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Looks like a more sophisticated version of the
scam Hamayoun encountered:
Ed
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Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 01:29:52 -0500
From: Monty Solomon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Online job listing an ID theft scam
'Background check' used to steal full slate of personal info
By Bob Sullivan, MSNBC, 4 Nov 2002
It was just the job lead Jim needed: a marketing manager position
with Arthur Gallagher, a leading international insurance broker.
And only days after Jim responded to the job posting on Monster.com,
a human resources director sent along a promising e-mail. We're
interested in you, the note said. The salary is negotiable, the
clients big. In fact, the clients are so valuable and sensitive that
you'll have to submit to a background check as part of the interview
process. Eager for work, Jim complied -- and sent off just about every
key to his digital identity, including his age, height, weight, Social
Security number, bank account numbers, even his mother's maiden name.
IT WAS ALL JUST an elaborate identity theft scam designed to prey
on the most vulnerable potential victims - the increasing ranks of
the unemployed. ...
http://www.msnbc.com/news/830411.asp
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