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.

Friday, February 16, 2007

European IT company

Summary: person with Yahoo freemail address pretending to represent unspecified European IT company seeks ignorant sucker to launder money on a short term basis.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Mark Richardson <resume[@]hitech.5bytes.com>
Date: 16-Feb-2007 06:01
Subject: Careerbuilder Job Opportunity
To: Deception Spotter < ideceive@gmail.com>
European IT company is currently seeking highly qualified candidates
to be a regional representative for human/financial operations.

Responsibilities:
- File correspondence and other records.
- Answer telephone calls and provide appropriate information to callers.
- Make copies of correspondence or other printed matters.
- Operate delivered correspondence, finance papers, etc.
- Other duties as required.

Requirements:
- We do not work with persons under 21;
- Minimal knowledge and experience about main bank services;
- A computer with access to the Internet, email, MS Word or Excel;
- Honest and responsible person;
- US RESIDENTS ONLY (no exceptions)

This is a part-time job, it will take 10-15 hours a week;
therefore you can do it without quitting your main job.

NO PAYMENTS OUT OF YOUR POCKET.
Incomes of $ 40000-6000 a year + bonus
Simply drop us an email to interwebls@yahoo.com
PLEASE DON'T REPLY TO THIS MAIL, USE THE MAIL IN ABOVE LINE INSTEAD
We'll get back to you fast
Hope to hear from you soon.
Posted by Spotter at 00:37

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