Co Rep Scam - Richard E.Hobberman

[AlanJones]

This is a Company Representative Payment Scam. You will be sent fraudulent cheques or Money Orders, which you will be asked to cash and send the money (minus your 10%) to someone by Western Union. The cheques will eventually be found to be fraudulent by the bank and the money will be debited from your account. If you get involved with these scammers, you will lose money and may also face investigation for fraud.

I actually received this one twice from different sending email addresses, but with the same reply-to address.

Received from: "Richard E.Hobberman" <[email protected]> and "Richard E.Hobberman" <[email protected]>
Reply-to: [email protected]
Subject: "JOB OFFER WITH GOOD SALARY" and "JOB OFFER !!!"
IP Address: 124.217.198.201 Korea, Republic of (Seoul)

Dear Friend,
How are you doing? I would be very interested in offering you a part-time paying job in which you could earn a lot.My name is Richard Hobberman and I am 50 years of age.

I just resigned my job as a research scientist at Asia Agricultural research Institute in Malaysia and I now work as a freelance consultant for the institute which gives me very much time to do my own work which is basically being a freelance researcher who could be employed by research institutes to do research projects anywhere in the world.

Currently, I have just been granted a funding to head a research project in the tropical regions of Asia regarding rare and vulnerable plant species and this would be commencing very soon.

This research program will be funded and sponsored by some of my counterparts in your country. But the only set back is that my associates want to make payments for the research in form of bank transfer or Check only.

WHAT I NEED YOU FOR?
At this point, I will be glad if you could work with me as my representative in your country. You will be working as my payment assistant in charge of collecting the Funds from my Associates.

Since they will be making the payment form of bank transfers/Check to you in your country, you will be collecting this payments and cashing them on my behalf. On agreement to been my representative, you will receive a commission of 10% of whatever amount of payment you receive from my associates.

JOB DESCRIPTION?

1. Receive payments from My Clients/Associates through bank transfers or check.
2. Cash the Payments at your Bank.
3. Deduct 10% which will be your commission/percentage on Payment processed.
4. You are to remit the balance via Money Gram or Western Union Money Transfer.

ADVANTAGES?
You don't have to go out of your present daily activity in order to engage in this Job(i.e. you can do this Work easily without leaving or affecting your present Job).

You will work as an independent contractor right from your home /office. Your job is absolutely legal.

You do not need any capital to start (non of your personal funds is needed).

To indicate your interest in this pending project, i will like you to provide all this information before we can commence on this pending projects.

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ALL REPLIES TO BE SENT TO : [email protected]

Regards,
Dr. Richard E.Hobberman