kathlee velner [[email protected]] - New Scammer

Hello Everyone,

I am new to this website, but I received this email and think that it is a scam, here it is:

This is the first email:
Original Message-----
From: kathlee [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2012 12:47 AM
To: undisclosed recipients:
Subject: job offer for a caring mother

Am Mrs kathleen Velner, I wish to bring to your notice that I have a job opportunity for you, My Mom (Mrs. Sarah 57 years of age) will be travelling down to the state, in your city soon.So i will like to employ a God fearing, honest, hardworking, faithful, highly intelligent and very friendly manner person, who will be helping her with her domestic works, for at least 4 hours a day,you will need to her with the cleaning and cooking in the house. she will be living in her apartment of 4 rooms, 1 living room and 2 toilet. Duration of your service with her will be 3 times a week and 4 hours a day, Kindly get back to me if you OKAY with the term and condition of this job opportunity, let me know when this will be convince for you, You will be paid $520 per week.kindly get back to me if you are interested, so i can get her inform about you and update you with her arrival date and other information's.Also let me know if there is anything you we like to know about me

Yours Sincerely

Here is her response to my email:

I appreciate your positive response, how are you doing this morning?I have contacted my mom regards your service and duration of your service weekly, mom says every arrangement is Okay with her. She's 57 years, very friendly, healthy, sound and young....Lol, I love and cherish her so much, mom is a very caring mother, that's why I call her best mother in the world, cos she has been there for me since I lost my father at teenager and up till moment, I will cherish her and give her the best of my ability to make sure she is properly care for, your service with my mom will be for at least 4 hours a day, help her with the cooking in the house Kitchen Cleaning, Cabinet Cleaning, General Room Cleaning, Laundry . she will be living in her apartment of 3 rooms, Living and dinning room: 24x13 square feet and 2 toilet. Duration of your service with her will be 3 times a week and 4 hours a day, that is all you are employed for and hope that is will clear to you.Living and dinning room: 24x13 square feet,Room 1:12x15 square feet Room 2:11x14 square feet Kitchen:11x8 + 6x6 square feet,bathroom:12x10 square feet,toilet: 10x8 square feet....

I will keep you posted and updated with her arrival date, time and the address of the house she will be staying in your city as soon as she inform me the date she will be in the city, like I have said earlier and to be swift about this,regarding the checking of the house and knowing where you be working, you have to await my arrival so that i can lead you to the house..i would have let you go check the house ahead but to avoid embarrassment from the street security i would suggest u await her arrival next week because you will not be permitted to do the check up of the house without my present. Now that your first payment will have been sent to you before then. can you bee doing weekly cos I will be offering you $520 weekly and the price is confirmed OKAY by you. Because i have another person that also needs the same service but i need to see your job first)I'm making the payment ahead of her arrival.

I will contact my Boss to issue out a Check in your name and make it an overnight delivery through courier means, in the amount of $2,250, Its my last contract Bonus with him, It will be issued out inform of a US certified check which takes a long period of time to cash here in London, I will want you to accept it, deduct your $520 for advance deposit of your service, and send out the remaining balance to my mum or her Traveling Agent, because its for her Flight ticket, Bills, shopping and any other expenses(overdraft). If eventually your service charge is more than $520, your balance will be paid when she arrive and if its not up to $520, I will have my balance as well, I will need a job well done and might compensate you for that.am very much concern with the current situation of issue of the check..Because so many has been heard in the states about Fake Checks and about transaction here and there..It really gives me concern because my client never send cash out only check and i have never have problem with any of the check issued..But with the current scenario that is going on..Everyone need to be careful.Well, i hope you understand,believe you are fit for this position in as much you will prove yourself a reliable, God fearing, honest, truthful,For proper review(since i am not available now to set up a face-to-face interview) supply out correctly the information below;

First Name :
Last Name:
Full Street Address(not P.O box) :
City, State, Zip Code:
Cell Phone Number:
Home Phone Number:
Age and Sex:
Email:
Yahoo messenger id: (if none, do create one)

Forward me the this filled details above if you are good with the offer, to enable my Boss issue out the paycheck to you as soon as possible, for us to get everything done in a timely manner.
Thanks.Yours Sincerely will be of added advantage if you can provide 2 references from your past employments.

Let me know if anyone else has seen something like this . . .

You are correct. It is a scam. The writing tells me the person behind the email is African, not American.

The certified check "she" sends will be fraudulent, but most likely it will be good enough to pass initial inspection. The intent of the scam is that the fake won't be detected until after you have withdrawn and sent the money. When the fake is detected, the bank will come after you for all the money, plus an assortment of fees, and they might even call the authorities and have you arrested for fraud.

Just cut off contact with the scammer and ignore him.