- 4 NOV 2015
- BY ANDREW PENMAN
Fraudsters lure victims into paying upfront fees to cover supposed costs only to find out the employer has never heard of them
One Mirror reader who has just been targeted is out-of-work oil industry logistics expert Alan Winks.
It seemed that his years of experience in the North Sea had paid off when he was offered a job with Shell in Nigeria on more than £10,000 a month.
“Congratulations, you have been found suitable for the position,” emailed the supposed head of human resources, Charles Gbandi.
Mr Gbandi also wrote to Alan on Shell letterhead and had a LinkedIn page apparently confirming his position at the company.