I got a job offer which looks like a total scam
By akangirl
@akangirl (2436)
India
February 8, 2011 6:13pm CST
There is no mention of my name in whole letter and i am told to deposit an initial amount in favor of company accountant name in charges to collect your payment. Department for Rs. 9,500/- (Nine thousand Five hundred rupees) through any [STATE
BANK OF INDIA] OR [ICICI BANK] Branch from your Home City to our Company
accountant name in charges. Account NO, which will be send to me upon
responding to their email and i am further told that this is a refundable interview security. Your offer letter with Air tickets will be sent to your Home Address by courier after receiving the confirmation of interview security deposited in the BANK.Your Resume has been selected from your register job site for our new plant.The Company selected 62 candidates list for Senior Engineer, IT,
Administration, Production, marketing and general service Departments, It
is our pleasure to inform you that your Resume was selected as one of the
62 candidates shortlisted for the interview. Your offer letter with
Air Ticket will be sent to you by courier before date of interview. The
Company can offer you a salary with benefits for this post 62, 000/- to
200, 000/- P.M. (HRA D.A Conveyance and other Company benefits. The
designation and Job Location will be fixing by Company HRD.
It looks a total scam to me.What do you think?
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11 responses
@ram_cv (16513)
• India
9 Feb 11
This definitely looks like a scam. Just mark this mail as spam, so that the email provider will mark it as scam for other users who have received this mail. Also, you can report this matter to the bank in which this person's account is. That way the bank can apprehend this scamster.
Cheers!
Ram
@hexebella (1136)
• Philippines
9 Feb 11
No legit company would ask money from their candidate so do not believe them. În fact my current employer hired me from Philippines and they were the one who send me the money to buy my air ticket and other related expenses for my relocation. It would be cheaper to buy the air ticket from the country of origin. No job offer would ever require money from the applicant except some placement agencies that require some fees but they have physical offices and duly registered in the country where they operate. And these placement fees are required only upon the release of a valid working visa from the destination country.
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@hardworkinggurl (37063)
• United States
9 Feb 11
Awh quite sad indeed that scammers are taking advantage of people who are need of work. I too received an email the other day and the scammer sought me from careerbuilders, where I have placed my resume and have been diligently looking for work.
The offer was so appealing until he stated I had to send in money,
that ended that as I am looking for work so why on earth would I give him any money. 
I too believe your offer is a scam, be cautious and thanks for advising us of yet more activity of scam still in the arising.
that ended that as I am looking for work so why on earth would I give him any money.
I too believe your offer is a scam, be cautious and thanks for advising us of yet more activity of scam still in the arising. 1 person likes this
@EdnaReyes (2622)
• Philippines
9 Feb 11
The internet is full of this scam letters so beware. I got a lot of like this and made me ponder, why my name is not listed? Why it is in generic address? Why do I have to send credit information just to collect money from something I did not join or know to exist? So many loopholes and enough to make me weary of accepting the offer. Just be careful and be guided with your right senses!
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@rog0322 (2829)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
9 Feb 11
Hi akan,
I should contact Interpol immediately to get behind these perpetrators. I have a similar email a long time ago and I haven't got the time to respond to it. It is a scam, actually.
For one, why should I give money to someone who wants to pay me for a job to do? It is completely and purely illogical.
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@tapadoor (207)
• Sri Lanka
13 Feb 11
Dear....
a good day to you.
with Regard to your question, i hereby say that it is total scam and fraud. eventually i get mail often regard to that they are ready to transfer in million of dollars and they say at the first inception to deposit for there swift fees and once you do that they will take the money and flee away.
And my advise to you is that you should be very careful and do not give your Personal Bank Account details, since there are money laundering and you will be in a big fix.
now the state of law is that if you should know very well that with whom you will do business and especially when it come to money Transfers and when they capture that your other end does this in a daily routine of scamming or money laundering, they will block your accounts and you will not be able to open up any accounts and you will be totally black listed. so be care full and at any time if you need any advise from me please do not hesitate, you can
e-mai l: anthonytp1977@ y ahoo.com
or you could speak to me on
Skype: anthonytp1977
Take Care
Travis.
Sri-Lanka
@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
12 Feb 11
It certainly appears to be a big fat scam! I would not reply to the email and delete it as soon as possible. The fat that you are asked to deposit money before you start work sets of warning bells. In my opinion unless you are investing in a well researched business you should not have to pay anything…
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
9 Feb 11
You should always trust your instincts. if a job seems like it is a scam from the start, the chances are it is a scam after all. @alejasite (37)
• Philippines
10 Feb 11
As I have read your post, I feel its a kind of scam. Don't make any payment without checking the company, if they are legit and if they have job offer that can be verify through the country (immigration) where the job request came from.
