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Scammer: Global Area Gargo Ltd
I'm almost hesitant to put this one up, since it's not quite as subtle a scam as the other ones I've listed - this one is pretty blatant, and tends to get automatically sorted into the "bulk mail" section of my email for me. But hey, just in case anyone out there needs it, here it goes.
It's another employment scam, but this one varies from my previous listings by telling you there's a job opportunity, rather than strongly implying you have a job offer. However the first and foremost caution on employment scams always applies: employers will not be contacting you telling you about job opportunities or job offers out of the blue. Unless you've left your details with them previously, and asked them to contact you when jobs become available, an employer won't bother seeking you out with that information.
(Another strong hint, and the one which decided me about putting this up: I got three of them at once in a single day's email. Someone really wants a bite from this one).
The job title is "Operations Controller", and they don't list a wage. It's only supposed to require a couple of hours each day, and "no practice is required in financial services" (which should trigger scam flag two: if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is).
If you want the job, you're supposed to reply to the email, at which point they'll probably either ask for your resume, or they'll send you out an application form asking for all sorts of personal details (I suspect this mob are mostly in the identity theft business). If they're going the full monty, and adding in the "hoover out the bank account" section of the game, they'll offer you a job, give you the two weeks probation period they're offering in the "ad", and then at the end of those two weeks, they'll tell you you're not quite what they're looking for, so sorry. By which time the damage will be done.
In my three different emails regarding this "job", I was contacted by three different people using three different throw-away email accounts, and given two different reply-to addresses.
Dalton Herbert (apparently-from mulin@zahav.net.il), reply to globalarea.financialdepartment@gmail.com
Cameran Munoz (apparently-from ezoenaoki@ybb.ne.jp), reply to globalarea.cargoinvestments@gmail.com
Nolan Cherry (apparently-from qyvat@theyogurtstation.com), reply to globalarea.cargoinvestments@gmail.com
Note the reply-to addresses are all gmail addresses (or in other words, throwaway email) as well. This is the low rent version of the scam, where they're not even going to bother spending the time and money on acquiring a web domain.
Needless to say googling on "global area gargo" gets no results which even look vaguely like a company website - google does the nice thing and redirects you to "global area cargo", which gets lots of results for shipping firms. If you insist on "global area gargo", you get a list of personal web pages which contain the misspelling requested - none of them company sites.
To be honest, this is such a blatant scam it isn't funny. If you wind up with one of these "job offers" showing up in your junk mail filters, leave it there. If it shows up in your main inbox, might I suggest investing in a decent spam blocker? Whatever you do, don't reply to it. The only job they have available is "sucker".
It's another employment scam, but this one varies from my previous listings by telling you there's a job opportunity, rather than strongly implying you have a job offer. However the first and foremost caution on employment scams always applies: employers will not be contacting you telling you about job opportunities or job offers out of the blue. Unless you've left your details with them previously, and asked them to contact you when jobs become available, an employer won't bother seeking you out with that information.
(Another strong hint, and the one which decided me about putting this up: I got three of them at once in a single day's email. Someone really wants a bite from this one).
The job title is "Operations Controller", and they don't list a wage. It's only supposed to require a couple of hours each day, and "no practice is required in financial services" (which should trigger scam flag two: if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is).
If you want the job, you're supposed to reply to the email, at which point they'll probably either ask for your resume, or they'll send you out an application form asking for all sorts of personal details (I suspect this mob are mostly in the identity theft business). If they're going the full monty, and adding in the "hoover out the bank account" section of the game, they'll offer you a job, give you the two weeks probation period they're offering in the "ad", and then at the end of those two weeks, they'll tell you you're not quite what they're looking for, so sorry. By which time the damage will be done.
In my three different emails regarding this "job", I was contacted by three different people using three different throw-away email accounts, and given two different reply-to addresses.
Dalton Herbert (apparently-from mulin@zahav.net.il), reply to globalarea.financialdepartment@gmail.com
Cameran Munoz (apparently-from ezoenaoki@ybb.ne.jp), reply to globalarea.cargoinvestments@gmail.com
Nolan Cherry (apparently-from qyvat@theyogurtstation.com), reply to globalarea.cargoinvestments@gmail.com
Note the reply-to addresses are all gmail addresses (or in other words, throwaway email) as well. This is the low rent version of the scam, where they're not even going to bother spending the time and money on acquiring a web domain.
Needless to say googling on "global area gargo" gets no results which even look vaguely like a company website - google does the nice thing and redirects you to "global area cargo", which gets lots of results for shipping firms. If you insist on "global area gargo", you get a list of personal web pages which contain the misspelling requested - none of them company sites.
To be honest, this is such a blatant scam it isn't funny. If you wind up with one of these "job offers" showing up in your junk mail filters, leave it there. If it shows up in your main inbox, might I suggest investing in a decent spam blocker? Whatever you do, don't reply to it. The only job they have available is "sucker".
scam
(Anonymous) 2015-05-13 10:26 am (UTC)(link)Re: scam
(Anonymous) 2015-05-14 06:17 pm (UTC)(link)ziyaad.v@telkomsa.net
Re: scam
global area cargo ltd scam
(Anonymous) 2015-05-14 08:23 am (UTC)(link)THANKS MYSTERY BLOGGER MEG,
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Cally Bonner" <bobrinio07@rambler.ru>
Date: May 13, 2015 03:01
Subject: Employment opportunity _ (6661470275)
To: <luca-bonafede@virgilio.it>
Cc:
Dear Candidate,
Please take your time and read regarding this genuine position if you're seeking for a job.
The most convenient and part time vacancy for everyone who has free hours a day.
If you have these requirements please e-mail your confirmation to this email.
Title : Operations Controller
Region : Australia and New Zealand
Eligibility Criteria : No Experience is Required in Financial Serve
Continuance : Long period with 2 weeks probation period
All the best.
Global Area Cargo Ltd
Still At It - 01 JUL 2015
Apparently-From: Xenos Potter (p.giovati@tep.pr.it)
Subject: [Bulk] Equal opportunity
Reply-To: Xenos Potter (financialdepartment.globalarea@gmail.com)
Addressed to me: No
Apparently-From: Nash Mooney (lboxell@ponderisd.net)
Subject: [Bulk] Job offer
Reply-To: Nash Mooney (financialdepartment.globalarea@gmail.com)
Addressed to me: No
If anyone else gets one of these, put the details as I've shown above into a comment, and put the date in the subject line of the comment.
Re: Still At It - 02 JUL 2015
Subject: [Bulk] Employment opportunity
Reply-To: Kuame Clark (financialdepartment.globalarea@gmail.com)
Addressed to me: No
Re: Still At It - 04 JUL 2015
Subject: [Bulk] Position available
Reply-To: Kamal Goodman (globalarea.cargofinances@gmail.com)
Addressed to me: No
Apparently-From: Herman Mcintyre (webmaster@sk-lok.com)
Subject: [Bulk] Job opportunity
Reply-To: Herman Mcintyre (financialdepartment.globalarea@gmail.com)
Addressed to me: No
Still going
(Anonymous) 2015-07-02 07:40 am (UTC)(link)reply to globalarea.cargofinances@gmail.com
Thanks :)
no subject
The email address the email is apparently from.
The subject line of the email.
The reply-to address of the email.
Whether the email was actually addressed to you.
Put the date you received the emails in the Subject Line of the comment.
Please don't leave any further copies of the spiel in the email body, because I've already seen enough of them. All copies of the email body text will remain screened unless there is a significant change in the wording to the point where it is visibly different.