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Smudger
Joined: 26 Sep 2010
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 Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 6:32 pm Post subject: Gem of an e-mail from Morning Calm Recruiting |
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They've been hacked or aren't doing so well in the recruiting field anymore I'd say.
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Hello,
I'm writing this with tears in my eye, my family and I came down to SWANSEA, (WALES, UNITED KINGDOM) for a short vacation and got mugged at the park of the hotel where we stayed, all our cash, credit card and cell were stolen off us at GUN POINT but luckily for us we still have our passports with us but don't have enough money to sort the bills so we can get out of here.
We've been to the embassy and the cops but they're not helping issues at all and our round flight leaves soon and the hotel manager won't let us leave until we settle the bills, I'm freaked out at the moment and wondering if you could help us with a quick loan, I promise I'll refund it once we get home. Please write me so i can send you the info for the wire of the money to save me from the embarrassment of not being able to cover the bills. Am really sorry for the odd request
Hope to read back from you soonest
Recruiting Manager
Morning Calm Recruiting
Office in Korea
258 - 233, Itaewon-dong, Yongsan-gu,Seoul city, South Korea
(140 - 856)
Tel: + 82 02 794 5545
Fax: + 82 02 794 5546 |
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young_clinton
Joined: 09 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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| It's an odd type of spam email. They are using the recruiting agency title just to break through your spam filter. |
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Lucas
Joined: 11 Sep 2012
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| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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| More details please. Email address! |
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EZE
Joined: 05 May 2012
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| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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| I received a similar type of e-mail from a guy who offered me a job at a university in Ordos, China two or three years ago, except he said he got robbed in Madrid, Spain. It made me glad I didn't accept that job. I almost did. |
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
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| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 10:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Common hackjob scam. I receive variations on this three or four times a year from contacts I've had email correspondence with. It did not originate from Morning Calm. Ignore, delete. |
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Allthechildrenareinsane
Joined: 23 Jun 2011
Location: Lost in a Roman wilderness of pain
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| Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 3:00 am Post subject: Re: Gem of an e-mail from Morning Calm Recruiting |
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| Smudger wrote: |
They've been hacked or aren't doing so well in the recruiting field anymore I'd say.
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Hello,
I'm writing this with tears in my eye, my family and I came down to SWANSEA, (WALES, UNITED KINGDOM) for a short vacation and got mugged at the park of the hotel where we stayed, all our cash, credit card and cell were stolen off us at GUN POINT but luckily for us we still have our passports with us but don't have enough money to sort the bills so we can get out of here.
We've been to the embassy and the cops but they're not helping issues at all and our round flight leaves soon and the hotel manager won't let us leave until we settle the bills, I'm freaked out at the moment and wondering if you could help us with a quick loan, I promise I'll refund it once we get home. Please write me so i can send you the info for the wire of the money to save me from the embarrassment of not being able to cover the bills. Am really sorry for the odd request
Hope to read back from you soonest
Recruiting Manager
Morning Calm Recruiting
Office in Korea
258 - 233, Itaewon-dong, Yongsan-gu,Seoul city, South Korea
(140 - 856)
Tel: + 82 02 794 5545
Fax: + 82 02 794 5546 |
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I had no idea the Welsh were so gangsta. |
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le-paul
Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Location: dans la chambre
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| Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 3:19 am Post subject: |
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| you obviously havent heard of 'goldie looking chain'... |
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waynehead
Joined: 18 Apr 2006
Location: Jongno
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| Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 6:36 am Post subject: |
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| I also once receive an email like this from an acquaintance, he claimed this had happened in Jakarta, I think. |
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ajuma
Joined: 18 Feb 2003
Location: Anywere but Seoul!!
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| Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 2:31 am Post subject: |
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I got one of these too...a few different facts, but basically, "send me money". It came from a co-worker so I knew the account had been hacked.
I also got a similar one via PM through FB. I knew it was fake, so I kept stringing the guy along...then I said that I'd given the info from his account to the local police and they would follow up on it and he was BUSTED!!! LOL! I had fun spamming the spammer!  |
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Julius
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 4:57 am Post subject: |
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I had a particularly bad experience with morning calm recruiting.
if they've gotten into email scamming now it wouldn't surprise me.  |
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Otherside
Joined: 06 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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I like how it's so personalised that they don't even mention there name.
Someone may fall for the scam if it was a friend or relative and finished up with,
"Thanks,
Bob"
But, to finish up with:
"Recruiting Manager."
Is just tacky. |
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fezmond
Joined: 27 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 4:49 am Post subject: |
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| In all my years living in Swansea I don't recall ever having heard of guns being used. Muggings aren't exactly common either. In Newport however... |
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Julius
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 12:47 am Post subject: |
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| Otherside wrote: |
But, to finish up with:
"Recruiting Manager."
Is just tacky. |
When I was involved with morning calm they always said "recruiting manager".
So it sounds authentic.
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| stolen off us at GUN POINT |
In Swansea?? haha I doubt it. |
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