AliJax
25th September 2004, 10:01 PM
SEEK wishes to warn you about a fraudulent job ad currently circulating on the Internet.
-- WARNING ABOUT "PLASMA PROJECT" --
The email details a job involving the transfer of money on a company's behalf, and uses the bogus company name "Plasma Project", (or previously "Plasma Connection" or "Plasma TV").
The job 'offer' employs phrases such as, 'Powered by SEEK' or 'SEEK Job Of The Week', where no such affiliation exists. It may even claim that the email address was provided to the company by seek.co.nz.
Please be assured that these bogus companies are not registered with SEEK, have not advertised with SEEK, and have not been supplied any email addresses by SEEK. These claims are false, illegal, and SEEK will pursue all legal avenues open to it to protect our reputation and the privacy of our registered users.
-- WHAT TO DO --
We advise you NOT to respond to such job offers. Do not submit bank details or other private financial information in any application process, because a scammer could potentially gain access to your funds.
-- THE NEXT STEP --
If you have supplied your bank account details to such a company, please contact your bank immediately and ask for their advice, or contact the Police.
-- REMAIN ON YOUR GUARD --
Professional spammers misappropriate reputable company names or brands to convey an appearance of legitimacy to their schemes, and to increase response rates.
We advise you to be wary of any companies that ask you to accept or transfer (read 'launder') funds on their behalf. SEEK regularly posts warnings about fraudulent advertising, and you can read the latest on safe job searching at: http://www.seek.co.nz/if.asp?loc=safejobs
SEEK has been working for some time with the authorities on combating the growth of fraudulent spam, and will continue to alert our registered users to the circulation of fraudulent emails.
We will always share our concerns with you, and appreciate your assistance in alerting SEEK to any suspicious emails or approaches that you receive - if you have any questions regarding such offers, please contact the SEEK HelpDesk on: userhelp@seek.co.nz
Regards
Simon Waring
Communications Manager, SEEK Limited
September 2004
hope this is useful to someone.
-- WARNING ABOUT "PLASMA PROJECT" --
The email details a job involving the transfer of money on a company's behalf, and uses the bogus company name "Plasma Project", (or previously "Plasma Connection" or "Plasma TV").
The job 'offer' employs phrases such as, 'Powered by SEEK' or 'SEEK Job Of The Week', where no such affiliation exists. It may even claim that the email address was provided to the company by seek.co.nz.
Please be assured that these bogus companies are not registered with SEEK, have not advertised with SEEK, and have not been supplied any email addresses by SEEK. These claims are false, illegal, and SEEK will pursue all legal avenues open to it to protect our reputation and the privacy of our registered users.
-- WHAT TO DO --
We advise you NOT to respond to such job offers. Do not submit bank details or other private financial information in any application process, because a scammer could potentially gain access to your funds.
-- THE NEXT STEP --
If you have supplied your bank account details to such a company, please contact your bank immediately and ask for their advice, or contact the Police.
-- REMAIN ON YOUR GUARD --
Professional spammers misappropriate reputable company names or brands to convey an appearance of legitimacy to their schemes, and to increase response rates.
We advise you to be wary of any companies that ask you to accept or transfer (read 'launder') funds on their behalf. SEEK regularly posts warnings about fraudulent advertising, and you can read the latest on safe job searching at: http://www.seek.co.nz/if.asp?loc=safejobs
SEEK has been working for some time with the authorities on combating the growth of fraudulent spam, and will continue to alert our registered users to the circulation of fraudulent emails.
We will always share our concerns with you, and appreciate your assistance in alerting SEEK to any suspicious emails or approaches that you receive - if you have any questions regarding such offers, please contact the SEEK HelpDesk on: userhelp@seek.co.nz
Regards
Simon Waring
Communications Manager, SEEK Limited
September 2004
hope this is useful to someone.