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, December 19, 2006

Jones Art World

This one is a fairly well-explained money mule scam based around forged checks or money orders. It has a bit of an identity crisis, though: is it "Susart World Inc." or "Jones Art World in China Inc."? It probably was "Susart World Inc" originally, but scammers change the names of their businesses about as often as they change their underwear: somewhere between weekly and monthly.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: CONEL FRANK ETON <conel000@sunumail.sn>
Date: 19-Dec-2006 11:13
Subject: SUSART WORLD INC.
To:




--
             SUSART WORLD INC.
ANNTA :-
My name is CONEL FRANK ETON, I am a MANAGER of JONES ART WORLD in CHINA, ,
I have been doing artwork since I was a small child That gives me about 23
years of experience I majored in art in high school and took a few college
art courses Most of my work is done in either pencil or art brush mixed
with color pencils.I have recently added designing and creating artwork on
the computer, I have been selling my art for the last 3 years and have had
my work featured on trading cards, prints and in magazines, I have sold in
galleries and to private collectors from all around the world. I am always
facing serious difficulties when it comes to selling my art works to
Americans, they are always offering to pay with CERTIFIED CHECKS OR MONEY
ORDER, which is difficult for me to cash here in CHINA.

I am looking for a representative in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CANADA
,OR UK who will be working for me as a par time worker and i will be
willing to pay 10% for every transaction, which wouldn't affect your
present state of work, someone who would help me receive payments from my
customers in the states, I mean someone that is responsible and reliable,
because the cost of coming to the state and getting payments is very
expensive, I am working on setting up a branch in the state, so for now i
need a representative in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA who will be handling
the payment aspect for our company.These payments are in CERTIFIED CHECKS
OR MONEY ORDER and they would come to you in your name if you are willing
to assist as a representative, so all you need do is cash the money order
deduct your percentage and WESTERN UNION Charges then wire the rest
back.But the problem i have is trust, i have made arrangement with the FBI
in Washington,that if anybody gets away with my money they will definately
get hold with the person,and the person will go to JAIL for LOOTING my
funds , you are to receive the MONEY ORDERS PAYMENT which will be sent to
you by the FEDEX or UPS from my business partners, which would come in
form of a MONEY ORDER then you are to take it to your bank account to
enable you  cash it and send the money cashed for the CERTIFIED CHECKS OR
MONEY ORDER to me via WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM.
NOTE: All charges of the WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER  will be deducted
from the money, so you are rest assured that you wouldn't spend a dime out
of your personal money.If you are interested, please get back to me as
soon as possible via email.
N: B, Please send to me the listed information below:

#Your full name:
#Your full home address,
#Your age,
#Occupation,
#DRIVING LINCEINCE DATA,
#marital status,
#direct contact telephone number,
I will be needing your home address,
so that I will send theCERTIFIED CHECKS OR MONEY ORDER to you via post
mail or overnight shipment.
Thanks for your assistant and God bless,



Thanks for your assistant and God bless,

Conel Frank Eton.
Manager of JONES ART WORLD in CHINA INC,

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Here's a Susart World posting I found today on careerbuilder.com ($24K - $75K for an accounting/clerical position? Puhleeeeeze!) I thought this was suspect and Googled this company and found this WONDERFUL blog. I was amazed at all the employment scams. Sweet Jeebus!

http://www.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/Jobs/JobDetails.aspx?pg=2&sc=1&dv=dv&APath=2.21.21.0.0&sfascc=&IPath=QAGTD&sname=&jrdid=&lpage=12&job_did=J3F7245Z5Q3J75FCKSZ&ff=21&jobcount=283&strcrit=QID%3dA3850788523178%3bst%3dA%3buse%3dALL%3bCTY%3d92835%3bSID%3dALL%3bCID%3dUS%3bENR%3dYES%3bDTP%3dDR3%3bYDI%3dYES%3bIND%3dALL%3bPDQ%3dAll%3bJN%3dJN001%3bJN%3dJN002%3bJN%3dJN005%3bPAYL%3d0%3bPAYH%3dGT120%3bPOY%3dNO%3bETD%3dALL%3bRE%3dALL%3bMGT%3dDC%3bSUP%3dDC%3bFRE%3d3%3bCHL%3dAL%3bQS%3dADVSEARCHFRM%3bSS%3dNO%3bTITL%3d0%3bOB%3d%2bgeo_filter%3bRAD%3d20%3bJQT%3dRAD%3bEXCN%3dapple+one%2c+accountemps

Anonymous said...

here is what i got too

Your friend, Mrs. Susan J Bryant (Art Works Inc). (susanjbryant101@yahoo.com) has sent you this information from Yahoo! Personals.
(Email address has not been verified.)

Personal message:
SUSART WORLD INC.
Ofice Address: Timberlane,
Stoke Wood, Stoke Poges, SL2 4AU.
Office Line: Line:+{44}7045-760-830
Private E-mail: s_jbarts701@yahoo.co.uk

Dear Friend,
My name is Mrs. Susan J.Bryant. I am an artist with my husband James Bryant,We own JONES ART WORLD in London(United Kingdom)I live in London United Kingdom,

with my two kids, four cats, one dog and the love of my life my husband James Jones Bryant. It is definitely a full house, I have been doing artwork since I

was a small child that gives me about 23 years of experience I majored in art in high school and took a few college art courses Most of my work is done in

either pencil or art brush mixed with color pencils.

I have recently added designing and creating artwork on the computer, I have been selling my art for the last 3 years and have had my work featured on

trading cards, prints and in magazines, I have sold in galleries and to private collectors from all around the world. I am always facing serious difficulties

when it comes to selling my art works to Americans, they are always offering to pay with MONEY ORDER, which is difficult for me to cash here in London United

Kingdom.

I am looking for a representative in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA who will be working for me as a par time worker and i will be willing to pay 10% for every

transaction, which wouldn't affect your present state of work, someone who would help me receive payments from my customers in the states, I mean someone

that is responsible and reliable, because the cost of coming to the states and getting payments is very expensive, I am working on setting up a branch in the

states, so for now i need a representative in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA who will be handling the payment aspect for our company.

These payments are in MONEY ORDERS and they would come to you in your name if you are willing to assist as a representative, so all you need do is cash the

money order deduct your percentage and WESTERN UNION Charges then wire the rest back to my branch manager. But the problem i have is trust, i have made

arrangement with the FBI in Washington, that if anybody gets away with my money they will definitely get hold with the person, and the person will go to JAIL

for LOOTING my funds, you are to receive the MONEY ORDERS PAYMENT / better still cashers check which will be sent to you by the FEDEX or UPS from my business

partners, which would come in form of a MONEY ORDER or cashers check then you are to take it to your bank account and deposit the funds directly to your bank

acc#. You are to remit the balance to us via WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM.

NOTE: All charges of the WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER will be deducted from the money, so you are rest assured that you wouldn't spend a dime out of your

personal money.

If you are interested, please get back to me as soon as possible via email.
N: B, Please send to me the listed information below:

#Your full name:
#Your full home address,
#Your age,#Occupation and as well your #marital status, and your,#direct contact telephone number.



Thanks for your assistant and God bless,

Mrs. Susan J.Bryant.
Director of SUSART WORLD INC,
London, United Kingdom