Apex Security Ltd / Fake Job Scam Fraud

#1 7 June 2012, 12:36

Please take note of the false job offer response below, it seems as coming from a legit company Apex Security when in fact it is a fraud and they are asking for mony for CRB checks. People don't send any money, contact Apex Security directly by their phone. You should always check the company name out with the company house - companieshouse.gov.uk and contact them directly from their website.

It was received from
From: apex security recruitment <apexrecruitmentdepartment@gmail.com>

Dear applicant,

We are glad to inform you that after carefully reviewing your cv for the post of a security officer job our company advertised , you have been selected to join our new security officers team in london bridge.The two days induction and training date will start at 10am and finish 1pm on the 18th and 19th of june 2012 at the MERMAID CONFERENCE AND EVENTS CENTRE,PUDDLE DOCK,BLACKFRIARS, EC4V 3DB,LONDON, the nearest underground station is st paul's station on the central line.The two days training will be fully paid for and you are expected to come with your original documents like your passport,birth certificate or any identity documents,sia license,proof of address,national insurance number and also your bank details.

The pay rate for your position will be £9.75 an hour,your shift pattern will be 12 hours a day, 5 days on and 2 days off, there is also full time and part time positions to choose from,we have morning shift ( 8am-8pm) and night shift (8pm- 8am) and you will be paid every forthnight(two weeks). The company will issue you a uniform on the induction/training day and you will be allocated the office site to work in london bridge area,your first shift will begin on the 20th of june 2012,the company will also give you your work shift rota and the full address of the site you will be posted to on the induction/training day. it's very important to email us back with your uniform sizes comprising of shirts,trousers and suit jacket and also most importantly your ukash £50 payment voucher number for a standard crb [criminal record ]check to be carried out through our crb specialist agent to ensure an accurate crb is carried out.The company will strictly only accept crb done through us for security reasons,no other crb done elsewhere will be accepted due to our client's policy.

The ukash is a new safe and secure payment method that we use for effective payment for crb fees. The newsagent shops and also off licence mobile top up shops with a paypoint,payzone or epay services can issue you a ukash voucher for £50,once you give the customer assistant £50 in cash.The ukash voucher 19 digits numbers is what we require you to email us back with for your crb payment fees and also to ensure that your job placement is still effective.The crb fees will be refunded on your next wages once the crb report comes back good.The company will delist you from the job placement list if we don't receive your uniform sizes and also your ukash £50 voucher numbers for your crb fees by email before the deadline.

The deadline for the submission by email of your uniform sizes and £50 ukash voucher numbers for your crb fees will be on the 5th of june 2012,no work placement will be offered without any of the above and you will not be eligible to come in for the two days training and induction .The company will not accept any late email submission of the above due to the high volume of successful applicants. we are extremely very busy this period and may not be able to respond to your enquiries at the moment due to the high volume of successful applicants been processed for recruitment. The company will give you any information needed on the training/induction day and we are glad to welcome you to our company.

Recruitment Dept,
Apex Security Ltd

#2 4 December 2012, 12:59

I JUST CAME BACK FROM HOLIDAY . WHEN I OPENED MY E-MAIL BOX, I RECEIVED THIS E-MAIL FROM APEX SECURITY LTD THAT I HAVE BEEN OFFERED A JOB AND THE PAYMENT BUT NEEDS TO SEND A VOUCHER OF £50 FOR CRB.
I WAS VERY, LUCKY BECAUSE I HAVE ABSOLUTELY BELIEVE IT WAS TRUE BECAUSE I KNOW APEX TO BE A VERY REPUTABLE COMPANY SO I BELIEVE THEY CAN NEVER SCAM ME. AND THE E-MAIL IS GENUE.
LUCKILY, FOR ME I WENT TO ABOUT 7 SEVEN SWEET SHOPS TO BUY THE VOUCHER CALLED "UKASH" WITH 19 DIGITS, BUT NOBODY WAS UNABLE TO SELL TO ME. THEY ALL SAID THEIR MACHINE IS NOT WORKING. I WAS VERY UNHAPPY BUT ONE OF THEM TOLD ME TO GO TO THE POST OFFICE TO BUY IT AND I AGREED.
IMMEDIATELY, I GOT TO THE POST OFFICE AND I ASKED FOR THE VOUCHER THE GUY SAMDAN2 TOLD ME THEY HAVE NOT GOT THE VOUCHER AND THAT WAS WHEN I WENT CRAZY WITH HIM BUT HE ASKED ME WHAT DID YOU WANT TO USE THE VOUCHER FOR? DID YOU SAW SOMETHING ONLINE THAT REQUIRED YOU TO BUY THE VOUCHER? I SAID YES.
HE TOLD ME CANDIDLY THAT IT IS A SCAM AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BOUGHT THE VOUCHER FROM THEM ONLY TO COME BACK AND TELL THEM IT WAS ALL SCAM AND THEY ALL BUY THESAME VOUCHER "ukash".I WOULD ADVICE THE REAL APEX SECURITY TO INVESTIGATE THESE SCAMMERS BECAUSE THEY HAVE SERIOUSLY DENTED THE NAME OF THAT COMPANY CALLED APEX. THIS MATTER SHOULD BE REPORTED TO THE POLICE ASAP. I THANK GOD THAT I DID NOT BECOME A VICTIM OF THIS SCAM BUT THEY HAVE TO BE STOPPED NOW BECAUSE OF THE RECESSION A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD FALL AS AVICTIM BUT IF YOU HAVE BRAINS YOU WOULD SUSPECT IT IS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE. THERE ARE UNCOUNTABLE WAYS OF MAKING PAYMENT WHY STRICTLY THE "UKASH VOUCHER" ONLY BECAUSE THE SCAMMERS DO NOT WANT TO BE TRACEABLE. WHY NOT POSTAL ORDER, CHEQUES E.T.C. MOREOVER, THE SPACE OF TIME WAS SHOCKING, I RECEIVED THE E-MAIL ON MONDAY AND THE DEAD LINE WAS WEDNESDAY I.E 48HOURS! WHY? NO REASONABLE COMPANY WOULD GIVE YOU SUCH A SHORT PERIOD, AGAIN THEY HAVE TOLD YOU HOW MUCH THEY GONNA PAY YOU BUT ANY SENSIBLE PERSON KNOWS THIS HAS TO BE DISCUSSED DURING THE INTERVIEW NEVER BY E-MAIL BUT THERE WAS NO INTERVIEW AT ALL. I BET YOU I SMELL A RAT BUT WAS CONFUSED BECAUSE I HAVE KNOWN APEX SECURITY FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND I KNOW THEM TO BE A REPUTABLE COMPANY ALL I WAS NOT AWARE OF IS WE HAVE GOT TWO APEXES NOW. ONE REAL ANOTHER DODGY. PLEASE REPORT THEM TO THE POLICE.

#3 4 December 2012, 15:59

Hi, just to let anyone know about an emailed message I received from this company, similar to the one posted before:

"Dear applicant,

We are glad to inform you that after carefully reviewing your cv for the post of a security officer job our company advertised, you have been selected to join our new security officers team in London bridge.The two days induction and training date will start at 10am and finish 1pm on the 17th and 18th of December 2012 at The Mermaid Conference and Events Centre,Puddle Dock,Blackfriars, EC4V 3DB, London,It is five minutes walk from the St Paul's Underground Station on the Central line train.The two days training will be fully paid for and you are expected to come with your original documents like your passport,birth certificate or any identity documents,sia license,proof of address,national insurance number and also your bank details for your wages/salary payment.
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It is very important to email us back with your uniform sizes comprising of shirts,trousers and suit jacket and also most importantly your ukash £50 payment voucher number for a standard crb [criminal record ]check to be carried out through our crb specialist agent to ensure that an accurate crb is successfully carried out.
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Recruitment Department,
Apex Security Ltd
London office.
Tel: 08456860435"

I didn't posted all the message as it is the same with the previous one posted by "Unregistered16464". Just be aware of this!!!

#4 8 December 2012, 15:22

Sorry to say I did get ripped off and this is the New E-mail I Received..

Dear applicant,

Thank you for emailing your uniform sizes and ukash voucher numbers for your crb fees,your uniforms are ready and will be issued to you on the induction/training day.Unfortunately,the crb office informed our recruitment department that they won't release your criminal record report to us because your ukash £50 voucher numbers for your criminal record payment fees could not be processed for payment and they have kept your crb report pending.We are currently investigating why your ukash voucher numbers was not processed by the crb office and we will refund all crb payment fees to you on your next wages/salary after the investigation.

However,while we are currently investigating this issue,we now urgently request that you email back a new ukash £50 voucher numbers as soon as possible to avoid any further delay of your crb report which will affect your job offer and entrance admission to the induction and training coming up very soon . The company will refund you £100 on your first salary/wages after investigating what happened to your first voucher.We regret any inconvenience this may have caused you. You will not be allowed into the venue if you don't email a new ukash voucher numbers before the new deadline on Monday,10th of december 2012. The new ukash £50 voucher numbers will enable the crb office to release your crb report so that you can be able to gain entrance to the induction/training venue and your work shift rota will be given to you. We hope to welcome you to our company.

Recruitment Dept,
Apex Security Ltd.