Employment Scammer - [email protected]

I'm currently looking for a job in bartending, i really need one and times are tough in the bartending area atm in Montreal where i live (not many job opened and since im a guy and i dont have boobs its even harder). Now im contacting pretty much everybody i can on the internet (mostly cragslist). A guy contacted me telling me he wanted to hire me for his new club he was opening and wanted to know when i was available and such. it was a little weird but i was very happy about it... like thrilled. but anyway here is the email chain we had. he only wants my full address and name to send me a check. so i have no idea what he wants to do with that. I dont think im being paranoid here.

(first email is at the bottom sorry )

May i get the club adress so i can see where it is, website, club name.
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 06:24:51 +0100
Subject: Re: Bartender
From: [email protected]
To: <redacted>

siness congress and i will be back next week, the club will be opened officially by next week , every other thing are in place, i have added you to one of my worker,when i get back i'll schedule a day for an interview with you, but there is one errand i will like you to run for me , i have paid for the all the drinks and liquor we need and i want you to help me handle the shipment of the Liquor from the liquor wholesaler, i will issue a certified check for you, it will be mailed to you via an express mailing, I'm paying you for this errand, when you get the check cash, you will take $200 for the errand and also to get yourself ready for this job , the rest of the money is for the shipment of the this liquor so that the shipment of the liquor can be processed , email me back with your full name and your address, so i can send you the check, i will email you about every other things we need as soon as the check is issued out, and also i will keep you updated about any progress on the club commencement

On Sunday, March 17, 2013, <redacted> ... there is no need to see the e-mail that you have written to the Scammer - Michelle
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> Sorry for my late response, the club will be opened next 2 weeks,Its a new club, i will need Bartender/Waiter/Waitress for 3 shift, morning shift,afternoon and night, morning shift starts from 9am-4pm, afternoon shift starts from 2pm-10pm and night shift starts 10pm-6am, depending on what shift you will be interested to work,also if you can only work by weekend its accepted as well,you get paid for the number of hours you do in a week, allowance is 15$ per hour, any extra hour will be paid for as well, if you are interested in this position, reply back to my email,applicant should have good experience in bar and club service,and if you are new to bar tending or a club service, a training session can be arranged for you, email me back to let me know what shift you will be interested in , Your reliability and punctuality will be highly appreciated
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> On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 2:14 AM, <redacted> wrote:
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> Hi my name is <redacted> ... there is no need to see the e-mail that you have written to the Scammer - Michelle
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what could he be looking to achieve??

thanks alot

There is no club and no job.

There is an African scammer who wants to use you to turn a fraudulent check into cash for him. If you gave him your address, you would receive a check. That check would likely look like it is good, and if you took it to the bank, they might even cash it. That's because it will be written against a real bank account.

Then, a few days to a few weeks later, after you have withdrawn a lot of money and sent it by Western Union or Moneygram and sent it to the (fake) "shipper", the bank will discover that the check is fraudulent, and the account owner did not authorize it. The account owner's bank will file to have the transaction reversed. You, as the person depositing a bad check, will be responsible for the whole sum. If you pulled money out and sent it off, you will end up owing the bank that amount. The "shipper" will turn out to be fake, of course, and most likely untraceable. The bank can even contact the police and have you arrested for check fraud.

Just cut off all contact with him now.

figured as much... thanks alot!