IS this a job scam?

Hello. I`ve received this working offer through jobsite.co.uk

Greetings XXX,

Your Resume has been obtained on the Jobsite UK website.

My name is Linda, I am the manager of Career Recruitment, a leading recruiting agency for home based and part-time jobs. I email you with regard to the job seeking information you have recently posted.

I'd like to offer you the post of Administrative Assistant available for you at your preferred Location.

Our client, Mass FX (http://www.massfx.biz) - a major Japanese financial corporation,
the foreign exchange specialists operating within the Europe is a focused provider of payments and processing.
The company was founded in 1999 and has operations in Spain, Malta, Ireland, UAE, Scandinavia, UK, Australia
and the USA.

In a view of our client's growth in the GB market,
they are currently searching for new personnel.
Specific education is not required to work for the Mass FX. Our client provides you with the part-time position, you are able work 2-3 hours a day at any convenient time mostly sitting in front of your PC.

The initial salary varies within £1200-£3000 to be uplifted to £8,000, and even higher bonuses for those ones making a good showing in some time.

Benefits :
-no charges and fees;
-flexible working schedule - choose a convenient work schedule; -no special skills needed ;
-up to three employment hours per day ;
-interesting and exciting employment in the developing corporation.
-career development ;
-social welfare;
-commissions from business deals;

This is NOT a telesales position.

So I, unfortunately, have the experience of previous fake jobs. Now when I get this type of e-mails I verify with who is domain. Unlike the previous jobs scams (sites being created 1-2 weeks ago) this website was created 1 year ago and expires in 2013. Funny thing is this website even has the Verisign seal. I have the feelings it's just another scam but, what do you think? Thank you

[AlanJones]

Hi dreadlord89 and welcome to ScamWarners.

I've just done a WhoIs on the domain massfx.biz and I get the following:

Domain Registration Date: Thu Jan 05 16:43:23 GMT 2012
Domain Expiration Date: Fri Jan 04 23:59:59 GMT 2013
Domain Last Updated Date: Thu Jan 05 16:43:24 GMT 2012

So the domain was registered a week or so ago for the minimum one year. Based on that and the fact that the job description talks about payment processing, I would say it is a scam.

Yes, I have searched the internet a bit longer and found out a similar scam, with the company name Nimo fx not mass ^^. Thank you for your swift answer. Looks like nothing is true these days.

I have today received the same email... there IS a website for 'Career Recruitment' (http://www.careerrecruitment.co.uk ) but it contains a few pages of waffle... and tellingly, no contact information whatsoever - I've asked for more info but guess one of the 'requirements' will be to reveal bank account details (which obviously are never given). My problem with this type of scam is it comes on the back of (and using the website of) a legitimate and oft used employment site called 'Jobsite'' which gives the scam some air of authenticity.

Hi,

I have had the exact same email sent to me by Linda!!! What jerks. Are we definitely sure it's a scam?

Welcome to Scamwarners, Price2012!

Yes, this is a scam. Please read the post of AlanJones (above).

Thanks

[AlanJones]

Yes it is definitely a scam. Both the websites mentioned above have been recently registered and the job description involves the processing of payments on behalf of the company through your personal bank account. No legitimate company would process payments through an individuals bank account, they would just open a bank account themselves in the relevant countrry.

What an absolute mess.
When I went onto the website it said the client opened a bank account with them and transferred money through for them. I didnt see them mentioning about employees bank accounts :O

Hello, I want to ask why do you think this site are scam ? I do reply to linda and she get back to me with the documents. and she did not ask me for any money. to trasfer

I do send her the passport ID with Mass FX - Job Application Form.doc

I fill out the Mass FX - Job Application Form.doc and send it with passport copy with reply.

This are what she write to me

Hello XXX,

Main buisness idea of the company is providing way for clients to foreign exchange currencies via the Western Union by using safe and quick payment methods such as an wire transfer, intrabank transfer, Balance transfer.
This enables customers to effect Western Union payments online without visiting Western Union exchangers.
Payment solutions from Mass FX enable users to enjoy an intrabank transfer from nearly all UK bank. For this purpose company are using constantly extending subagent network.
As of today, subagent network covers over 60 well-known banks. Subagent’s obligations include a receipt of payment in a way most suitable for a client, and a transfer of money via the Western Union as soon as it may be possible.
Upon passing a verification within the system, a subagent registers its payment requisites and starts getting tasks.
A subagent commission fee is accrued for each payment processed. It may equal 3.00% to 4.5%.
The commission fee depends on the duration of an agent’s work in the system and a quantity of payments processed.
Average incomes of a subagent first months of his work at the company make up £1200-£3000.
In order to proceed please fill out this application form and submit it back to my email so I could forward it for the review at the Mass FX
And for your verification, please, send us by e-mail scanned copies of documents that identify you (passport or driving license).


This are the next reply


Hello XXX,

Thank you for submitting the ID and the completed application form. Your application would be now forwarded to Mass FX supervisor for a review.
While we verify your identity - here is the Contract thats you need to sign. On this step you need to fill agreement's forms and send signed document directly to this email. In the "subject" field please type "Signed Contract".
Please kindly note that we require you to submit the last page of the contract with your handwritten signature on it.


and now she is waitng for me to send her the sign up contact.

and I am thinking to send her or not.

Well Checking who.is is not the main thing.

1. hosting can me any where in USA or UK

2. Domain name can be buy from any server time in UK USA TOKIO ETC

3. company can work offline for years.

4. company can made new web-site month ago.

5. There many other factor.

I will wait if the are going to ask me for the the money then I can say it's totaly scam.

Wating for email updates.

It is 100% scam. There is absolutely no doubt about it.
They most likely won't ask you for money. They want you to receive money, then forward it to them.
The money is stolen from someone else. By participating in this fake job, you are an accomplice to their crime. You are laundering money, a serious crime that can easily land you in prison. In the US, depending on where the money is coming and going, you could even be considered a terrorist threat.

The whole premise behind this "job" is complete nonsense. There are plenty of ways to transfer money internationally these days--there is absolutely no reason it needs to be run through a complete stranger's bank account.

So they want to send the money to my bank account and then what ? the want me to send it back to them ?

Why the want that ?

Why just they open there own bank account ?

[AlanJones]

That is the whole basis of the scam. They will send you the money in the form of a fake cheque, you bank the cheque and send the money on by Western Union (minus your wage). Then eventually (after a few weeks), your bank will discover that the cheque you banked is fake and will claim the money back from you. You will have no way of claiming the money back from the scammer as once it has been picked up from the Western Union office it is gone.

You are right, any legitimate business would of course just open a bank account in the country that they are doing business. It is for that reason that we can be so sure that this is a scam, they are asking you to do something that no legitimate business would do.

Allright AlanJones I get the point I will not send them any information that they ask for

There site, look like scam any way some link are not working etc

Fake images and fake documents.

I was thinking that if they are contact me by thejobsite.co.uk then they are trully looking for job seeker.

But I am wrong.

This is a scam even without fake checks. In a bank transfer variation of the same basic scam, they will transfer money to your bank account directly from a victim's account. The scam is pretty simple and usually works one of two ways:

Method 1:
a)Scammer phishes victim's account info or buys stolen account (or credit card) info.
b)scammer logs into victim's account (or credit card) and transfers money into your bank account.
c)When you receive money, you withdraw and send to scammer via WU.
d)Scammer picks up money with fake ID
e)victim discovers the theft, and contacts the authorities.
f) The police trace the money to you.
g) The police cannot trace the original scammers, who used all fake information, but you can still be arrested as an accomplice.

Method 2
a)scammer places fake ad for an apartment for rent or item for sale. In reality scammer has nothing to offer.
b)scammer convinces renter/buyer to pay by bank transfer--into your account.
c)When you receive money, you withdraw and send to scammer via WU.
d)Scammer picks up money with fake ID
e)victim discovers there is no apartment/item/etc. and contacts police.
f) The police trace the money to you.
g) The police cannot trace the original scammers, who used all fake information, but you can still be arrested as an accomplice.