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.

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

J&C Electronics Pvt. Ltd

This job scam includes a lot of irrelevant detail to make the offer look more realistic. In the end, I suspect that the only relevant part is, "you will mainly be helping me with personal finance," which means money mule work of some kind. I suspect in this case that forged checks are involved, although it's hard to say based on just this job offer.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Mr Jond <[redacted (suspected false)]>
Date: 2009/1/25 UTC
Subject: URGENTLY NEEDED
To: undisclosed-recipients


Good day,

We are glad to offer you a job position in our company [J&C

Electronics Pvt.Ltd] As part of our Multi Level Marketing Network, we seek
capable individuals to work for us as our International representative In Arab such as KUWAIT,UAE,QATAR AND SO ON.
Due to my very busy work schedule, I require assistance
on some very important personal issues. I'm looking for
a professional personal assistant thats

* Very sharp and a quick learner
* A go-getter and non quitter
* Strong minded with great communication skills
* Long term friend thats interested in learning from my

skills and experience.
* Excellent time management skills
* Excellent communications skills
* Handle all basic department communications such as

mailing of invitations, cards, letters, etc
At this time, I am only looking for 2-3 personal
assistant. You must be self motivated, trainable and
have a clean criminal record This will be for a part
time or full time job. You will mainly be helping me
with personal finance, accounting, time and people
management. Let me know if you need to know more about
this opportunity. All You need to do is to mail out and
receive mail from our client within USA, you don't have
to go to any office, all you need is internet access to
be my personal assistant, you could earn $3000 in 2
weeks.If our proposal interest you, Do get back to us immediately

APPLICATION
First name :
Last name :
Full Address :
City :
State :
Country :
Zip Code :
Tel numbers :
Age :
Occupation :
Email :
Bank name :
 For more information please contact please  get
back to my email: mrjondelectronicss@gmail.com


2 comments:

Spotter said...

Another of these has arrived recently.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Jond Donald <No-replay[@]security.com>
Date: 2009/3/13 UTC
Subject: [J&C Electronics Pvt.Ltd]
To: undisclosed-recipients


Good day,

We are glad to offer you a job position in our company [J&C

Electronics Pvt.Ltd] As part of our Multi Level Marketing Network, we seek
capable individuals to work for us as our International representative In Arab such as KUWAIT,UAE,QATAR AND SO ON.
Due to my very busy work schedule, I require assistance
on some very important personal issues. I'm looking for
a professional personal assistant thats

* Very sharp and a quick learner
* A go-getter and non quitter
* Strong minded with great communication skills
* Long term friend thats interested in learning from my

skills and experience.
* Excellent time management skills
* Excellent communications skills
* Handle all basic department communications such as

mailing of invitations, cards, letters, etc
At this time, I am only looking for 2-3 personal
assistant. You must be self motivated, trainable and
have a clean criminal record This will be for a part
time or full time job. You will mainly be helping me
with personal finance, accounting, time and people
management. Let me know if you need to know more about
this opportunity. All You need to do is to mail out and
receive mail from our client within USA, you don't have
to go to any office, all you need is internet access to
be my personal assistant, you could earn $3000 in 2
weeks.If our proposal interest you, Do get back to us immediately

APPLICATION
First name :
Last name :
Full Address :
City :
State :
Country :
Zip Code :
Tel numbers :
Age :
Occupation :
Email :
Bank name :
For more information please contact please get
back to my email: electronicspvt.jc@gmail.com

Spotter said...

This one leaves out the "J&C" part, but is still clearly the same scam.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Mr Jond <mrjond[@]newssignups.com>
Date: 2009/3/13 UTC
Subject: Electronics Pvt.Ltd
To: undisclosed-recipients


Dear Sir/Madam,

Would you like to work online from home, temporarily and get paid

weekly?

If yes.Electronics Pvt.Ltd] As part of our Multi Level Marketing Network, we seek
capable individuals to work for us as our International representative In Arab such as KUWAIT,UAE,QATAR AND SO ON.
Due to my very busy work schedule, I require assistance
on some very important personal issues. I'm looking for
a professional personal assistant thats

-Very sharp and a quick learner
-A go-getter and non quitter
-Strong minded with great communication skills
-Long term friend thats interested in learning from my

skills and experience.

-Excellent time management skills
-Excellent communications skills
-Handle all basic department communications such as


mailing of invitations, cards, letters, etc
At this time, I am only looking for 2-3 personal
assistant.You will mainly be helping me
with personal finance, accounting, time and people
management. Let me know if you need to know more about
this opportunity.you could earn $3000 in 2
weeks.If our proposal interest you, Do get back to us immediately

name :
Address :
City :
State :
Country :
ZipCode :
Tel numbers :
Job :
Email :
Baning name :
For more information please contact please get
back to my email: mrjondelectronicss@yahoo.co.uk