As I’ve mentioned on numerous occasions, it’s not a good idea to accept job offers advertised via unsolicited emails because you could end up being accomplice in a fraud scheme.
A perfect example is a fake job offer documented by Conrad Longmore of Dynamoo’s blog.
The emails, entitled “There is a vacancy of a Regional manager in USA,” look something like this:
“If you have excellent administrative skills, working knowledge of Microsoft Office, a keen eye for detail, well-versed in the use of social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook, are organized, present yourself well and are a team player with the ability to work independently, are reliable and punctual and can understand and execute instructions are determined to work hard and succeed - we need you.
If you are interested in this job, please, send us your contact information:
Full name:
Country:
City:
E-mail:
Please email us for details:
Paulette@usanewwork.com”
The usanewwork.com domain, registered on February 28, is associated to a Mexico IP address. The physical address provided by the user who registered it does not exist.
As Longmore highlights, this might be an attempt to recruit unsuspecting individuals for money laundering or reshipping stolen goods, so beware.