A few days back, I received the following mail:
Here's why it is an obvious scam:
1. The mail has been sent via rediffmail.com and has been asked to respond to some careceo.com. Now, a 4 star hotel at London would never use a free e-mail id.
2.The letter does not address me by my name. Therefore it's a generalized mass email sent by spammers to hundreds of people hoping that a few would fall in trap.
3.The +44 87 phone number is not a land line - it`s a cell phone or a redirect service.
4. Note that the English is very poor and is not written by someone who's primary language is English.
5. It is impractical to believe of a UK based hotel sending job invitations to non-UK people and claiming that they'll take care of all expenses. This only lures people of developing or underdeveloped countries.
6. The payment listed is quite overwhelming.
In case, you receive any such similar e-mail,
1. The best thing to do is first google about it like 'Abba Queens Hotel scam'.
2. Obviously, the above points should also be observed.
3. Do not reply, as your response might be used for identity theft.
4. Do mark it as spam so that you don't receive any further mails from the spammers.
You should be more alert of such spam mails if you hold an account on any job site like naukri.com.
And, if you're on Twitter, you might want to read this, Don't Fall For Phishing On Twitter.
Please kindly read this letter on attachment file.
Abba Queen's Gate Hotel is recruiting interested candidate who wish to work in our Company. submit your curriculum vitae CV" to our recruitment department Via Email, These are the list of Countries needed for the Career job offered by the Company. AFRICA REGION: Cameroon, Kenya, South Africa & Sudan. ASIA REGION: India. Indonesia & Philippine. EUROPE REGION: Germany, Spain & France. SOUTH AMERICA REGION: Chile & Argentina.
along with the following attachment:
1. The mail has been sent via rediffmail.com and has been asked to respond to some careceo.com. Now, a 4 star hotel at London would never use a free e-mail id.
2.The letter does not address me by my name. Therefore it's a generalized mass email sent by spammers to hundreds of people hoping that a few would fall in trap.
3.The +44 87 phone number is not a land line - it`s a cell phone or a redirect service.
4. Note that the English is very poor and is not written by someone who's primary language is English.
5. It is impractical to believe of a UK based hotel sending job invitations to non-UK people and claiming that they'll take care of all expenses. This only lures people of developing or underdeveloped countries.
6. The payment listed is quite overwhelming.
In case, you receive any such similar e-mail,
1. The best thing to do is first google about it like 'Abba Queens Hotel scam'.
2. Obviously, the above points should also be observed.
3. Do not reply, as your response might be used for identity theft.
4. Do mark it as spam so that you don't receive any further mails from the spammers.
When I googled about this spam, I found some results dating back to early 2010 as well. The fact that this letter is still circulating, it is certain that there are people still falling for it.
The purpose of this Phishing mail is identity theft but there are also a few which would try to gain money from you as in the case of, Fake Hyundai Job Call Letter and Fake Microsoft Job Offer Letter.
Also, take a look at a similar mail, Fake Audi Promo Program and People claiming to make you millionaire
Also, take a look at a similar mail, Fake Audi Promo Program and People claiming to make you millionaire
And, if you're on Twitter, you might want to read this, Don't Fall For Phishing On Twitter.
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