Employee Benefits Scam: How It Works
Many people are willing to relocate in search of a new job and a great future in their industry. Maybe you are one of them. However, be aware of this scam on the rise, or make everyone you know aware of it. The Employee Benefits and Corporate Discount Scam is targeting these days victims who find great jobs but in a different city. How does the scam work?
Watch the video below to see in detail the Corporate Discount Scam exposed:
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You post your resume online and a few days later receive a call from a well-known company’s HR department, located in a different city. They saw your resume and thought you would make a great candidate for a position they are offering.
For you, it’s a dream job with a great company that pays better than you were expecting. Just like that, you think, your unemployment woes are through.
They ask a few basic questions and then say they’d like to do a follow-up interview on Zoom, Skype or Google Hangouts. You do it. They look great: suits, ties, and professionally equipped in the office. You like them, they like you. It seems like you aced the interview.
They say they would hire you, but there is one small problem, for which they are willing to make a sacrifice. They can’t pay for your plane ticket, but they can offer you their corporate discount rate at half price, as well as other small preliminary employee benefits.
If you are interested, they will book the flight internally to get you the 50% discount, as soon as you give them the payment information. Unfortunately, there will be no plane ticket waiting for you. Sure, you will see charges on your card–but it won’t be for anything you need.
You may not be getting on a plane, but you were taken for a ride. It is one of the most prevalent job scams out there.
How To Avoid The Corporate Discount Scam
First of all, no prospective employee will ask for your credit card information. But if you insist on finding out for sure, look up the company’s number in the phone book and call their HR department and see if it was them. Chances are, it wasn’t.
You may not have your dream job, but at least you still have your credit intact.
How To Report The Corporate Discount Scam
Make your family and friends aware of this scam by sharing it on social media using the buttons provided. You can also officially report the scammers’ phone number to the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) using the link below:
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I figure i´d add the sneaky website they sent me in addition to the comment i made earlier. So they sent me a one pager that had this content:
Dear Applicant,
Greeting from your account manager!
First of all, congratulations on your Written Invitation!
It is my pleasure to inform you that we currently have an employer for you who has declared a deadline and expects the documents to be submitted before its expiration.
The deadline to submit the documents is 8 days from the day you received the invitation.
Please note that the observation of the deadline is extremely important and you need to keep it by all means. Failing to meet the deadline automatically leads to losing the job position for you and financial losses for our agency. Please read all my e-mails very carefully.
This is the list of requirements that you must have in order to continue with your application (Employment Pass application):
1/ CV (Europass)
2/ Motivation Letter
3/ Diploma (not mandatory)
4/ Work Permit application form
5/ Medical/GP application form
6/ National Insurance Number application form
All the documents that you have, like your CV, Diploma or any Certificates if you have, please send them at [email protected] (scanned or photographed).
NOTE: Usually, a lot of the applicants are missing some of the forms but don’t worry about that. I am your account manager and I will make sure that you will prepare everything on time in order to meet the deadline successfully.
We are collaborating with the specialized Documents Processing Company and they are preparing the documents for our applicants for years (with a discount). They prepare everything for you: CV European format, Work permit, Medical/GP form, National insurance form, Motivation letter with an excellent quality according to the European employment application standards for the charge of 28.30 Euros.
Moreover, the preparation takes just 2 days and it allows adherence to even the shortest deadlines. In our experience, this is the best way if you would like to keep your application as successful as by now.
If you cannot manage it by yourself, we advise you to arrange your Employment Pass application with the Documents Processing Company I have referred you to earlier so the rest of the forms will be ready for you too.
Please click here to order the Employment Pass application.
1. Click on the link and then PAY NOW 1 Employment Pass application
2. You will see a table and here should also be 1 Employment Pass application which is 28.30 euros
3. Click PROCEED TO CHECKOUT
4. Fill in your Billing information when asked (this is information for you, and leave the company field empty because you are applying as a person not a company)
5. Select that you have read and agree with the terms and conditions
6. Choose a payment method ( Stripe, BDO , Transfer Wise or any other payment that is suitable for you )
7. Click PLACE ORDER
If you have a debit or a credit card I would suggest using their ‘Stripe’ payment method. It is the easiest to use, everything is done online and you could make the payment immediately.
When you place the order, you will receive the payment details from Documents Processing Company. With these details, you can complete the payment and after that you need to contact them, so they can start with the preparation of your documents immediately.
When your documents are ready, we will proceed with the delivery of the documents. What follows after is that you will be arranged with a conversation schedule with your employer. Usually, these conversations entail the date of commencement of work, work permit and visa, travel logistics (plane tickets), the final salary proposal, and everything else your employer considers important.
I really hope that I explained everything to you and that all is clear to you. However, if you have any additional questions or help, PLEASE do not hesitate to contact me, it will be my pleasure to help you.
SUMMARY (YOUR NEXT STEPS):
1. Please send the list of required documents at [email protected]
2. Order Employment Pass application (Click here to order the services)
Sincerely Yours,
Emma Smith
Account Manager
UK Recruitment
Beware of a fake UK Employment website, claiming they want to hire you. The scams leads you to http://www.seacareersjobs.com. Here is what they sent me, such a bogus one. First they sent me this message saying they have an employer for me:
Dear Emmanuel,
Greeting from your account manager!
First of all, congratulations on your Written Invitation!
It is my pleasure to inform you that we currently have an employer for
you who has declared a deadline and expects the documents to be
submitted
before its expiration.
The deadline to submit the documents is 8 days from the day you
received the invitation.
Please note that the observation of the deadline is extremely
important and you need to keep it by all means. Failing to meet the
deadline
automatically leads to losing the job position for you and financial
losses for our agency. Please read all my e-mails very carefully.
This is the list of requirements that you must have in order to
continue with your application (Employment Pass application):
1/ CV (Europass)
2/ Motivation Letter
3/ Diploma (not mandatory)
4/ Work Permit application form
5/ Medical/GP application form
6/ National Insurance Number application form
All the documents that you have, like your CV, Diploma or any
Certificates if you have, please send them at
[email protected] (scanned or
photographed).
NOTE: Usually, a lot of the applicants are missing some of the forms
but don’t worry about that. I am your account manager and I will make
sure that
you will prepare everything on time in order to meet the deadline successfully.
We are collaborating with the specialized Documents Processing Company
and they are preparing the documents for our applicants for years
(with a
discount). They prepare everything for you: CV European format, Work
permit, Medical/GP form, National insurance form, Motivation letter
with an
excellent quality according to the European employment application
standards for the charge of 28.30 Euros.
Moreover, the preparation takes just 2 days and it allows adherence to
even the shortest deadlines. In our experience, this is the best way
if you
would like to keep your application as successful as by now.
If you cannot manage it by yourself, we advise you to arrange your
Employment Pass application with the Documents Processing Company I
have referred
you to earlier so the rest of the forms will be ready for you too.
Please click here to order the Employment Pass application.
1. Click on the link and then PAY NOW 1 Employment Pass application
2. You will see a table and here should also be 1 Employment Pass
application which is 28.30 euros
3. Click PROCEED TO CHECKOUT
4. Fill in your Billing information when asked (this is information
for you, and leave the company field empty because you are applying as
a person
not a company)
5. Select that you have read and agree with the terms and conditions
6. Choose a payment method ( Stripe, BDO , Transfer Wise or any other
payment that is suitable for you )
7. Click PLACE ORDER
If you have a debit or a credit card I would suggest using their
‘Stripe’ payment method. It is the easiest to use, everything is done
online and you
could make the payment immediately.
When you place the order, you will receive the payment details from
Documents Processing Company. With these details, you can complete the
payment and
after that you need to contact them, so they can start with the
preparation of your documents immediately.
When your documents are ready, we will proceed with the delivery of
the documents. What follows after is that you will be arranged with a
conversation
schedule with your employer. Usually, these conversations entail the
date of commencement of work, work permit and visa, travel logistics
(plane
tickets), the final salary proposal, and everything else your employer
considers important.
I really hope that I explained everything to you and that all is clear
to you. However, if you have any additional questions or help, PLEASE
do not
hesitate to contact me, it will be my pleasure to help you.
SUMMARY (YOUR NEXT STEPS):
1. Please send the list of required documents at [email protected]
2. Order Employment Pass application (Click here to order the services (
https://seacareersjobs.com/?email_id=35&user_id=17170&urlpassed=aHR0cHM6Ly9kb2N1bWVudHMtcHJvY2Vzc2luZy5jb20vaW5kZXgucGhwL3Byb2R1Y3QvZnVsbC1hcHBsaWNhdGlvbi1wYWNrYWdlLw&c Yours,
Emma Smith
Account Manager
UK Recruitment
Then they asked me to go to a website that provides this fake- beware!!!
A job should pay YOU. You should NEVER have to pay a job.
Beware of your emotions, scammers often use them against you.
I almost fell for a scam like this. But luckily my skepticism kicked in.
The scam was from Bankers Insurance. Basically one has to pay for expensive training and even "trade shows" in other countries. Not to mention other extraordinary claims from them. And of course I would have to drive around on MY OWN gas money and that is no guarantee that I would get paid because pay is based on commission. Plus their offices seem rented. Red flags everywhere, and not to mention I "got the job" too easily without any effort.
I took a better job at an Office Depot. Best part: pay was guaranteed.