Whats the scam here ?
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Email below came to me via my work email, I cannot see what they get out of it ?
Greetings,
My name is Isabel Donaby, and I'm an HR Manager with a international local business group. Our company is currently developing, and we are searching for people to take a Regional Representative opening with our Customer Service division. Here is the opening summary:
Position Title: Regional Representative
Starting Income: 2500 GBP per month plus bonus Position Type: Self-Employed, Home-Based
Hours: Full-time and part-time options
Available in: UK only!
This is a work-from-home opportunity, which means that you will be working online by logging into our corporate web server, where your activity and performance will be evaluated by an assigned supervising manager. As our Regional Rep in the United Kingdom you will be dealing with our local and foreign customers; updating the head office with the information on the timeline, quality and budget of services ordered by them; and managing other staff members. No sales or cold calls are required!
For more information about the opening, please submit the following information about you:
Your full name:
Current country of residence:
Our managers will get back to you as soon as you submit your response. Please note that the number of openings available is limited: the sooner you apply, the higher you chances to secure this opening are!
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Yours sincerely,
Isabel Donaby,
Human Resources Division
Greetings,
My name is Isabel Donaby, and I'm an HR Manager with a international local business group. Our company is currently developing, and we are searching for people to take a Regional Representative opening with our Customer Service division. Here is the opening summary:
Position Title: Regional Representative
Starting Income: 2500 GBP per month plus bonus Position Type: Self-Employed, Home-Based
Hours: Full-time and part-time options
Available in: UK only!
This is a work-from-home opportunity, which means that you will be working online by logging into our corporate web server, where your activity and performance will be evaluated by an assigned supervising manager. As our Regional Rep in the United Kingdom you will be dealing with our local and foreign customers; updating the head office with the information on the timeline, quality and budget of services ordered by them; and managing other staff members. No sales or cold calls are required!
For more information about the opening, please submit the following information about you:
Your full name:
Current country of residence:
Our managers will get back to you as soon as you submit your response. Please note that the number of openings available is limited: the sooner you apply, the higher you chances to secure this opening are!
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Yours sincerely,
Isabel Donaby,
Human Resources Division
Had exactly that email, (marked it immediately as spam) - gave me a chuckle at the "international local" company, and the fact that they're so big but don't name the company.
It's probably either asking for fees to register with the company, or your passport details etc to prove you are who you say you are (and will then be cloned and sold)...
It's probably either asking for fees to register with the company, or your passport details etc to prove you are who you say you are (and will then be cloned and sold)...
When I previously worked for a bank dealing with online fraud this type of approach would often be used to recruit mules to receive fraudulent payments.
After a period of time the victim would agree to accept payments into their own account and send on elsewhere, in the expectation this was a temporary situation while the accounts and systems from the employer were being setup, quite often the scammers would make up a situation where there's delays so they can either delay starting work and earning or use their own account and hence start earlier. Of course once a payment or 2 has been laundered the victim won't hear anything else from the scammers and will be very shocked when they discover they are an accessory to fraud/theft.
After a period of time the victim would agree to accept payments into their own account and send on elsewhere, in the expectation this was a temporary situation while the accounts and systems from the employer were being setup, quite often the scammers would make up a situation where there's delays so they can either delay starting work and earning or use their own account and hence start earlier. Of course once a payment or 2 has been laundered the victim won't hear anything else from the scammers and will be very shocked when they discover they are an accessory to fraud/theft.
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