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.

Thursday, March 05, 2009

Tim Interior Design

This job-ad spam is thin on actual details as to what the job involves, but it's undoubtedly some kind of money mule scam. Judging by the modus operandi, I'd guess it's West African, and thus involves cashing fraudulent cheques or money orders. I don't know whether or not there is a real company called "Tim Interior Design" -- this scammer has nothing to do with them if such a company exists.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Steve <[redacted (no evidence of truth)]>
Reply-to: jobseekers.timinteriordesign@googlemail.com
Date: 2009/3/5 UTC
Subject: Re: We have a Job Placement in your Region and we would like you to participate
To: undisclosed-recipients


 

                                                                                                                                          

       Tim Interior Design ®

 

"We have a Job Placement in your Region and we would like you to participate"
Tim Interior Design® is accepting applications from qualified individuals to become Agents. You are never obligated to accept a Job. There is no charge to become Our Agent and you do not need previous experience.

We Have gradually being expanding our works to other parts of the world.
This has made us thought of employing respected representatives in the USA ,UK, Canada and IRELAND.
So if you are looking for a home stay job or considering a part-Time Job with a considerable income then I guess this job Offer is for you.

The Two Positions We are Looking for are Stated Below.
1. Position of an offshore Marketer
2. Position of an offshore financial manager

The requirements for the candidates are:
-Being energetic, responsible, honest and industrious
-Being between the ages of 18-60 years old
-Having a few (1-2 hrs a day) to check your email
-Having a steady phone number
-You must be Good in Calculations and summary.
-No criminal background.

If you are interested and capable Please visit Our Website for more information and application form :

Click here to View Our Website

 We hope to see your applications soon.
 Best Regards
 Recruitment and Selection Officer
 Steve Gerard
 +64 988 99097

 

Thank you

                                                                                                                           

Copyright © 2001-2008 Tim Interior Design®  All Rights Reserved.
Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their
respective owners.
Tim Interior Design and the Tim Interior Design®
logo are trademarks of
Tim Interior Design®


2 comments:

Unknown said...

I also received this email. The company "Tim Interior Design" appears to be fictitious. Their website has cleverly copied Client, Services and Contact information from a real company website for Tim Wood designs. I sent an email to Tim Wood designs to inform them of this violation.

Anonymous said...

I to received an email similar to the one posted on 3/09. Suspicious, I requested a clearer, more informative explanation of what exactly the job requirements were and received the following response. (Note the numerous misspellings and "readability" problems with this letter.)

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Steve Gerard President, Representative Director Tim Interior Design®., Ltd which is principally engaged in the manufacture and sale of heat resistant steel for engine valves and gas products. The Company offers round bars, twisted steel bars, gas products and other products.

We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a Medium of getting to our customers in the Austrlia & New Zeland, as Well as making payments through you as our payment officer. Salary is attractive. For every payment you receive from our customers on our behalf you will get 10% commission. You will also be Receiving 2.5% bonuses annually for all payment receive through you to us.

This job offer will not disturb you from your other job if you have one, you are at liberty to remain in your previous job while work with us on part- time basis. No formal experience is needed. All instruction and guideline will be administered from the Head Office.

WHY YOU?
The international money order tax for legal entities (companies) in Austria is 21%, whereas for the individual it is only 10%. That's why we need you! We need agents to receive payment for our products in their locality by acting as our company's representatives.This way we will save money because of tax decreasing.

HOW MUCH WILL YOU EARN?
10% from each sale/resale operation! At the beginning your commission will equal 10%, though later it will increase.

ADVANTAGES:
You do not have to go out as you will work as an independent contractor right from your home, office. Your job is absolutely legal. You can earn up to $50.000-$100.000 depending on time you will spend for this job. You do not need any capital to start. The employees who make efforts and work hard have a strong possibility to become a managers.You are also allowed to be one of our share holders.

Anyway our employees never leave us. If you are interested in our offer, please feel free to ask for the general provisions of the Contract and provide us the following information to enable us proceed.

(1) Your full names:
(2) Contact address:
(3) Country:
(4) City:
(5) Zip code: (optional)
(6) Mobile phone#:
(7) Home phone#:
(8) Name of your bank:
(9) Account number:
(10) BSB# (6 digi):
(11) Your email (to contact you best):

You are expected to contact ourTim Interior Design®, immediately and introduce yourself formally as our company's representative, to enable us commence filing to some of our clients ready to initiate payment Upon appointment, you are allowed the opportunity of determining the method or mode through which you would be paid for your services as our Representative.

Please Note the 9th part of details requirement is important for us to know the client that would fits into your bank. Most cheques from other banks takes longer time than a payment from bank A to bank A. Meanwhile most of our clients bank with ANZ (ANZ).and it is faster from bank to bank. Upon appointment, you are allowed the opportunity of determining the method or mode through which you would be paid for your services as our representative.Please direct your response to us.

Please forward this information's to the email address replay.

Sincerely,
Steve Gerard
President, Representative Director.