reshipping scam???

I got an email yesterday offering me a job reshipping envelopes. The email said no packages would be envolved just envelopes. Is this a scam? What types of mail could be envolved since I would not be receiving any packages which would indicate a reshipping scam?

What a pity you didn't post up the email header and the message. Who sent the e-mail? Why was it sent to you? Have you applied for some kind of online employment?
From the few details it does sound sus.
Has the promoter said, if you pay a "small" fee, they will tell you how to earn big money by sending envelopes from home. Are you supposedly being paid a certain amount of money for each envelope sent, resulting in hundreds of dollars for you each week? What are you supposed to be placing in the envelopes?
The scenario you describe is not instilling any confidence, sad to say

There are 3 likely types of scams involving envelopes:

The first is the "work from home stuffing envelopes" scam which is usually nothing more than a "pay up front" type of scam. They are so common that the FTC has a specific warning about them. http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0112-envelope-stuffing-schemes

The second, more dangerous (and more likely if you are already on the scammers' email lists) involves being a mule for a fake check scam. Some scam gangs dealing with check fraud on a larger scale will include several roles in their scams. They will often have:
-check printer (accomplice or victim) who simply prints the checks and distributes to mules
-reshipping mule who receives and distributes checks for cashing (adds another layer of protection between scammer and ultimate victim)
-victims to cash the fake checks (often victims of job scams)
In addition, they may also have
-ad poster (a victim or accomplice whose "job" is to post ads to recruit people in the other roles.)


The third (less likely) possibility simply involves receiving payments by check or money order from victims and forwarding to the next link in the chain.

[email protected] this is the email address. the person who sent the email is jerry smith

here is the contents of the first email

Dear Candidate,

Thank you for interesting in our job offer!

Mailbox Forwarding offers a new, more convenient way for businessmen to handle their mail. With our service people can keep in contact with their paper mail wherever they are. We provide to businessmen with a mailing address in U.S. where they can receive paper mail, so it can be forwarded wherever they need. As we are expanding our horizons, we are looking for part time candidates with the US physical address where we will be able to forward mail of our clients. Please be advised that we deal only with paper mail that can be delivered to your mailbox. We do NOT deal with any packages, boxes etc. So basically all we need from you as our candidate is just to have a physical address with in U.S. where paper mail can be delivered. Also you will need to be able to check your mailbox every day in order to provide us with information about incoming mail. As you can see this position and duties will not take any effect to your schedule. You do not need to be at home, all the mail will be dropped to your mailbox the same as your mail. All we ask is to check your mailbox daily at the end of the day.

According to attached contract we will pay you for your services $5 for each piece of paper mail (envelope). In average you will get 15 env. by end of the 1st week, 25 env. – second week, and so on. It should be around 100 env. by the end of first month. The quantity of envelopes will grow 30-50% monthly. You must have PayPal account or bank account to accept funds.

Monday is your forwarding day when you should to pack all collected paper mail to one package and send to our Processors (we will provide to you PREPAID shipping labels so you will NOT pay your own money for this). Then notify us that your forwarding job is done and we will send you compensation during 48 hours.

For example, during 1st week you have received 17 envelopes so it equals $85. Next Monday when you will collect 27 envelopes we will pay you $135.

For our employees who work with us more then 3 month the average monthly compensation is about $900-1100. We are convinced our job offer is perfect opportunity for you to reach your financial goals easier and faster you were planning before. You just work 1 hour per day during the month and get 1 thousand dollars for doing common thing – receiving your mail at home. There are no expenses for this job position at all. Easy and profitable job!

We will be glad to see you as part of our growing team! Please review our attached Employment Agreement (EA). If you are ready to start with us, so fill and sign it. Then make electronic copy of EA and send it back to us. Your filled and signed EA means you are ready to work immediately, so after 4-5 days you will get first paper mail.

Check the contract out and welcome to our company.


Best regards,
Jerry Smith, HR manager
Mailbox Forwarding, Inc.
TEL:.+1 (616) 209-9836
FAX: +1 (616) 619-5915
[email protected]

i asked them what type of mail i would be forwarding and this is their response
Dear R
It's business correspondence. Regular size.

what type of scam is this since it doesn't involve packages? could it be credit cards or some other type of identity theft?

Hello ron223

Dotti answered your question one post up from your last.

what type of scam is this since it doesn't involve packages? could it be credit cards or some other type of identity theft?

Please post the email headers. This is an email-only domain, so we need email headers to prove that the domain is in use. If this latest message is a reply to something you sent, include that with full headers too.

This domain was registered less than a month ago for only one year, and while the registrant's address looks valid, there are hints that he is not actually in Illinois and is using an Internet phone or the like.

The English doesn't look like that of an American either. I get the impression of someone on mainland Europe who learned English as a second language.