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Sean Amos
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OMNI HOTEL SCAM/FRAUD
August 25, 2008 - 05:38 AM
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I received this e-mail on TIG and after checking, rechecking and googling more information, i realized it was a fraud/scam. Read the email i received on my TIG inbox and the information i found on the official OMNI Hotel Website.....
Email from a TIG Member with user name "hotelmanager":
Good day,
I am Rose from Canada, the manager of Omni canadian hotel, pls i want to inform you about the vacancies in our hotel, The management needs men and women, married and not married, who will work and live in canada .The hotel will pay for his flight ticket and assist him to process his visa in his country, if you are interested contact us via E-mail : omni_internationalhotels@yahoo.ca And the Hotel informations will be sent to you immediately.
Thanks.
From the Hotel manager. E-MAIL : omni_internationalhotels@yahoo.ca Tel : 0016472880399
From OMNI Hotel Website:
Internet Fraud Alert
Omni Hotels is committed to being the employer of choice in the hospitality industry. Recently, Omni Hotels was alerted to an Internet scam involving mass emails containing false job opportunities sent from various email addresses resembling “Omni.” These emails include pictures of various Omni Hotels, and they request personal information and money in exchange for assistance in obtaining employment and work visas.
The reported incident has significantly declined. However, there are still people who continue to fall victim to these fraudulent emails. This warning is specifically intended to advise potentially misguided people to not respond to these mass emails.
Be advised that Omni Hotels does not request personal information or money via email, and Omni Hotels never solicits or recruits potential employees via e-mail.
Please join Omni Hotels to protect victims of Internet scams by reporting any solicitations to your local law enforcement agencies. Additionally, if you have received an email from a third-party that appears to be connected with Omni Hotels and you suspect it is affiliated with an Internet scam, please forward it to:
E-Commerce Department
Omni Hotels
420 Decker Drive
Irving, TX 75062
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LauraK
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Re: OMNI HOTEL SCAM/FRAUD
August 25, 2008 - 02:01 PM
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Thanks for bringing this to our attention - I have contacted the member who posted the fraudulent information.
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Sean Amos
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Re: OMNI HOTEL SCAM/FRAUD
August 26, 2008 - 02:20 AM
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Am glad to have helped, it goes a long way to ensure that the vulnerable youth do not fall for this scams/frauds.
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Re: OMNI HOTEL SCAM/FRAUD
August 13, 2010 - 05:56 PM
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I recently got a similar mail - does anyone know if they are still actively doing this scam?
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Cheers,
Vic
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Re: OMNI HOTEL SCAM/FRAUD
August 31, 2010 - 07:27 AM
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It is always, always best to be suspicious of emails offering you a job out of the blue that you have not applied for.
Or emails asking to buy something from you and that they will pay for the shipping costs.
Or emails asking you for money upfront for something that you haven't requested.
A simple google search with the name of the person emailing (or the company) along with the word fraud or scam may bring up results from other people who have gotten the same email, so you will know whether to trust it or not.
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