Is This a Reshipping Scam?

Hey everyone! First post here, figured this would be the most direct way to answer this question as Google is a little bit inconclusive.

So I posted an ad on Kijiji (essentially a Canadian Craigslist) just advertising myself, and got two replies rather quickly. Unfortunately I handed over my name and address before realizing something was fishy (a month of unemployment will inspire trusting way too liberally). One is just some guy with really bad english who wanted me to clean his house while he was away, the other is claiming to be a realtor who needed a personal assistant.

I've honestly never come across a scammer before, but what struck me as odd about the whole thing was the very broken english (for a Canadian realtor? Yeah right), the identical means through which they wanted to pay me, and hilariously of all, that all emails for which they typed the subject line were in ALL CAPS LIKE THIS. Both say to receive a money order, deposit it to my account, and then forward funds minus pay to a third party using my name. Here's the meat of what they were asking for:

Housecleaning guy:
"Hi,

Am writing you in order to let you know that the payment has been
mailed out to you. The cheque payment you will be receiving is in the
amount of $2,555. As i said early, i will let the cash to be available
in your account before anything can be done for security purpose on
both of us in order to be rest assure about the payment i sent to you.
The payment will deliver to you via Regular mail which may take up to
3-5days. I want you to keep your eyes on the payment and let me know
immediately you received it. Looking forward to read from you in order
to know you got this message. It my pleasure doing business with you.
Regards,

Marcel.."

Personal assistant guy:
"Attn: [redacted],

This is to confirm that you have been employed as our business associate in collection of premium for insurance agents, donations, debt settlements, etc. from my client's customers.

You will be entitled to $700 on all payment processed weekly which is paid instantly after cash received from premium Bills Payment. You will be notified via email or text immediately there's premium (Bill Paycheck) in your name to your address via mail service.

The cheque/draft/money order have to be cashed through your bank account, details and instruction will giving to you on what to do after payment is received and cashed.You will start receiving the payment and other tasks as soon as possible. I'll keep you updated, make sure you check your email everyday."

Is this a scam?
Does any legitimate body function through these methods?
Is there any way for me to simply ensure that the money orders are legitimate so I don't get screwed if I go through with this?

Please post the email address the scammers used. This will help others if they search for the infomation.


Welcome to Scamwarners,

Both emails are scam emails.

The first one wants you to cash fake checks/money orders and you send your real money back to him.

The other sounds like he may send you fakes also or have real scam victims send you money. This will be a money mule/money laundering scam.

Both are very serious crimes. Also you will have to repay all the money back to your bank when they learn of the fraud you committed.

Meet all your future employers face to face. Employers do not prepay employees nor send money to internet strangers.

Reshipping scams are when the scammer want you to receive merchandise bought with stolen credit cards and forward them to him

Thank you very much, I'll cease all communication with them immediately. Goddammit, I really needed those jobs... It's incredible how little "I have a biochemistry degree" will get you these days.

Please post the email address the scammers used. This will help others if they search for the infomation.

[email protected] for the "housecleaner"
[email protected] for the "realtor"

[email protected] for the "housecleaner"
[email protected] for the "realtor"

Thank you.

Both scammers are Africans (the second writes better, but there are still some African writing traits), but they aren't reshipping scams. The fake check probably is sent by another scam victim who thinks he has a job processing payrolls.

I've got another email for the list:
[email protected]
and the phone numbers
6469308246
6464394200
Both of which were used to send identical messages to my phone listing the email above.