inquiry for the authenticity of the content of this email

[milimelo 4,514]

 

Looks like she's scamming you from India... 

[Adventine 3,201]

Also be aware that someone could have stolen this person's photos and made a phony LinkedIn account just to scam people.

[TBoneTX 45,663]

26 minutes ago, Imbhe77 said:

what government office should I forward it? do you have email address with you?

Someone here may know.  Meanwhile, I suggest searching for "where to report U.S. employment scams" or similar.  Let us know what you find.

[TBoneTX 45,663]

1 minute ago, Adventine said:

made a phony LinkedIn account

Ah -- you can report it to LinkedIn, to start.  That might at least get the profile taken down.  Then, search for official resources where you can report the situation.

[carmel34 3,646]

6 hours ago, Imbhe77 said:

Amount  payable ($ 460 US Dollars the Account is from the US Homeland Account Department. As soon as you make the payment scan and send the payment slip to our email in order to attach it to your file for submission, the process will take 15 to 20 working days only and when we finish the process we will send you an invitation letter to visit our US Embassy, in your country for your visa stamping, you are to go there  along with the original copy of your international passport , and we would hand over the Work Permit documents, Flight Ticket, and other related documents to you in person. Hope to hear from you soon

 

Regards,

 

Mrs. William Gloria.

 

Account No: 988651466

 

Routing: 044000037

 

Swift code: CHASUSU3XXX

Obvious scam because they want you to wire $460.  Legitimate employers in the US who want to hire foreign nationals sponsor them, pay all the attorney and visa fees, etc.  Plus it takes much longer than 15-20 days.  No doubt many have fallen for this and similar scams unfortunately.

Edited November 25, 2022 by carmel34

[Crazy Cat 41,985]

6 hours ago, Imbhe77 said:

I did check for the two (2) names but there are a lot of results in facebook and linkedin. yes they are trying to get me an H1-B visa.  I checked on their company Allegro Tracking and they have email address and other companies with almost the same company name and industry.  I remember commenting "interested" on a post via LinkedIn for a job opportunity in the US, Europe and UAE. then I received an email from a certain "Angelina Zeta Collins" telling me that she endorsed me to Allegro Tracking and the company is interested to hire me.

ABSOLUTELY A SCAM!!!  DO NOT send them any money.

Edited November 25, 2022 by Crazy Cat

[SteveInBostonI130 3,471]

7 hours ago, Imbhe77 said:

I did check for the two (2) names but there are a lot of results in facebook and linkedin. yes they are trying to get me an H1-B visa.  I checked on their company Allegro Tracking and they have email address and other companies with almost the same company name and industry.  I remember commenting "interested" on a post via LinkedIn for a job opportunity in the US, Europe and UAE. then I received an email from a certain "Angelina Zeta Collins" telling me that she endorsed me to Allegro Tracking and the company is interested to hire me.

 

It is an authentic scam.

[Timona 4,208]

1. Since when did US embassy hand you flight tickets in person at the embassy? That's not their job.

2. And who would pay a farm worker $70-$110k? I'd want to be hired ASAP.

3. Your Mrs Collins works for ADP but is recruiting for companies other than ADP?

4. I'm not sure why people in 3rd world countries are always competing for these LinkedIn endorsement. They're utterly useless.

5. As @Jorgedig said, these scammers always have weird names which should immediately tell you it's a scam.

6. Why would you pay money to get a job? Shouldn't it be the opposite? You pay money to get services or buy something. 

 

Won't be surprised if OP goes ahead to try his luck, hoping it's legit.

Edited November 25, 2022 by Timona

[P0907 127]

I would also recommend reporting the bank account details to Chase bank and have them investigate the account. Even a temporary inconvenience for them could save someone losing their hard earned money.

[LoveTNLife 3]

Based on the "William Gloria" I'm guessing this is from Nigeria.  Google Nigerian scams they are the experts.

[Dashinka 24,654]

14 hours ago, Imbhe77 said:

Hello I received this email for an employer that is recruiting me to work in Chicago. any suggestion or information if the process and bank account that I will be sending my payment is correct.

 

Please help me out.

 

Dear  Mr. [removed]

    We have received all your documents regarding your visa processing and we have forwarded all your documents to the US Homeland office and your file has been prepared for submission. This is the provided corresponding account from the Homeland office Account Department which you have to deposit the amount; the details bellow.

 

Name: William Michael Ridgley

 

Beneficiary address: 400 S Main ST

 

Woodsboro MD 21798

 

Bank name: Chase Bank

 

Bank Address: 21111 Frederick Rd,

 

Germantown, MD 20876

 

Account No: 988651466

 

Routing: 044000037

 

Swift code: CHASUSU3XXX

Country: United States of America

 

 

Amount  payable ($ 460 US Dollars the Account is from the US Homeland Account Department. As soon as you make the payment scan and send the payment slip to our email in order to attach it to your file for submission, the process will take 15 to 20 working days only and when we finish the process we will send you an invitation letter to visit our US Embassy, in your country for your visa stamping, you are to go there  along with the original copy of your international passport , and we would hand over the Work Permit documents, Flight Ticket, and other related documents to you in person. Hope to hear from you soon

 

Regards,

 

Mrs. William Gloria.

 

Telephone: No +1 (773) -823-4340 

 

Human Resources Manager..

Have you already sent them sensitive personal information?   I agree with everyone else, this clearly looks like a scam, and should be reported.  You can try the FBI.

 

https://www.ic3.gov

[Lynxyonok 316]

It's been my experience that any government communication of worth in United States comes by postal mail and not by e-mail. Especially if finances are involved.

 

Yes, there may be exceptions, I am only sharing my personal and thus limited experience.

[Free Man 119]

This is a scam. Unfortunately,  innocent people are the victim.  My friend was layoff during Covid-19,  someone with a valid Linkin account offer him a job, went through interview,  everything look legit. 

He used someone as the HR director,  after doing a search,  we found everything to be okay. They issue her a check to deposit and buy a Table and chair to work from home. 3 days after , they reached out saying that they would rather ship him the chair and table so he should refund them the money via Zelle. After the Zelle number looks legit and aligns with the company name. After sending the money, the bank sent an alert that the account is slow because the check that was deposited was invalid. We engaged the bank and the police but to no avail.

 

So just be extra careful.

 

Excuse typo

 

[Crazy Cat 41,985]

8 hours ago, Free Man said:

This is a scam. Unfortunately,  innocent people are the victim.  My friend was layoff during Covid-19,  someone with a valid Linkin account offer him a job, went through interview,  everything look legit. 

He used someone as the HR director,  after doing a search,  we found everything to be okay. They issue her a check to deposit and buy a Table and chair to work from home. 3 days after , they reached out saying that they would rather ship him the chair and table so he should refund them the money via Zelle. After the Zelle number looks legit and aligns with the company name. After sending the money, the bank sent an alert that the account is slow because the check that was deposited was invalid. We engaged the bank and the police but to no avail.

 

So just be extra careful.

 

Excuse typo

 

That is a classic scam.  That has been happening for years. 

[Timona 4,208]

9 hours ago, Free Man said:

 

 

Really dude? Someone sends you a check before any work is done to buy stuff and you believed it??

 

No employer sends checks. When I first started, I got checks but after having put in work because my bank information was wrong in the system. However, the checks were handed to me at work. I only got 2 checks. Direct transfer was soon sorted.