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

YOKOHAMA Trading Company

This is a scam. It's a money mule scam, or more specifically a check fraud scam. All job offers which involve "payment processing" of this sort are scams, and not actually offered by any legitimate company. The fraudsters want victims to bank forged checks on their behalf, or sometimes receive fraudulent money transfers of some other kind.

The idea that "Yokohama Trading Company" would be based out of China seems a little incongruous. I don't think these scammers are from Asia. (My guess is they're from Africa.)

This report is a month late. I've been busy.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Ajin pimkilin <aj.pimk2000@gmail.com> [SPF verified]
Reply-to: robert.william35@yahoo.com
Date: 2009/7/11
Subject: JOB OFFER
To:


JOB OFFER
YOKOHAMA Trading Company
Payment Managers Wanted for 2008 Quarter Job Processing Unit     
 
Dear Candidate,   
We have a partime job offer available for you that will not disturb  your present occupation. We are an International trading company with  our corporate headquarters based in CHINA  Since establishment in 1988  we have done our business in Mainland Asia, and U.S, in 1990 we  extended our Region of supplies due to continuous demands to Northern  America and Europe at large.
 
We deal on raw factory materials and  finished personal care products including live long products. Due to  our competent records for treating customer demands and supplies,  customers have referred us to other possible clients and we have been  receiving orders from Northern America, Europe and Australia.   
 
This is one of many few important factors causing setbacks to our  organization to which we have been looking into possible ways of  solution and that is why I am contacting you today.
Most of our  customers would like to pay with their cashier check, Money order, or  wire transfer into a bank account but our organization is facing  serious problem in accepting any form of these payment and this is  what  has limited our sales and patronage to the statistics as given above. 
 
It is estimated that we have a multiple of the recorded statistics if  we can accept such customers willing to have such payments as it is  recorded now that we have more demands than supply.
 
We are in  desperate  need of representatives in your country who will be able to  receive  cash on our behalf and will at the end of the week send accumulated  cash to our depository account in the United Kingdom. And this is my  proposal to you, I would like to offer you an opportunity to  represent us and you will be a beneficiary of a whooping sum as cash flows  in. 
 
We have two options depending on how you wish to be paid.   
 
1. You could earn monthly, for which we will be paying you a fixed  sum of 10,000 US Dollars 
 
2. You could be earning as cash comes in, that means you will have a  percentage from every money that comes in, we will pay you 10 percent  of the total cash you send into our account at the end of every week  or fortnight as you choose to remit payment.
For informational purpose  we rake in between $2,000-10,000 weekly on the average provided our  products and services get to our customers according to schedule and  this is expected to increase in the next few months.   
 
I would like to know if you accept my proposal and if you would like  to take part so I could let you know how we are going to go about  this and I would tell you what to do. If you are interested in this  proposal, I will advice you to provide us the following information;   
 
(I)Your Full Names 
(II)Mailing address, city, State, Zip code 
(III)Phone and or fax numbers 
(IV)Present job(Optional) 
(V)Age: 
(VI)Mode of Identification (If Any) 
(VII)Bank name (If Any)   
 
All correspondence email should be email to the payment Job  Processing Unit. Time: 24 Hours daily by e-mail using the contact  information as  set below and we'll respond to you within 24-48 Hours with more  informations about our business and your duty as a payment officer. 
 
Notice:  
WE NEVER ASK YOU FOR ANYTHING MORE THAN THAT, NO BANK ACCOUNT  NUMBER, ROUTING NUMBER, CREDIT CARD, PASSWORDS, SSN # ETC.  IF ANYONE ASKS FOR THOSE ON OUR BEHALF PLEASE DO NOT GIVE OUT THIS.  THIS TO ENSURE YOUR SECURITY AND NON INVOLVEMENT IN CASES OF IDENTITY  THEFT.IF ANYONE ASK YOU FOR ANY OF THOSE INFO IN OUR NOTICE PLEASE  REPORT TO YOUR NEAREST LOCAL OR FEDERAL AUTHORITIES.   
 
Best Regards, 
JIM STEVEN
(Job Processing Unit) 
Payments lnstructor

Post Express Inc

This looks like a reshipper scam: a job that involves receiving packages and re-sending them elsewhere. Credit card fraudsters need reshippers so that their fraudulent credit card purchases look less suspicious. Anyone who gets involved in this sort of work can expect an awkward visit from the police sooner or later.

This report is about a month late, sorry.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: <[redacted (unverifiable)]>
Date: 2009/7/10
Subject: Part-time employment
To: [redacted (privacy)]


Hello,

Post Express Inc is currently hiring for the position of Mailing Assistant. If you feel that you are a self-motivated and career-oriented person, we highly encourage you to spare a minute and learn more about our current openings.

Primary job requirements:

* Basic knowledge of the computer
* Ability to print and scan documents
* Knowledge of such programs as Adobe Acrobat Reader and Microsoft Office
* Ability to pick up packages weighing up to 30lbs.

If you believe that you can meet these basic job requirements and are interested in joining our company as a well-paid Mailing Assistant, please email us at VernonOmyen@gmail.com Our Human Resources Manager will contact you within the following 24-48 hours.

Best Regards,
Scott Newton
Post Express Inc, HR Department


BorGoss Company

This is a scam. It looks like credit card fraudsters are recruiting people to reship their fraudulently-obtained goods, but the description is sufficiently vague that other illegalities could be involved.

I'm late in reporting this. Sorry. I've been busy.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Graham Pacheco <[redacted (unverifiable)]>
Date: 2009/7/6
Subject: Part time work
To: [redacted (privacy)]


BorGoss Company provides storage, transport and multi-facetted value added services along the entire value added chain. BorGoss Company thereby helps you to optimize all of your processes related to your special logistics requirements. The logistics product portfolio comprises complex solutions in the areas of procurement, production supply and disposal, and distribution.
50, 100, 250: Many figures speak for BorGoss Company. The number that counts for us, however, is 120. What is the significance of this number? It stands for the strength of our workforce, whose members are linked by a strong sense of community. Our employees do not just carry out orders; they think entrepreneurial. When BorGoss Company calls upon them, they work together to achieve a logistic tour de force.

We are looking for ambitious and high qualified person (male or female) with highest aspirations and the willingness to work with our team, we are looking for Supply Chain Coordinator, the person who will be responsible for coordinating of all our merchandise movements. Payment depends of your personal skills and experience. More details in our future communication.

Your profile:
Ability and willingness to supply internal and external customers with optimal performance at any time
Ability to build and foster long-term relationships
Ability to assert oneself
Fluent in spoken and written English
Contact phone (preferably Mobile)

Our offer:
The opportunity to work and develop within an international, fast growing company
A modern, supportive and friendly work environment
Being part of a skilled and motivated team
Insurance & 401(k) plan

Please be free in any additional questions regarding this position.
Attaching your cover letter as well as your detailed CV. This will enable us to provide you with the best service.
Please note that no document should exceed 1.5 MB in size.


Please reply only to our e-mail:  eugenevolt@mail2world.com


We should be grateful for an early reply, thank you.

Contact info: Mr. Volt,  eugenevolt@mail2world.com


BellHouse Fabrics & Interiors

I've been slack on the scam-reporting front of late, so this one is over a month old now. I don't have a lot to say about it: it's a money mule scam of some sort. The theme of "fabrics company" is surprisingly popular with scammers: just search this blog for "fabrics" and see.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Rev Richard Cooper. <[redacted (unverifiable)]>
Reply-to: rev.richardcooperonlinejob@gmail.com
Date: 2009/7/4
Subject: JOB ONLINE ASAP.
To:


BellHouse Fabrics & Interiors-
Cranbrook,Kent. UK - TN17 3DN


My name is Rev Richard Cooper, I am emailing you on behalf of BellHouse Fabrics & Interiors, United Kingdom. I would like to know if you would like to work online from home and get paid without affecting your present job or even affecting your day-to-day activities of any kind, actually we need a representative who can work for our company as an Online Payment Processor.

We are presently making waves in the United Kingdom & Northern Ireland fabric markets, we intend expanding our business towards the United States of America by accepting orders from both individuals and companies within USA. We recently placed Ad's on online websites for sales of our fabrics and got a very good number of requests for our products,however it is against our company policy to accept International Payments such as : UK Bank Wire Transfer , USA Bank Wire Transfers. Therefore, we are requesting your partnership to assist in receiving payments on behalf of our company.

We are willing to pay you 10% for every payment processed through you from our clients/customers who will pay for their products which are purchased from our secure website stated above. These payments are coming from these clients within USA and will be sent to you directly from our customers, all you have to do is lodge and cash each payment, deduct 10% and forward 90% to our Payment Processing Center via Western Union Money Transfer / MoneyGram Money Transfer. All sending fee's are to be deducted from our 90%, however you will be required to have a valid checking account in which our customers might request to make payment either via Wire Transfer (Bank to Bank Transfer) or either via Certified Check.

You do not require any special skills to work with our firm, however in order to apply for this job you need to ensure you have access to your e-mail regularly and reply to our e-mails promptly. You will also need to provide us with a valid phone in which you can be reached at anytime in case of any special update, in order to accept this job kindly fill the form stated below :

Please if you are interested forward to us your following details:

1. Full Names: ................
2. Contact address: ...........
3. Telephone/mobile and fax number...
4. Gender......
5. Age.......
6. Occupation: .......
7. Bank Name.......

E-Mail: rev.richardcooperonlinejob@gmail.com

P.S: You must have a valid checking account in which can be used to receive payments being sent from a customer, this might be via Wire Transfer or Direct Deposit.

Kindly get back to me ASAP by filling the form stated above, once i hear from you i will immediately send you a reply with further information.

Regards,

Rev Richard Cooper.

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

CAREER OPPORTUNITY IN 2010 WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA

This email was sent from South Africa [165.146.86.191] via a mail server in Italy [88.42.95.42]. There is no evidence that the sender is actually associated with project2010.co.za in any way, however. It looks like a set-up for Advance Fee Fraud: applicants are likely to be offered a job (one that doesn't really exist), but be required to pay certain fees for work visas and the like. This is just a con to extract money from the job seekers.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: PROJECT 2010 RECRUITMENT CO <project2010@mail.co.za>
Reply-To: <project2010@mail.co.za>
Date: 2009/7/29
Subject: CAREER OPPORTUNITY IN 2010 WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA
To:


CAREER OPPORTUNITY IN 2010 WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA
http://www.project2010.co.za/

2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, An international tournament for Football,
that is scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa.
It will be the first time that the tournament has been hosted by an African Nation.


PROJECT 2010 RECRUITMENT COMPANY intends to Invite Experienced and
Reputable Persons having prime experience and capable of providing building and ground
maintenance support services as individuals.

We are currently Recruiting for Medical Personnel, Contractors, Construction
Workers,Electricians,Shipping Management, Technicians, Welders, Quantity Surveyors,
Estimators, Project Managers, Commercial/ Cost Managers, Contract Managers & Computer
Programmers ,Translators and Security Personel to work on the most prestigious engineering project currently
being undertaken in Africa.

All CV Should be forwarded to the Recruitment's email contact as follows

E-mail: info.project2010@webmail.co.za

ALL APPLICANTS MUST BE WILLING TO WORK ON CONTRACT BASIS ONLY


PROJECT 2010 RECRUITMENT COMPANY,
1st Floor,Suite 452, JanSmuts Building,
219 Blaauwberg Road, Tableview,
Cape Town,9000
South Africa