Know as Misrepresentation, 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 Fabricuk.com, Fabricdyes.co.uk,
Paintsprays.co.uk, Dyeshop.co.uk, Scissors.uk.com, kbt.co.uk do not reply to it.
We never instruct any companies or any persons to collect any financial information or offer employment as account managers for
cashing cheques on our behalf via email, telephone, fax or any other method.
If you have received such and email or are currently in correspondence with such an email
REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL POLICE IMMEDIATELY
Use this link to contact the
UK Metropolitan Police
they have set up a dedicated team who are fully aware of these types of fraudulent activity, email scams and phoney job offers.
A Typical Fraudulent Email “Employment Offer For Cheque Cashing”
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 victims they will
begin the actual scam. Cheques, money orders or wire deposits will be
sent to the victim for processing, The victim will be asked to cash
the cheaque or money order and send a percentage of the funds back to
the scammers account. The need for the Middle Man is often explained as being a way around international fees or taxes, sometimes they explain a need
to obtain payments from Paypal or other online payment systems.
Once funds are sent back less the victims percentage as a payment for their services to the scammers account, the victims bank or
Financial institution learns that the cheque, money order or 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 DO NOT REPLY TO IT,
in any way whatsoever it is fraudulent and you will be out of pocket
What is Phishing
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
it has come 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.
Remeber One Rule - If In Doubt - Leave It Out
