by John DeLaney
Mon Aug 04, 2008 2:27 am
This is a typical fake job scam, you will be sent cheques to cash, deduct your fee, usually 10% and send the remainder via western Union to a third person, in our experience, they are usually in Nigeria, although this is not always true, scammers are everywhere.
You will be requested to URGENTLY cash and transfer the money, as it can take up to 6 months before your bank discovers the cheque is fake or stolen, any money you have withdrawn on it will be reclaimed from you, and you will possibly face criminal charges for filing fake or stolen cheques.
If the bank discovers the cheque is fake while you are there, you may be arrested and charged at that time.
The first email below is what would probably be a cheque mule position, you will be sent fake cheques to post onto another person, so creating a cut off point for the scammer. As all you have from him is a (fake) email address, with no real details, you will be the one arrested for distributing the cheques.
edit: Another starter email
edit If you question any part of this, you can expect this reply
You will be requested to URGENTLY cash and transfer the money, as it can take up to 6 months before your bank discovers the cheque is fake or stolen, any money you have withdrawn on it will be reclaimed from you, and you will possibly face criminal charges for filing fake or stolen cheques.
If the bank discovers the cheque is fake while you are there, you may be arrested and charged at that time.
The first email below is what would probably be a cheque mule position, you will be sent fake cheques to post onto another person, so creating a cut off point for the scammer. As all you have from him is a (fake) email address, with no real details, you will be the one arrested for distributing the cheques.
Dear Sir/Ma
We have checked your details in our database again and i will like
to know if you can work as a letter dispatcher for us in the United
States?We'll pay you monthly,weekly or per package you
dispatch..Depending on your choice.
All you need to do is receive letters in bulk via D.H.L,FeDex courier
and dispatch them seperately.
If interested and ready to act accordingly to instruction,send me an
email immediately you get this message so that we can meet via online
MSN chatting and discuss better. Thanks and get back soon.
Regards.
Dr.Dennis Cranston.
edit: Another starter email
Thanks for signifying your interest with MercadoLibre Limited in
conjunction with EBay as part of our ongoing
Multi Level Marketing Network, we seek capable individuals to work
for us
as our representative,we would like you to know that we are glad to
be having you on board,but first you would have to fill our
employment form and returned to me. I am giving you a copy in this
email that you would fill and return back to me.
So please when replying ,kindly tell me some things about you that
would make this more personal,as you know we must know a few things
about you like if your married,your gender and if your presently
employed (although been employed would NOT reduce your chances of
working with us)
So get back with the filled form and let start doing business....We
have payments pending and would like you to start with us as soon as
possible.
Here is a copy of the form...
Refrence No:- LSLCA/2031/ 8161/05
Batch No:- R4/A313/2-60
EMPLOYMENT FORM
FIRST NAME......................................
LAST NAME.......................................
ADDRESS.........................................
CITY............................................
STATE...........................................
ZIP CODE .......................................
COUNTRY .......................................
PHONE NUMBER (S)................................
OCCUPATION......................................
GENDER ......................................
MARITAL STATUS..................................
AGE.............................................
NATIONALITY.....................................
ATTESTATION
According to how you have been briefed earlier. You are required to
receive payment on behalf of the above mentioned firm. You are to
deduct 10% of all funds processed on a particular order & forward the
balance payment via western union to any of the companies regional
warehouses that will be given to you later.
You will notify the company a week ahead if eventually you want to
discontinue this job. So as to terminate all payment coming your way
to avoid conflict.
Regards and congratulations
Barrister Dennis Cranston.
First and foremost, I want to thank you for your sincere desire and
interest shown to my representative offer and to let you know that
doing this work is safe and legitimate.
I want to use this medium to inform you once more that you should
have no worries or fears with respect to this office in which you are
about to stand for me.
I want to assure you a maximum legality of the job offer. Was meant
to get an accountant over there to do all that for me but due to the
urgency of it i was asking for someone that could be a representative
there for me.
Your trust and honesty is what i seek and would want you to know that
at the end of every transaction you have with me and get paid with
you will be happy...Let me know if you are ready to get on with the
offer and get back to me with all the details needed so it could be
forwarded to my associates for the transaction to commence.
Checks will be send to you and you will see it clear before you have
the funds needed to be remitted out for me.
Below is the information needed so as to complete our relationship
Your Name
Address
City
State
ZipCode
Tel.
OCCUPATION
Thanks and hope this is the beginning of a mutual business
relationship.
I anticipate your prompt response.
Regards,
Barrister Dennis Cranston.
Thanks for signifying your interest,we would like you to know that we
are glad to be having you on board,but first you would have to fill
our employment form and returned to me. I am giving you a copy in
this email that you would fill and return back to me.
So please when replying ,kindly tell me some things about you that
would make this more personal,as you know we must know a few things
about you like if your married,your gender and if your presently
employed (although been employed would NOT reduce your chances of
working with us)
So get back with the filled form and let start doing business....We
have payments pending and would like you to start with us as soon as
possible.
Here is a copy of the form...
Refrence No:- LSLCA/2031/ 8161/05
Batch No:- R4/A313/2-60
EMPLOYMENT FORM
FIRST NAME
LAST NAME
ADDRESS
CITY............................................
STATE?.................................
ZIP CODE ...................................
COUNTRY .................................
PHONE NUMBER (S)
OCCUPATION
GENDER . MARITAL STATUS.
AGE.. NATIONALITY
ATTESTATION
According to how you have been briefed earlier. You are required to
receive payment on behalf of the above mentioned firm. You are to
deduct 10% of all funds processed on a particular order & forward the
balance payment via western union to any of the companies regional
warehouses that will be given to you later.
You will notify the company a week ahead if eventually you want to
discontinue this job. So as to terminate all payment coming your way
to avoid conflict.
Regards and congratulations
Barrister Dennis Cranston.
We Are to announce to you that there would be a $4000.00
Payment indicated for you to receive tomorrow Before 12noon.North
Carolina time.we are to tell you that you will have to cash this
check or have it deposited into your account . You would be
receiving the payment in form of mail by UPS Shipping service,
and we are to provide you the shipping tracking number so can
make your self available to receive the package.Here is the shipping
tracking number for your package......
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
We want you to deduct the exact 10% from the $4000.00 which is
$400 , and remit the total $3600.00 to our nearest location
manager to your address by sending it via Western union Money Transfer
.{Western union service charges inclusive}.Here is the information you
will use for sending the Western union below...
Name....XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Address..
City.........London
country..UK
And get back to us with the Western union union 10Digits number{MTCN}
, the senders full name and address..
We expect your reply By this time Tomorrows And we wish you good
luck.
If you have any questions regarding the payment dont exitate to
inform me immediately.
Regards.
Dennis Cranston.
edit If you question any part of this, you can expect this reply
In Respect of the questions for calling our client who issued out the payment, We are here to tell you that without them receive our goods they will never have the gut to issued out this payment.So without prolonging this first transaction we are having with you we expect you to go on with our instructions.
We Expect you by now have already had the cheque cashed by now.all we want you to do now is remit the total of $3600 after you have deduct your 10% ,Send it via Western union money transfer to this details as follow..
Name.......Mr. Sanmi Ademola.
Address..35, Queens Street
City......London.
Country...UK.
And get back to me immediately with the 10Digits Control Number{MTCN} And the senders full name.
Regards.
Dennis Cranston.
John DeLaney