
Scam Info....
Hi All: Below is a great example of another scam. I received the below e-mail this morning:
Resume Approved F frontdesk@boeinginc.com Reply| Today, 9:23 AM You;
Dear Applicant,
Your resume has been reviewed and you have made it to the NEXT STEP for the job opening you sent your resume
Your resume was shortlisted for an online interview with the personnel hiring manager Mr Raph SMITH via Hangout ( hr.desk241@gmail.com ) . Add him to your hangout list and send him an invitation, He will be online waiting for you ASAP to conduct the interview for you.
Your verification code is (AAC-0334), this would serve as your identification number throughout the online hiring process. Your timely response matters a lot.
This is strictly an online and work from home job and you can as well work from anywhere of your choice or anytime that does suit you.You can choose to work during Morning, Afternoon and even during evening...The payrate is $34.50 per hour training is $17 per hour and will be getting payment bi- weekly via check or direct deposit.
We look forward to having you on the team.
Interview Scheduled : Online. Time: ASAP Venue: On line Via Hangout Training is Available A timely response is appreciated
Best Regards Human Resources..
Now, some warning signs to look for here. Notice how there is no job description, no company name, nothing to indicate exactly what you would be doing. 2nd thing is the poor grammar. 3rd thing was the fact that the e-mail sent has no signature from anyone, just "Human Resources" and of course another trigger was the fact that the interview would be held via Google Hangouts. One thing I would like to point out is the e-mail address where it came from. Ask Emily has posted previously how scammers would set up phony websites using well-known company names and just change them slightly such as adding a hyphen or in this case adding the "inc." after boeing. There is an excellent resource I would like to share with you all called iptrackeronline.com. This is a free website where you can input information from an e-mail and they can track where it came from amongst other valuable info. Take a look below at what they discovered for boeinginc.com:
IP address: 54.247.183.32 Registrar: TUCOWS DOMAINS INC. Referrer: http://www.tucowsdomains.com Created: 2017-05-15 Updated: 2017-05-15 Expires: 2018-05-15 Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited Status: clientUpdateProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientUpdateProhibited Name Server: ns2.vpweb.com Name Server: ns3.vpweb.com Name Server: ns4.vpweb.com
Domain whois record
Queried whois.tucows.com with boeinginc.com Domain Name: BOEINGINC.COM
Domain ID: 2124745539_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.tucows.com
Registrar URL: http://tucowsdomains.com
Updated Date: 2017-05-15T19:48:51Z
Creation Date: 2017-05-15T19:48:51Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2018-05-15T19:48:51Z
Registrar: TUCOWS, INC.
Registrar IANA ID: 69
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: domainabuse@tucows.com
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.4165350123
Reseller: Vistaprint
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientUpdateProhibited
Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: VistaPrint Technologies Ltd
Registrant Organization: VistaPrint Technologies Ltd
Registrant Street: Canon's Court 22 Victoria Street
Registrant City: Hamilton
Registrant State/Province:
Registrant Postal Code: HM12
Registrant Country: BM
Registrant Phone: +1.7816526199
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax: +1.7816526096
Registrant Fax Ext:
Now, notice that this "website" was created on 05/15/17 for 1 year only using Vista Print. It is HIGHLY unlikely that a legitimate company would use a free website service such as Vista Print and only register said site for 1 year. Of course, if you go to boeinginc.com it directs you to Vista Print.
Be careful and dilligent in your research folks!
Wow Scott, this is fantastic! Great research and well-thought out post. Absolutely fantastic, everybody this is a great example of how to really know the legitimacy of a job offer!
Thanks so much for sharing this with us, Scott!