Upwork-Part-time service assistant - Scam

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Hi guys. Update... I was at the police but things move so slow that I have an appointment Wednesday. I am still worried what will happen and it saddens me to see more people with the same problem.We have the right to defend ourselves. If you want we can discuss via pm to mobilize ourselves so we can protect us and prevent any other victims.

[ScamInformation]

Hi Everyone, just been doing research on a company that ripped me off after doing a months worth of work for them and this forum came up.

I dealt with a person apparently working for FBMA Mail forwarding Services and I applied for the job via People per Hour website I use to get freelance work.

I had the same story of "sick relative in poland" and need some extra help to ship items. I done this for 2 weeks until I started getting a gut feeling that something was dodgy. I researched the company name and found it had been dissolved 6 years ago!

I then asked for payment up front as obviously they were hiding something if they needed to use a fake name.
They ceased all contact with me until I had an item shipped out to me (they obviously couldnt cancel the order in time) they kept saying payment had been made but I refused to ship out any more items until I was paid what I owed.

I made a statement to ActionFraud as I was worrying that they had my bank details through the invoice i sent them and after seeing they had advertised the job again under a different name, I knew something was seriously wrong.

Never got any help from the Police and also rang Citezens advice to get some info on what to do.

Is there any proof these people are using fake credit cards to buy these parcels or are the providing a genuine service but just ripping off the "middle man"??

Thanks,

Em


[email protected]

I discovered the difference in the prices in UK and some European and East
European countries and decided to make money on it. Some goods are much
more expensive there in comparison with the UK online stores. Besides, East
European countries suffer from poor quality goods. I already have more than
10 European private stores and customers interested in receiving goods from
UK and fulfill their orders regularly . But the main problem is that most
of UK stores ship only within UK. That is why, I am looking for a person
who will help me processing orders and help opening a growing business in
future. I, personally, can't handle all orders because I have a seriously
ill relative in Poland and will be forced to stay there for some time. Your
main job will be receiving and processing packages from most known UK
online stores. I PAY FOR SHIPPING IN ADVANCE (PREPARE A SHIPPING LABEL FOR
YOU) AND I COVER ALL OTHER EXPENSES. You do not have to pay fees, hidden
charges, I will never ask you for a sensitive information except your full
name and address in order to know where to send the packages.
You will receive a monthly payment in the amount of 800 GBP + bonuses (1-2
hours a day Monday - Friday and sometimes Saturday).

Please let me know if you are interested and I will send you the list of
information I need to start.

Kind Regards,

[ScamInformation]

Also, I should just say.

I was never given any kind of login details, nor was I asked to re-package anything or take photos. They told me when an item would be delivered and I would then print a label off and the courier would collect.

I kept records of all 3 different addresses that I was shipping these items too and it was the same 3 each time.

I am from the UK by the way but seen alot of posts fro Germany too under different names.

Did anyone else have to ship the items to UKraine?

Beware also of a George Welzenowich, he is now posting same job under that name of alot of Craiglists and Upwork.

[ScamInformation]

Welcome to Scamwarners,

It is a reshipping scam. The scammer wants you to receive stolen merchandise purchased with stolen Credit Cards. Then repackage them and forward them back to him.

This is one of the worst scams to be involved in. The person receiving the stolen merchandise is the only one using real information and the person the Police will find.

Update!
So, was just looking at getting more work from PPH and applied for a job. Turns out its the same scam I got done with a month or so ago. He is using the name, Albert Jaques. His email had exactly the same text in it as mentioned above. Lucky for me, I knew it was the same scam so I asked him for Photo ID as he wanted to work outside PPH and he has actually sent me a scan of his passport..... Could be fake but looks pretty real to me. Do I hand this over to the police?

The passport could be fake or it could be one that a past victim sent to the scammer.

The scammer will not use his real name or his own passport.

[ScamInformation]

Hi.

I'm also from Germany and fell for this scam.
So what I learned so far is to not accept any more parcels and tell the scammer that I will not accept any further parcels?
I already shipped out one so far. What else do I have to do?
I still have 7 boxes in my house and am extremely worried? Should I contact the police? What do I do?

[AlanJones]

Do not tell the scammer anything. Cut off all contact with him.

As you have received (and still have in your possession) stolen goods, you must contact the police, before they come looking for you. Make sure that you explain to them that you are the victim of a reshipping scam.

[ScamInformation]

Okay, so don't contact the scammer, only the police.

Since I only shipped one parcel so far and still have 7 lying around here, does it make sense for me to contact the online shops and explain the situation? Asking them if I can return the parcels?

I am really lost with all this.

Go to the police and tell them you are a victim of a scam. Show them the emails and tell them what happened. Give them any remaining packages, mailing labels and account #'s of the mail account.

Refuse delivery of any new packages.

Do not contact the scammer. Do not tell him him anything. Ignore all his contacts.

[ScamInformation]

I am also a victim of this peter jacob. Exactly the same things happened with me. He said as the same thing u guyz described. And i did as well the same things as u described. What should happened with me. Please help me out what should i do now. Do i have to pay this money what i sent till now? I help him 1 month long. So please help me what should i do.

[ScamInformation]

. I want to talk to you as soon as possible. Because i am also the same victim. And rather then am a xxxxxx in germany so i dont have righrs to wprk as well. Please contact me in my email first then we talk please email id is xxxxxxxxx. i hope you reply soon. Please help me. Am really worried about this sh** what i did.i will be waiting for your reply. Thank yoz

[ScamInformation]

Hey,

Did you already report it to the police and (since you worked a month) did you receive money from the scammer?

Scammers/Criminals do not pay money.

Go to the police and tell them you are a victim of a scam. Show them the emails and tell them what happened. Give them any remaining packages, mailing labels and account #'s of the mail account.

Refuse delivery of any new packages.

Do not contact the scammer. Do not tell him him anything. Ignore all his contacts.

[ScamInformation]

Yes, george welzenowich is definitely part of the FBMA UK scam. I have ceased to contact him now and still have parcels received, should I bring them to the police? I did keep records of absolutely everything in any case.

[ScamInformation]

Hello everyone!

I just found this post and have to say that I unfortunately fell victim to this crime as well!
I don't know how I could have been so stupid.
I got the same massages and emails, everything started on Upwork.

I was contacted by

Albert Jaques

132 Chase way,

London N145DH

02070971579

I resent the packages for about 3 weeks, then he told me that I'll receive payment but it never arrived. Up from that last e-mail I have heard not one word from him anymore. Now I actually got letters from some stores that want me to finally pay the amounts "I owe them". I don't know what to do. I do still have some of the packages here at home though.

Sabrina