Company Representative scams, Payment Processing scams and other Employment scams.
by evelyncaballero Mon Jul 14, 2014 11:14 am
I applied for a babysitting position online and I received a reply from someone, and when I replied the next day he said that the position had been filled but that he had another offer for me.

These are two emails I have received:
Good Day,
How are you doing today ?. I am glad for your quick response and for your interest in taking care of my son { Paul } .. I am sorry to let you know that i have gotten a nanny for my son { Paul } and will no longer be needing your service anymore for the nanny position. I am very sorry for this, But i do have a personal assistant position available for you , if you are interested in working for me as my personal assistant . Here are the details about the personal assistant position i am offering you .

Do take time to go through this introductory mail and feel free to pass any questions on. I have had a previous Personal Assistant worker who has been very commendable in her activities and who has been part of my life for the past 6 months, she has since moved on with her personal life and it has affected me in a way. I found her previously on the Sittercity website and I sincerely hope I will be able to find someone again who will be as efficient as she has been.

Please note that you are being hired only on a personal level. All correspondences would be made and promptly reported to me personally. The position is part time and home-based meaning you can work most times from your home as long as you have a regular internet access. You are also hired on a trial basis for now until we are able to see how well we fit in, this however does not affect your weekly wage. I would like to know where you are located because i would love to meet up with you to talk about this job but I am currently away on a business trip. I am in Australia so there will be no much to talk about than to give you the job description.

I will prepay you in advance to do my shopping. I will also have my mails and packages forwarded to your address. If you will be unable to stay at your house to get my mails, I can have it shipped to a post office near you and then you can pick it up at your convenience. When you get my mails / packages; you are required to mail them to where ever i want them mailed to. You don't have to put money out of your pocket, all you have to do is have packages shipped to your house and do my shopping. You are allowed to open the packages to reveal its content. All expenses and taxes will be covered by me. You will work between 15 and 20 hrs a month. I will be paying $500.00 per week.

I need your service because I am constantly out of town. I will return back to the state real soon so this process will be on going till then. If you don't mind, I will meet up with you when I return and then we can talk about the possibility of making this long term. Well, let me know if you are able to handle the position. No heavy packages is involved!. You can do the shopping at any nearest stores. You will be shopping for Electronics and clothing. I will provide you my personal 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. If I were to mail you money to do my shopping plus upfront payment for your service, where would you want it mailed to?. How should your name appear on the payment? and you MUST have a bank account where you will deposit the payment { important for this job } . Maybe you can provide me with the following details below;

Full Name :
Full Address: (NO P.O.BOX)
City, State , Zip-code :
Cell Phone Number :
Sex :
Age :
Email Address :

I believe you should read clearly and understand the terms / conditions attached to this job because i wouldn't want any mistakes to be made at anytime giving instructions OK. Remember like i've said that your weekly wages is $500. I'll appreciate you get back to me to confirm your acceptance of this job if you are the trustworthy person i'm searching for in less than 24hrs, thanks and till i hear from you real soon stay bless...

I will be waiting to hear from right away....

NOTE : ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOU CHECK YOUR EMAIL AT LEAST 3 TIMES DAILY FOR ANY UPDATES FROM ME.

Thank You!!!
Honesty, loyalty and punctuality is my watchword.
May the almighty God bless you.

Mr. James Nelson.

Hello (here my full name is entered),
How are you doing today ?. Thanks for the details. I am writing to confirm to you that you have been approved for the job. You will resume work with helping me on errands, sorting out my delivers and packages since I am not available and make payments on my behalf. You will be properly briefed in order to carry out every task appropriately. I believe we started the purchase with TRUST, HONESTY AND SOUND MIND....! Please assure me of your trust, honesty and commitment.

I have made all necessary arrangement to send payment for your first salary and also to carry out your first assignment, the payment would be processed this week and it would be delivered to you by Tusday 8th of July 2014. You will be informed once the payment is on its way and what you are to do with the remaining money after deducting your salary. I hope we have an understanding? . For this reason I will want you to keep track with your email address at least three times daily so that no vital information will pass you by about the payment update and your salary.

I would write you as soon as i have the tracking number and also what you are to do next. Do not hesitate to notify me if you should not get the Payment latest by Thursday. Also let me know if you received this message so that i can be assured that you are still interested in the job and understand everything in this mail, so that i can let you know your first assignment.

NOTE : ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOU CHECK YOUR EMAIL AT LEAST 3 TIMES DAILY FOR ANY UPDATES FROM ME.

Email me back and let me know you got this message .

Thanks for your co-operation.
Honesty, loyalty and punctuality is my watchword.
May the almighty God bless you.

Mr James Nelson.

Good Day (Here my full name is entered),
How are you doing today and how are your family members ?. Hope every one is fine and finding the weather interesting. This is to update you that the payment to begin your first assignment and also for your first week's pay has been mailed out to you which I will need for you to complete promptly and at your earliest convenience would be greatly appreciated . Included in this assignment is your first week pay like I assured you that you would receive. I am looking forward to meeting you in the near future and your work ethics and getting things done in a timely manner are greatly appreciated ..You will be receiving the Check today via the USPS Courier Service { Post Office }. Below is the tracking number and the amount on the Check ....

Tracking Number : 9470101699320009007948
website: www.usps.com
Amount : $1,950.00 { From Hydradyne Hydraulics, LLC}

INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW Below :
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Once you receive the Check, Here is how to go about the transaction :- The financial officer has given strict instructions that as soon as you get this payment, take the payment to your BANK, Deposit it using your PHONE, or ATM MACHINE, or DEBIT CARD, with those method it wont take more than 30mins to clear into your account, but if you cant use those method or you don't have access to do that then have the payment deposited into your BANK ACCOUNT. Payment will only take 24hrs to clear into your bank account and once the payment has cleared, deduct your first week pay which is $500 and proceed to the nearest MONEY GRAM outlet around you to make payment for my Art Works/ Gallery shopping's. Please handle this once received as if it were your own! .

Total deduction: $500
Balance to send : $1,450


Below is details of the company accountant whom i am purchasing my latest Art Works/ Gallery from. Once you have made the payment at the Money Gram office ,you will then email me the details of the transaction via email and then i can contact the company with the details so they can mail the Art Works out this weekend . When the supplier gets the money, they will ship the products (Art materials) to you. I will pick the materials up from you when I return back to the states.

SELLER*S MONEY GRAM DETAILS
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NAME : MICHAEL SADLER
ADDRESS : 205 N. WASHINGTON STREET.
CITY : KOKOMO
STATE : IN
ZIPCODE : 46901
COUNTRY : USA


EMAIL ME BACK THE FOLLOWING DETAILS WHEN DONE:
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Money Gram Reference Number:
Sender's Name And Address:
Amount Sent:


Thats basically all needed to do to complete your first assignment.Very simple instructions. You should deduct the Money Gram charges from the money you are sending and let me know the exact amount sent after deducting the money gram fee. Please make sure you use the MONEY IN MINUTES service when sending money at the money gram. You will find a Money Gram outlet at any Walmart store.

I will be waiting to read back from you Asap TODAY and i also have one more assignment for you to be done this week. I want you to be rest assured that I'll never stress you at all in any assignment given to you and i promise to pay your fee weekly as we both agreed. I will be expecting to read from you TODAY with details of payment from MONEY GRAM .

Good luck with your first assignment.

Honesty, loyalty and punctuality is my watchword.
May the almighty God bless you.

Mr. James Nelson.

I would appreciate any feed back about this. Thank you.
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by AlanJones Mon Jul 14, 2014 11:29 am
It is a definite scam. No legitimate job requires you to receive funds into your bank account and then send them elsewhere.

The cheque will be fake, but it will take the banks some time to discover that and when they do, the funds will be reversed from your account and you will be down the money you sent.

If the cheque has not yet arrived then you should refuse it and tell the postman that the letter contains a fake cheque. Sending such through the USPS is an offence and hopefully he will take it seriously and refer it to the US Postal Inspection Service. If not, you should do this yourself.

Please do not tell scammers that they are listed here - it will take them seconds to change their fake details and their new details will not be listed for any future victims to find.
by Mike Wilson Mon Jul 14, 2014 2:59 pm
One more thing,
Save the emails in the event that the USPS wants to see them.

It is ALWAYS a scam
If the pet seller or shipper asks for money to be sent via Western Union, Money Gram, any brand of gift card. Walmart To Walmart , Zelle , PayPal friends and family option, or mentions Cameroon

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