by Sloppy
Mon Nov 26, 2012 5:22 pm
Hello,
This is my first post, so forgive me if this company has already been spoken about.
This Vestrium company is a scam! I'm trying to make it google aware because when I tried to google this company I couldn't find anything on it(other than their really nice website, so it seemed legit) and I stupidly applied. It's similar to other scam companies but Vestrium seems a little more polished, from what I've seen.
Their website -- http://www.vestriumltd.com/ --Scam site.
I actually applied to them through I believe gumtree or reed.co.uk. Not sure which one. They posted a job and it seemed legit. I gave them my resume (CV) and then they called me for a phone interview (a few days after I applied). Which was pretty much them asking if i could work in the UK, if I have a bank, criminal record, when I could start. Basic stuff. Most numbers were private but one number that wasn't was 1 912 434 4086. Two different people called me as far as I could tell. An english female and I believe a male with a Pakistan Accent (Did the phone interview).
A few more days later i received an e-mail saying i got the job. They needed my bank information (I thought so they could pay me, but it was to wire fraudulent money into my account) , photo id and I would start working the next day. Also I signed a contract. This is the link to the contract page (can only get to it when they send you the link as far as I'm aware)
http://www.vestriumltd.com/admincontract.html
First day they gave me some assignments to do. This was the e-mail.
Today your probationary period starts and you will be receiving tasks daily with instructions how to complete it.
You must complete your task and provide me with a task report within 24hours. We value self-dependence in solving problems but you can always inquire me when have serious doubts or difficulties with task completing.
Your today's task:
Research the internet for the UK's most popular online job boards, check it's rating on http://www.alexa.com and provide me with a report in the following form:
Rank Site Alexa Traffic Rank Traffic Rank in UK
1) Reed.co.uk XXX XXX
2) Etc...........
...
There should be at least 20 websites in your report.
Should you have any questions do not hesitate to contact me.
EMAIL ME BACK CONFIRMING that you received and understood your task
Sincerely,
Pauline Costello,
Vestrium LTD
The e-mail address was [email protected]
Two more days of assignments similar to that. I thought it was very easy and kind of odd, but I thought it was just the company testing me before I got any real assignments.
Then they asked me to make a transfer to some people in Saint-Petersburg, Russia (clients of theirs). Vestrium wired the money into my account and I was suppose to send money grams to the clients. I then went to the bank to check this out. Sure enough the money was not cleared, but you can still take out the money (I didn't but I almost did). I e-mailed Vestrium and told them the money was not cleared. They still prompted me to send it anyways but I refused to. Sure enough, a few days later my account got locked because of fraudulent activity.
Thanks and I hope they saves someone from giving up their personal information! I feel really embarrassed about the whole deal.
To bad these people spend all this time trying to scam people, just think if they turned all that negative energy into positive energy! Wow, wouldn't that be something.
On a final note. Can they do anything with my address, ID, phone number? Little worried about that
This is my first post, so forgive me if this company has already been spoken about.
This Vestrium company is a scam! I'm trying to make it google aware because when I tried to google this company I couldn't find anything on it(other than their really nice website, so it seemed legit) and I stupidly applied. It's similar to other scam companies but Vestrium seems a little more polished, from what I've seen.
Their website -- http://www.vestriumltd.com/ --Scam site.
I actually applied to them through I believe gumtree or reed.co.uk. Not sure which one. They posted a job and it seemed legit. I gave them my resume (CV) and then they called me for a phone interview (a few days after I applied). Which was pretty much them asking if i could work in the UK, if I have a bank, criminal record, when I could start. Basic stuff. Most numbers were private but one number that wasn't was 1 912 434 4086. Two different people called me as far as I could tell. An english female and I believe a male with a Pakistan Accent (Did the phone interview).
A few more days later i received an e-mail saying i got the job. They needed my bank information (I thought so they could pay me, but it was to wire fraudulent money into my account) , photo id and I would start working the next day. Also I signed a contract. This is the link to the contract page (can only get to it when they send you the link as far as I'm aware)
http://www.vestriumltd.com/admincontract.html
First day they gave me some assignments to do. This was the e-mail.
Today your probationary period starts and you will be receiving tasks daily with instructions how to complete it.
You must complete your task and provide me with a task report within 24hours. We value self-dependence in solving problems but you can always inquire me when have serious doubts or difficulties with task completing.
Your today's task:
Research the internet for the UK's most popular online job boards, check it's rating on http://www.alexa.com and provide me with a report in the following form:
Rank Site Alexa Traffic Rank Traffic Rank in UK
1) Reed.co.uk XXX XXX
2) Etc...........
...
There should be at least 20 websites in your report.
Should you have any questions do not hesitate to contact me.
EMAIL ME BACK CONFIRMING that you received and understood your task
Sincerely,
Pauline Costello,
Vestrium LTD
The e-mail address was [email protected]
Two more days of assignments similar to that. I thought it was very easy and kind of odd, but I thought it was just the company testing me before I got any real assignments.
Then they asked me to make a transfer to some people in Saint-Petersburg, Russia (clients of theirs). Vestrium wired the money into my account and I was suppose to send money grams to the clients. I then went to the bank to check this out. Sure enough the money was not cleared, but you can still take out the money (I didn't but I almost did). I e-mailed Vestrium and told them the money was not cleared. They still prompted me to send it anyways but I refused to. Sure enough, a few days later my account got locked because of fraudulent activity.
Thanks and I hope they saves someone from giving up their personal information! I feel really embarrassed about the whole deal.
To bad these people spend all this time trying to scam people, just think if they turned all that negative energy into positive energy! Wow, wouldn't that be something.
On a final note. Can they do anything with my address, ID, phone number? Little worried about that
