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

a Cocoa export company in Ivory coast

Here's a money mule scam with a very West African flavour. You could easily mistake it for a 419 scam at first glance.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: stella peter <s_peter10@yahoo.com.au>
Date: 27-Nov-2006 07:05
Subject: Request to be our representative in your country
To: s_peter10@yahoo.com.au

Dear Sir/madam,
 
I am the Admin offficer, of a Cocoa export company in Ivory coast, our company exports Cocoa and other agricutural products to foreign countries.It may interest you to note that Ivory coast is the world leader in Cocoa exports and that is our mineral resources. I was mandated by the Chairman/president of this company to find someone who can represent this company in Europe, America and Canada. We have been having problems with clients in these regions because they are politely refusing to pay for shipments on one excuse or the other so we need a representative that can assist us in clearing our money in their respective countries. Most of our customers pay out in cheques and we do not have an account in your country that will clear this money. It is upon this note that we seek your assistance as our representative in your country.Be informed that as our representative, you will receive 10% of whatever amount you clear for the company and the balance will be paid into an account we will avail to you. This job is rather easy and does not require a lot of expertise.
 
However, you are to provide the following informations:
(1) Full Names:...................................
(2) Full Postal/Residential Address:.................
(4) Tel/Fax Number:.........................
(5) Age:....................................
(6) Type of Occupation:......................
(7) Your Bank Name:.........................
(8) Any form of identification (International Passport or Driving Licence). This should be attached to your email message.
 
If you are interested in this business offer, please contact the Chairman/president of the company directly on his telephone or fill in your information on the blank spaces and send to email address below:
 
 
Thanks for your acceptance to be our representative.
 
yours faithfully,
MISS STELLA PETER.

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1 comment:

rock said...

THEY'RE ON THE HOOK!


This to acknowledge the receipt of your mail,beow are the answers to your questiones How would customers contact me? They will be contacting you through your phone/cell number and Email. How would payments be made? Payment will be made either by check or bank to bank transfer (wire transfer) How would you want the payments made to you? When you receive the payment you will deduct your 10% commission and send the balance to us either via westen union or bank to bank transfer. If you are interested in this transaction forward your contact
information to me 1)Your Full names:
2)Your Complete Address;
Province;
City:
State:
country:
3)Postal code:
4)Home/office phone number:
5)cell number
6)Occupation
8)Sex:
9)Age:
Thanks for your understanding and co-operation.
SincerelyMr.Toshiharu Kanamori
MD.
Kanamo Plastics Co. Ltd.

LOOK HE'S A DOCTOR NOW.