Joe Scott - Scammer

This was in response to an advert placed on Gumtree by my son, who was looking for a job!

Thanks for your prompt response.

I am currently in Portugal and will be arriving to United Kingdom by the End of April. My Name is Joe Scott, I have a 4 years old daughter Ann,I will be sending you a secure payment.

The UPS will bring the package to your address, you can cash the Cheque at any bank and the Cheque will be made payable to you in other to be able to pay you your money and buy needed item from a nearby store. All expenses and taxes will be covered by me and I will be paying you per errand.

I will email you the list and pictures of what to shop for when I am ready.No heavy packages is involved! You can do the shopping at Amazon, Asda, Tesco and other stores.You will be shopping for household items, Electronics and clothing.

I will provide you my UPS account number for Shipping.All you have to do is provide my account number to UPS and shipping charges will be applied into the account.I will provide clear set of instructions for each task I need done as well the funds to cover them.

How much will you charge per Errand? I will pay(300pounds) for each Errand.That is not a bad offer is it? I need your service because I am constantly out of town because am a Sailor.Well, let me know if you are able to handle the position.


How should your Name appear on the cheque?
And your address Where to mail it to?
And what is your cell phone number?
Age?

Email purports to come from [email protected]

[AlanJones]

Hi Taramo01 and welcome to ScamWarners

Congratulations on catching this for what it is - a scam.

The cheque that your son would have been sent would have been a fake, but by the time the banks had realised this (weeks or even months after it is deposited), your son would already have paid for and dispatched the goods that he was asked to buy. In the end your son would have been left down the money he paid for the goods and also possibly being investigated by his bank/the police for passing fake cheques.

Thanks for explaining how it works. These people are so unscrupulous! Bad enough being out of work, but then to be scammed really adds insult to injury!

Hi Taramo01 and welcome to ScamWarners

Congratulations on catching this for what it is - a scam.

The cheque that your son would have been sent would have been a fake, but by the time the banks had realised this (weeks or even months after it is deposited), your son would already have paid for and dispatched the goods that he was asked to buy. In the end your son would have been left down the money he paid for the goods and also possibly being investigated by his bank/the police for passing fake cheques.

Thanks @AlanJones for taking the time to explain, but everyday I am interested in the types of fraud and especially how they work to try to never be a victim of a ...