware of this company and confirm this is fraudulent. Any suspected misuse of Total Jobs is taken seriously and we strongly advise that jobseekers never supply bank account details, money or any other financial information to recruiters when applying for a job.



This scam is called a ‘Phishing Scam’ as these companies don’t post jobs on our site they have used Total Jobs as a decoy. I have forwarded the company details over to SOCA (Serious Organised Crime Agency) to deal with them further.



Totaljobs Group is a founding member of the Recruitment Industry Counter-Fraud Forum, known as SAFER (Safe Advice For Employment and Recruitment). Established by the Metropolitan Police, SAFER is concerned with raising awareness and combating criminal and fraudulent activities within the recruitment and HR industry.



We wish you the best of luck with your job search. If you have any further feedback or information, please don’t hesitate to contact us on the details below.



Best Regards,


Totaljobs Group Client Services Team.

Tel: 0808 000 2000
Fax: 0161 246 1061
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.totaljobsgroup.com

Totaljobs Group
5th Floor, Statham House
Talbot Road
Manchester M32 0FP
by Scotty2Hotty Tue Apr 12, 2011 5:50 pm
I received this response after I responded to a couple of basic information e-mails:



Thank you!

Everything is good.

Next step is to complete registration at:

http://www.westerntrust.co.uk/member/registration1.php

For any questions and future conversation please use email [email protected].

After registration we will contact you with future instructions.

Regards,

Western Trust Solutions Plc.
by MaripOoOsa Wed Jun 08, 2011 12:35 pm
This is so sad. I ACTUALLY fell for this and did what they asked only to realise AFTER that it was all fake.

I think what they do is steal money from people accounts and get naive people like me :( to transfer the money to themselves under a false name via western union.

Pleas dont fall for it. It doesn't make sense, they don't give you any information on why you need to make the transfers or if they're selling anything or they just dodge your questions like they did to mine.
by Thomas Berg Wed Jun 08, 2011 12:59 pm
Hello MaripOoOsa.

Sorry to hear that you fell for this scam. I hope you lost not too much money.
Could you please post the email address and the mail the scammer contacted you?
Did you also apply on

And please mind these info to recognize scams:
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=5

thomas.berg(at)scamwarners.com
-no legitimate business receives payments only via Western Union
-to cancel a WU transfer call 1-800-448-1492
-details of a bank account have to match the details of the business
-one cannot apply for visa via email

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