LeaderTrade LLC

Hi

I have been receiving emails from John Malcolm @ LeaderTrade LLC (based in New York) regarding some part time work receiving money from their clients.

I am fairly sure this is fake - and that I am liable to end up with either dodgy cheques from them or some form of financial disaster on my hands. I have told them to go away - but wanted to check as to whether they are known and therefore warn other

Regards

Hi there gerbil99,

From what you tell us it certainly sounds like a scam, and you did good by being cautious. Could you please post the emails you received along with a set of headers please? That way they can be traced by google and people looking for the mails can get alerted.

Thanks for reporting!

and that I am liable to end up with either dodgy cheques from them or some form of financial disaster on my hands.

Almost certainly. And absolutely certain if they told you they have trouble being paid by foreign customers. They'll ask you to send on 80% of the proceeds via Western Union before you find out that the checks are fake.

Thanks for the replies - sounds like a lucky escape!!

Below is the most recent email from them with headers - I have blotted out my email add

From - Wed Aug 18 17:03:33 2010
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Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:00:53 +0100
From: Manager John Malcolm <[email protected]>
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Message-ID: <[email protected]>
To: xxxxx
Subject: Dear Matthew
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Dear Matthew,

In order to verify age and identity we require a scanned image of your
driver's license or passport. Please scan a new image that clearly and
sharp shows the complete driver's license or passport. You may also
use a digital camera/web camera.

Be attentive!

Fill out "Employment Agreement" and "Application form" electronically,
then print documents and sign
its, and send scanned copies of documents to me or to main office by
FAX: +1-(347)-748-9672

Send all necessary to me.

I'll be waiting for your reply.

Regards,
John Malcolm

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LEADER TRADE, LLC.
[email protected]

New York: (347) 321-8162
London: 020 3239 2679
Milano: (02) 899 26 548
Fax: +1-(347)-748-9672
WEB: www.leadertrade.org

The website is a joke.

Badly written and poorly spelled meaningless drivel.

It is not important where did you work before or where are you working now,........

How daft is that ?

I'd look deeper but it's not worth the effort.

Interesting. It's most likely coming from Eastern Europe or Russia. Those sites aren't too easy to kill, but I'll do my best! Thanks alot for the headers, and well done on finding out it's a scam!