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, August 12, 2009

SINOCHEM CORPORATION

This is a check fraud scam: you receive fraudulent checks, deposit them in your account, draw on them, send money to scammer via Western Union, then lose everything when the check bounces and the bank accuses you of fraud.

The formatting in this spam is odd (all the "@^}." stuff). I expect that the message was sent by exploiting a bug in a web-to-mail feedback form, and this is a side-effect of the exploit.

This report is nearly a month late because I've been too busy to deal with spam lately.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: SINOCHEM CORPORATION <info@telefonica.net> [SPF verified]
Date: 2009/7/19
Subject: KINDLY READ!!
To:


@^}.A new job opening in your Area, It's a work from home/office position and you are not required to pay any registration fee or pay for any application form before you
get employed.

THIS IS WHAT IT ENTAILS:
@^}.Get/receive payment from Clients/Customers.
@^}.Process Payments at your Bank.
@^}.Deduct 1/10 which is your commission/Payment on check
cashed.
@^}.Forward the remaining 9/10 to the information that will
be provided later on.

@^}.SINOCHEM CORPORATION.
@^}.APPLICATION FORM

@^}.FULL NAME:-

@^}.HOME ADDRESS (NOT POST OFFICE BOX):-

@^}.CITY:-

@^}.STATE:-

@^}.ZIP CODE:-

@^}.COUNTRY:-

@^}.AGE:-

@^}.PRESENT/PAST JOB EXPERIENCE:-

@^}.PHONE NUMBERS (Home and Mobile):-

@^}.GENDER:-

Fill the above application so as to qualify you for the
position and send via e-mail to: CONTACTSINOCHEM@AOL.COM
This space is opened till the 4th of August, 2009 (for
USA/CANADA Residence only). Mr. CHEN Guogang Chief Financial
Officer SINOCHEM CORPORATION, China.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Their newest one is an email that has the attached "application", and it reads "Read the attachment for more details.". The email is sent from a "Mr. Chen Guogang". Attachment reads as follows:

Good day Interested worker,



JOB OPENING WITH SINOCHEM CORPORATION


Thank you for showing interest in our job opening. Details below:

You could work on Part-Time basis for SINOCHEM Corporation as a FINANCE CO-ORDINATOR in the United States/Canada or its environs which requires a great deal of trust and honesty. Meanwhile, this job is 100% tax free and there is no start up cost required.I am Mr. CHEN Guogang (Chief Financial Officer, Sinochem Corporations).

ABOUT US:

Since 1998, Sinochem Corporation, a traditional state-owned trading company, has been proactively exploring the strategic transformation centering on agriculture, energy, chemicals, finance and real estate in line with development of the nation’s market economy. Over the years of great efforts, Sinochem has remodeled itself into an innovative enterprise with strong competitive edge and rapidly built up its overall strength and industrial puissance. (read More at www.sinochem.com/english)."


Presently, Our Coporate financiers in the USA has just granted us the funding to head a research project in PHILIPPINES and Its environs regarding Oil Drainage, Planning and Management and work is already in progress. However, the funding is made mostly with your country's approved mode of payment (US certified checks o r Money Order).


JOB DESCRIPTION:
1. Receive payment from Clients.
2. Cash Payments at your Bank.
3. Deduct 10% which will be your percentage/pay on Payment processed.
4. Forward balance after deduction of percentage and pay to any of the offices you will be instructed to do so later (Payment is to be forwarded by WESTERN UNION Money Transfer).


HOW MUCH WILL YOU EARN?
10% from each transaction! For instance: you receive 5000 USD via checks on our Behalf. You will cash the Check and keep $500 (10% of $5000) for yourself! Anyway, your commission is a constant percentage which will be subjected to an increase of 15% and above based on your efficiency in services being rendered to the company.

Your willingness to work as a Payment Representative now will help and save time since payment is coming from our financiers in your country and its cashed and transferred by our coordinator (you) in the same country so that this project can be concluded as soon as possible.

We try to be thoughtful of employees, business partners, local communities and natural environment. Health and housing allowance will be catered for (Effective after 1 week on Application). This is acknowledged as part of our policy. You may decline the policy offer anyway.If interested in this job, do fill the application form below send via e-mail to: SINOCEMJOB@AOL.COM

Then we'll make the concl uding arrangements on how you'll get started.
Hope to hear from you soon.

Warmest Regards,

Mr. CHEN Guogang
Chief Financial Officer
SINOCHEM CORPORATION
www.sinochem.com
24hrs Email Service


APPLICATION FORM

FULL NAME:-
HOME ADDRESS (NOT POST OFFICE BOX):-
CITY:-
STATE:-
ZIP CODE:-
COUNTRY:-
AGE:-
PRESENT/PAST JOB EXPERIENCE:-
PHONE NUMBERS (Home and Mobile):-
GENDER:-


(Information included in this application form is CONFIDENTIAL between you and me, and the full name and contact info should be included as it should be written on the payments being issued over to you, you should also include a valid phone number for easy contact)
In agreement to this kindly append signature below
________________________________________________
Mr. CHEN Guogang.
Chief Financial Officer.





Farking people.... I hate scammers!

Anonymous said...

Has any one been able to Even Cash these Cheques at all I am currious to know