i think ive been scammed..

stupid me think ive been scammed, i sent them my bank details and eveyrthing.... but the only thing is im a student and i never have any money in my account anyway so im not fussed..

but anyway does anyone think this is a scam? i have a cv uploaded on a cv website and they must have got my details from there...

this is the first email i got

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Current Open Position , (ID : 860131061638350872785)..
Olympia Moses [[email protected]]
You replied on 14/07/2011 18:45.
Sent: 14 July 2011 05:04
To:
[email protected]
Good day.
We are happy to offer you a part time position.

Requirements :
- Location : United Kingdom
- Adult age

For more information, please reply to : [email protected] with your contact details.

Best regards,
Peter Moss
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**2nd Email**
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Re: Current Open Position , (ID : 860131061638350872785)..
Peter Moss [[email protected]]
Sent: 16 July 2011 07:17
To:
Hello Richard,

Vacancy: Service Manager.

As our service manager you will be working the average of 5-8 hours per week while earning an average of £700-£1400 per month. SEO Company has been in business since 2005, with the head office located in Los Angeles, US. We offer a variety of services to our clients, including - reselling and selling, providing auction services, and uniting sellers with service managers worldwide to contribute to the productivity of the sales force.

Here are the frequently asked questions that will help you to understand better how our company works and what is the role of the service managers and their responsibilities.

Who are the sellers?


All sellers have at least two years of experience in selling through major auctions such as Qxl, Ebay and Amazon. All sellers have at least 97% positive feedback score, with at least 50 feedbacks. The sellers can be located anywhere in the world London, Los Angeles, Moscow, Sao Paulo, Sydney, Berlin or any other location.

Where are the items sold?
Items are sold through top online websites such as Amazon Auctions, QXL, Ebay, Big Deals, and more.

What are the items sold?
Main items sold are: electronics, collectibles and jewelry.

What is the service manager role?
Service manager role is to unite the seller and the buyer by location.
For example, the seller is located in Sydney, and wants to sell the item through UK auction site to a buyer within UK;
we will enhance the shopper's experience and increase sales by having a representative within that region of sales.

Your duties will include:
Monitoring of sales data in your region of the United Kingdom.
Sorting outgoing/ingoing correspondence on request.
Receiving the clients payings.
Provide necessary information to all the offices and vendors involved.

Is this position connected with selling or payment processes?
How the purchases notifications are sent?
The position of service manager includes payments collecting and correspondence maintaining. The service manager is not required to be a sales person. The buyer and seller manage the situation if the exchange is required. You will be informed by e-mail as soon as a deal is agreed, purchasing happens. The information will include buyer, purchase and pricing details. You will be working from your home office around your schedule.

Offered benefits.
We guarantee two vacations twice a year, two weeks each. While you are on vacation the compensation will be £700. You have to work for the company at least 4 months to take your first vacation. We pay your taxes. We will send you an invoice declaring your income, you state the taxes and we pay the amount.
Will I be required to make any investments in the project?
How the salary is paid out?
You will not have to invest. All the organization fees are paid by the company. The salary varies between £700 and £1400. 10% of every transfer received from a customer is yours. If your month income is below £700 the company pays out the difference to you, sending it as a check or wire transfer.
Will wait for your reply!

Please reply on this e-mail: [email protected]
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**3rd Email**

Re: Re:
Peter Moss [[email protected]]
You replied on 21/07/2011 12:07.
Sent: 19 July 2011 11:59
To:
Richard Cross
Dear Richard,

We have received and reviewed Your CV. Your qualification is acceptable for Company Representative.

1) You should receive money from our customers on your bank account.
(You can open separate bank account.)
2) Then, withdraw the cash from the bank.
3) Cut 10% of each payment - it's your wage.
4) Go to any Western Union branch and send the cash to specified person.
(Transfer fee cuts from the large sum, not from your 10%.)
5) Inform me about transfer details or send me the scan of Western Union receipt with all required details.

You will not need to contact any buyers, as that is the seller's responsibility.

Please send us all of your additional questions if any and we will send you detailed information on how to begin.
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**4th Email**
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Re: Re:
Peter Moss [[email protected]]
You replied on 21/07/2011 22:05.
Sent: 21 July 2011 12:44
To:
Richard Cross
Attachments:
EMPLOYMENT_AGREEMENT.doc? (57 KB?)[Open as Web Page]; BANK_DETAILS.doc? (31 KB?)[Open as Web Page]
Dear Richard,

To join our team soonest possible You have to confirm Your intention
to work with us by filling and sending us the EMPLOYMENT_AGREEMENT.doc
and the BANK_DETAILS.doc (find enclosed files).

The procedure is as follows:

1. Read and fill-in the employment agreement, personal information and
the bank details form.
2. Send these documents back to me directly by e-mail and wait for approval
e-mail and/or call.

Note:
Please read and fill in all the forms very carefully to eliminate possible
malfunction of Your account. After the registration You will be put in the
waiting list for activation of Your account, which is necessary to start
the job. Approximate time of beginning is over 1-2 days, so just wait for
a response.

You will enjoy the comfort of working with us. We take the responsibility
to send You information about transfers to Your account, payment processing
details, and other details very promptly to assist and to facilitate Your job.

My job is to assist You in managing payments and I'll be happy to do the
utmost to help You whenever possible.

Sincerely Yours, Peter Moss.
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**5th Email**

Re: Re:
Peter Moss [[email protected]]
You replied on 27/07/2011 16:25.
Sent: 22 July 2011 17:18
To:
Richard Cross
Dear Richard,

We're confirming that we have received Your information.
Check Your email for instructions on 3 August at 09:00AM (Your time). Please confirm that You'll be ready to work at specified day and time.
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can someone please tell me if this a scam or not? im proper shitting myself lol, thanks

Not only is it a scam, but participating could get you arrested.

Money will be transferred into your account--but it is not the proceeds of genuine auction sales--it is money stolen from individuals via scams or even phished bank accounts. Collecting that money and forwarding it to the thieves is called money laundering, and it is a serious crime. When the victim reports the crime (either he/she realizes they have been scammed, or in the case of a phished bank account, the unauthorized transfers are identified) the trail will lead straight to you. Your "employer" has given all fake information, so you have no idea who he really is--you could be working with terrorists, for all you know.

This is an international economy--there is absolutely no reason that buyers cannot transfer money directly to the sellers, or use paypal to pay them. Even if it wasn't an option, no business is going to make a profit on a site like eBay, if they are giving 10% of their profit to a go-between AND paying another 10% or more in Western Union fees--it wouldn't make business sense.

The simple truth is that there is no such thing as a legitimate job that involves receiving money and forwarding it to someone else.

I would recommend contacting your bank and explaining the situation, to see if you need to take action such as changing account numbers or putting some kind of block on your account.

hi thanks for your reply.
im going to contact the bank in the morning and close the account.
thank-you for your help + awareness.
i certainly wont make the same mistake again!

All three of the forementioned email addresses are still open as of today .

Terminator5, we do not want to close identified scammer email accounts. We can expose them here and hurt them. If email accounts are closed, the scammer will just spend two minutes and open another email account that we do not have information about.

If you are concerned about this practice, please send me a PM.