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.

Sunday, September 14, 2008

TARGET-MARKET

Here's an obvious scam: anything that involves "payment processing" is an obvious scam. If I were to hazard a guess, I'd say that this particular scam involves cheque fraud: the scammers send the employee forged cheques and ask him to bank them, then forward 90% or so of the face value via Western Union. The shocked "employee" then discovers that cheques can bounce after you've drawn on them, and the bank simply deducts the money back out of your account, potentially leaving you overdrawn.

The .ar top level domain doesn't operate a functioning WHOIS server, so I can provide no information on "target-market.com.ar". Assume it was registered yesterday -- to Satan, operating under an assumed name.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Jorge Andrade <jorgepsistemas@gmail.com> [SPF verified]
Date: 2008/9/14 UTC
Subject: Job offer
To: ideceive@gmail.com


With reference to your resume we happy to offer you to fill up the vacant position in our company.
TARGET-MARKET, is currently looking to fill 14 Payment Processing Clerk positions
within USA and United Kingdom.

This position focuses on the management of daily, weekly and monthly tasks and special projects
pertaining to the finance support for accounting in U.S. and United Kingdom.

Hours: You can work full time or part time. Your schedule can be flexible.
For part time - you will need to spend on average 2-3 hours per day, Monday-Friday.

Position requires:
- Assist the Accountant and HR Departments in a support role performing special projects, data
entry and other duties as assigned;
- Investigate and resolve all customer payment inquiries.
- Investigate and resolve all payments received without a valid customer account number.
- Process manual ACH direct pay applications.
- Process all the exception payments, correspondence, rejects from the lockbox provider.
- Processing of Deferred Payment Agreements (DPA).
- Use of contemporary computer software (e.g., Windows; Microsoft Office Suite) a MUST.

Salary/Wage: USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 /year.

Location: This is a work at home position. All communication will be online. During training/trial
period assistance may be provided by phone.

Requirements:
- Excellent math skills and previous experience working in an accounting, accounting clerk or
financial capacity, or documented accounting/finance/clerical coursework.
- Must have an AS Degree in Accounting, business, equivalent, or 1 plus years experience in Payment
Processing or Accounting would also be acceptable.

Costs and Fees: There are NO costs at any time for our employees. All fees related to this employment
are covered by the company.

Further Hiring Process: Please reply to this message including Reference Code job number.
In your email please state if you are interested in a part-time or a full-time position.


Please reply ONLY to our personal e-mail:
info@target-market.com.ar
nestoragosta@target-market.com.ar

Also you can apply online on: www.target-market.com.ar/submitresume.html
 

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I receive the same offert, they answer me and ask me if i can receive paypal transfers, money orders, cashier checks or bank transfers from customers and resend it via western union to mr joaquin born.

SCAM! KILLTHEM!!!

ariel

Anonymous said...

Hello!! mm I think they are the same scamers This is the last notification from them:

Hello MR JONNY WHY YOUR SILENCE? DO YOU CASH OUR CHECK? ACT STRICTLY AS INSTRUCTED BELOW:

Send $4,000 United State Dollars to our account fficer/WesternUnion Receiving agent below;
FIRST NAME: Nestor
LAST NAME: Agosta
ADDRESS: BUENOS AIRES - ARGENTINA

Send $ 4.000 United State Dollars
FIRST NAME: Joaquin
LAST NAME: Born
ADDRESS: MONTEVIDEO - URUGUAY

After payment is made,you are to send us your full names(SENDER'S NAME AND ADDRESS) AMOUNT SENT with the WesternUnion and MoneyGram Control numbers.
If you will not reply we will lock your account and call police.

Mabel Fernandez - TARGET-MARKET S.A

Spotter said...

Thanks, Anonymous -- I love to see the Western Union destinations. Although it doesn't necessarily tell us who the scammers are exactly (assume they use false ID), it does tell us where the money is going! This also confirms my suspicions that the scam is cheque fraud.

Anonymous said...

Hi there!! yesterday I found this "gift" in my email account...

Hello,




We are offering this part time job placements, even though it could be permanent it however allows you the opportunity of pursuing other goals.

We are Canada based company that offer incorporation services to our clients all over the globe, read more about us on our website
http://www.apintertrust.com/

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:
Your job is receiving files and documents of incorporation via post.(DHL,FEDEX,UPS OR ROYAL MAIL) from our clients who are requesting for our incorporation services in UK.

What you do is to keep all documents received safe, then pile all documents received or that week in an envelope and send mail then to us at every Friday of the week.

SALARY/WAGES TERM:
You will be paid £280 weekly.

You will be receiving documents from maximum of 8 clients weekly,depending on the numbers of clients who apply for incorporation services at a particular time.

If this is something that will interest you, please email me back and forward the information listed below to get started,

1, NAME:
2, ADDRESS:
3, MOBILE:
4, SEX:

The person holding this position is going on 2months leave starting from Tuesday, you are only going to be employed for 2months starting from Wednesday.

A contract will be signed if all information sent to us by you have been verified.

We hope you enjoy working with us.







Best Regards,

ian scott