Big Brother Television - fake job offers, unverifiable mailing address, job applicants were asked for processing fee, offered salary is more than twice the minimum wage
Advertised at http://www.bestjobs.ph/bt-empd-bigbrother04.htm
Big Brother Television
Address: 234-244 Stockwell Road
London - SW9 9SP
Contact: Peter Bazalgette
Email: bigbrother@tvstar.com
Company description:
Big Brother is a reality television series broadcast in the United Kingdom .
The premise of the gameshow is for contestants to live in isolation from the outside world in a custom built house.
The winner is the last contestant remaining in the house at the end of the series as housemates are evicted by a
weekly public phone vote. The prize is a large sum of cash.
Vacancies:
1. - Office Receptionist
Answer telephones and give information to callers, take messages, or transfer calls to appropriate individuals. Arrange conferences, meetings, and travel reservations for office personnel. Complete forms in accordance with company procedures. Compose, type, and distribute meeting notes, routine correspondence, and reports. Greet visitors and callers, handle their inquiries, and direct them to the appropriate persons according to their needs. Locate and attach appropriate files to incoming ..... (continued)
Location: London - Abroad
Salary: International Standard
Date: 2 March 2008
Thanks for sharing your experience. There are tons of scammers out there.
ReplyDeleteI too received an offer one cannot refuse. I had a weird, uneasy feeling about it and did some research.
ReplyDeleteThey don't contact you telephonically, you just get the job, strange isn't it?
See below:
The Management of Big Brother Television hereby appoints you as the receptionist / Telephone Operator . Attached is your Employment letter which describes the terms and conditions of your appointment .
You have to obtain a Work permit and UK Entry Clearance to be able to work in the UK . Sign the Employment Agreement and submit it to the work permit department of the immigration home office through email and also ask them for details on how to obtain an Emergency UK Work permit and UK Entry Clearance . Their contact details are :
Work Permits Department
Immigration and Nationality Department
40 Wellesley Road
Croydon CR9 3RR
London , England
Email Address : immigration2008@europe.com
The Immigration home office will also assist you in obtaining a UK working Visa after your work permit and UK Entry Clearance is issued . You are liable for the payment of the work permit and Uk Entry Clearance processing fee . The Company would provide a free accomodation for you at the Company's staff quarters and also pay for your flight ticket to the UK .The Company would proceed with your travel arrangements to the UK as soon as your work permit and UK Entry Clearance is issued . Your work start date is October 6th 2008 . Your Intended address of stay/work is 234-244 Stockwell Road London SW9 9SP . Please note that the job has been secured for you by the Management of the Company .
I received the same Employment Agreement and they called me and promised that it is legit. They did not asked any payments, know I want to know what is the purpose then.
ReplyDeleteI received the same Employment Agreement with photo's of the reception and the living corters were I will be staying. They did not ask for any payments beforehand. I would like to know what is the reason for this scam then.
ReplyDeleteMauricha, the best way is to find the official office address and telephone number of the company thru phone directory. From there you can verify if the offer is true. The tvstar.com in which the fake Big Brother supposed to have an email doesn't even has content on its site. It's your choice.
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