Have you received an email like the one below, claiming to be from ORTHOBUILDER UK LIMITED?
It is a scam! An example of this is shown
farther down this page.
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These appear to be nothing more than the AFF (Advance Fee Fraud), a money
transfer scam (see this page)
targeting residents of the U.S. and Canada. We're currently investigating these. We noticed a
pattern when our own staff started receiving them in the past week (mid-February
2007). We created a dummy resume with a fake contact address, phone and email
that we set up to receive the response.
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From: Monster Job Search Agent
Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 6:16 PM
Subject: Job Search Results - 2/11/2007
Please register your mobile phone to activate this feature. Register your
phone to receive a text message when you receive Mail from particular senders.
Here are the jobs we found for you based on your search criteria:
Manage Agents
We Have A Part Time Job For You!
ORTHOBUILDER UK LIMITED. - "Don’t leave your career or selection of
candidates to fate."
ORTHOBUILDER UK LIMITED since 1990, is a privately owned British Company,
with offices in London and manufacturing facilities in Manchester. ORTHOBUILDER
UK LIMITED , is based in the center of London, and offers a rapid delivery
service to all customers worldwide. The IPROP instrument and prosthetic loan
system is increasingly popular and assists our new customers to become familiar
with any surgical procedure at low cost. Forty percent of the total Company
business is export with worldwide distribution. ORTHOBUILDER UK LIMITED Inc.
continues to excel in the fabrication and delivery of endoskeleton and
exoskeleton-style lower extremity prostheses! and mayo-electric and body powered
upper extremity prostheses. We also provide a full range of orthotic products
and supplies. The cornerstone of the Company's philosophy is compassionate,
personal service with synergetic reliance on experience and continuing
education.
IPROP's manufacturing unit in Sheffield is staffed by men and women from the
heart of the highly skilled British Steel industry, and is also equipped with
the most modern computerized CNC machinery and measuring technology. This
ensures the high quality of implants and instruments on which hospitals and
surgeons alike have come to depend.
In December 1991, IPROP received certification for ISO 9001:1994 and EN
46001:1993 quality systems. In April 1996 IPROP Ceramics demonstrated compliance
of the Supravit® Hydroxyapatite Ceramic Coating to all relevant standards. All
products produced and coated by IPROP are entitled to carry the much sought
after CE Mark.
We care to explain to you thoroughly the entire process that will possibly be
the best job you will ever have. This job is possible because our company
ORTHOBUILDER UK LIMITED Inc. has its headquarters in London, UK. As such we do
not yet have stores or an alternative store in the United States. Until then we
will always need representatives in the U.S. to take care of some financial
matters. The problem we are facing is time. The time necessary for our company
to receive the funds paid by our customers from U.S. by wire transfers. It takes
approximately 4 to 5 for an international wire transfer to clear. We need to get
the payments inside U.S. and then have the funds transfered to our company in
U.K. by other means. This is ! where you can help us. It would speed up the
process tenfold. We have already made a signed agreement with the U.S. officials
and we are paying all the necessary taxes for our business. We will send you a
1099 Form for tax deduction on your part. This job is official and legal
according to the U.S. legislation as it is today.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Employee's work consists in receiving payments from our customers in the
United States of America and making further payments as instructed to a regional
affiliate department, depending on the customer's location. Being a part-time job, it should not take more than
2 hours per day.
Agent's commission is 10% from each transaction (for instance: you receive
$1000.00, you will keep $100.00 as payment for your service). All further money
transfer charges and fees are covered by our company. So you will be responsible just for making proper payments in
time.
Each transaction will be made only after prior notification by phone call or
e-mail.
You are not required to: have any extra knowledge or to be experienced in this business and this occupation can endow additional income to you and your family as it will not require more than few hours per week.
If you are interested in our offer, please feel free to ask for the general
provisions of the contract.
Requirements:
Adults only
Residents of United States of America
Owners of a computer with e-mail access
2-3 hours free time within the work day
Meet at least one of the following conditions:
I. Owner of an account with INTERNET BANKING at one of the following banks :
1) BANK OF AMERICA 2) WELLS FARGO 3) Washington Mutual
II.Owner of a merchant account ( can bill credit cards )
For further informations and inquiries about the job offering, please feel
free to contact us by e-mail at any time at
orthobuilder@aol.com .
ORTHOBUILDER UK LIMITED. - An UK Company
There are a variety of sleazy scams that look, at first glance, like
legitimate job offers. Before you write back to them, pause a moment and read about the scams below!
