what do you think about this job offer?

I saw the add on Finland forum:

Delview is an electronic company located in United Kingdom and currently working on setting up a new outlet in Finland next year.

We require a representative in Finland who will assist us with evaluation task e.g Receving shipment of IPADS OR IPHONES ordered from Apple finland due to the fact that it is cheaper, Merchandise will be delivered to your door step via courier and you will ship items to our office in UK.

After receiving merchandise you will be asked to get the shipping cost at the post office so i will be able to make payment to you for shipping and also your salary.You also have a position when we commence operation in Finland coming January.

[AlanJones]

Hello Vertti,

It definitely sounds dodgy. It looks to me like they are setting people up to distribute goods that have been purchased with stolen credit cards or goods that are have been sent by scam victims.

Could you post up the email address they are using and also a link to the forum where the job was advertised?

I responded to the add and got this mail back:
(NOTE: company name is Relview, not Delview as in my previous post. My mistake.)


[email protected]

Relview is an electronic company located in United Kingdom and currently working on setting up a new outlet in Finland next year.

We require a representative in Finland who will assist us with evaluation task e.g Receving shipment of IPADS OR IPHONES ordered from Apple finland due to the fact that it is cheaper, Merchandise will be delivered to your door step via courier and you will ship items to our office in UK.

After receiving merchandise you will be asked to get the shipping cost at the post office so i will be able to make payment to you for shipping and also your salary.You also have a position when we commence operation in Finland coming January.

Interested applicant should fill the following details below.

First Name:
Last Name or Surname:
Street address:
apartment floor:
City:
Postal Code:
Cell Phone:
Home Phone:
Country:
Gender:
Age:
Marital Status:
Best Times To Call:
Present or Previous Job Status/Position:


Thank You
David


REL (UK) LTD
Company No. 06532863
EMSTREY HOUSE (NORTH)
SHREWSBURY BUSINESS PARK
SHREWSBURY
SHROPSHIRE
UNITED KINGDOM
SY2 6LG


Few days later I noticed the add has been removed from Finland forum. What made me think that this could be scam.

[AlanJones]

Is it possible for you to post up the headers of the email that you were sent? They are using a custom domain and with evidence, we can get it shut down.

The company details that they give are for a legitimate UK company, but they will not be involved in the scam.

I searched

Company No. 06532863

and the firm looks legit so far.
They are a computer related company.
See next post below for the fraud details WHERE THEIR NAME HAS BEEN ABUSED.

[AlanJones]

Domain Name.........: relview.net
Creation Date.......: 2011-11-07 00:00:00
Expiration Date.....: 2012-11-07 00:00:00

Registrant Details..:
Registrant Name.....: EVALUATOR
First Name..........: Andrew
Last Name...........: Cox
Address Line 1......: 29 Quoll Ct
Address Line 2......:
City................: North Lakes
State...............: QLD
Country.............: AU
Post Code...........: 4509
Phone...............: (+61) 280037685
Fax.................: (+)
Email Address.......:

Admin Contact Details:
First Name..........: Andrew
Last Name...........: Cox
Address Line 1......: 29 Quoll Ct
Address Line 2......:
City................: North Lakes
State...............: QLD
Country.............: AU
Post Code...........: 4509
Phone...............: (+61) 280037685
Fax.................: (+)
Email Address.......:

Technical Contact Details:
First Name..........: Andrew
Last Name...........: Cox
Address Line 1......: 29 Quoll Ct
Address Line 2......:
City................: North Lakes
State...............: QLD
Country.............: AU
Post Code...........: 4509
Phone...............: (+61) 280037685
Fax.................: (+)
Email...............:

DNS Delegation details:
Nameserver 1: ns4.syra.net.au
Nameserver IP 1: 203.170.87.4
Nameserver 2: ns5.syra.net.au
Nameserver IP 2: 176.74.25.18

The website was only registered in November, yet the company they are claiming to be has been incorporated for a number of years.

The website is only registered for 1 year.

The registrant's details bear no relation to the company and is in fact a residential property in Australia.

I'm sorry for being quite a dummy on this. But does this mean it is a scam after all?

[AlanJones]

It is a scam.

The company name (REL UK Ltd) being used is a legitimate registered UK company, but they have nothing to do with the scam. The scammers have set up a fake domain to use for their emails and are using the name of the company to give their scam an appearance of legitimacy.

Is it possible for you to post the headers of the email you received from them (minus your details) as this will assist us in getting the fake domain shut down.