Job scam quick guide: it's a scam if...

  • they want you to collect and forward money in any way (a "money mule" job). You'll wind up engaged in money laundering, personally defrauded via expertly forged cheques, money orders, etc, or defrauding someone else who pays for goods that never arrive.
  • they want you to receive packages and reship them somewhere else. The goods will have been obtained fraudulently, and they're just using you to make the shipping address appear local. You will be aiding fraud.
  • they want up-front payment (either to them or someone else) of any sort for anything before you can get the job. This is advance fee fraud: there is no job -- it's just a big con to extract money from you.
  • they want you to buy any kind of "membership" or "kit" in order to start. Forget it -- it's not a real job at all: they're trying to sell you something, and they're probably making a bunch of other false claims about it if they're pitching it as a "job".
  • it's a job offer, and it's spam. There are LOTS of these scams about, as you can see.

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Sherwood Exports (Impostors)

There is probably at least one real company called "Sherwood Exports", but this one is just a scammer. The same name has been used in the past with other Yahoo! freemail addresses. It appears to be an ordinary money mule scam.

Contact addresses seen in association with this scam

This is not necessarily a comprehensive list: it's just the ones I've encountered personally.

  • workandearnwithsherwood@yahoo.co.uk
  • profittableoffer@yahoo.co.uk
  • joboffersherwoodexports@yahoo.co.uk
  • procureofficer@yahoo.co.uk
  • work_earnwithsherwood2@yahoo.co.uk
  • workandearnwithus@yahoo.co.uk

In addition, the following addresses have been used as "reply-to" addresses, but have not appeared in the body of the email.

  • souls4christ@terra.es
  • rep_sherwoodexp@terra.es
  • sherwd_company@terra.es
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: SHERWOOD EXPORTS <workandearnwithsherwood@yahoo.co.uk >
Date: 27-Nov-2006 13:34
Subject: SHERWOOD EXPORTS/ JOB OFFER
To: ideceive@gmail.com

SHERWOOD EXPORTS
Lower Main Street,
Shercock, Cavan.
Co. Cavan
EN8 7PG






We export raw materials for world trade . We need representatives who
can help us establish a medium of getting to our
costumers in U.S.A ,Canada, Asia & Europe,you shall also receive
payments from our creditors.
Please if you are interested in transacting business with Us, we will
be very
glad.




CONTACT PROCUREMENT OFFICER
Please contact our procurement officer MR James Allen
email: (workandearnwithsherwood@yahoo.co.uk )Subject to your
satisfaction you will be given the




opportunity to negotiate your mode of which we will pay for your
services as
our representative in U.S.A ,Canada, Asia & Europe. Please if you are
interested get back to
MR James Allen.


With the following information so that we can
Forward to you immediately our agent form
for official enlistment.
1) Your Full name
2) Your Mailing address
3) Your Phone and Fax Number
4) Your Age & Your business experience


Very Respectfully,
SHERWOOD EXPORTS
Posted by Spotter at 16:30

1 comment:

Spotter said...

After a considerable absence, the "Sherwood" scam is being recycled. New spam copied below.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: souls4christ@terra.es <souls4christ@terra.es>
Reply-To: "souls4christ@terra.es" <souls4christ@terra.es>
Date: 17-Jan-2007 13:02
Subject: JOB OFFER/ COMPANY REPRESENATIVE
To: aich2007@bellsouth.net

SHERWOOD EXPORTS
Lower Main Street,
Shercock, Cavan.
Co. Cavan
EN8 7PG


We export raw materials for world trade . We need representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our
costumers in U.S.A ,Canada, Asia & Europe,you shall also receive payments from our creditors.
Please if you are interested in transacting business with Us, we will be very
glad. Please contact our procurement officer MR James Allen
email: (workandearnwithus@yahoo.co.uk )

Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the
opportunity to negotiate your mode of which we will pay for your services as
our representative in U.S.A ,Canada, Asia & Europe. Please if you are interested get back to
MR James Allen

With the following information so that we can
Forward to you immediately our agent form
for official enlistment.

1) Your Full name...................

2) Your Mailing address...................

3) Your Phone and Fax Number.................

4) Your Age & Your business experience............

Very Respectfully,
SHERWOOD EXPORTS





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7:41 am, January 20, 2007

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