Kia Warns Of Possible Job Application Fraud

WEYBRIDGE, United Kingdom - January 8, 2009: Kia Motors (UK) Limited is warning people to beware of a fraudulent job application scam that could result in identity theft or possibly the misuse of bank and credit card details.

So far Kia is only aware of one individual being targeted through a recruitment advert featured on a Middle East website and the person concerned had the good sense to contact Kia directly before revealing any personal details.

The scam involves an advert for specialist computer staff working in overseas markets being offered short-term, highly-paid work at the company’s UK head office. They are offered a post without interview and are asked to complete a UK Visa application that in addition to full personal details also requires bank and credit card details.

Gary Tomlinson, Kia’s General Manager of Human Resources said: “Fortunately this particular individual was not caught out, but this is a particularly callous attempt at fraud as it hits people desperately looking for work during the economic down-turn.

“We have passed all the information we have available to us to the Police and hope these individuals can be tracked down as quickly as possible,” he added.