Just got one from my CV being trawled on JobSite.com ... company is YakkimaFX and here's the email I got ...

Hello Paul,

Your Resume has been found via Jobsite UK database.

My name is Maria, I am the manager of Career Source Recruitment, a leading recruiting agency for home based and part-time jobs. I email you with regard to the job seeking information you have recently posted.

I'd like to propose you the post of Administrative Assistant available for your consideration at your preferred Location.

Our client, Yakima FX - a major Japanese financial company,
the foreign exchange specialists operating within the Europe is a focused provider of global payments and processing.
The company was founded in 1999 and has operations in Spain, Great Britain, Ireland, Malta, Australia, UAE, Scandinavia
and the USA.

In a view of our client's growth in the GB market,
they are currently recruiting new employees.
Specific education is not required to work for the Yakima FX. Our client provides you with the part-time position, you can work 2-3 hours a day at any convenient time mostly staying in front of your PC.

The initial payrate varies within £1200-£3000 to be increased up to £8,000, and even higher bonuses for those ones making a good showing in some time.

Advantages :
-no charges and fees; -no special skills required ;
-flexible working hours - choose a convenient work schedule;
-interesting and exciting employment in the developing company.
-up to three employment hours daily ;
-social welfare;
-commissions from business deals;
-career development ;

This is NOT a telesales position.

See the company's official site for additional information:
http://www.yakimafx.com

Could you please confirm that you are still interested in employment? If you are, please, let me know and I will get back to you with more information on the position.

Also I checked the WHOIS record ...

Registrar: FastDomain Inc.
Provider Name....: FatCow Web Hosting
Provider Whois...: whois.fastdomain.com
Provider Homepage: http://www.fatcow.com/

Domain Name: YAKIMAFX.COM

Created on..............: 2011-08-04 10:50:49 GMT
Expires on..............: 2012-08-04 10:50:49 GMT
Last modified on........: 2011-08-08 08:48:06 GMT

Registrant Info: (FAST-15019521)
fatcow.com
FatCow Web Hosting
70 Blanchard Road
Burlington, Massachusetts 01803
United States
Phone: +1.8882789780
Fax..:
Email:
Last modified: 2011-01-05 18:12:34 GMT

Administrative Info: (FAST-15019521)
fatcow.com
FatCow Web Hosting
70 Blanchard Road
Burlington, Massachusetts 01803
United States
Phone: +1.8882789780
Fax..:
Email:
Last modified: 2011-01-05 18:12:34 GMT

Technical Info: (FAST-15019521)
fatcow.com
FatCow Web Hosting
70 Blanchard Road
Burlington, Massachusetts 01803
United States
Phone: +1.8882789780
Fax..:
Email:
Last modified: 2011-01-05 18:12:34 GMT

Status: Locked

Domain servers in listed order:

NS1.FATCOW.COM
NS2.FATCOW.COM

Yes... i received the same job offer. I replied stating that i was not interested in part time work. I then received the following email which i have chosen to ignore because i believe this is a scam.

Dear Sarah,



Our customer, Yakima FX (www.yakimafx.com), currently seeking motivated and responsible individuals to attend the post of a 'Administrative Assistant'.




This remote position itself covers a broad range of directions an individual would have to perform. It's a part time position, which let's you perform your duties directly from your home location.




In the nearest future, our customer is planning to achieve the expansion of the company throughout the whole United Kingdom, providing local offices and departments in the vast areas, where payments, transfers and foreign exchanges are definitely in demand. Until then, they're trying to fill in personnel with new individuals, which will increase the efficiency of the services that are catering.




Definition:

To plan, organize, direct and control payments;

To provide technical expertise and assistance in the proper care;

To ensure compliance with payment processing program;

To perform other duties relative to assigned area of responsibility.




Ability to:

o Check e-mail several times a day;

o Develop schedules to accomplish the goals.

o Maintain confidentiality of information obtained during the course of work.

o Understand and follow oral and written instructions.

o Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in matter of task

o Work independently with limited supervision.

o Analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action.

o Plan and organize work to meet schedules and timelines in an environment with constantly changing priorities.

o Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.




Experience and Training Guidelines:

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.




Training: The training course and full support are available on request.




Benefits and privileges:

1) Feasible career advancement opportunities.

2) Fixed payout, resulting in £1200, monthly plus comission from each transfer.




In order to complete registration within our system, you need to go through our verification. In order to complete this we would need to verify your identity and sign a contract.

After completing these steps you will be forwarded to the Yakima FX manager that will contact you and you will get further instructions.

We usually allow 1-3 days at the average for verification process to be completed.

After that you will be able to start study and working at Yakima FX.




Complete position description could be provided by your request.




If you are interested in this position please reply to this message to proceed to the verification procedure.

I got an email that looks like a scam too.but being new 2 london i though it was from one of the many jobs i applied for.i sent them a scanned copy of my passport.what can they do with it?whats the worse that can happen?

I just got the sama mail from maria,somehow i wasnt so convinced but again i thought since it came from jobsite,then it must be real...too bad for this people they cant catch me

I got an offer through the jobsite too, done a lot of digging, they are not who they say, they have not won any award, this is pure dodge. Found the company the are pretending to be, they are now aware of this. Odd they have gone very quiet now I started questioning what it is, even the agency is fake. They are good, but not that good, seek and ye shall find, hope no one has actually done any transfers for them, stinks of laundering.

Hi,

i got this , please be aware..
My name is Maria, I am the manager of Career Source Recruitment, a leading recruiting agency for home based and part-time jobs. I email you with regard to the job seeking information you have recently posted.

I'd like to propose you the vacancy of Administrative Assistant available for your consideration at your preferred Location.

Our client, Yakima FX - a major Japanese financial company,
the foreign exchange specialists operating within the Europe is a focused provider of payments and processing.
The company was founded in 1999 and has operations in Malta, Spain, Scandinavia, UAE, UK, Ireland, Australia
and the USA.

In a view of our client's growth in the Britain market,
they are currently searching for new personnel.
Specific education is not required to work for the Yakima FX. Our client provides you with the part-time position, you are able work 2-3 hours a day at any convenient time mostly sitting in front of your PC.

The initial pay varies within £1200-£3000 to be uplifted to £8,000, and even larger bonuses for those ones making a good showing in some time.

Benefits :
-up to three employment hours per day ;
-flexible working schedule - choose a convenient work schedule;
-social welfare; -no special skills required ;
-interesting and exciting work in the developing corporation.
-no charges and fees;
-career development ;
-commissions from business deals;

This is NOT a telesales position.

Kiyoshi yoneda the fx manager.. its all a scam.. be cautious and do not respond.

I've been replying to this Maria brooke about the same job and she sent me this reply
Due to Yakima FX, company's clients may transfer foreign exchanges via the Western Union by using safe and quick payment methods such as an wire transfer, intrabank transfer, Balance transfer.
This enables customers to effect Western Union payments online without visiting Western Union exchangers.
Payment solutions from Yakima FX enable users to enjoy an intrabank transfer from nearly all UK bank. For this purpose company are using constantly extending subagent network.
As of today, subagent network covers over 60 well-known banks. Subagent’s obligations include a receipt of payment in a way most suitable for a client, and a transfer of money via the Western Union as soon as it may be possible.
Upon passing a verification within the system, a subagent registers its payment requisites and starts getting tasks.
A subagent commission fee is accrued for each payment processed. It may equal 1.25% to 4.5%.
The commission fee depends on the duration of an agent’s work in the system and a quantity of payments processed.
Average incomes of a subagent first months of his work at the company make up £1200-£3000.
In order to proceed please fill out this application form and submit it back to my email so I could forward it for the review at the Yakima FX.
And for your verification, please, send us by e-mail scanned copies of documents that identify you (passport or driving license).

Due to Yakima FX, company's clients may transfer foreign exchanges via the Western Union by using safe and quick payment methods such as an wire transfer, intrabank transfer, Balance transfer.
This enables customers to effect Western Union payments online without visiting Western Union exchangers.
Payment solutions from Yakima FX enable users to enjoy an intrabank transfer from nearly all UK bank. For this purpose company are using constantly extending subagent network.
As of today, subagent network covers over 60 well-known banks. Subagent’s obligations include a receipt of payment in a way most suitable for a client, and a transfer of money via the Western Union as soon as it may be possible.
Upon passing a verification within the system, a subagent registers its payment requisites and starts getting tasks.
A subagent commission fee is accrued for each payment processed. It may equal 1.25% to 4.5%.
The commission fee depends on the duration of an agent’s work in the system and a quantity of payments processed.
Average incomes of a subagent first months of his work at the company make up £1200-£3000.
In order to proceed please fill out this application form and submit it back to my email so I could forward it for the review at the Yakima FX.
And for your verification, please, send us by e-mail scanned copies of documents that identify you (passport or driving license).

Checked up on their certificates through Verisign
FAKE!

Yes! I received a similar email. first the company was Okane FX, then was Yakima FX.. bunch of tricks they say to take your personal and bank details!
They are getting your contact from Recruitment Sites, the last one was Jobsite.
When they start talking about Western Union I have no doubt is again those bastards..
Be careful people!
Cheers

I need help, ive fallen for it and now they have my details! please help me!

Hi. I received an application form which I was suppposed to fill, but before that, thankfully, I found you guys!! REceived an email from a Helen who said she's from CSR, and the company is now OKANE-FX, instead of Yakima-FX. PLEASE TAKE NOT PEOPLE. Thankfully, I've not given my details, as the application form didn't look professional, and so, that is why I checked first. Basically, the rule is, if its too good to be true, it mostly likely isn't!

I just got the same email from Helem from Okane fx.

I got same e-mail from Helen Ellis:
Due to Okane FX, company's clients may transfer foreign exchanges via the Western Union by using safe and quick payment methods such as an wire transfer, intrabank transfer, Balance transfer.
This enables customers to effect Western Union payments online without visiting Western Union exchangers.
Payment solutions from Okane FX enable users to enjoy an intrabank transfer from nearly all UK bank. For this purpose company are using constantly extending subagent network.
As of today, subagent network covers over 60 well-known banks. Subagent’s obligations include a receipt of payment in a way most suitable for a client, and a transfer of money via the Western Union as soon as it may be possible.
Upon passing a verification within the system, a subagent registers its payment requisites and starts getting tasks.
A subagent commission fee is accrued for each payment processed. It may equal 1.25% to 4.5%.
The commission fee depends on the duration of an agent’s work in the system and a quantity of payments processed.
Average incomes of a subagent first months of his work at the company make up £1200-£3000.
In order to proceed please fill out this application form and submit it back to my email so I could forward it for the review at the Okane FX.
And for your verification, please, send us by e-mail scanned copies of documents that identify you (passport or driving license).


Followed with Contract:
PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
1.Parties
Employer: Okane FX, represented by Haruka Miyakawa, President
Address: Honcho 6-16-14-3, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 164-0012, Japan



Employee:
Address:



2. Title of Position Administrative Assistant

3. Commencement/Termination Date
3.1 This is a Part-time Contract between the Employer and the Employee. The duration of the contract will be from the moment of its signature by both Parties until terminated by any of the Parties.

3.2 This contract does not confer any right to any permanent job that may become vacant or available.

4. Duties
The Employee shall carry out such duties as are assigned to him/her by the Employer confirming to the Law, including but not limited to:
(a) cooperation between (the Employee) and Okane FX, represented by Haruka Miyakawa, President (the Employer) regarding the items as stated in Paragraphs 4.b, 4.c, 4.d, 4.e and 4.f of this Agreement.
(b) opening an account or use an existing account in a bank deemed most appropriate for cooperation and for handling international business activity (money transfering) requested by the Employer, making available information as required by the Employer and vice versa as per Employer’s instructions.
(c) handling international money transfering going from customers of the Employer to the account in the Employee’s name requested by the Employer and vice versa as per Employer’s instructions.
(d) being responsible for the amount of the international investments going from customers of the Employer to the account in the Employee’s name.
(e) maintaining appropriate records and making available information as required by the Employer.
(f) keeping a mobile telephone switched on 24 hours a day, being able to answer telephone calls.
From time to time the Employee may be required to carry out other duties appropriate to his/her position.

5. Hours of Work
5.1 There are no fixed hours of work imposed on the Employee. However, the Employee should be able to fulfil the tasks set forth before him/her in the time frame specified by the Employer.
5.2 The Employee shall be available on his/her mobile telephone 24 hours a day in order to be able to promptly deal with arising challenges if there are any.

6. Remuneration
6.1 Remuneration will be paid depending on the amount of the transfers from customers of the Employer.
6.2 Remuneration will constitute £1.200.00 plus £10 per hour (1,8-5.8% commission per each received transfer + £1500/mo for managers with corporate/business account). The payment is sent as a wire transfer/payment check approximately once a week.
6.3 There are no other payments that the Employer is liable to pay the Employee other than as stated in Paragraphs 6.1 and 6.2 of this Agreement.

7. Annual Leave
Holiday entitlement will be in accordance with the United Kingdom Law.


8. Sick Pay
8.1 The Employee, being a part-time one, is not entitled to any sick leave pay.
8.2 The Employer must be notified on the morning of the first day of any unavailability due to illness.

9. Confidentiality
The Employer is obliged to maintain confidentially in certain aspects of its work. It is the duty of the Employee to observe such confidentiality. This restriction shall continue to apply after termination of this Contract.

10. Intellectual Property
Any discovery or invention or secret process or improvements in procedure made or discovered by the Employee while discharging his/her duties in relation to this position is the property of the Employer or of such companies as the Employer may nominate for this purpose.

11. Health and Safety
Responsibility for health and safety at work rests with the Employee. He/she should carry out their duties and responsibilities taking due care regarding health, safety and welfare without putting at risk the health of themselves or any third party.

12. Resignation/Termination
The Employee may terminate this Contract on not less than one months notice in writing.

13. Suspension/Dismissal/Discipline
The Employer shall have power to suspend the Employee, to impose disciplinary sanctions on the Employee and to terminate the Contract in accordance with disciplinary/dismissal procedures as subject to the Law of UK and any other applicable legislation.
14. External Activity
Any external activity engaged in by the Employee must not be such as to interfere with the fulfilling of the Employee’s duties and responsibilities to the Employer.

15. Declarations and Signatures
Both Employer and the Employee have read and fully understand the foregoing Terms and Conditions of Employment and agree to abide by the terms of this contract and further warrant that all statements and representations which have been made in application for this appointment are true and correct.


Signed: Date: ( / / )
(Employer - Haruka Miyakawa )


Signed: Date: (05 / 10 / 2011 )
(Employee - )

I got this from Jobsite UK:


"Dear XXXXXXXXXXXXX

Your CV has been found via Jobsite UK website.

My name is Helen, I am the manager of CSP Recruitment, a leading recruiting agency for home based and part-time jobs. I email you with regard to the job seeking information you have recently posted.

I'd like to propose you the post of Administrative Assistant available for your consideration at your preferred Location.

Our client, Okane FX - a major Japanese financial corporation,
the foreign exchange specialists operating within the Europe is a focused provider of global payments and processing.
The company was formed in 1999 and has operations in Spain, Great Britain, Australia, Ireland, Malta, UAE, Scandinavia
and the USA.

In a view of our client's growth in the Britain market,
they are currently searching for new personnel.
Specific education is not requested to work at the Okane FX. Our client provides you with the part-time position, you can work 2-3 hours per day at any convenient schedule mostly sitting in front of your PC.

The initial salary varies within £1200-£3000 to be increased up to £8,000, and even higher bonuses for those ones making a good showing in some time.

Advantages :
-commissions from business deals; -no special skills requested ;
-interesting and exciting employment in the developing company.
-up to three employment hours daily ;
-career development ;
-no charges and fees;
-social welfare;
-flexible working hours - choose a convenient work schedule;

This is NOT a telesales position.

See the company's official site for additional information:
http://www.okanefx.com

Could you please confirm that you are still interested in employment? If you are, please, let me know and I will get back to you with more information on the position.".

Coming from a know jobs web site, it is more difficult to check whether it is good or fake, so we have to be extra careful.

I just received the same mail from Helen, from CSP Recruitment. I first asked for more informations because I don't even understand the purpose of the job.

If you had any doubt on the utility of this page, know that you probably just saved me... Thanks !!!

the Company is now called Okane FX, has a website that looks legit, but the Whois check shows it was created two weeks ago.

Whois check :

Domain Provider: AlfainHost
Referral URL: http://www.alfainhost.com
Domain Name: OKANEFX.COM

Registrant:
Okane
Maruti Miyagi ()
-9-5-1311 Kudan-Kita, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo
Tokyo,102-0073
JP
Tel. +81.810362729732

Creation Date: 27-Sep-2011
Expiration Date: 27-Sep-2012

Domain servers in listed order:
ns3.paynhost.com
ns4.paynhost.com

Administrative Contact:
Okane
Maruti Miyagi ()
-9-5-1311 Kudan-Kita, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo
Tokyo,102-0073
JP
Tel. +81.810362729732

Technical Contact:
Okane
Maruti Miyagi ()
-9-5-1311 Kudan-Kita, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo
Tokyo,102-0073
JP
Tel. +81.810362729732

Billing Contact:
Okane
Maruti Miyagi ()
-9-5-1311 Kudan-Kita, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo
Tokyo,102-0073
JP
Tel. +81.810362729732

Status:LOCKED

Thanks again !!

I NEED HELP!!
I fell for this scam! :-( I thought it seemed kinda fishy but I could not find anything about it on the net (until now!)
They have my bank details and a scanned passport (albeit this is my old invalid passport
They have deposited 1400 in my account and asked me to transfer it via western union but by this point I realised it must be a laundering scam and have not sent the money like he asked.
I really don't know what to do now I do not want to get in trouble with my bank!

I fell for it as well and I'm unsure what to do. Yes I know your all thinking I'm a mug (and I feel like one) but they have my scanned passport and details for one of my bank accounts. No money has been deposited yet but it will do in the next couple of days. What should I do?

Al.... have u kept the money x

Hi Faye, it is in my bank account. I have stopped all communication with the scammer, what do I need to do to sort this out?
appreciate the help x