Scam or Not??? CONFUSED!!!!!!

I would really like to knnow if this a scam because it sounds kinda ligit to me, can someone give me their advice today please!!!


I received an e-mail for the euro queens hotel in London , saying that they have reviewed my CV and approved it, so i should fill out the form they sent and send it back to them, which i did.

About two weeks later i received another email from them with my employment contract and introduction letter for me to sign and send to the UK embassy, this i did also.

A day later i received an e- mail from the UK immigrations saying:

Dear xxxx,

Client Visa ID: UK-2792823

This is to inform you that we have confirmed your employment status in the Euro Queens Hotel. Consequent on this, you are kindly requested to submit the below required documents needed for processing of your working visa. And visa processing fees of 175 GBP for a stipulated duration of 24 months. The attached Tier 2 Visa assessment interview should be answered and sent back to us within 72 hrs together with the required documents and receipt of your visa processing fees, below is the list of the documents you are to provide for your visa processing.

1: A COPY OF 2X2 PASSPORT PHOTOGRAPH.
2: SCAN FRONT PAGE OF YOUR TRAVELLING PASSPORT.
3: YOUR FULL POSTAL ADDRESS FOR THE POSTING OF YOUR ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS AFTER THE PROCESSING.
4: VISA PROCESSING AND HANDLING FEES OF 175 BRITISH POUNDS.

You are required to submit the documents with your filled Tier 2 Visa eligibility assessment interview includes the receipt of your Visa processing fee of 175 British Pounds, your visa documents will be processed and sent to you and a copy to the British Embassy in your country of residency for your working visa stamping. You will be instructed on how to visit the UK Embassy in your country of residency after you have received your processed documents from us for your visa issuance.

The Documents below are the documents which will be posted to your Country of residency via British Courier Express after the processing here.

1, Letter of Invitation from the Euro Queens Hotel London
2, A copy of UK Working Visa entry clearance
3, Job Contract Offer of Appointment
4, Direct Flight Ticket Confirmation slip from British Airway
5, A copy of your work permit clearance
6, Legal documents & UK Home Office Visa Authorization letter which you will take along to the UK Embassy in your Country of residency for Visa issuance.


Visas related problems & collection:
Visas collection in our office is on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday except public holidays.The entire foreigners inside United Kingdom seeking for visas renewal, extension and visa related problems must come to our office on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays. Time 9am to 2 pm.

False documents:
We will refuse your application if we find that any documents are forged. It is better to explain why you do not have a document than to submit a false document with an application. Your application will be automatically refused and you may be banned from coming to the UK for 10 years if you use a false document, lie or withhold relevant information. You may also be banned if you have breached immigration laws in the UK .


Warm Regards
Mr.Philipe Hammer
From The Visa office Desk
Registered & Head Office:
The Visa Office LTD
2 April Court, Sybron Way
Crowborough East Sussex
Enquiries :+447937421589

Are you sure the street address and phone number you posted is correct?
Please do not send any money!

i checked out the address on the net, which seems kinda ligit but the phone number on the other hand, does not.

the information i posted is the exact info they sent to me! How do i know if its a scam or not?????

It's a clear and obvious scam.

A tier 2 visa only allows people to come in to the UK where there is a skills shortage in the UK, which is highly unlikely for hotel work, and even then there's a numerical limit.

There is no job and you can't get a visa for this job, and the e-mails you have received have all come from the scammer. He will want you to pay him money by Western Union whereas with a real job you would pay the British Embassy in your own country. The British Embassy cannot receive money by Western Union - scammers can.

The British Embassy does not issue visas by e-mail and you cannot be offered a job before you have got a visa. The scammer is going to a lot of trouble to steal your money, but that is how he earns money - by stealing the money of other people.

thanks for the advice, i appreciate it very much! u just save me 175GBP. I just hope they put a stop to these criminal as soon as possible, can just imagine all the innocent people they have robbed.

No company or government department receives money by Western Union. If someone claiming to be a company or government department asks for money by Western Union, you're dealing with a scammer.

Keep that in mind. It'll save you money.

they asked me to send them the receipt of my visa processing fee, thats the tricky part! They didnt ask for the cash to be sent to them personally.

You would be asked to send the "visa processing fee" to an individual and/or address that is in no way connected to the UK government.

The scammers have no connection to the UK Home Office, and at no point have you dealt with any real immigration official. The scammers have simply copied real addresses and some real text related to immigration, and then they added made-up text of their own.

It is very clear in the parts that they have written themselves that they are not British at all, as their English is actually full of mistakes that would never be made by any real representative of a UK agency.

This is the website you need. http://www.vfsglobal.com/ NOTHING ELSE WILL DO. If you go to an Embassy Website or UKBA, you will find an online application form. NOTHING ELSE WILL DO. I stress this matter and it should be your logo - NOTHING ELSE WILL DO. Easy and for you