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Job Scam: Position with Softtehnics IT-Company
Posted by TJ on Wednesday February 4, 2009 @ 10:40 PM
[Tags: scam, internet, business]



Note: This is part 10 in the Job Scam Series.

This is a very poor attempt at a job scam. It's too vague and nonprofessional written. Nonetheless, it got past my filters so its worth noting.

How do I spot a job scam?
1.) The message is for a position that you did not apply for
2.) The message is from or asking for a reply to an email address from a free email provider (ie: @yahoo.com, @gmail.com)
3.)The position is for a work at home job. Let's get real here most of these positions are hard to come by.
4.) The message provides no phone and/or no mailing address
5.) The company does not have a website or the website was created in the last year. Do a whois lookup to see when a domain was created.
6.) The job has few qualifications
7.) The message is written with poor english
8.) A google search for the company finds little or no history for the company
*** This list is not all inclusive. Remember if you have to ask yourself if it's a scam it probably is!

What should I do if I provided my information to scammers?
  1. Do not respond to further communications.
  2. If you sent bank Information: Call your bank immediately and tell them what happened. They should be able to change your account number or cancel your account.
  3. If you are still concerned you might want to enroll in credit monitoring such as LifeLock Identity Theft Prevention
  4. You can also file a claim with The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), and the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). They are probably overloaded with these types of claim though, so I would not expect an individual response. You can also contact the Better Business Bureau or your states attorney general's office
  5. Post a comment below with any information you have on this scam to inform other people to try and avoid any future victims. Post the email you received with exact wording if different from original posted so when people search for terms they find this warning.

bobby.smith.bsn@gmail.com said:
Found Position for You

Hello,

I am Denis Lavrov, manager of Softtehnics IT-Company, we are specialized in enterprise application development, system integration, corporate networks and other software solutions for business, finance and for various types of problems.

Today our company is searching for employees for our company to improve the quality of service and to speed up the processing of orders. It is not important where did you work before or where are you working now, but if you have combination possibility, you are sociable, responsible and self-exacting, you have a magnificent opportunity to become our employee and to receive high income.

Salary: $ 3000 a month + 5 % from each operation

Your job will be to accept funds in the form of wire transfers and check payments forwarding them to us. We also consider in opening an office in your country in the nearest future where you will have certain privileges if you decide to apply for a full-time job.

Requirements: the age from 21, communication experience, operational experience with documents, operational experience in management, advanced level in using personal computer, constant access to the Internet for working in the Internet office, more than 3 free hours a day.

Please send the resume on the E-mail: bobby.smith.bsn@gmail.com


If you received this please post a comment so I know posting these warnings are useful.



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