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debunk of a SCAM [ La Comercíal Minería S.A (LCM) ]

A friend of mine received an unsolicited job offer from this company and asked me if it was legitimate or a scam.

It's a professional job scam, not the usual typical Indian or Chinese attempts.

It took me a bit to investigate them and I could not find anything when I looked for this company. I'm putting this out there in the hope that if someone Google them in the future, they can find something online.

If you are reading this, be aware that:

"La Comercíal Minería S.A (LCM)" is a scam most likely related to money laundry and they are trying to make you a Money Mule https://www.ic3.gov/Media/Y2021/PSA211203

Do not engage further in any communication with them; block their number and their email.

There are several red flags that you probably have already spotted or that your gut is telling you about just based on their emails. I will now focus only on the 'technical' parts to provide some more solid proof.

■ 🚩 The HR that contacted you,

Lisa Widlake l.widlake@lacommercialminera.com Director Peoples and Organisation Resources | La Comercíal Minería S.A

It's a fake. Although you can find her on their website, the photo is stolen:

Screenshot of their site: Lisa Wildlake https://archive.is/t1HZ5 https://lacommercialminera.com/leadership.html https://lacommercialminera.com/assets/images/custom/lisa-ld.png

Screenshot from University of Salford, Manchester Dr. Anjana Basnet https://archive.is/qtAtp https://www.salford.ac.uk/our-staff/anjana-basnet

■ 🚩 They claim to have been in the market since 1998 with this name, but the domain was only registered on September 24, 2023. https://who.is/whois/lacommercialminera.com https://archive.is/3k1uk

■ 🚩 At first glance, the website seems nice and professional, but upon closer inspection, it's shallow and merely a superficial cover. Their privacy section is an example: https://archive.is/tZfrh https://www.lacommercialminera.com/privacy.pdf

■ 🚩 The emails you received from them, are copy/paste from other scams with few changes, you can find an example here: https://stopscamfraud.com/viewtopic.php?t=28427

■ 🚩 For reference, I'll copy/paste three (of several) emails they sent:

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Dear [redacted],

I am employed with La Comercal Minera S.A. I'm getting in touch with you about the open post of regional and national representative in your nation.

Given your credentials and prior work history, we would like to let you know that you are among our top choices for the position. This is a part-time position that will be performed remotely. The schedule will be created such that it doesn't conflict with your present working hours and gives you a work-life balance.

Please get in touch with me for further information, and I'll send you an email with all the required information, including the job description and pay scale.

I sincerely hope that our organization and its partners in your region and nation will greatly benefit from your experience.

best wishes,

Lisa Widlake, PhD.

La Comercíal Minería S.A.

Lisa Widlake

PhD.

Director Peoples and Organisation Resources | La Comercíal Minería S.A

mobilePhone +56 65 2562796 emailAddress l.widlake@lacommercialminera.com website https://lacommercialminera.com/

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Dear [redacted],

Thank you for expressing your interest to be our Regional Executive Representative, it is not a random email. I am delighted to say that your profile matches what we are looking for.

The La Comercíal Minería S.A is investing in new technologies to become more sustainable and support the United Nations General Assembly climate change goals. Mining projects are incorporating desalination and renewable energy to reduce their carbon footprints. By 2025, La Comercíal Minería S.A estimates that 63 percent of electricity will come from clean energy sources. Water consumption in the mining sector is less than four percent of the total compared to 72 percent in the agricultural sector, and approximately three quarters of water is recirculated. Mining companies are also deploying automation and remote operations technologies to improve efficiency and safety.

As part of our effort in reducing the carbon footprints, La Comercíal Minería S.A   is expanding to your region and seeking to hire a team of experienced professionals to represent the company in your region. The ideal candidates will be responsible for overseeing and building projects aspects of the subsidiary's operations with the aim of providing affordable, high-quality renewable energies to communities, primarily through building eco-friendly plants in your region, especially maintaining effective communications with investors on behalf of the company. When operations commence, the representative will work closely with local stakeholders to develop and implement strategies that meet the unique needs of the region market.

Job: Regional / Country Representative

Highly Successful Mineral retailer

Location: Remote

Salary: US$15,000 P/M, + US$5000.00 annual car allowance

Benefits: 4% matched pension, income protection, private health plan plus amazing benefits and discounts for you and your family.

Highly successful, forward thinking global mineral business, focused on quality of service and products.

This is a great time to join the company to use your experience and skills to help the company change and evolve whilst benefitting from the company’s growth opportunities.

The Role:

With outlets throughout the World, new sites continually being launched and further expansion throughout both in Chile and internationally, the company have a unique quality offering that is delivering the most amazing results.

You will be supporting the performance of outlets across your region whilst working with the Regional Director and Investors to deliver the strategic plan.

Responsibilities:

To deliver the successful opening and ongoing operation of new outlets within your Region.

Contribute to the success of the business by carrying out any reasonable request from your regional director, including participation in development of new project work where applicable.

Ensure impeccable brand standards are adhered to in your region, with a particular focus on product availability and quality.

Provide insight, feedback, and recommendations to the Regional Director in order to influence the direction of Operations and the Business strategy in developing green industry development.

Deliver against any allocated projects on time, and to standard.

Utilise operational knowledge to deliver a budget beating performance.

Demonstrates an ability to lead individuals and teams through change, providing clarity of direction to their direct reports and wider team.

Demonstrates an ability to prioritise personal workload to ensure that they deploy their time to provide the highest value for our business.

Maintains a robust operational knowledge of your outlets.

Background:

Previous experience in participating in project development.

Ability to utilise available data and resources to inform decision making and drive performance.

Experience of remote leadership at scale – leading and line managing across multiple sites/spans of control

Demonstrable organisation skills and ability to plan for the short, mid and long term.

Experience in developing talent and succession

Ability to implement successfully new project initiatives thoroughly and successfully.

Fully confident with financials and systems with an ability to demonstrate a thorough commercial understanding of multi-site management.

Salary Package:

The salary for this role is US$15,000 P/M, + US$5000.00 annual car allowance, numerous exciting benefits, pension, discounts, healthcare and the ability to grow and progress your career as the company continues its exciting growth journey. On the successful completion of any investment funding from an investor that would be assigned to you, will earn you an additional commission of 2% of the total contract sum.

If you feel you have the right experience, then please send your CV., (Resume) and the below information to enable us prepare the contract documents for onward submission to our Board of Directors for its consideration.

Full name:

Address:

Telephone Number:

Best regards,

Lisa Widlake

PhD.

Director Peoples and Organisation Resources | La Comercíal Minería S.A

mobilePhone +56 65 2562796 emailAddress l.widlake@lacommercialminera.com website https://lacommercialminera.com/

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Hi [redacted],

Following your recent application for the above position, I am delighted to advise that you have been shortlisted for an interview.

The interview will take place via telephonic conversation and last for circa 30 minutes. Preferably choose a Tuesday or Friday date.

To schedule a convenient date and time for the interview, visit: https://calendar.app.google/[redacted] to arrange an interview appointment.

Your interview will be one or two of the following peoples.

Katie Dick – Programme Lead

Candice John – Principal Lead

Andy Hunter – Senior Advisor

Diane MacHenry – Programme Lead

It will be a standard question and answer interview, you will also need to prepare a short 10 minutes verbal presentation in which you will explain a detail plan of how to lead a diverse team in a multi diverse society. I would advise that you read global human resources management practices as well as information around building an effective team.

Choose a time for this meeting.

Click on the time you want, after which you should enter your name, email address and click book. On your screen, you will see that a notification has been sent to your email. The available times are in Chile local time.

Let me know if you have any questions and e-mail me once you have booked the appointment.

If there are any reasonable adjustments you require for the interview then please do let us know in advance.

Best regards,

Lisa Widlake

PhD.

Director Peoples and Organisation Resources | La Comercíal Minería S.A

mobilePhone +56 65 2562796 emailAddress l.widlake@lacommercialminera.com website https://lacommercialminera.com/