Phoenix Trade Inc
Ripoff and illegal money laundering

I receive this spam/scam email about a position with this company. It didn't sound right. I researched it through government supported agency in the UK. Rather than explain it... read the scam email, my request and the agency's response.

Email I received...
&&- Original Message &&--
Subject: my email name- position available for right individuals!
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 20:22:20 -0800
From: Sean_k_murray
To: &&&&

Hello,

We thought that you might be interested in part time position to work from home with our company. My name is Jason Braun, project coordinator and your direct supervisor at Phoenix Trade Inc. Please read the information bellow about our company and your job description.

Phoenix Trade Inc. is an online-to-offline international money transfer service. Phoenix Trade Inc. currently offers a secure, fast, and inexpensive means to send money from any of 38 countries to recipients in 8 countries. Phoenix Trade Inc.'s headquarters is located in London, UK. For more information, please visit our website:
http://phoenix-trade.org

There are 5 openings for a representative to assist in creation our virtual local presence for the back office functions. Person, who is accepted for this position, will perform these tasks:

1. Facilitate the financial transactions from the clients. Phoenix Trade Inc. will organize the sales and marketing campaigns. Our manager will inform you when the transaction is expected to arrive.

2. Report to our manager on arrival of the payment.

3. Forward the payment to the customer at the destination. The instructions will be provided on the case-per-case bases.

4. The average monthly salary is about 2500 - 3500 USD. Your wages will be paid every month from the start of your employment by direct deposit to your bank account. You must have a bank account to receive wages from us. Plus you will receive a commission (2.5%) for the completed transaction. This commission will be paid out after every transaction. Also we have a rating system and bonus systems for the quarterly review. Dependant on your work results, you might be promoted to the management positions within 3-6 months.

To continue the application please fill in our online application:

http://phoenix-trade.org/form.html

Your information will be used only within Phoenix Trade Inc. Every employee, who satisfies our requirements, will be contacted by our manager. At that time you will be able to ask any questions you might have.

Good luck!
Jason Braun

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My request to UK agency:

To: companies@britishcompanies.co.uk
Sent: Thursday, January 19 4:30 AM
Subject: [Fwd: position available for right individuals! ]

Hello,

Perhaps you can help.

I received the email below about a British company offering a position with them. However, they want me to use my banking account for transferring funds from the U.S.

The company lists their contact information as:

Headquarters
Phoenix Trade Inc.
34 Lower Rd, London, SE13 3PT, United Kingdom
Toll Free: 1-800-678-9735
FAX: 44-20-8181-6378

My concern is that this is a scam. Of course I have not reponded. I have not been able to find any information of this company. Do you have any information on this company or a way to research this to confirm this is a scam or not?

Thank you,

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Agency's response:

&&-- Original Message &&--
Subject: Re: position available for right individuals! ]
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 07:35:22 0000
From: British Companies
To: &&&&&&

BRITISH COMPANIES

Thank you for your email.

Phoenix Trade Inc is not a registered company and what they want you to do is illegal money laundering. Usually money from scams.

There would be serious consequences if your bank account was found to be money laundering.

The postcode is a made up one - so the address does not exist.

Regards

John Smedley
Customer Services Manager
www.britishcompanies.co.uk

Company: Phoenix Trade Inc
Country: United Kingdom
Region: United Kingdom
City: London
Address: 34 Lower Rd, London, SE13 3PT, United Kingdom
Phone: 8006789735

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