Personal Assistant

Got this today from someone claiming to be 'Eric Nesbit' at the email address:
Eric Nesbit [email protected]

ukr.net is somewhere in eastern Europe, at a guess. Didn't say much really, very brief. I've recieved my share of employment scams before, and am guessing this is another, but here it is. Any feedback welcome. Thanks.

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Work for me and receive $500/week, reply

Hello HBSCJ and welcome to scamwarners,

100% scam. The IP shows.

Header Analysis Quick Report
Originating IP: 41.15.62.189
Originating ISP: Vodacom
City: Pretoria
Country of Origin: South Africa

Jobs posted on the internet with hiring not done in person is a sure sign of a scam.

Thanks! I appreciate the info. Figured it was another lol, most of the time I don't bother even trying to find out about these scams, but was curious.

I got this from a Dr. Eric Nesbit claiming to be a 52 year old pharmacist. It relayed through a Norweigan "sheraton.domeneshop.no" which is supposedly for Norway only?
5 of many



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Eric Nesbit via sheraton.domeneshop.no
11:38 AM (6 hours ago)

to me
Hello,

I'm Dr Eric Nesbit, 53yrs of age, I'm a Pharmacist, I have been
successful in a handful of ventures which have involved. I'm presently
working with UNICEF and other private organizations, also
various welfare and community service programs. I most very often get
my hands occupied, so it is imperative for me to have a worthy
personal administrative assistant who can monitor and keep me update
with my monetary activities.

As my assistant, your activities will be.

* Running personal errands and monitoring.
* Making regular schedule and Drop-offs on my behalf.
* Taking care of some of my Financial activities


Basic wages is $ 500 per week.


I want us to get a head start with things as soon as possible. I do
have a pile up of work and a number of unattended chores which you can
immediately assist me with and i hope we can meet up with the workload
eventually. Permit me to use the coming week to test your efficiency
and diligence towards all this, also to work out your time schedule
and fit it to mine.I really need to find the perfect person for this
job, I have confident in you that you can take-up the challenge and on
the long run we should have a relatively sound working relationship
between each other.

This is only an introductory e-mail, as time goes on we should be able
to arrange a proper meeting to get things started officially when i
get back from my trip because am currently in Belgium for health Summit.
So i will be here for couples of weeks, till i get
back this position will be a part-time and home-based job because my
new office in your local area will not be set up till i get back to
the state.



I have been checking my files and I would want you to do for me is to help my
clients get their monthly medication from the Pharmaceutical Company.
The funds will be in form of certified Cashier's Check, it will be sent over to you
from one of my clients and I will e-mail the guidelines to you once you receive it.


PLEASE FILL THE APPLICATION FORM BELOW:

First Name:
Last Name:
Full Street Address (not PO BOX):
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Cell Phone Number:
Home Phone Number:
Email Address:
Age:

Once I have received your application form, I will get back to you. Please
understand that you will be paid ($ 500 per week) as well as it's
important for me to make the necessary steps before i get back from my trip.

NOTE: This position is home-based and flexible part time job, you can
be in any location, and it is free to start.

Thanks
Dr Eric Nesbit

I got the same email from a Eric Nesbit -- followed up by a fake cashiers check for 3,550. The check came UPS from a Julie Finch, 23647 129th Ave S.E. Kent, Washington 98031

I received an e- mail from mr. nesbit and a check with instructions:










Hello,

I'm Dr Eric Nesbit, 53yrs of age, I'm a Pharmacist, I have been pretty
successful in a handful of ventures which have involved. I'm presently
working with UNICEF and other private organizations, also
various welfare and community service programs. I most very often get
my hands occupied, so it is imperative for me to have a worthy
personal administrative assistant who can monitor and keep me update
with my monetary activities.

As my assistant, your activities will be.

* Running personal errands and monitoring.
* Making regular schedule and Drop-offs on my behalf.
* Taking care of some of my Financial activities


Basic wages is $ 500 per week.


I want us to get a head start with things as soon as possible. I do
have a pile up of work and a number of unattended chores which you can
immediately assist me with and i hope we can meet up with the workload
eventually. Permit me to use the coming week to test your efficiency
and diligence towards all this, also to work out your time schedule
and fit it to mine.I really need to find the perfect person for this
job, I have confident in you that you can take-up the challenge and on
the long run we should have a relatively sound working relationship
between each other.

This is only an introductory e-mail, as time goes on we should be able
to arrange a proper meeting to get things started officially when i
get back from my trip because am currently in Belgium for health Summit.
So i will be here for couples of weeks, till i get
back this position will be a part-time and home-based job because my
new office in your local area will not be set up till i get back to
the state.



I have been checking my files and I would want you to do for me is to help my
clients get their monthly medication from the Pharmaceutical Company.
The funds will be in form of certified Cashier's Check, it will be sent over to you
from one of my clients and I will e-mail the guidelines to you once you receive it.


PLEASE FILL THE APPLICATION FORM BELOW:

First Name:
Last Name:
Full Street Address (not PO BOX):
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Cell Phone Number:
Home Phone Number:
Email Address:
Age:

Once I have received your application form, I will get back to you. Please
understand that you will be paid ($ 500 per week) as well as it's
important for me to make the necessary steps before i get back from my trip.

NOTE: This position is home-based and flexible part time job, you can
be in any location

Thanks
Dr. Eric Nesbit

unforanately I did receive a check from him and took it to my bank which cashed it and then found out 2 days later that it was a scam, but not before realizing I may now be in trouble with the bank because even though I did not know it was a fake and the bank cashed it I could be liable to pay every dime of it back to the bank. I really need asvice on all this. CAN ANYONE PLEASE HELP ME!!!!

You need to contact the fraud department of your bank immediately. If you do not do so, you could find yourself dealing with more than lost money. Be prepared to show them the emails you received to help show that you were unaware of what was going on.

There is nothing you can do to avoid being held responsible for the money. There is a good chance that will happen. By law, the person who deposits or cashes a check is responsible for verifying that it comes from a legitimate source. Whether you are held responsible will most likely depend on the source of the money (i.e. whether the money is taken back from your bank by the bank the check is drawn on.)

I was ALMOST scammed by someone going by the name of David Smart. His email is [email protected]. I posted my resume on Craigslist for a babysitter/personal assistant type job. He then replied to me saying he lived in the UK and he was going to be coming to my hometown and needed a nanny/ personal assistant for him and his family. He gave me his company's name and address and I even looked it all up online and it seemed legit to me. He would call me on a restricted phone number but I never thought twice about it because I figured because he lived in another country that it would be typical for the number to show up "restricted". He sent me a check for $2,600 via Fed-Ex before I was supposively going to work for him to "secure my services". He then told me to cash the check into my bank account and when the check cleared to Western Union him 2,000. It took 3 days for the check to clear and when it had he called me NON-STOP. There was only a 3 hour window for the check to clear on my account and then for the check to show a negative balance on my account because it was fraudulent. I DID Western Union the money but right after I looked at my bank account and saw the negative balance, and soon realized that it was a fake check and I had been scammed. IMMEDIATELY, I went back to the Western Union and found that the man hadn't taken out the money yet. I WAS RELIEVED to know that I could receive my money back. SO HAHAHA to that asshole who went through all of that just to get a lousy 2 grand. Since then I have reported my incident to the FDA and I also went down to the police department to file a report. I just want everyone to know that I feel so nieve and dumb because this happened to me. I am a registered nurse with a bachelor's degree and I also have an associate's degree in business. I have read stories that lawyers and doctor's have even had this happen to them. This just goes to show that these stupid nigerian <racist term removed - dotti> who can't earn an honest paycheck have to sit their <racist term removed - dotti> asses behind a computer to scam to make an income. ABSOLUTELY SAD. If I could I would go to this country myself and find this person and hang him myself. On top of it they live a lavish lifestyle that they had to hurt and scam people to achieve. I am sickened by this crap!

I just want to clarify that I am not a racist person. If you look up the N word in the dictionary it states that it means, "a member of a socially disadvantaged class of persons." This is exactly what this person is. Any Nigerian person who scams people continuously for money is nothing but a loser and fake. I have even read stories that people do try to find their scammers in the countries they live in and have even been killed in a result to do so. Where is the FBI? I guarantee if I scammed someone like this online I would be found and put in jail no matter what country I was trying to target! Our government needs to step up and try to intervene in these types of situations!!!! Because of my situation I will never look for any jobs online ever again!!! Even last week I was trying to sell my car on Craigslist, and was contacted by all types of scammers saying they would buy my car without even looking at it!!! PATHETIC!!! I immediately responded telling them that they are going to be sorry and I was going to report them to the police!!! They even tried to threaten me after that!!! LOL I would like to see then try to find me I would beat them to a pulp!!

Welcome csc1999,

I'm sorry you were scammed, but glad you realized in time.

A few points of clarification, though:

1) A check has not "cleared" when the bank issues the cash. It is this misconception that makes this scam so successful. The bank issues the cash after a certain number of days because by law they are required to issue cash if it has not been proven to be fraudulent. In reality, it is still going through the clearing process. You were fortunate that the fraud was discovered only a few hours later--it can actually happen days to weeks later, and the bank still has the right to take back the money.
2) Certain scam formats are more prevalent in certain areas--this is a fact, and we will point that out when relevant. But while the scammer who wrote you may have been Nigerian, in reality scammers may come from anywhere, and may be any race or religion. There are plenty of US based scams and scammers too--the formats may be different, but the goal is the same--use fraud to steal money from innocent people. In your scam here, the person corresponding with you is very possibly not the only criminal involved in this crime--many fake check scammers buy stolen bank account details from Eastern European criminals to use in their scams.
3) Regardless of its official definition, the term you used is considered offensive, has very strong racist connotations and it is therefore not acceptable.
4) As to prosecution? You are right in one sense--if you committed the crime here, you would be much more likely to be arrested. But the FBI does not have the power to arrest people overseas. An international investigation requires cooperation with the governments of other countries. There is a ton of red tape, and the cost is high. Add that to the fact that in many areas where scamming is common (and we're not just talking about Nigeria here) law enforcement is also very corrupt, and it's easy to see how the scammers get away with it.

Later on, I found out how to look up the header in the email and it said this man was from Lagos, Nigeria. I have researched these scams alot since then, and I realize they can be from literally anywhere.

Well Dr Eric Nesbit has gotten younger. I haven't been scammed in a very long time but this one takes the cake. Love it!!! Hope no one else falls pray to her/him.

Hello,

I'm Dr Eric Nesbit, 46yrs of age, I'm a Physician, I have been pretty
successful in a handful of ventures which have involved. I'm presently
working with UNICEF and other private organizations, also
various welfare and community service programs. I most very often get
my hands occupied, so it is imperative for me to have a worthy
personal administrative assistant who can monitor and keep me update
with my monetary activities.

As my assistant, your activities will be.

* Running personal errands and monitoring
* Taking care of some of my Financial activities
* Taking note of Clients appointment


Basic wages is $ 500 per week.


I want us to start with things as soon as possible. I do have a
pile up of work and a number of unattended chores which you can
immediately assist me with and i hope we can meet up with the workload
eventually. Permit me to use the coming week to test your efficiency
and diligence towards all this, also to work out your time schedule
and fit it to mine.I really need to find the perfect person for this
job, I have confident in you that you can take-up the challenge and on
the long run we should have a relatively sound working relationship
between each other.

This is only an introductory e-mail, as time goes on we should be able
to arrange a proper meeting to get things started officially when i
get back from my trip because am currently in Belgium for health Summit.
So i will be here for couples of weeks, till i get
back this position will be a part-time and home-based job because my
new office in your local area will not be set up till i get back to
the state.



I have been checking my files and I would want you to do for me is to help my
clients get their monthly medication from the Pharmaceutical Company.
The funds will be in form of certified Cashier's Check, it will be sent over to you
from one of my clients and I will e-mail the guidelines to you once you receive it.


PLEASE FILL THE APPLICATION FORM BELOW:

First Name:
Last Name:
Full Street Address (not PO BOX):
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Cell Phone Number:
Home Phone Number:
Email Address:
Age:

Once I have received your application form, I will get back to you. Please
understand that you will be paid ($ 500 per week) as well as it's
important for me to make the necessary steps before i get back from my trip.

NOTE: This is free and you can do it from any location.

Thanks
Dr. Eric Nesbit

I have received the same email from Dr. Eric Nesbit too.
As he addressed himself as Dr.
My advice is that it is another scam because you don't need that many "Personal Assistants "
Mystery Shopper sent me two Postal Money Orders overnight for 830.00 each. no instructions , nothing.
They believed that I would deposit these money orders in my bank . but I called UPS and found out that it was a scam too. I turned the money orders over to local police.

You guys got detailed messages. An e-mail sent to me is as follows:

personal ast... needed

Eric Nesbit [email protected] via undeliverable.masterhost.ru
Nov 24 (2 days ago)

Become my assistant for $500weekly, reply

***************
That's it. Not very easy to fall for.

So I now feel like a complete idiot. I got this email any 2 weeks ago now I was a little weary of it at first I emailed him back askin him where he got my email and where his office was located. He emailed me back with some legit sounding answers. Even looked into it and it checked out. Now I'm just waiting on this fake check I guess. Should I just take it straight to the police? I have no clue whats gonna happen now. Has anyone had a problem with identity theft because of this?