Nowadays, spammers are busy phishing on job seakers. Take a look at the following spam email. Do you see the holes?

• “We are the largest Insurance Company in Europe with a successful long term commitment history” : but why don’t you build a website?
• “To Learn more about this position please contact Human Resources Department representative by replying to this E-Mail: peter.schtruberg@gmail.com” : no decent company did this.
• from “Jeffrey Alvarez <jalvarezsmt@hotmail.com>”: again, the trade mark of spammers. Company won’t send out spammer email to recruit people.

This spam can be detected with a little bit of common sense, others are more sophisticated. 

I do what I can and raise an alarm here because it ends up in my mailbox.

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Jeffrey Alvarez <jalvarezsmt@hotmail.com>

MF Group GmBH has a new enty level job opening in the Accounting Department. (No previous accounting experience is required). We are the largest Insurance Company in Europe with a successful long term commitment history.

About the Job:

We are looking for career oriented individual to join our accounting staff. This position is entry level and will be in our financial reporting and operations accounting areas. Candidate will handle various accounting responsibilities, including: perform data entry of journal entries, assist in performing financial transactions, assist with month�end, quarter-end and year-end financial reports, monitor and review transaction details, perform other duties as assigned.

About us:

Ag Int. is an independent, private, owner-managed company since 1993. Our headquarters are in Hamburg, Germany. Founded in 1993, we now have a global network of subsidiaries and offices around the world. Ag Int. has ended the year 2008 with USD3.22 billion in assets under management. The company provides unmatched convenience in Europe and the United States, serving more than 130.000 consumer and business clients. We take a global approach to our core businesses of general and life insurance. The diversity of our portfolio, both geographically and by line of business, is key to our strategy. We offer a comprehensive range of general and life insurance products and services for individuals, small businesses, commercial enterprises, mid-sized and large corporations and multinational companies. Our customers are some of the world’s largest industrial, commercial and professional service firms, insurance companies, and financial institutions. They trust us for our superior financial security, risk expertise, and service excellence. They value our fundamental strength � our capital and our people. We aspire to become the leading global insurance group in our chosen markets, and to consistently deliver top-tier results for our shareholders. By so doing, we will create strong relationships with our customers, agents and brokers, and provide rewarding opportunities for our employees.

What we offer:

� Full/Part time employment
� Compensation 45.000 � 55.000 USD + 13th salary
� An excellent growth platform and a great working environment
� Zero cost health insurance, matching 401(k)
� Annual Partnership Exchange Programs
� Free Regular Seminars

What are we looking for:

� Must be US citizen or legal alien authorized to work in the US
� High School degree (college degree is a plus)
� Experience in Accounting/Bookkeeping is a plus
� Must be willing to work overtime during certain parts of our month-end process
� Ability to handle multiple tasks within a strict timeframe
� Must have strong communication skills and customer service background
� Should be able to work independently in a team environment
� MS Office System Skills

Principals only. Recruiters, please don’t contact this job poster.
This company will appreciate your contributions and you will be valued for your dedication. AG Int. Is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from qualified women, minority and disabled candidates.

To Learn more about this position please contact Human Resources Department representative by replying to this E-Mail: peter.schtruberg@gmail.com . Your request will be forwarded directly to a Recruitment Officer.

This is the supporting page of Gendor Logistics Company spam post.

[Querying whois.hostingservicesinc.net]
[whois.hostingservicesinc.net]
Registration Service Provided By: 1′ST DOMAIN NAME SERVICE
Contact: +373.79449745
Website: http://www.1dns.ru

Domain Name: GENDORLOGISTICS.COM

Registrant:
PrivacyProtect.org
Domain Admin (contact@privacyprotect.org)
P.O. Box 97
Note – All Postal Mails Rejected, visit Privacyprotect.org
Moergestel
null,5066 ZH
NL
Tel. +45.36946676

Creation Date: 20-Nov-2009
Expiration Date: 20-Nov-2010

Domain servers in listed order:
ns2.dnsgt.cn
ns1.dnsgt.cn

Administrative Contact:
PrivacyProtect.org
Domain Admin (contact@privacyprotect.org)
P.O. Box 97
Note – All Postal Mails Rejected, visit Privacyprotect.org
Moergestel
null,5066 ZH
NL
Tel. +45.36946676

Technical Contact:
PrivacyProtect.org
Domain Admin (contact@privacyprotect.org)
P.O. Box 97
Note – All Postal Mails Rejected, visit Privacyprotect.org
Moergestel
null,5066 ZH
NL
Tel. +45.36946676

Billing Contact:
PrivacyProtect.org
Domain Admin (contact@privacyprotect.org)
P.O. Box 97
Note – All Postal Mails Rejected, visit Privacyprotect.org
Moergestel
null,5066 ZH
NL
Tel. +45.36946676

Status:ACTIVE

Received an email from Vinod <VinodeyCreasey4f9@hotmail.com>

When I google the “Gendor Logistics Company”, the first record is

Gendor Logistics

DON’T CLICK THAT LINK
That website will run malicious php scripts on your computer to daunt you into buying their so-called anti-virous software. (As I google Gendor Logistics Company later, the site that running malicious scripts is always changing. Watch out the .php in the site link, for example, zwf.php, which is a hint for malicious php scripts. If you fall into the trap, don’t click around, use control + alt + delete to close your brower.)

The website of this “Gendor Logistics Company” is at www.gendorlogistics.com, their domain name is only registered 10 days ago. I strongly believe this is a spam email, and the site is a phishing site, just raise an alarm here, in case someone else received the same email. Here is the whois database record about www.gendorlogistics.com.

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Gendor Logistics is an integrated network of storing, transportation and distribution company providing a wide variety of 3rd Party logistics solutions.
Starting with 60,000 square feet of space, the company have continued to grow with operations in Ohio, Nevada, Virginia, and California. The company
offer a variety of warehouse and distribution services, customs clearance and freight forwarding, and a complete transportation network including dedicated
fleet, brokerage service, LTL, TL and small package services.

Small package services program allows us make more vacancies in the US.

At now Gendor Logistics is looking for people that are innovative, dedicated, goal-oriented and passionate about logistics and transportation. The Gendor Logistics team is
made up of seasoned leaders from the industry. If you’d like to be a part of this team, we’d like to talk to you.
Vacancy offered: Transportation Assistant.

Position type: Permanent job with part-time trial.

Salary: Your salary, as a our Transportation Assistant, can reach up to 1,000 monthly during trial period
while spending only 20-25 hours weekly and over 2,300 with permanent position.

We need well-organized people, older than 18 years old, who have PC or notebook and permanent Internet access at home.

Blackberry device is needed, but optional.

Permanent US address with landline phone is absolutely required.

Knowledge of MS Office is obligatory.

Printer is absolutely required.

For any further details please e-mail Hiring Officer at wehaveajob@inbox.com

Thank you for your time and hope to hear from you soon.

Best regards,
Hiring Officer,
Leslie Nazario
Gendor Logistics Company
24 of November 2009

Just received the following email from a person named

Eeeeeee Lamarque <eeeeeeelamarque2043@hotmail.com>

This email looks real, I also find a decent website “www . bluechip-fc . com”, but there are a few holes in this email, I have to keep alert.

• Firstly, The daunting disclaimer smells like spam. I googled the so called “Bill S.1618 Title III passed by the 105th U. S. Congress”. It’s a bogus.  
• Secondly, whois database record shows that the domain name “bluechip-fc.com” is registered in MOSCOW, Russia. It was Created on 2009-10-22 and will be Expired on 2010-10-22. How can a company claims to be established in 1960, just registered their domain name a few weeks ago and registered for only one year?
• Thirdly, Eeeeeee Lamarque <eeeeeeelamarque2043@hotmail.com> looks very strange.
• Fourthly, google map shows no such company.
• Finally, the company name used in the email is ”Blue Chip Corp”, but on their website, the company name is “Blue Chip Financial Corporation”. Google either “Blue Chip Corp” or  ”Blue Chip Financial Corporation” couldn’t link to their website.

Just copy/paste the email below, in case someone have more information.

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Good day,

We announce open positions at our US and European branches. For full information about current openings please review vacancies section at our web-site. Application form is also available there.

Certain job positions require an applicant to be trained. We provide free training courses for this purpose.
All smart, conscientious and self-motivated individuals are challenged to try their abilities and to develop their careers in our environment dedicated to teamwork, client oriented approach, and focused on result.

Sincerely,
Kimberly Evans, HR and Recruiting dept.
mailto: k.evans@bluechip-fc.com
Blue Chip Corp.
410 Park Avenue, 7th Fl.
New York, NY 10022

DISCLAIMER: This is not an unsolicited mail. Under Bill 1618 Title III passed by the 105th US Congress this mail cannot be considered Spam as long as we include contact information and a method to be removed from our mailing list. If you have received this message in error or are not interested in receiving our e-mails, please reply with a “REMOVE” in the subject line and we will remove your e-mail address from our future mailings

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update: thanks to the post of bobbear, www . bluechip-fc . com is a phishing site!

Just Received an email from the following person. 

Fredrick Brugh <fredrickbrugh949@hotmail.com>

The following points alarm me.

• Their site is under construction.
• The sender use hotmail to spread the email.
• Google “G and M Stacey, Inc.” gets no useful information.

I posted the email here in case anybody have more information.

Hello,

I am Edward Sutton, a job officer of G and M Stacey, Inc. Currently we are hiring additional personnel. If you are looking for a primary income or for an extra income it should be a great opportunity for you.

First, let me tell you more about our company. G and M Stacey, Inc. were established in 1964 by George and Mary Stacey in a Denmark as a family business. They were a second generation of jewelers and we still have a hand on approach with our business. Any jewelry needs at all when you want to give a remembrance gift that comes from your heart.

Currently we are expanding to North America. As most of businesses we are working on Buy and Sell principle. It means that we can buy something from a manufacturer and sell to customer without any production teams. Our experts examined the USA domestic market and it is obvious that a great taxation system creates a best price for such kind of jewelry like a diamonds, and factory-made gold items.

It means that the same thing for example a 2.5 ct. Round diamond VG/I/VS1 w/GIA certification costs ~USD16,300 in US and ~13,000 Euro (~USD19,200) in the Denmark. So all we need to do is just to buy a diamond or gold it the States and sell it in the Europe. Yes, we are a middleman.

But most of U.S. wholesale jewelry companies (such big as Szul), doesn�t offer an international shipping. We need someone to buy the merchandise and to ship it abroad.

To prevent the further questions – you will not cash any bogus checks or fraud transactions. Also you will not spend your own money for the merchandise. You will receive Company�s funds directly to your account and buy the merchandise only when the funds will be available.

Do not hesitate to contact me though email employment@gandmstacey.com for any further information.

Edward Sutton, G and M Stacey, Inc.

Warning: This message may not be from whom it claims to be. Beware of following any links in it or of providing the sender with any personal information. 

Hi, my name is JOSH GOODMAN and I am a State Director for American Income. I saw your resume on the internet and felt that I should contact you immediately. Our company currently has openings for several outstanding individuals like you.

If you are an individual seeking a financially rewarding position with a company that is part of the Torchmark Corporation (TMK), a company that truly believes in honesty, integrity and trust, then I would like to speak with you.

Please call my office at 781-685-4660 so we can schedule an interview.

Best regards,
JOSH GOODMAN
American Income
We would like to keep you updated on exciting job opportunities at American Income Life Insurance Company; This exciting job opportunity is a commission based insurance sales position. We will continue to alert you when we have openings at our local offices because you placed your resume on an internet job board or responded to one of our job ads. To remove your email address from our list, please do not reply to this email. This will not remove you from future emails. Instead, please use the link below to process your opt-out requests.

If you do not wish to receive e-mails regarding job opportunities please visit our opt-out link. Please allow two to three business days for the processing of your E-mail address to be complete. American Income Life Insurance Company, 1200 Wooded Acres, Waco, TX 76710. Our Privacy Policy can be viewed here.

I received an email from BRD Team.

“

We have reviewed your resume and would like to advertise our current vacancy.

BRD is an international corporation with an extensive experience in auction, market development and database management.

We are presently searching for an administrative assistant. This is an excellent work at home opportunity with Part-Time and Full-Time positions available. Base salary is guaranteed. No telemarketing, no cold calling, no direct sales are involved, no fees required at any stage of employment. The successful candidates must maintain sufficient professional knowledge to understand the company’s value propositions and competitive advantages. Candidates must have a strong desire to succeed, be able to meet deadlines, and have strong communication and time-management skills.

If you are interested in this position please respond to work-dept@brd-jobs.com and we’ll provide the detailed job description and working contract.

Thank You,

BRD Team

“

After googling for a while, I still could not figure out what company it is. I then checked the whois database, here’s the records for domain name www.brd-jobs.com.

Domain Name: BRD-JOBS.COM

Registrant:
    N/A
    Klan Jored        (support@hosting-offshore.biz)
    Joser 33/4
    Moresa
    Kamen,343299
    AT
    Tel. +3.434423483993

Creation Date: 21-Aug-2009 
Expiration Date: 21-Aug-2010

Domain servers in listed order:
    ns2.favorfila.com
    ns1.favorfila.com
Administrative Contact:
    N/A
    Klan Jored        (support@hosting-offshore.biz)
    Joser 33/4
    Moresa
    Kamen,343299
    AT
    Tel. +3.434423483993

Technical Contact:
    N/A
    Klan Jored        (support@hosting-offshore.biz)
    Joser 33/4
    Moresa
    Kamen,343299
    AT
    Tel. +3.434423483993

Billing Contact:
    N/A
    Klan Jored        (support@hosting-offshore.biz)
    Joser 33/4
    Moresa
    Kamen,343299
    AT
    Tel. +3.434423483993

Status:ACTIVE

Notice this domain name is registered recently, so this BRD Team may either be a brand new company or …

Warning: This message may not be from whom it claims to be. Beware of following any links in it or of providing the sender with any personal information.  

 
My name is Roger Smith and I am the Chief Executive Officer of AIL. I recently found your resume online and wanted to get in touch with you. We are expanding our sales force by hiring applicants from a variety of different backgrounds and we believe you may be the right person for the job.
We are looking for goal-oriented individuals right now. First year pay, advances and bonuses can add up to over $50,000 a year. No experience is necessary. We provide full training and support to help you become successful. If you wish to excel within a company that has a proven record of success, then I would like to speak with you. AIL has upheld a well-known industry reputation for financial stability and quality service for over 50 years.
For immediate consideration or to learn more about the position we have available, visit our website at www.workatail.com or call 888-247-7010.
Sincerely,
Roger Smith
Chief Executive Officer
AIL

 
We would like to keep you updated on exciting job opportunities at American Income Life Insurance Company; This exciting job opportunity is a commission based insurance sales position. We will continue to alert you when we have openings at our local offices because you placed your resume on an internet job board or responded to one of our job ads. To remove your email address from our list, please do not reply to this email. This will not remove you from future emails. Instead, please use the link below to process your opt-out requests.
If you do not wish to receive additional e-mails regarding job opportunities please visit our opt-out link. Please allow two to three business days for the processing of your E-mail address to be complete. American Income Life Insurance Company, 1200 Wooded Acres, Waco, TX 76710. Our Privacy Policy can be viewed here.

Warning: This message may not be from whom it claims to be. Beware of following any links in it or of providing the sender with any personal information.

Dear Mr/Mrs,

The � JewelryEvo Co.� Italian jewelry manufacturer and designer, in connection with opening new branch office in United States of America is looking for company representatives in USA for the position of Supply Manager. This position is avaliable in all states.

Main function of this position is to coordinate all Supply activity of the company branch and purchasing raw materials and necessary equipment for brances needs. Your work will include purchasing materials on US market for the foreign branches of the company. You will be controling all phases of the work with suppliers from the selection to Contract Award. You will be making of contracts, coordinate of work with suppliers, scheduling the transportation, tracing the shipment

and checking up the payment to suppliers.

You will have to

handle other

administrative duties connected to this work.

Salary: USD65,000/year + Bonus.

Full-time.

Position requirements:

- Undergraduate degree required;

- Computer knowledge of order processing;

- Skills in purchasing, marketing activities or sales;

- Credit Score not less than 650

- Responsibility.

If interested, please forward your resume to evojew@gmail.com

ccording to a new study, spam emails get 1 response in 12,500,000 emails.  That’s less than 0.00001%! Amazingly though, even with such a poor response a large spam organisation such as the Storm Networkwill make around £4500 profit a day.

Compare this to the general sales market who will on average get one sale in one hundred people and the stats look even more outlandish.

So is spamming the answer to all our sales problems?  Nope.  For everyday businesses there are worldwide laws that prohibit us from spamming without prior consent from the recipient.  Even the junk mail that falls through your door has been loosely authorised by your good self and a helpful 3rd party (remember that tick box at the bottom of that magazine subscription form which said something along the lines of “I authorise you or a 3rd party to fill my mailbox with guff”?). It is a fine line between what is legal and what is illegal but a common way to spam is to use indirect linking which takes you to a webpage with a banner ad for the product on it and not directly to the manufacturers site.

So how do we get people to sign up for our marketing campaigns? In whatever campaigns your run you need to create a hook which will mean people will give you their contact details.  There are many examples of this and you just need to pick the right one for your business, from running a competition to giving something away for free.  The bottom line is when you’ve been granted access to contact someone, then it is a free license to bombard them until they say stop.

The Spam Tin does not condone spamming in any way, but without it there would be even less content on this blog!

“Internet users got little reprieve during the third quarter of 2008 as email and web continued to be the avenues of choice for Internet threats. Blended-threat emails, particularly hyperlinks to malicious material hosted on the Internet, have become a leading tactic. Blended-threats have become increasingly popular over the past year, due to their relative success at evading many security solutions.”

The co-branded MX Lab – Commtouch Q3 2008 Email Threats Trend Report is available for download.