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, March 23, 2007

Xing Investment

Unsophisticated money mule scam. I don't know whether there is a real "Xing Investment" or not, but it sounds made up. The "from" address was SPF verified, so not redacted.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: chung_xing2345@sunumail.sn <chung_xing2345@sunumail.sn >
Date: 23-Mar-2007 13:36
Subject: REPRESENT XING INVESTMENT INC!!!
To:

Dear Sir/Madam,

I write to solicit your assistance in working with me as my payment.Agent
who can help me establish a medium of getting to my customers in Canada,
America/Europe as well as making payments through you to me.

You will be paid 10% of every payment made through you to me. Subject to
Your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode
of which I will pay for your services as my representative.

I Export Raw materials into Canada, America/Europe.
Please if interested fill the form below so that i can advise you with
Further details,

1.Your Full Names....................................

lee_ricoh01@yahoo.com.cn,

2.Your Full Contact Address..........................



3.Occupation......................................... .



4.Age.................................................



5.State/Country.......................................



6.Your Phone/Fax number..............................


7.Your Scanned Copy Of Identification................

Thanks,
Chung Xing,
CEO,
email:chung_xing212@yahoo.com.cn
Xing Investment Inc

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