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I got an email from Mr. Robert Wallace from Apex City London Hotel for RECEPTIONIST position. Is it a scam??

At first, he asked me to send a latest copy of my CV so I did. Then, after 4 days he sent me interview questionnaires. I answered all those questions last feb. 23, 2008 and got a response last feb. 25 asking if i am willing to take responsibility of the applicable fees and assessment test which I need to pass first (U.K embassy here in Manila).

When I checked the said hotel's website, the information is just the same, the email address used is not free like that of yahoo, MSN, etc. --- Please, I'm also interested but I need help from you guys. If you know somebody working for that hotel, please ask if there's an employee named ROBERT WALLACE, a PERSONNEL AND TRAINING ASSISTANT. Thank you very much in advance.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    I would say it is a scam too. But let us know the website and the last bit f his email address so we can have a look and check.

    http://www.apexhotels.co.uk/

    here is the hotel website and there is a recruitment page there, but no receptionist poisition. Ths is perhaps not surpising as they are maybe filled quite easily.

    Yoiu also did not say why you got the email. Was it spam or did you appl for a vacancy and then he responded?

    Good luck, but anyone asking for money to help you apply for a job is probably scamming you.

  • 1 decade ago

    If it has the following text in it it is a fraud,

    However,there are certain applicable fees that we charge for these

    services.We charge £62 for each work permit issued for a particular

    duration of validity or work permit extension/reapplication for a work

    permit in the event of change of job.The Home Office charges an

    additional fee of £90 for the work permit.

    We accept payments from overseas through money transfer.(UK) current

    processing times for this service are 1-2 weeks.Processing of the

    application will not take place until payment has cleared.You are

    required to present us with the following before we can proceed with the

    process of your work permit:" This guy is not only trying to get your cash, but if you replied to his request for personal information, then he knows a LOT about you. Watch your credit report carefully, notify your bank to do signature comparisons on all checks, Or change account numbers if feasible.

    It is unfortunate that crooks are able to glean so much data from the public.

    :

    Source(s): Personal e-mail similar circumstances, follow up with Fraudwatch: http://www.fraudwatchers.org/forums/forumdisplay.p...
  • I think you should mark it spam ,and not send any personal info like your social security number and id number they can steal your identity ,if you are not care full.you say they want money there scamming you they are trying to trick you .

    I just received this thing in my e box they want me to send them money for "package" i did not send for ,. and this person that your communicating with wants you to pay for some service for fees don't sound good , if you have given out some info you shouldn't have report this person and his Email address.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    I live outside the US. There was an article in the paper here about those scams, and how sadly a number of fools were duped... some companies here roasted as a result also.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Stop...think...did you APPLY for a receptionist job at the Apex Hotel?

  • 1 decade ago

    what makes you think that anyone who happens to be online at 10 am in London and happens to know this person's fake identity?

    are you crazy?

  • 1 decade ago

    i think u should just delete it.. unless u went there for interview

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Sure it is! Better erase it, or else

  • 1 decade ago

    i think so...but its better to be sure....

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