JOB-SEEKERS are being warned of a scam offer of work which could leave them out of pocket. It comes after one unemployed man phoned to inquire about what seemed to be a genuine advertisement for a bar job in Nottingham. Instead, Christopher Murphy found he was calling a premium phone line, racked up a £57 bill and had his phone cut off for being unable to pay it.
It might seem like a small scale fraud against a few people but it all adds up to one big fraud.
mof_gedling
I concur. It's all very well "warning" us about all of these scams; it would be a great deal more helpful if the authorities traced those responsible and took action to prevent them from doing it again. The various law enforcement agencies and the criminal justice system are tasked with holding people accountable for their unlawful or criminal behaviour, not simply issuing a warning to potential victims and turning their collective backs.
Copperjohn3
Some people are living in difficult situations and unfortunately there are people out there who will exploit this via modern technology, eg online registrations, job websites, online applications, organisations selling training courses, etc
roundabout
Bit of useful info: Beware. Watch out for 070 codes. They look like mobile phone numbers, but can cost up to 50p a minute; 070 phone numbers are intended to act as a forwarding service – known as personal numbers; they divert calls to the owner's location. However, because they are easy to mistake for mobile phone numbers, some criminals use them to try to con you into calling them and making money out of it. If you receive a missed call from an 070 number, do not call it back.
sicofit
NEWLY-PROMOTED Cardiff City are looking to make Lewis McGugan one of their first signings of the summer. The talismanic midfielder is out of contract in the summer and, while Billy Davies is keen to keep him at Nottingham Forest, he is set to be offered the chance to test himself in the Premier League.
"I think McGugan would benefit from a move. He has never consistently showed the form needed to be a top player, he does it in fits and starts and you never know which player you are going to get on the day. I know he's a lot of people's favourite, but he either changes his attitude or moves on.
corbymac