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.

Thursday, November 29, 2007

David Green Art Gallery

Ho hum. Another money mule job. Receive fraudulent payments via "money orders, check or bank wire transfers", and launder it for the scammer via Western Union. Any bounced checks or reversed wire transfers are then your problem, not his.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Green <davidgreenartgallery_benin@yahoo.it >
Subject: LETTER OF EMPLOYMENT

Dear Sir/Madam,

LETTER OF EMPLOYMENT.
David Green Art Gallery is one of the world leading art Gallery. It operates in every aspect of art Work.My company deals in the sale of Art and Craft works,sculptures and carvings,antique artifacts and produces various clothing materials,batiks, assorted fabrics and various traditional costumes from all over the world and we have clients we supply weekly in the States.We have reached big sales volume of textile (manufacturer) materials in the Europe and now are trying to penetrate the US market.

Quite soon we will open representative offices or authorized sales centers in the US and therefore we are currently looking for people who will assist us in establishing a new distribution network there.

The fact is that despite the US market is new for us we already have regular clients also speaks for itself.

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO FOR US?
The international money transfer tax for legal entities (companies) in UK is 25%, whereas for the individual it is only 7%.There is no sense for us to work this way, while tax for international money transfer made by a private individual is 7% .That's why we need you! We need agents to receive payment for our art and textiles( in money orders,check or bank wire transfers) and to resend the money to us via Money Gram or
Western Union Money Transfer.This way we will save money because of tax decreasing.

JOB DESCRIPTION?
1. Recieve payment from Clients
2. Cash Payments at your Bank
3. Do you have a bank account
4. Deduct 15% which will be your percentage/pay on Payment processed.
5. Forward balance afer deduction of percentage/pay to any of the offices you will be contacted to send payment to(Payment is to forwarded either by Money Gram or Western Union Money Transfer).

HOW MUCH WILL YOU EARN?
15% from each operation! For instance: you receive 7,000 USD via checks or money orders on our behalf. You will cash the money and keep $1,050 (15% of $7,000) for yourself! At the beginning your commission will equal 15%, though later it will increase up to 23%!

ADVANTAGES
You do not have to go out as you will work as an independent contractor right from your home office. Your job is absolutely legal. You can earn up to $3000-4000 monthly depending on time you will spend for this job.You do not need any capital to start.

You can do the Work easily without leaving or affecting your present Job.The employees who make efforts and work hard have a strong possibility to become managers. Anyway our employees never leave us due to our excellent work condition.

MAIN REQUIREMENTS
18 years or older legally capable responsible ready to work 3-4 hours per week.with IT knowledge e-mail and internet experience (minimal) And please know that Everything is absolutely legal, that's why You have to fill a contract!

If you are interested in our offer, please respond with the following details in order for us to reach you:

NAME:
CONTACT ADDRESS:
PHONE NUMBERS(Cell):
PHONE NUMBERS(Home):
FAX NUMBERS:
AGE:
SEX:
IDENTIFICATION(Driver's License/International Passport):

Thanks for your anticipated action.And we hope to hear back from you.
YOU ARE TO SEND YOUR REPLY TO MY ALTERNATE/PRIVATE
EMAIL:davidgreenartgallery_benin@yahoo.it
Very Respectfully,
David Green

1 comment:

GGR said...

hi, we received a smiliar email today 25-11-13, from davidgreenartgallery1@yahoo.com

subject: INQUIRY
Hi,

How are you?

This is David Green from David Green Art Gallery. Our company has been in the gifts and premiums market in Ghana
for 18 years.

Please, kindly provide:
Minimum order quantity

I would appreciate your early reply in advance.

Sincerely
David Green/David Green Art Gallery.