How the latest Internet scams may impact you
If you suspect you have received a
suspicious email offering employment position, work from home jobs or requesting
your financial information, and appears to have come from "KBT Ltd" or any of
its subsidiary companies www.Fabricuk.com
do not reply to it, We never instruct any companies or
any persons to collect any financial information or offer you employment for
cheque cashing on our behalf via email, telephone, fax or any other method.
REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL POLICE IMMEDIATELY.
Use this link to contact the Metropolitan police
A typical email about Cheque Cashing Scam
or a bogus employment offer
A cheque cashing scam involves the receipt of
an email correspondence offering a job opportunity, often transferring funds
internationally. The scam artists usually attempt to reassure the victim of the
legitimacy of the position by offering apparently legal contracts, forged or
false documents bearing company letterhead, false letters of credit, payment
schedules and bank drafts.
Once the scammer has obtained the trust of their victim they will begin the
actual scam. Checks, money orders or wire deposits will be sent to the victim
for "processing". The victim will be asked to cash the check or money order
(wire deposits will send the money directly to the victim's account) and send a
percentage of the funds back to the scammers. The need for the "middle man" is
often explained as being a way around international fees or taxes, and sometimes
the need to obtain payments from PayPal or another online payment system. Once
the funds are sent back to the scammers (usually the victim is told to keep a
percentage for themselves, as payment for their services) the victim's bank or
financial institution learns that the check/money order/wire transfer was
fraudulent. The funds are then subtracted from the victim's account and they are
made liable for the lost money, this kind of scam is usually part of some
illegal money laundering scheme. If you have received an email about this kind
of employment offer report it to your local police immediately
Read more about Work From Home Scams
More Information on internet scams and
fraud..
What is
Phishing and fraudulent emails?
Phishing is the illegal attempt to mislead consumers into providing personal or
financial information, including account numbers, passwords and Social Security
numbers, via email or through fraudulent Web sites.
The most frequent phishing attacks occur through email disguised to appear as
though it came from a reputable financial institution or company.
Most phishing attempts urge you to update or validate your account information,
typically through a link in an email directing you to a fake Web site that
appears to be legitimate.
How to spot a phishing attack
There are many phishing attacks active on the Internet. Here are a few of their
lines and lures:
- An email contains an “urgent” or “shocking”
tone requesting your immediate action on an account-related matter. Phishers
frequently succeed by getting consumers to act quickly without thinking.
- An email is sent from a user falsely
claiming to be a legitimate company with an attachment. An unsolicited email
attachment more than likely contains a virus. Do not open it.
- A pop-up window appears from a user falsely
claiming to be a legitimate company’s Web site asking for personal
information.
- A fraudulent email may also contain
information about an employment position, or a cheque cashing scam, we DO NOT
offer any positions of this kind we are aware of such emails are been sent to
individuals , if you receive this kind of email report it to your local police
immediately, as you have been targeted by fraudsters who are after your
financial information, they may even use other methods to gain your financial
information
Protect your
identity online
- Do not provide your personal or
financial information in response to an email request or after clicking on a
link from an email. Legitimate companies do not ask
for this type of information through an email communication, no matter how
official the email may look.
- Do not enter your personal
information into a form within an email message or a pop-up.
Email messages and pop-ups are not secure. It is never safe to enter your
personal information in a form unless it is on a secure web site.
- Do not open an email from a sender
you do not recognize that contains an attachment. A
legitimate financial institution would not deliver unsolicited attachments.
Delete the email with the attachment immediately.
- Check that you are interacting with
a secure Web site. Before you submit personal or
financial information on a Web site:
- Look for the locked padlock or key icon at
the bottom of your browser or
- Make sure the web site address begins with
"https://" instead of "http://". The "s" indicates that the site is secure.
The absence of either of these items will indicate that the site is not secure.
If you are unsure of the validity of the email, contact the institution
directly—not via any links in the email.
- Keep your browser software
up-to-date with security updates. To adequately
protect your computer, make sure you have current anti-virus and firewall
software installed to help protect your personal information.
- Review your account statement
carefully. Verify that all transactions are
authorized and report any discrepancies immediately.
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