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, January 12, 2007

MCKINSEY&COMPANY

I don't know that it is with these scammers and China, but they certainly like to pass themselves off as Chinese businesses at the moment. This is the usual money mule job, where you either wind up handling forged cheques/money orders or accepting money stolen from other people's accounts. Steer clear.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Mr. McKinsey Wang <jenni@reedtribe.org>
Reply-To: mckinseycompanyplc@yahoo.co.uk
Date: 12-Jan-2007 11:51
Subject: REQUIREMENT..
To:

Good Day Friend,

I represent MCKINSEY&COMPANY based in CHINA. And my names are Mr McKinseyWang,My
company Supply products such as stainless steel and specialty chemicals
products and other products for world trade.We are searching for representatives
who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in Europe
andAmerica as well as making payments through you as our payment officer
to us. It is upon this note that we seek your assistance to stand as our
representative in your country.


Payment from our America and Europe customers to us are very slow,and
that is why i need your asistant as a representative, so that you will contact
our customers on our behalf,and collect their payment.

Note 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. Please you are to send us am immediately respons


email. mckinseycompanyplc@yahoo.co.uk

the details below so as for me to forward to my customers that are
ready to make payment so that they can contact you directly,and make the
payment to you.


NAME............................................
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS...............
AGE:............................................
STATUS:.......................................
STATE/COUNTRY.........................
TEL/FAXNUMBERS.......................
COMPANY NAME..........................
OCCUPATION...............................
NB:


We look forward in working with you, as you send your response back to
us.


Very Respectfully,
Mr. McKinsey Wang
MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO
MCKINSEY&COMPANY.

Posted by Spotter at 01:54

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