I'm guessing this is a scam?

[Unregistered]

My husband was sent this and forwarded it to me, that's why there's all those little things on the side, sorry ;) Is it a scam?

Drop & Gain Int, US based firm, sells a significant amount of products
> internationally for our customers on eBay and other auction venues. Our
> company's mission is to provide a convenient, customer friendly and
> cost-effective service for any person, business or fundraising
> organization
> to sell things online. The primary goal of the administrative assistant /
> sales support representative is to contribute to the sales force and add
> convenience to our cost-effective service dedicated to individuals,
> businesses, and organizations worldwide.
>
> Hours: This is a part time position. You will need to spend on average 3
> hours per day, Monday-Friday. Your schedule will be flexible.
>
> Salary: During the trial period you will be paid 1,000AUD per month. You
> will also be keeping 5% commission from every payment received from a
> client. With the current volume of clients on average your overall income
> will add up to 1,800AUD per month. After the trial period your base salary
> will go up to 1,500AUD per month, plus 5% commission.
>
> Location: This is a work at home position. All communication will be
> online.
>
> Requirements: You need to have Internet access and Excel.
>
> Costs and Fees: There are NO costs at any time for our employees. All fees
> related to this employment are covered by the company.
>
> Further Hiring Process: Please send your resume to:
> mona.wells@dgrecruitment.com. After reviewing the submitted applications
> we
> respond to successful applicants only. We then offer the successful
> applicants a position within our company on a trial period for one month
> starting from the beginning of the work. During this trial period you will
> be receiving training and online support while working and being paid.
> Employees on a one month trial period are evaluated at least one week
> prior
> to the end of their trial period. During the trial period, the supervisor
> can recommend termination. At the completion of the trial period, the
> supervisor can recommend continued employment, extension of trial period,
> or
> termination. After the trial period you may ask for additional hours or
> proceed full-time.
>
> Send any questions and your resume to mona.wells@dgrecruitment.com
>
> Thank You,
> Mona Wells
>
>
> Permission Settings
>
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> message in error or do not wish to receive future messages, please reply
> to
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> update
> accordingly. We apologize for any inconvenience.
>
> Drop & Gain Int
> P.O. Box 37654 , NY
> Phone: 1-212-561-5041
> mona.wells@dgrecruitment.com
>
>

[sezmaz]

I forgot to include that the email was sent from this address:

fholtry@horafeliz.com

[Rob]

Hey :)

this looks very much like a job-scam attempt. We've an article about it here: http://fraudwatchers.org/forums/showthread.php?t=257

Although the website that has been mentioned is empty at the moment, we *may* be able to get it shut down (sooner or later). Could you post the email with all the header informations, that would help. :)

[poirot]

dgrecruitment.com was registered only a few days ago, and is owned by the same folks that own dgrecruit.com which is blacklisted at jwSpamSpy (http://www.joewein.de/sw/blacklist.htm)


Rob is right. If it looks like a duck and it quacks like a duck...well, you know the rest.

[sezmaz]

Thanks guys :)

The only other info was this, Rob:

From: "Mona Wells" <fholtry@horafeliz.com>
Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 12:10 PM
Subject: Positions: Administrative Assistants in Australia and New Zealand

[williams]

WE ARE HAPPY TO INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SECURE YOUR VISA WAIVER YOUR TICKET WILL BE READY WHEN YOU INFORM US WHEN YOU ARE READY TO TAKE OFF.

ATTACHED ARE THE PHOTOCOPY OF YOUR VISA WAIVER AND AIRPORT INSTRUCTION. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SEND US$50 VISA FEE WHICH HAD BEEN PAID ON YOUR BEHALF AND US$200 WITH WHICH WE WILL USE TO POST THE ORIGINAL COPIES OF YOUR VISA, AIR TICKET AND OTHER TRAVEL DOCUMENTS. THROUGH SPEED POST (DHL)

ALSO, EVERTON FOOTBALL KITS WILL BE SENT ALONG WITH DOCUMENT WHICH YOU WILL DRESS ON SO THAT OUR STAFFS WHO WILL BE IN AIRPORT TO RECEIVE INVITED PLAYERS CAN RECOGNIZE EASILY.

YOU HAVE TO SEND THE MONEY THROUGH WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER WHO IS OUR PARTNER IN THIS PROGRAM ON THE NAME OF MS KANJANA PHOONGOEN WHO IS OUR STAFF. SEND IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO THAT YOU CAN HAVE YOUR DOCUMENTS QUICKLY AND COME OVER TO JOIN OTHERS IN THE CAMP.

SOME OF THE EVERTON FOOTBALL OFFICIALS HAS STARTED ARRIVING FROM EUROPE TO INSPECT THE TRAINING INCLUDING OFFICIALS OF OTHER FOOTBALL CLUBS IN EUROPE WHO HAS COME TO SCOUT FOR PLAYERS.

RGDS
MR PRICHAT CHUWIT
williams godons" <evertonfcagent@yahoo.com

[Daneel]

Yes this sounds like a scam. Especially because he is using a free @yahoo.com email address that anyone could have signed up for. And he's asking for an advance fee...

You can contact the real Everton FC here and ask them about it:
http://www.evertonfc.com/contact/index.php?page_id=5

You can also see that all the email addresses there end in @evertonfc.com, so anyone using anything else and claims to be working for Everton is likely to be a scammer.

Could you please post the initial email they sent you?

[williams]

Please you are not required to travel with the photo copy of the visa we informed you that we will sent to to you the original copy. i would advise you to exercise patience as we will definitely send you the original copy and your ticket.
Arsenal agents demanded to meet in the trial. however i gave them your information but i will advise you that you do not have any discussion with them as we will arrange every thing if they are so desperate to meet you.
More so, be aware that the visa must not be advertised as we are in special arrangement with Thailand Foreign Affairs office as regards to the visa waiver issuance for our invited players. attached is Payer Agent Agreement for your perusal you do not have to sign it but go through it. it will be signed when you finally get a club.
rgds
Mr. Chuwit Prichat

[Daneel]

If it's from the same person, then yes, this guy is just trying to scam you.

Please provide more information, it is a bit hard to follow what is really going on here ;)

[Unregistered]

Which informations again? i have received personal and employment information. I received also a picture from the embassy saying it is your picture. But a passport size photograph ("3cmx3cm" or "5cmx5cm") would have been better. Any way, i will use the picture provided by the embassy.

Why you are needed to be backed up by the court is to prepare a premium work permit on your behalf. This permit will allow you to take any employment within the income range of $2 500.00 and $64 000.00 when you get to USA. With the permit, you cannot get a job above $1500.00 in the USA.

The embassy asked you to contact me for the permit form and to obtain it on your behalf here in Nigeria, because the embassy preparing your visa is in Nigeria.

payment information again is;
Name: Udochukwu Nwaozuzu
Location: Owerri, Nigeria

Do not make any mistake in the name and the location. Any mistake will not allow my clerk to confirm your payment.

Stanley.

[Daneel]

Definite scam. They want you to pay through Western Union or Moneygram. They use those services only because it allows them to remain anonymous.

[williams]

May I inform you that your ticket is ready but after the management staff meeting yesterday it was agreed that every invited players are to now pay US$IOOO refundable fee. this money is refundable after the football trial it is a security for our ticket. this came up after it was discovered that some invited players sold the tickets and did not appear for the trial especially players invited from Africa. this resulted to the emergency meeting that was held yesterday and the US$1000 resolution was passed

Please we are terribly sorry for the inconvenience but you have to pay the US$1000 refundable fee through the same medium Western union money transfer and on the same name.

Please, be aware that you are not the only candidates that is asked to pay this refundable fee but all the invited players who are not yet in camp. we are sorry to inform you that it is not racial discrimination but to avoid our last experience. but we assure you that as soon as you have paid this refundable fee we will send you all the documents.

We also would like to inform you that this has to be done as soon as possible so that you can meet up with time.

rgds

Mr.Chuwit Prichat

<mod edit - Moved here so it can stay with what appears to be the rest of the discussion.>

[Nyla]

I doubt very much the "fee" would ever be refunded. This still appears to be a scam. The Yahoo address, the non-standard English, the request for a very large fee payable through Western Union, an anonymous, largely untraceable wire service...

As Daneel pointed out earlier, you can contact EvertonFC and they will surely tell you this person does not work for them. From the link Daneel provided:

All departments in the club are listed below with their respecive email address. All departments are contactable at postal address Goodison Park, Liverpool, L4 4EL.

Please note the telephone number for the majority of departments and services is 0870 442 1878. If you are outside of the UK please use 00 44 870 442 1878.

General Enquiries
0870 442 1878
everton@evertonfc.com

Feedback
0870 442 1878
everton@evertonfc.com

Box Office
0870 442 1878
boxoffice@evertonfc.com

Dial-A-Seat
08707 383786
boxoffice@evertonfc.com

Events and Hospitality
0151 330 2499
events@evertonfc.com

Marketing Department
0870 442 1878
marketing@evertonfc.com

Corporate Hospitality
0870 442 1878
corporatesales@evertonfc.com

Mail Order Department
0870 442 1878
mailorder@evertonfc.com

Graeme Sharp
0870 442 1878
asksharpy@evertonfc.com

Communications Department
0870 442 1878
communications@evertonfc.com

Everton Megastore
0870 442 1878
megastore@evertonfc.com

Evertonia
0870 442 0202
evertonia@evertonfc.com

Everton In The Community
0870 442 1878
community@evertonfc.com

Lotteries Department
+44 (0) 151 330 2266
lotteries@evertonfc.com

Website Enquiries (General)
0870 442 1878
website@evertonfc.com

Everton Academy
0870 442 1878
academy@evertonfc.com

I think if you email the appropriate department, they will confirm what we have said. That this is a scam.

[edouard]

i received a job offer for project manager from technip for 18900 US$ per month. i feel sure it is a scam. what is your opinion.

[Frazzle]

Hi Edouard,

You don't give us much information, so it's not possible to give you any kind of firm answer.

I'd say that a really good project manager *could* earn US$18900 per month. But it would be a *huge* project... build a skyscraper or something of that scale. Are you anywhere near that good?

How did they approach you? If you're hiring someone like that, I'd say there would be several face-to-face meetings. It wouldn't be just done by email. And certainly not via Yahoo or Hotmail accounts.

Are they asking for fees? For visas or whatever? Was Western Union or Moneygram mentioned?

Is a West African country mentioned?

Try a Google for 'technip scam' -- there does seem to be a fair bit of it going on in that name. See if any of the hits looks like what you have. Also try Googling for the (possible) scammer's name, email address, or phone number.

[Magua108]

i received a job offer for project manager from technip for 18900 US$ per month. i feel sure it is a scam. what is your opinion.

Can you post the email you received, along with headers?