Scam to lure jobseekers into cheque/Western Union fraud!!!

Scam to lure jobseekers into cheque/Western Union fraud!!!

I have just in the last few days been scammed by a company called UNION LTD with a fancy website with the domain unionltd-uk.com. This is the latest scam now making the rounds. The steps is simple, once you are signed up on Jobsite or other jobs/vacancies site you are sent an email that you have been selected for the next round of interviews and short listing. You are directed to the website where you are required to input your details. Everything looks so legitimate and you get an email from a Christopher Dryer welcoming you to the company reputed to be dealing in Art works. This is backed up by a phone call from a Grace Hightower who calls to reassure you that all is legitimate and you should be ready for your assignments. You are told to log into your company Task Manager between 9.00am to 11.00am regularly to access your tasks. Finally a certain amount is deposited in your account and you are told to remit it via western union/money gram. The scam is you won’t even get the chance to access any money as this is lodged into your account and almost immediately transferred out. Then you get your account overdrawn to the amount, your bank account suspended and your card seized. You have just been used as a mule for money laundering. Then the problem begins with your bank and a large debt claim. Please be WARNED!!!
See emails:
Hello ****************

Going through your CV, found at jobsite.co.uk, we suppose that you are a good fit for an Financial Forwarding Coordinator position in our corporation.

Our Team is like a family, we are a reputable art promoting enterprise established and headquartered in the United Kingdom. UNION LTD deals with communication process for art experts and artists and owners.

The position we are offering is a part-time job, with a flexible schedule. You can spend a few hours from the convenience of your home and earn, earn, earn!

NOTE: 24/7 Internet and e-mail access.

UNION LTD. covers all expenses--there is no need to invest your own money. This is not a Sales Position.

Once the employment contract is signed, you'll be employed for an initial probationary period of 30 days. During this time, you'll receive all the necessary instructions and training from your supervisor. One week before the training period ends, your supervisor will be making his or her decision, regarding whether your performance has been satisfactory enough to offer full time employment.

Pay is 1500 GBP plus commission. Total income, considering the current volume of clients, will be up to 3000 GBP per month. After you successfully pass the training period, your base salary will be increased up to 1800 GBP per month.

If you are interested in this employment opportunity and would like to learn more about the Independent agent position, please e-mail your contact information, and a phone number we can reach you at, in reply to this message.
Our HR Managers will help you to apply.

Thanks,

Christoher Fryer

CONGRATULATIONS
UNION LTD congratulates you with successful registration in our online system.
Your Task Manager account is activated and we will start working in 1-3 business days.

You may now contact your personal supervisor:

Grace Hightower ([email protected])

I wish you all the best and have a nice day.

Sincerely,
Christopher Fryer
UNION LTD


Hello ***************,

We appreciate your decision to join our company. Financial Forwarding Coordinator is on-line, home based position. There is no formal Interview process for this position and most of communication is done on-line.

You will be hired on a trial basis (1 month). During this period you will be trained and receive online support while working and being paid. Please note that personal supervisor can recommend termination during/after the trial period, depending on agent’s activity. New employee should be responsible and strictly follow supervisor’s recommendations to pass the Probationary Period successfully and be employed on regular basis.

Now applications are processed online. It helps us to both save time and avoid all mail related delays.

Procedure of a new employee registration with UNION LTD undergoes three mandatory stages:

Please follow the link to complete the registration: unionltd-uk.com/registration/1

For prompt and correct use of all of the online functions, please refer to the online account manual at: unionltd-uk.com/member/manual/

NOTE: As you will be receiving bank transfers for our international clients, please provide your bank essentials. To avoid unnecessary problems, please be very careful while completing this form.

During the registration, please familiarize yourself with all the clauses of the Contract, if you agree, click on sign the contract.

The contract comes into effect since the moment of your Task Manager account activation. We would like to mention that electronic form of the Contract has the same validity as the contract signed personally by both parties.

For identity verification and to prevent fraudulent registration, please upload a scanned copy of a valid ID or a Utility Bill into your Task Manager account (use login and password you have chosen). If you hesitate to send us copies of your documents, any utility bill will do, provided that your domicile is mentioned.

We guarantee complete privacy of your personal data and would like to emphasize that our company strictly carries out its commitments as regards to private information and confidentiality of private and business information protection. We make use of reliable means of physical, electronic and administrative security with the view of protection of private information entrusted to us.

You will find detailed information on this matter in our Policy on Private Information Security following the link: unionltd-uk.com/privacy

If you're unable to upload the documents into Task Manager account please use fax. Here is the number: +44 0208 099 7381

Make sure that you have uploaded or faxed us some proof of your current address, preferably your DL or any resent Utility Bill. This paperwork required for criminal background checks.

Once I receive all of the required information from you, it will take me about 1-4 business days to activate your account and assign you a personal supervisor.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected]


Best wishes,


Christopher Fryer
Hiring Coordinator,
Human Resources

UNION LTD

[email protected]
Phone: +44 121 288 4665
Fax: +44 0208 099 7381
Dear *******************

We are glad to inform you that we have received all the necessary documents, verified them and from this moment you are an official employee of UNION LTD occupying Payment Processing Agent position!

Your contract has become effective and you are obliged to approach the functions that will be assigned to you with utmost responsibility.

NOTE: every transaction must be completed on time. According to our contract UNION LTD incurs liability in case of loss, damage, embezzlement or delay (see EXHIBIT A, COMPENSATION).

Every agent has a personal account to access UNION LTD online management system which allows to overview all current tasks, see the status of current payments and so on. For correct and effective use of all online functions we strongly recommend you to read Task Manager manual. It can be found here: uk-union-ltd.net/member/manual/

Please use following information to access your personal account:

URL: uk-union-ltd.net/member/
LOGIN: ***********
PASSWORD: ***********

** We strongly insist that you check your e-mail and log in into your Task Manager every day and contact your supervisor without delays. Sometimes our e-mails are mistakenly marked as spam that's why you should switch off spam filters in your e-mail account to make sure that you will receive all correspondence from us.

As a new employee, it is possible that you still have not understood all specifics of a Payment Processing Agents position, therefore we wish to describe the main ideas necessary for successful cooperation and career growth within UNION LTD:

-Answer all requests (phone & email) of your Personnel Supervisor immediately. -You must check your email and Task Manager account at 09:00 every day.

-First task notice usually comes 5 to 7 days after TM account activation and completion of Additional Verification. Therefore you have to check your e-mail every morning and log in to your personal account at least once a day.

Position of a Payment Processing Agent is not a technically complicated one but is highly paid because of the high level of responsibility. Therefore you are required to perform all your duties in the MOST reliable and diligent manner. UNION LTD in it's own turn promises to create all required work conditions in order to assist your work.

Grace Hightower (email:[email protected]) is appointed as your Personnel Supervisor. This person is a very sympathetic, hard-working and skilled employee of UNION LTD. Grace Hightower will contact you with further instructions today.

We wish you successful career growth!

Interesting Links
Payment Processing Agent detailed job description: uk-union-ltd.net/e/index.php?page=r_98
FAQ (we strongly recommend to read): uk-union-ltd.net/e/index.php?page=r_19
WU/MG/Bank Training: uk-union-ltd.net/member/admin/job_instructions.php

Sincerely,

Support Team
UNION LTD
[email protected]

Hi musky,

I would like to see a set of headers from uk-union-ltd.net and unionltd-uk.com if possible. We will try to get the domains offline. If you don't know how to find headers or are unsure what they are, just tell us which mail provider you use and we'll explain.

Thanks for posting!

dear michael,

i have had this too so I am concerned as to what to do in uk! I think it is a scam

please help and advise.

redbaron

Welcome to Scamwarners Redbaron.
There are no genuine jobs that involve money going into your account for you to send on by Western Union. Anyone who asks you do it is a scammer beyond any doubt. No business has any difficulty being paid by foreign customers.
What stage are you up to? If you haven't yet given the scammer your bank account details, don't. If you have, tell your bank immediately. It's far better for it to find out from you, before the transfer into your account is found to be fraudulent. It's likely to be from a phished bank account and you are being used to raid it. Your best option is to ask them to close the account and open a new one.

I fell for it! My account was closed by Barclays, and I spent 2 days convincing them that i was a victim.

This is their detail:
Union Ltd
Address: Cavendish House
Trindle Road, Dudley
West Midlands
DY2 7AU
Phone:0121 288 4665
Fax: 0208 099 7381
web: www.unionltd-uk.com

Sorry to be reading of everyones plight. Yes the site is highly sus indeed. A report about unionltd-uk.com. The site is currently hosted in Scottsdale, United States on a server with the IP 184.168.64.173 which is hosted by ISP GoDaddy.com. unionltd-uk.com currently estimated to receive about 33 unique visitors per day. Estimated value of the site is $70 USD and makes $0 USD a day.
Created On: 7/12/2011 4:23:16 PM
Expires On: 7/12/2012
Has been registered for the bare minimum of time which is a bad sign.
Registrant [PAK11071278431-1]: Brosca Meyer, Hlebelsberg Kuno utca 17, Budapest, Budapest 1158, HU

Brosca Meyer owns about 43 other domains.
Said registrant also receives a mention at http://www.malwareurl.com/listing.php?d ... lldill.com

How can the union ltd site be shut down?

By reporting them to the provider they registered their fraudulent site with. We collect as much proof as possible and send it to them.
Ideal proof is a fraudulent email correspondence, headers of the scammer's mails included.
How to get headers:
http://www.abika.com/Reports/Samples/em ... rguide.htm

So, if you want to help, just post the emails you got.

Be sure to delete your own name and email address.

I didn't know whether to start a new thread or add to this one but this scam has reared it's ugly head again, this is the email I have just received, pretty impressive website I must say....
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Hello,

Here is more information about the job position with ArtActive LTD.

Our company creates a free trade market for artists and enthusiasts. Managing sales and product delivery makes us an outstanding corporation.

The position being offered is for Financial Forwarding Coordinator.

For the most part what the job requires is for someone to be available Monday through Friday, 9 to 11 am. Your main job would be monitoring your on-line Task Manager, which you’ll create on our site once you’re employed. Once the funds enter your account, your supervisor will notify you and assign you your tasks for the day. At this point you would go to your bank, withdraw the funds and transfer them using Western Union or Money Gram, as instructed by your supervisor. We provide quick, easy, efficient and secure ways for businesses to out source services locally, nationally and globally to maximize their competitive advantage and cost effectiveness.

You would always be aware of where the funds are coming from and where they are going. In today’s world of commerce, especially with our international clients, making regular wire transfers using international banks could take up to 15 days, which is not an acceptable form of payment to our clients.

Base salary 1,500 pounds is paid at the end of probationary period (Once employed on the regular basis, base salary 1,800 pounds is paid on the last business day of the month) via wire transfer to your bank account. Commission 8 should be deducted from money received. Your commission will be deposited along with every transfer. We will let you know how much of the amount deposited is your commission and how much needs to be transferred, all fees are paid from money received.

Job requirements:
- Minimum 18 y.o.;
- constant internet access;
- home or mobile phone number;
- regular bank account (checking/savings)

Employment benefits (upon completion of 30 days trial period):
- Paid holidays;
- Dental and Health;
- Professional development programs

Refer to the links below for additional information:

http://www.artactive-ltd.com/job/finance2?lang=uk

Frequently Asked Question:

http://www.artactive-ltd.com/job/finance/faq

Key points:
- No investment of funds on your part;
- Not a sales position, base pay along with commission is guaranteed;

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me via e-mail or phone number listed below, also if you are ready to apply, let me know, so we can get started with registration process.

We appreciate your time and sincerely hope to see you in ArtActive LTD team!


Best Regards,


Colin Patterson
Hiring Coordinator,
Human Resources

ArtActive LTD

[email protected]
Phone: +44 0238 097 0687
Fax: +44 0208 099 7381

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Thanks for posting the header tootifroot, it's most interesting. It appears one of the Received: lines has been forged. I notice the last Received: also shows 140.btcentralplus.com, and the email has probably originated from there, perhaps?