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Kijiji Kingston
Kijiji Kingston
Kingston man lost his money in Kijiji job scam
In the city of Kingston police confirmed another scam related to kijiji. Police informed that f someone is asking you to exchange money through western union then there is definitely something wrong. It is the situation from which fake job owner wanted to get the advantage. Actually, they send a fake cheque to the job seeker and requested to send back the additional amount through western union. Later on victims realized that the cheque was not real one. Police has given warning to the public about this issue. Recently Kingston police filed several complains from local residents about Secret Shopper scams. The job seeker found the job on Kijiji Kingston that was listed with the name of Secret Shopper. The person found it just according to his skills and contacted the job owner through mail. They exchange the ideas about job and then the applicant agreed for the job. He received a cheque containing details about job and he was also asked to purchase something from local store chain. The job owner told him about the criteria of selection and also sends him a cheque. He asked to cash the cheque and return the money through western union after deducting the shopper's commission of $300.00. He cashes the cheque and sends the additional money to a fake address in UK. Such scams are common now and scammers use fake contact info including email addresses. After completing their scams and getting money they usually discard the email address. Police warned the public about such advertisement. They said one has to verify the job and company before exchanging money. Some verification is necessary to make sure the quality of such ads. Police also said that if someone has info about such scam he can info the local authority. In this way such scams can be avoided.
http://www.yousuckatkijiji.com/2011/09/news-another-kijiji-money-order-scam.html[.m
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