Dodgy job?

brembo26

Hi all, I applied for a job I seen on gumtree for a warehouse operatives and this is the reply I got.

Seems a bit sketchy to me. What do you guys think?

Hello Andrew,

I am Samuel Oliver,I am replying back to your message concerning the
job for a Warehouse Position in which you're interested in Gumtree,go
through your email and am quite impress and i think you are the right
person for this job. Unfortunately i am out of the state at the moment
am in Australia on a Business trip and i am the Head Supervisor of a
Fabric warehouse which the name will be disclose to you very soon so
there won't be any Interview in Person.

JOB DESCRIPTION
You will be a Warehouse Inspector you will walk in to any warehouse
which we will be disclosing to you soon and your responsibilities
include inspecting, Boxing,Shipping our Product, Counting, and sorting
products or goods being manufactured. The manufactured products can
include a large range of items, including food, machinery, equipment
or pharmaceuticals. Depending the type of manufacturing
environment,You can also be required to have some technical
knowledge.In this type of profession, there are quality standards that
are strictly followed, and daily or weekly production goals to be met.
If a manufactured product does not meet quality specifications, You're
to investigates and reports production line failures.You must be able
to stand on your feet for long period of time, These physical
requirements is very important for the inspector, You will be working
2 days in a week and you're to choose any 2 days of the week from
Monday to Saturday that will be preferable to you and you will be
working 4hrs in these 2 days we will be offering you €400 weekly and
you will be doing these for 8 weeks. Method of payment will be
check.If you're interested kindly get back to me with the following
information below again if you are interested to work with me so i
can send it to my account office for your payment.

* YOUR FULL NAME............
* HOME ADDRESS IN FULL..........
* CITY............
* TEL/MOBILE..........
*AGE........

I will be looking forward hearing from you and then proceed on the
next step forward.

Best regards



Samuel

Phoebas

The next email will be one looking for your account details for payment.

Scam!

Mr. Loverman

As soon as I saw this...

I am Samuel Oliver

...I knew it was a scam. They always use the most non-Irish names.

Mr. Loverman

Also, EUR 400 for 8 hours work a week? LOL

michael999999

How good are you at cutting up Coke op?

smcgiff

Alas...

TonyStark

michael999999 wrote: »

How good are you at cutting up Coke op?

Lol

Pinch Flat

Run awaaaaaay

brembo26

Its way to good to be true :-P Surprised to see a scam like this though.

W*nker has my CV with details on it and all. Hope it was just money they were looking for and don't try steal my identity or something :mad:

smcgiff

You've gone this far, keep going to see what happens.

BTW, you can give new information (apart from the email) as there is little chance he even opened your CV.

Lets see how quick they look for money/bank details.

brembo26

Replied with

The details requested are as follows.

Full name: Andrew xxxx xxxxxxx
Full Address: 19 Shop Street, Galway, Ireland
City: Galway.
Home phone: 091 nnn nnn
Age: 27

Kind Regards,
Michael.

Address and telephone number is from the well known bar called 'Taffes' in Galway City! Name has been changed too, wonder if he will notice

No harm to keep an eye out for his email address: B]MOD-SNIPPED[/B.



MOD-NOTE: In fairness to the lucky people who work in Taffes, and any lads around with that name, I've taken the name and phone no out of this post. Was very tempted to leave the email addy in, but it is against boards.ie policy and all ... Thsi is not at all a criticism of what the OP did IRL - but boards have good reasons for not wanting those details in post.

dilallio

What have you against the hard-working staff in Taffes???

brembo26

Stole my dignity on many occasions :P

brembo26

brembo26 wrote: »

Replied with

Address and telephone number is from the well known bar called 'Taffes' in Galway City! Name has been changed too, wonder if he will notice

No harm to keep an eye out for his email address: B]MOD-SNIPPED[/B.



MOD-NOTE: In fairness to the lucky people who work in Taffes, and any lads around with that name, I've taken the name and phone no out of this post. Was very tempted to leave the email addy in, but it is against boards.ie policy and all ... Thsi is not at all a criticism of what the OP did IRL - but boards have good reasons for not wanting those details in post.

That name I put in was fake and has nothing to do with anything. Telephone number was Taffe's alright so I shouldn't have added that.

Have'nt had a reply of Sam since anyway :P

numorouno

Put up a link to the ad so we can all apply! !!!!!!

brembo26

So he replied 06.53

Hello Andrew,

Hello Nidya,

How are you doing this morning? Am very sorry for the late
reply.because have been busy alots with my business trip and I
congratulate you as Warehouse position job.the job along with your
first assignment has been fully assigned to you.As Warehouse position
job you will resume work immediately and you will be helping me on
errands, sorting out my deliveries /packages and since I am not
available. All these will be done by you on my behalf. You will be
properly briefed in order to carry out each and every task
appropriately.Here is what you will be doing as Warehouse position job
you will be buying clothing and baby item,You will be working 2 days
in a week and you're to choose any 2 days of the week from Monday to
Saturday that will be preferable to you.Hours of working is 4 hours in
a day and that will be from 9 am -12 pm I will email you the list and
pictures of what to shop for when I am ready.No heavy packages is
involved! You can do the shopping at ASDA, Circuit city, Best buy and
other stores.You will be shopping for household items, Electronics and
clothing.I already send a check payment to you for your first salary
and Immediately you do receive the check payment get in touch to me
for further necessary information for the job.I believe we started the
assignment with trust, honesty and sound mind. Please I need you to
assure me of you trust, honesty and commitment towards this
assignment. I know can trust but still assure me of your trust and I
hope we have an understanding???You would have to keep a comprehensive
record on every activity you carry out.Note:- As soon as you complete
the first Task/Assignment after you receive the payment for your first
week salary, then we'll go ahead with the next task assignment by
giving you the items list which you will need to shop and Make sure
you mail me back immediately you get this message.

Best Regards
Samuel

What a tool!

steve22

I’m slightly disappointed he left out the "This tape will self-destruct in five seconds. Good luck…” bit I have to say….

username123

Im disappointed he changed his name from Samuel to Samual.

frash

I'm disappointed he still doesn't know that the word is "cheque" & not "check"

Pinch Flat

These scam artists can be a great laugh. I had a fella contact me once, I dragged it out for weeks. Told him a deal breaker my end was a personalized Christmas card from him - the nutter was going to send this as well.....

Baron Kurtz

frash wrote: »

I'm disappointed he still doesn't know that the word is "cheque" & not "check"

Check is perfectly fine. Americanised form of cheque. Why is cheque so definitively correct? It's just semantics really.

frash

Baron Kurtz wrote: »

Check is perfectly fine. Americanised form of cheque. Why is cheque so definitively correct? It's just semantics really.

Is the job in America?

Ethical Ethnic

Avoid it or play with it
A model for a 419 Bait opportunity
For those who think it is any thing but a scam ,, I strongly suggest you avoid ever using a computer !!!

murphym7

I hope you keep this one going OP, it could be very entertaining. We could all guess where the next part of the story goes.

I think the next twist in the story would be from you to Sam letting him know you didn’t receive the cheque. Sam will then email and apologies profusely, stating he will send another out straight away. At which point old Sam boy, will ask you to go and buy a few things and ship them to Nigeria (to a client probably). And then take payment out of the cheque when it eventually arrives, there will be a little more about trust etc….

Do please keep it going, could be a laugh. If you have the link to the Gumtree job advert post it and we can get a few more “Applicants” sent his way.

Ethical Ethnic

While your specific scam is not exactly a 419

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/419_Scams

Same rules apply

Google 419 eater and Butch Driveshaft to get some tips
Basic rules .. be as slow as you can in your reply's think hard on what you want to achieve .. and let the fun begin ..

Reply to same add from new mail address .. use a well known name like Enda Kenny just to see how dumb you opponent actually is

Enjoy

PS I guess he could be a real employer ,, but seriously would you want to work for a guy who Job adds on Gumtree and who forgets how to spell his name !!

crazyderk

I think this works along the lines of he send you the cheque along with extra money on top of your salary so you can buy these items you need, he will ask you to send the items along with any change left over from the purchases to him and then a couple of weeks later the cheque bounces and your out of pocket

Baron Kurtz

frash wrote: »

Is the job in America?

Well there isn't a job at all, in America or otherwise I'd imagine.

That's beside the point made about the spelling. The location of the position wasn't what upset the poster; moreso the spelling. I've a feeling he thought there was no other alternative way to spell it. The location is moot.


Edit: just realised it was yourself Frash who replied.

brembo26

Oh I will keep it going haha! :P

I wonder is he planning on relocating me :rolleyes: Id love to know where even one of the shops mentioned are in Galway :pac:

brembo26

username123 wrote: »

Im disappointed he changed his name from Samuel to Samual.

That was my mistake :P It is still Samuel*

brembo26

He's getting persistent :P

This was sent at 15.54

Hello Andrew,

Why do you keep silent? am expecting to hear from you today to
know what's going on hope everything is going okay for you there?I
hope you have receive the payment i sent to you for your first task
assignment???

Reply

Hahaha! What should I say back? :pac:

brembo26

Another thing, the ad on gumtree is gone so I assume someone reported it.

username123

brembo26 wrote: »

He's getting persistent :P

This was sent at 15.54

Hahaha! What should I say back? :pac:

Mail him from a different email address and tell him you are sorry you may have missed any mails from him but your old account had a problem so to forward on anything you might have missed to the new email address. Make sure the new email address you set up contains some anatomy part plus description in the name like smallneatvagina@gmail.com

Saucy McKetchup

Tell him you're ready to proceed and ask him more about what he wants you to post him

Deliverance XXV

You should call in sick.

beertons

Quality.

nikinova

Ah you have to keep the ball rolling on this, this could turn into a nice wee drama!

shamrock55

Tell him you are on the beer, being irish this is what we do,tell him you are working part time product testing for guinness and can he send you another check to pay for your bar tab

nomdeboardie

username123 wrote: »

Mail him from a different email address and tell him you are sorry you may have missed any mails from him but your old account had a problem so to forward on anything you might have missed to the new email address. Make sure the new email address you set up contains some anatomy part plus description in the name like smallneatvagina@gmail.com

Or tell him you're temporarily using this web form for communication http://www.interpol.int/Forms/Contact_INTERPOL

vitani

Mess with his head. Tell him you received the cheque!

small town girl

"Sorry it took me so long to reply Samuel, I have had a personal emergency here during the past few days. My girlfriend left me, which has been so upsetting. I wish I had a nice lady to treat, I love to spoil my lady friends with gifts and money.

Anyway, getting back to the issue of the job...."

feargale

1. Let the Garda Siochana in on it,
AND/OR
2. Tell him you can't start for a few weeks for one reason or another. Then ask him if he could meantime see his way to sending you a €20 note just to tide you over until you get going. When you've spent the money tell him you're filing for bankruptcy, and tell him to be sure to get his name on the list of creditors. You might even recommend a good solicitor to him.

murphym7

small town girl wrote: »

"Sorry it took me so long to reply Samuel, I have had a personal emergency here during the past few days. My girlfriend left me, which has been so upsetting. I wish I had a nice lady to treat, I love to spoil my lady friends with gifts and money.

Anyway, getting back to the issue of the job...."

Do send something like this and share loads of (fake) really personal stuff. Like the itchy groin area infliction you have etc…

And do the change the email address to something like this: smallneatvagina@gmail.com as posted before, hilarious.

But most of all, do play along and say you haven’t got the cheque yet to see what his next play is, the next one will be good from him I’d say.

Ethical Ethnic

@brembo26

Can you post the link to the job ,,, cant find it on gumtree !!

I wanna have some fun..

PS the name tyop (or non typo) is not an issue just look at the rest of the grammar

brembo26

Been really busy lately so sorry for not getting back sooner. I have not had a chance to write back to lovely oul Samuel but he just keeps on giving. Lovely chap.

Hello Andrew,

How are you today and your family ? I will like to confirm from you if
you have my check payment with you now And i will like you to get back
to me Asap. when you have receive it so that i can give you the clear
next instruction to follow okay.
Reply

brembo26

Ethical Ethnic wrote: »

@brembo26

Can you post the link to the job ,,, cant find it on gumtree !!

I wanna have some fun..

PS the name tyop (or non typo) is not an issue just look at the rest of the grammar

already mentioned the add has been removed.

Ethical Ethnic

brembo26 wrote: »

already mentioned the add has been removed.

Ahh sorry missed that ..

Bummer

nc19

Pinch Flat wrote: »

These scam artists can be a great laugh. I had a fella contact me once, I dragged it out for weeks. Told him a deal breaker my end was a personalized Christmas card from him - the nutter was going to send this as well.....

We had a scammer going on another site. Had him sending photos of him doing all sorts of stuff. Twas gas!!

nc19

Tell him you have been diagnosed with a case of biguswillyus syndrome (native to the Irish) and the only cure is __________(something he can send you like a flower native to nigeria or something)

Tell him once you get it your good to go.....

Ethical Ethnic

brembo26 wrote: »

That name I put in was fake and has nothing to do with anything. Telephone number was Taffe's alright so I shouldn't have added that.

Have'nt had a reply of Sam since anyway :P

I'm feeling a distributed 419 Baiting session a brewing ... this could be fun.

Anyone interested should see the best practises guidelines form 419 eaters or Butch Driveshaft before embarking.

While 419ing typically refers to Nigerian scams, the same rules apply these job scammers.

IE : they want to rip off your money, identity or both


So, set up a mail account , linked to a linked in account, with some kind of fake on line presence and a photo ,,, a RTG mobile number, call recording ability (makes it easy to post the funny conversations that will inevitably happen) a few dummy job references , and a script which to follow.

Remember these guys work off a script too, but thankfully a lot of these guys are incredibly stupid so just think your one carefully.

Keep in mind Ireland is a small island ,, and there are typically 2 types of people who do this kind of scam.
419baiters refer to them as LADS (dumb ass script followers) & VLADS (Smart and often dangerous crims) ... if you suspect you are dealing with a VLAD be careful...

But as this clown seems to be using the local pub as his scamming office it sounds like he's a LAD ....

Getting some one in the Pub as he takes the bait would be priceless ..

Lots of help-on the from Mr Driveshaft ..

brembo26

Moaarrrr! :-P

17/1/'13
Hello Andrew,

Good morning and how was your night there?Let me know when you have
received the cheque payment with you so that i can give you the clear
next instruction to follow okay and wait to read from you soon

Regards

Samuel

17th again.
Hello Andrew,

Alright can you kindly reconfirmed this your details below you provide
for the payment is correct...???

Full name: Andrew *** ***
Full Address: 19 Shop Street, Galway, Ireland
City: Galway.
Home phone: 091 564 ***
Age: 27

I wait to read back from you......

19th
Hi Andrew,

How are you doing today?Hope all is fine and i don't understand why
you kept silent there with my check with you and am getting scared of
you because my account officer confirmed to me today that the bank
check is delivery at your door step now and you kept silent on me but
i will give you 48 hours to get back to me if you receive to get back
to me i forward all your email and your details to my lawyer so he
will handle the case because i don't trust you anymore am now scared
of you am expecting your reply asap

Regards

20th
Hi Andrew,

How are you today and your family ? I will like to confirm from you if
the check payment with you today so that you can completed your first
task I will wait to hear from you.

Regards

21st
Hello Andrew,

How are you today and your family ? I will like to confirm from you if
the cheque has been clear into your bank account today Need your
urgent response immediately so that you can completed your first
tasks.
Best Regards

Saucy McKetchup

brembo26 wrote: »

Moaarrrr! :-P

Have you answered any of these?