Vintage Energy

Cara –

Victim Location 60638

Type of a scam Employment

Today (Jun 12, 2019, 7:47 AM Central) I woke to an email stating the following:

Hello Candidate,

As regards to your resume that was suggested to the company for the Customer Service Representative/Data Entry Position The Hiring Desk has reviewed your resume for the Position and we believe you have the required qualifications to proceed. Working hours are flexible. The position follows our newest online screening introduced by Better Business Bureau.

The interview session will commence online, you are also expected to come online through Google hangouts during working hours. I want you to setup a Google Hangout and if you have one already please do use it, add Mr Smith Wilson the Interview Manager and IM him on this Hangout ID ([email protected]) ASAP for the interview/briefing and comprehensive job details. This is our first step to proceed further. he will be online waiting for you.

Interview Schedule Date/time 8am-3pm daily.

Your verification code is (BLS18 – 0100), this would serve as your identification number throughout the online hiring process. Your swift and timely response matters a lot in this beneficial position. We look forward to having you on the team.

Best Regards

Hire desk

Vintage Energy

At first I was shocked. I jumped out of bed and looked over it for some time but something struck me as very odd. I had just spent the entire day, 2 days ago, watching youtubers prank scammers on the phone and among these youtube channels was "B.B.B. Wisconsin" so I became even more skeptical and decided to analyze the email further. A few things caught my eye during my own investigation and i’ll go over them here.

The first thing that caught my eye was the Google Hangouts and the idea that this was something *introduced by the BBB*. I was not aware that ScamPulse.com did such things so I went over to the ScamPulse.com website to see if I would be able to find information regarding this *online screening*. Sure enough, I did not. Red Flag#1

The second is the very first line of the email: As regards to your resume that… I’m pretty sure this is grammatically incorrect and gives very unprofessional vibes. Red Flag#2.

Third thing is that the email went on to say, "I want you to setup a Google Hangout…" and "and IM him on this Hangout ID ([email protected]) ". This should imply that the person who is emailing me ? the person whom I should be contacting for this interview, however viewing sender details reveals that the email was sent by: [email protected] Red Flag#3

Lastly I was referred to by Candidate as opposed to my actual name.

Further investigating the ScamPulse.com website I browsed employment scams and saw reported scams using very similar words and use of google hangouts.

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