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Recruitment Fraud

It has come to our attention that various individuals and organisations are contacting people offering false employment opportunities at STATS GROUP. STATS Group take this matter extremely seriously, by making you aware of this, we hope to avoid and ultimately stop victims falling for this scam.

What is Recruitment Fraud?

Recruitment fraud is a sophisticated fraud offering fictitious job opportunities. This type of fraud is normally done through online services such as bogus websites, or through unsolicited e-mails claiming to be from STATS GROUP. These emails request recipients to provide personal information and ultimately payments to progress false applications.

How To Identify Recruitment Fraud

> The perpetrators will often ask recipients to complete bogus recruitment documentation, such as application forms, terms and conditions of employment or visa forms. The STATS GROUP name and logo is often featured on the documentation without authority > There is an early request for personal information such as address details, date of birth, CV, passport details, bank details etc > Candidates are requested to contact other companies / individuals such as lawyers, bank officials, travel agencies, courier companies, visa / immigration processing agencies etc > E-mail correspondence is often sent from (or to) free web-based e-mail accounts such as Yahoo.com, Yahoo.co.uk, Gmail.com, Googlemail.com, Live.com etc > The perpetrators frequently use mobile or platform telephone numbers beginning with +44(0)70 instead of official company numbers > The perpetrators may even offer to pay a large percentage of the fees requested and ask the candidate to pay the remaining amount > There is an insistence on urgency

What Should I Do?

Contact us at recruitment@statsgroup.com immediately. Please provide us with as much information as possible. Please include any / all the information below: > Original subject line: Please do not change the original subject line of the email you received > Complete headers: Email headers contain a detailed record of the specific route that an email took through the internet when it was sent to you. This means it can help us identify the perpetrators' location(s). Full header information is included in every email that is sent > Complete message body: Please include the complete, unedited content of the email message in question. Do not change or edit the message in any way

Do Not

> Respond to unsolicited business propositions and / or offers of employment from people with whom you are unfamiliar > Disclose your personal or financial details to anyone you do not know > Send any money. STATS GROUP does not ask for money transfers or payments from applicants to secure a job, either as an employee or as a contractor > Engage in further communication if you believe the communications may be fraudulent