Hotel Reservation Overpayment Scam - Raymond Mike

The scammer is using stolen credit cards to make bogus reservations, asking to overpay and have the overage sent to a supposed third party. There is no third party, just a scammer trying to steal money from compromised credit cards.
Note the request for an extra $8000 to be charged to the cards for costs for a supposed translator.

Beware:

From: raymond mike[mailto: [email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, 10 May 2012 4:24p.m.
Subject: Booking Availability


I want to make a reservation in your facility for five (5)guests;they will be visiting your country for a seven (7) days in the month ofJuly 2012.


Arrival Date: 2nd July. 2012


Departure Date: 8th July. 2012


Number of guest: 5 Persons

Kindly confirm availability and get back to me if you haveavailability on the requested dates with the total cost to pay,so that we canpay the necessary deposit charges for the rooms to be reserved for them.Do youaccept credit card payment? Am waiting for your urgent response as soon aspossible.Thanks



Best Regards


Raymond

From: Rev. Raymond[mailto: [email protected] ]
Sent: Thursday, 10 May 2012 11:27p.m.
To:xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Payment

Thanksfor your reply.I am glad to tell you that cost of your offer are acceptable bythe priest and such,they are willing to make a deposit payment immediately. Dueto there acceptance of your offer, I have concluded payment with them also.

Ihave been instructed to pay you for your services and provision of a languagetranslator.They have arranged this with a linguist who is willing to undertakethese responsibilities on their behalf and will also take care of some of theirother travel logistics like ticketing,insurance etc.

Sequelto the above,I will send you my credit card details once I receive yourconfirmation email so that you would charge as agreed/authorized by thepriest.However upon the receipt of my credit card, confirm you will charge asfollows:Take 50% deposit for the cost of your services plus $8,000 USD for theTranslator from my card and send the balance of $8,000 USD to the Translatorfor their other travel logistics like ticketing,insurance etc.


Ireally need you to make the charges for the Translator as she does not have aPOS machines to process her charge and all money for the travel has beencredited to a credit card.

Understandin order not to share my credit card information with a third party,I havedecided that only you will process the fees and handle my credit card detail,please you have to process your cost plus translator service cost.Kindlyprovided: Your full name or manager,Owner/Direct Telephone/ Address.


RemainBless.

Raymond