Job scam quick guide: it's a scam if...

  • they want you to collect and forward money in any way (a "money mule" job). You'll wind up engaged in money laundering, personally defrauded via expertly forged cheques, money orders, etc, or defrauding someone else who pays for goods that never arrive.
  • they want you to receive packages and reship them somewhere else. The goods will have been obtained fraudulently, and they're just using you to make the shipping address appear local. You will be aiding fraud.
  • they want up-front payment (either to them or someone else) of any sort for anything before you can get the job. This is advance fee fraud: there is no job -- it's just a big con to extract money from you.
  • they want you to buy any kind of "membership" or "kit" in order to start. Forget it -- it's not a real job at all: they're trying to sell you something, and they're probably making a bunch of other false claims about it if they're pitching it as a "job".
  • it's a job offer, and it's spam. There are LOTS of these scams about, as you can see.

Wednesday, May 02, 2007

RIVIERA TRAVEL AND TOURS U.K

Amateurish job offer spam, presumably a money mule scam.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: RIVIERA TRAVEL AND TOURS U.K < jandeclerqc@virgilio.it>
Date: 02-May-2007 18:45
Subject: EMAIL FROM RIVIERA TRAVEL AGENCY U.K
To:

Hello
My name is  Mr.Hyacinth Ekoli
I operate  a  travel  and  tour
firm.
My  Head  office  is here in London
If  you  receive  this email,
make  effort  to reply.
My Firm facilitates  Visa procurement  to any
country of the world.
For your Business trip ,Holidays and Conference,
Work and Students  Visa.
Hotel  and  Flight  Reservation.
At Riviera
Travel and Tours efficiency
and service delivery is our watchword.
Office  Address- Riviera Tours  U.K
Rampart Centre, 15 Rampart Street,
London E1 2LA.
OR 30 Belgrave Square London SW1X 8QB
Call  me  on  Tel
[mobile] +44 70 40 11 2703
Fax +442079006333.Email -
rivierauktours@yahoo.co.uk
We  are also seeking agents in other cities.
Regards
Hyacinth Ekoli.
Riviera Travel and Tours U.K

Posted by Spotter at 13:44

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