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We just wanted to post this SCAM ALERT in hopes that it reaches our readers before any one of you fall for it. The Sydney Car Centre is a SCAM!!! Don’t apply for this job position or you’ll regret it!

First of all, if someone out of nowhere contacts you via email to offer a job position — without you ever requesting, inquiring, or applying for that position in the past — then it’s a telltale sign that someone’s out to scam you. Second, if someone wants you to withdraw from your bank account and wire money via Western Union to another country then that’s another sign that it’s a SCAM.

This is actually an old scam, but it evolves each time it’s exposed. The main idea, however, has remained the same: you receive a check in the mail (supposedly from their customers who are based in your country) which you then “process” as part of your job description. You deposit this check in your bank account, take out your percentage commission, and then withdraw the remaining funds and wire them via Western Union to the “company” who exists in another country. By the time you discover that the check was fake, it would have been too late already. You end up with a “no-good” check and you wired them “real” money. You’re at a loss, they’ve gained big time!

Here’s an example of the type of emails they send out. Anytime you receive something that sounds similar to this, delete it immediately:

While we may have high expectations of our associates, we also give them high rewards. Imagine being part of a stable organization with a sterling reputation - a place where the Sydney Car Centre is an integral part of all that we do. With our car centre personality, you’ll not just succeed - you’ll thrive. And, with our strong commitment to promoting from within, you’ll definitely enjoy your rise to the top.

Today the Sydney Car Centre is looking for an industrious regional assistant to fasten the process of the delivery of customer payments to the suppliers. The position offered is a part-time job, and will only require from you to be available for 1-2 hours a day.

As a regional assistant, you will be supposed to operate with the payments from those customers, based in your country. You will be expected to accept 2-3 transactions to your bank account every week, make certain calculations about every transaction (you will be precisely instructed about it), & transfer the funds to the suppliers by means of western Union/Money Gram less your fee & the charges of the Western Union/Money Gram. You will be continuously communicating with the manager from the head office, who will instruct you & give advice regarding every new payment.

The ideal candidate will be industrious, goal-oriented person, with the availability of a personal/business bank account suitable to be used for the company needs. Knowledge of English, computer literacy and sociability are appreciated.

The company guarantees to pay NET 10% fee out of the amount of every payment you dealt with and to provide you with the regular income & flexible schedule. All the related expenses you might have (like the Western Union/Money Gram chargers, related expenses on traveling) are covered by the company.

The more detailed information is available on our web-site http://vacancy-264528649.sydncarcr.ph/vacancies.php, where you can fill in the on-line application form for this position.

We would be glad to welcome you in our team!

We are looking forward to hearing from you as soon as possible!

Yours sincerely, Noemi Stafford

Well, we hope we posted this SCAM ALERT on time. There are a lot of people who fall for this stuff. Don’t be one of them!

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