Has someone offered you a huge sum of money or a valuable consignment? It's a 419 or advance fee fraud - find out how they work, and what to do to be safe.
by Resin Mon Jul 14, 2008 9:57 pm
My wife wants to try this out. I'm not sure if it is a money scam or money laundering, but it looks fishy to me. Anyone familiar with this tactic?

I think you are the best candidate for vacancy of online manager. Thanks for sending your interesting application.
> In this letter I will answer questions which can be interesting to you.
> And these questions were making during giving a vacancy of online manager to the candidate from Australia.
> Payment is 26000 $ in a year. (500 $ is in a week) + the paid vacation for 1 week on a resort of the Mediterranean.
> The schedule of work is 3-4 hours per day, except for Sunday. (Part-Time Position)
> Yes, you can become representative of VipAlbaHotel in Northern America.
> -Where is your company situated?
> The main office of VipAlbaHotel is situated in Sweden.
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> - It is not clear, why you need online manager. Isn't it easier to have the manager working in hotel directly?
> The client base of hotel VipAlbaHotel is more than 3000 clients. There are 1200 clients from Canada, 700 from the USA and about 1100 clients from Australia. It is easier to me to draw attention of new lodgers having the agent in each country.
> Also it is necessary to create unostentatious advertising actions for constant and future clients via regular mail and phone. In hotel there is the manager who provides inflow of clients from the Europe. It is necessary for hotel 1 online manager from Northern America.
> Please, do not offer a variant of your moving to the Greek Cyprus for work as the manager directly in hotel. Such vacancy is inaccessible. Your location is important for me to attract new clients and not to allow forgetting about hotel to the clients who have visited us.
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> - I'm not American citizen; I'm a permanent resident is it ok?
> If you are permanent resident it’s not problem for work with me.
> Most important thing is you approach the requirements to the vacancy of online manager in VipAlbaHotel.
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> -How can I get my payment?
> Sometimes you will receive deposits from the future clients of hotel on your bank account.
> And from the deposit you will keep 500 USD as payment of your work.
> But you will not receive deposits from clients every day or every week. Departure of the deposit on your account will depend on location of the future client. As a rule, 2-3 times in a month I have problems with delivery of the deposit from client VipAlbaHotel because the cashier of bank of the sender makes a mistake. Also it is not known where transfer vanishes because requisites of my bank account in Sweden have been written incorrectly. And if clients live in the USA or Canada the deposit can be delivered to the American or Canadian account in time because it is complex to make a mistake in bank requisites of the American account, especially.
> When deposits are not delivered to your account, I shall pay to you 500 USD via Paypal or MoneyGram.
> High taxes in Sweden compel me to transfer my business to the Greek Cyprus. And before moving the main office from Sweden on island, sometimes I should rely to the help of representatives VipAlbaHotel in Australia and Northern America in reception of deposits.
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> - When the deposit will be delivered on my bank account from the future client of hotel what should I make?
> In general a deposit from clients is an advance payment for rent of room and a package of services is given by VipAlbaHotel.
> As soon as money will be accessible for reception you will need to make transfer for purchase of things which are necessary for hotel. For example, during next few days I will send money for purchase of the Polish bed-clothes, and send bank translation to Warsaw, because packages with linen already during delivery. Or sometimes I will send money for purchase of original subjects for an ornament of an interior of hotel. Also I send money for the Spanish glassware (wine glasses, plates or vases).
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> - How do I become trained?
> Step-by-step you will receive training during 10 tasks which will help you to have the best representation about marketing, advertising of hotel and support of clients. I will consistently give you the instruction and a material necessary for achievement of success in vacancy of the online manaer.
> Forxample, at the beginning you will receive a database of clients which had a rest in VipAlbaHotel in the past.
> You will need to choose a virtual and post invitation card and send to each addressee from client base.
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> - What about the phone bills, if they are long distant calls?
> You will not spend your own money for payment of telephone bills or telephone cards. All the charges connected with support of clients VipAlbaHotel will be paid.
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> - Why I cannot find web-page of your hotel in Google?
> The competition in sphere of hotel business on Greece Cyprus is high. Recently I decided actively to advertise hotel in open spaces of the Internet.
> Creation of web page VipAlbaHotel has been completed recently, therefore Google does not index the address of hotel while.
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> - If I do not have a fax, will it be necessary soon after I start working with you?
> The fax is only necessary for sending a copy of the contract.
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> - Who takes a responsibility for tax and different commission payments?
> VipAlbaHotel provides compensations for covering your commission payments deducted by the bank while operating with money resources.
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> - Sometimes I might leave for vacations (during the week-end) with my family or fall sick. What will I do in case I fail to be in contact?
> In these cases you have to notify us in advance. We are not going to ask about the reasons, which distracted from your job, as this is a private matter. However you have to indicate the period, during which you cannot render a service of client support. Remember! Suspension of activity IS NOT THE REASON FOR SUCCESS!
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> - Can I cancel a contract unilaterally?
> Yes, you can, if:
> * You do not receive money on your bank account from the future clients of hotel.
> * In case of preliminary notice for one week by fax or e-mail before cancel the contract.
> * If there are no unresolved problems and disputes between you and me.
> If you are ready to begin work as online manager VipAlbaHotel then it is necessary for you to give me your acknowledgement by e-mail, and I will send you the information how to conclude the contract with VipAlbaHotel and we can start to work. Thanks for attention. Alba Ricci.

I am very glad that you are interested in work with me and in VipAlbaHotel.
> Meredith thanks for understanding and patience. You will not pay in something from your account during career with VipAlbaHotel. I am not getting offended about your nervousness! You will not receive deposits from clients stably. You will receive deposits from clients which live in the USA or Canada. I assume that 1-2 deposits will be delivered to your account in month and it’s a maximum.
> -How can I get my payment?
> Sometimes you will receive deposits from the future clients of hotel on your bank account.
> And from the deposit you will keep 500 USD as payment of your work.
> But you will not receive deposits from clients every day or every week. Departure of the deposit on your account will depend on location of the future client. As a rule, 2-3 times in a month I have problems with delivery of the deposit from client VipAlbaHotel because the cashier of bank of the sender makes a mistake. Also it is not known where transfer vanishes because requisites of my bank account in Sweden have been written incorrectly. And if clients live in the USA or Canada the deposit can be delivered to the American or Canadian account in time because it is complex to make a mistake in bank requisites of the American account, especially.
> When deposits are not delivered to your account, I shall pay to you 500 USD via Paypal or MoneyGram.
> High taxes in Sweden compel me to transfer my business to the Greek Cyprus. And before moving the main office from Sweden on island, sometimes I should rely to the help of representatives VipAlbaHotel in Australia and Northern America in reception of deposits.
> You will not receive any checks. You will receive from clients bank transfer such as wire, ACH or direct deposit.
> In order to get the job, I recommend that you read this page. All the data you will be providing to me is to be considered sensitive and not to be disclosed to anyone, under any circumstances except if legal measures are applied and I am ordered to do so by a court of law.
> Now I will inform that you should make at this stage.
> 1. Required document for verification: a state or nationally issued photo ID card with an expiration date, for example, a Passport, National ID Card or a Driver's license.
> To pass the procedure of identity verification in order to prevent fraudulent registrations, you are required to send a scan to my e-mail
> Note: I require the above documents since you will be hired over the Internet, in order to verify your identity, location and background.
> This is done to protect ourselves and our clients from fraud.
> 2. Download the contract at this link: vipalbahotel.net/agreement.doc
> Familiarize yourself with all clauses of the contract. Fill the contract and send me a copy of it by fax: +1(319) 8567990
> And after sending the contract by fax, inform me about it via e-mail.
> 3. Please, begin process of registration of the new account in Citibank or WellsFargo for reception of deposits from clients and the earned payment. From the moment of reception of the first deposit, you will earn every week 500 American dollars stably. Also make for the new account function online banking. For example: one of clients VipAlbaHotel has made transfer on your account. You and I should have access to the account that I could notify you during on reception of deposits. Also 1 time in 3 months I should have an opportunity to make total statistics of all credit and debit during your work with VipAlbaHotel that to not have a problem with payment of taxes from my party. Telephone cards for dialogue with clients and other accompanying charges connected with online marketing for hotel will not be included in your earned payment. When your new account will be ready, write to me about it. If you cannot register the account in Citibank or WellsFargo then you can open the new account in any Credit Union or use your personal account which probably you have now.
> I will be waiting for your reply. Best regards, Alba Ricci.
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by Ralph Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:50 pm
I dont have time to go right into it now but just going by the opening line, the command of English is not so good.

I will take a closer look later but from what I have seen, yes its a scam.

Please tell your wife not to send any money until we have had some more time to look at this.

by Jillian Mon Jul 14, 2008 11:29 pm
Hi Resin, welcome to ScamWarners.

I saw that you posted this same information at our sister site, 419Eater, and were given some good information regarding the fraudulent nature of the site.

I am posting a link to the thread for others to find if they search for information about this site/job: http://forum.419eater.com/forum/viewtop ... highlight=

Good Work, 419Eater! :D
by Photogenic Fri Jul 18, 2008 9:23 pm
I applied for this job as well, and got the same email. I was wary when she said I had to send my credit card info to her to accept deposits from clients, as well as a copy of either my drivers license or passport.

Anyway, I saw the posting on a reputable job posting site, www.monster.ca, and I let them know about it. They responded that this is indeed a money laundering scam, and not to even respond to her email.

Too bad, too, because it sounded so nice.

by Ralph Fri Jul 18, 2008 9:48 pm
Hi Photogenic,

Welcome to scamwarners, I am glad you realised before sending your details or money

Thanks for posting, it will most likely help another potential victim of this scam

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