gmail job offers from jobsite are a scam

I recieved a job offer by email with reference to the jobsite. I called customer services to find out if this was a scam and they informed me that any job offer by email with reference to the jobsite website that has a gmail address is definitely a scam.

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Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:05:03 -0700
To: xxxxx xxxxx <xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: xxxxx xxxxx April 17, 2013 11:16:55 AM
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Message-ID: <[email protected]>
From: "Mr. Lister" <[email protected]>
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Hi xxxxx xxxxx,

We came across your CV at jobsite.co.uk.

I'm happy to extend the following offer of employment to you on behalf of Mr. Lister. This offer is contingent upon your passing our mandatory background check, don’t worry, according to your resume you shouldn't have a problem with that.

Title: F.S.A.
Job Description: You'll be submitting and receiving funds from our clients, insuring that every transaction executed in timely manner.

Base Salary: Will be paid in bi-monthly installments of 1,500 GBP, which is equivalent to 27000 pounds on an annual basis, plus commission for each completed transaction.

Bonus and Benefit Plan: Effective upon satisfactory completion of the first 30 days of employment, and based upon the goals and objectives agreed to in the performance development planning process with your manager, you may be eligible for a bonus. The bonus plan for this year and beyond, should such a plan exist, will be based on the formula determined by the company for that year. Additionally, we have bonus for teamwork and “Extra mile bonus”.

Benefits: health, life, disability and dental insurance coverage are available after successful completion of 30 days of probationary period. Employee contribution to payment for benefit plans is determined annually.

Sincerely,
Mr. Lister
HR Manager

Welcome to Scamwarners skel313.

Undoubtedly they are correct. However it would be interesting to know whether or not they allow those who purport to be employers, and who pay for access to your CV, also get supplied with your direct contact details.

Hello Mr <removed>, Mike W

We have found your CV at totaljobs.com.

I'm happy to extend the following offer of employment to you on behalf of Mr David Lister. This offer is contingent upon your passing our mandatory background check, don’t worry, according to your resume you shouldn't have a problem with that.

Title: F.S.O.
Job Description: You'll be submitting and receiving funds from our clients, insuring that every transaction executed in timely manner.

Salary for the F.S.O.: Will be paid in bi-monthly installments of 1500.00 pounds, which is equivalent to 27000 pounds on an annual basis, plus commission for each completed transaction.

Bonus Potential: Effective upon satisfactory completion of the first 30 days of employment, and based upon the goals and objectives agreed to in the performance development planning process with your manager, you may be eligible for a bonus. The bonus plan for this year and beyond, should such a plan exist, will be based on the formula determined by the company for that year. Additionally, we have bonus for teamwork and “Extra mile bonus”.

Benefits: health, life, disability and dental insurance coverage are available after successful completion of 30 days of probationary period. Employee contribution to payment for benefit plans is determined annually.

Regards,
Mr David Lister
HR department


I got one too.

It was the Dave Lister name that gave me alarm bells even before I clocked the gmail address. . .

Financial Support Agent, Financial Services Officer. Lad math...

Could you post the email address it came from and, if you have it, the website that the scammers are using to pretend to be a business?

Dave Lister, seems to be busy watch out for this email:

Mr David Lister <[email protected]>

I've just had the same email today from David Lister with the same email address as D Kirk posted! I knew straight away it was a scam.....who the hell offers you a job without contacting you or conducting an interview first!

This job is money laundering. Did he refer to any website? Did he ever get around to sending an email from a domain other than a free email domain?

Hello All, Ive gotten a similar email just yesterday and with a different name, but definitly about the same so called Financial Support Agent". Here's it is. BEWARE!!!

> Hello XXXXXXXXXXX,
>
> Going through your resume, found at beyond.com, we believe that
> you are a promising candidate for an Financial Support Agent position in our corporation.
>
> Discover our IT Outsourcing company based in USA. Our aim is to
> cooperate with various companies across the USA and to bring the intermediaries together.
>
> The position we are offering is a part-time job, with a flexible
> schedule. This jobs requires a commitment of 2 to 3 hours a day,
> from your home in a telecommuting capacity, in which you stay in
> contact and receive all your tasks on-line.
>
> NOTE: 24/5 internet access is needed.
>
> The company covers all expenses--there is no need to invest your
> own money. The company - pays all the expenses.
>
> Once the employment contract is signed, you'll be employed for an
> initial probationary period of 30 days. During this time, you'll
> receive all the necessary instructions and training from your
> supervisor. One week before the training period ends, your
> supervisor will be making his or her decision, regarding whether
> your performance has been satisfactory enough to offer full time employment.
>
> During the probationary period you will be paid $2,300, which is
> paid on the last business day of probationary period. Total income,
> considering the current volume of clients, will be up to $4,500 per
> month. After you successfully pass the training period, your base
> salary will be increased up to $3,000 per month.
>
> If you would like to learn more, please email us your contact
> information at [email protected].
> We will contact you shortly with more information
>
> Regards,
> HR Recruiter
> Miss Lori Miller
>

I have received this mail today:

Chris G. <[email protected]> via p3nlhg947.shr.prod.phx3.secureserver.net
to: [email protected]
date: Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 4:26 PM
subject: Re: Technical Helpdesk/Customer Service
mailed-by: p3nlhg947.shr.prod.phx3.secureserver.net
: Important mainly because of the people in the conversation

Chris G. [email protected] via p3nlhg947.shr.prod.phx3.secureserver.net

4:26 PM (19 hours ago)

to me
Dear Applicant,

Thank you for your interest.

I am the human resources manager for a fortune 500 recruitment agency. Our organization helps companies and small businesses find qualified applicants in different niche markets.

Today, our client forwarded us your recent inquiry about a vacant position. After reviewing your information we have decided to move forward with you and start a screening process. This position is open for immediate hiring, and the client is looking for the right applicant as soon as possible.

Please complete our short application form through the secure website in this email as a next step before a live interview. This will take less than 5 minutes. After completion I will get back to you within 3-5 business days.

Please follow the online application link below:
http://fsterecruitment.org/application

Your personal application number is 5369368

Please note that the application number is valid for 24 hours.

Kindest Regards,
Chris G.
Human Resources Manager

The above web site was set up for the sole purpose of directing web traffic to another website where you will be asked to pay for a background check.

A legitimate employer will do his own background check as part of the hiring process.

Domain Name:FSTRECRUITMENT.ORG
Created On:09-Sep-2013 10:03:03 UTC
Last Updated On:09-Sep-2013 10:03:03 UTC
Expiration Date:09-Sep-2014 10:03:03 UTC

Website claims to be well known to employers, since 2001. In fact, the owner prefers to remain unknown, paying extra to godaddy for hiding his registration information. There is no information I can find that says what country the owner of that site is in, let alone a street address or phone number.

Registrant Organization:Domains By Proxy, LLC

FST Recruitment has been helping employers throughout North America recruit and hire local talent quickly, easily, and cost effectively since 2001. We offer the same technical advantages as major employment service companies, but at a fraction of the cost of other recruiting and candidate screening services.

You will be sending your valuable personal information to [email protected]. Don't.

The .org domains were intended for organizations operating in the public interest. Commercial companies using .org are usually false, fake, fraud. Don't trust them.

http://pir.org/

It says on the website that it has been around since 2011, however

Domain ID:D169649800-LROR
Domain Name:FSTRECRUITMENT.ORG
Created On:09-Sep-2013 10:03:03 UTC
Last Updated On:09-Sep-2013 10:03:03 UTC
Expiration Date:09-Sep-2014 10:03:03 UTC

Seems dodgy to say the least

So how does the fst recruitment scam work? I DID get scammed apparently. I did conduct a US Search on myself, for about $21, and they kindly refunded the money. Is the scam that I filled in a lot of personal information in the application? Is that what they gain? The only money I spent was refunded.

FSTRECRUITMENT.ORG - Domain Information
Domain FSTRECRUITMENT.ORG [ Site Info Traceroute RBL/DNSBL lookup ]
Registrar Wild West Domains, LLC (R120-LROR)
Whois server whois.publicinterestregistry.net
Created 09-Sep-2013
Updated 09-Sep-2013
Expires 09-Sep-2014
Time Left 342 days 5 hours 32 minutes
Status CLIENT DELETE PROHIBITED CLIENT RENEW PROHIBITED CLIENT TRANSFER PROHIBITED CLIENT UPDATE PROHIBITED TRANSFER PROHIBITED
DNS servers NS57.DOMAINCONTROL.COM NS57.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
NS58.DOMAINCONTROL.COM 208.109.255.29

FSTRECRUITMENT.ORG - Geo Information
IP Address 37.9.53.6
Host fstrecruitment.org
Location RU, Russian Federation
City Saint Petersburg, 66 -
Organization Petersburg Internet Network LLC
ISP Petersburg Internet Network ltd.
AS Number AS44050 Petersburg Internet Network LLC
Latitude 59°89'44" North
Longitude 30°26'42" East
Distance 1971.15 km (1224.82 miles)

I have nothing against Russia, but I doubt that any US companies use a Russian company to screen employees.