Scammed

Dear Green Pages and Green Planet friends --

Recently Green Planet (www.greenplanet.org) has been the victim of several scams. Similar sounding organizations have copied our front webpage and claimed it as their own. They are then posting job positions on various web sites, like craigslist and idealist, for jobs with a Green NGO. Applicants submit their private information as part of the application process and receive a letter of confirmation and job offer. They are then told to reply if they choose to accept the offer, but are given the phone number and contact information of our legitimate NGO. After contacting us they learn that they have been the victim of a scam.

We have also received strange calls regarding items for sale, e.g. a boat. The purchaser was led to a phoney website with our copied (stolen) front page and then contacted us, where upon they have discovered that we have no clue what they are talking about.

I write this blog hoping you will read it BEFORE you submit your valuable information to these creeps. However, if we are too late, I ask you to help us put and end to this scam by sending us (info@greenplanet.org) any information you have regarding these false posting. A direct link to the post would be fantastic and a copy of any interactions you have had with the organization (including email addresses).

Organizations to be weary about: www.greenplanet2020.org and www.greenplanets.org