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.

Saturday, June 21, 2008

JRW CONSULTING ORGANISATION

This scammer has several variations on the theme of "JRW Consulting Organisation" as Gmail addresses. The scam appears to be a typical money mule scam, but it's short on details. It's clear that middle-man work is involved in both cases, however.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: [redacted (false, random)]
Date: 2008/6/20 UTC
Subject: United States all job sectors.
To: [redacted (privacy)]


EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Greetings! Someone from your email address, maybe even you, had recently requested our vacancy list

SALES SPECIALIST
The most popular position this month. No investments needed, free-time work.
  • Work at home
  • Turn your free-time into additional income
  • Free trainings
  • Travel compensations
  • Positions in list: 13
    Country: USA
    Earnings: up to 10% per each deal
    Test period: 3 weeks(paid)
    Occupation: 2-3 hours a day

    Job description:
  • manage online sales
  • answer project related e-mails/calls


  • LOCAL ACCOUNTANT
    Best for part-time work. You only have to 'invest' your time and work to gather results.
  • Make decisions
  • Manage your free-time
  • Free trainings
  • Social-oriented job
  • Vacancies available: 6
    Region: USA
    Earnings: USD 800 - USD 1000 / week
    Probation period: 30 days(paid)
    Occupation: 2-3 hours a day

    Job description:
  • answer project related e-mails/calls
  • manage project related tasks

  • Application form
    To start the application process please fill in the form below and send it back to our email: jrwcorg@gmail.com

    First Name:
    Last Name:
    City:
    Tel:
    E-mail:

    Additional information about yourself :

    SEND REPLY

    JRW CONSULTING ORGANISATION has obtained your contact details from public internet sources.

    © Copyright 2005-2008 JRW CONSULTING ORGANISATION


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