Known Scam?

[Chessplayer]

Anyone know if the following is a known "suspect" proposal?




Hello, we have found your resume at Monster.co.uk and we want to offer you a job. We need local agent and representation in every county. Job consists of receiving payment from customers (bank transfer) and making further payments to our main office or to one of our regional affiliate departments, depending on the customer's location. It should not take more that 2 hours per day. Agent's commission is 6% from each transaction (for
instance: you receive 1000GBP to your bank account, you will withdraw the money and keep 60GBP for yourself). All transfer and further money transfer related charges are also covered and paid by our company. So You'll be responsible just for making proper payments in time (24 hrs. since the successful receipt). Each transaction will be transferred only after prior notification and sometimes after a notification phone call.

If you are interested in our offer, please feel free to ask for the general provisions of the contract. Our e-mail address: [email protected]

Best regards,
Amecco Capital Investment Ltd

[AtW]

They want to channel stolen money through your account - you will get busted and go to prison, while scumbags will just use someone else.

[BobTheCrate]

Could be trying to clean dirty money.

Or more likely, it is the old Nigeria scam with new clothes.

If you bite, next thing is a request for your bank a/c details and later your signature on some other document.

a/c details + your signature = moneys transferred away from your a/c.

The old "we need to use your bank a/c and are willing to pay you for it" ploy should have been the give away clue to you.

[expat]

a/c details + your signature = moneys transferred away from your a/c.

What I honestly don't understand about this is how it can ever be safe to write a cheque.

cheque = a/c details + your signature, no?

[DimPrawn]

I thought the main Nigerian scam is that in order to release the £24,000,000 into your account, some expenses need to be paid upfront. At first a few hundred quid, and then more and then they ask you to meet them and pay for the expenses. In the end, gullible people hand over £10,000 chasing this dream.

I didn't think they take money out of your account, you willingly give it. Muppets.

[wendigo100]

Hello, we have found your resume at Monster.co.uk and we want to offer you a job. We need local agent and representation in every county. Job consists of receiving payment from customers (bank transfer) and making further payments to our main office or to one of our regional affiliate departments, depending on the customer's location. It should not take more that 2 hours per day. Agent's commission is 6% from each transaction (for
instance: you receive 1000GBP to your bank account, you will withdraw the money and keep 60GBP for yourself). All transfer and further money transfer related charges are also covered and paid by our company. So You'll be responsible just for making proper payments in time (24 hrs. since the successful receipt). Each transaction will be transferred only after prior notification and sometimes after a notification phone call.

If you are interested in our offer, please feel free to ask for the general provisions of the contract. Our e-mail address: [email protected]

Best regards,
Amecco Capital Investment Ltd

I fail to see anything in this that suggests that it is a pukka proposition. For a start, ask yourself why they need an agent in every county to receive bank transfers. Report it to the police.

[jason986]

Have a look at their web site. Its quite elaborate! But just doesn't ring true.

[MrsGoof]

Anyone know if the following is a known "suspect" proposal?




Hello, we have found your resume at Monster.co.uk and we want to offer you a job. We need local agent and representation in every county. Job consists of receiving payment from customers (bank transfer) and making further payments to our main office or to one of our regional affiliate departments, depending on the customer's location. It should not take more that 2 hours per day. Agent's commission is 6% from each transaction (for
instance: you receive 1000GBP to your bank account, you will withdraw the money and keep 60GBP for yourself). All transfer and further money transfer related charges are also covered and paid by our company. So You'll be responsible just for making proper payments in time (24 hrs. since the successful receipt). Each transaction will be transferred only after prior notification and sometimes after a notification phone call.

If you are interested in our offer, please feel free to ask for the general provisions of the contract. Our e-mail address: [email protected]

Best regards,
Amecco Capital Investment Ltd

And what exactly on your CV says MONEY LAUNDERING

[Xerxes]

Go for it, Chessplayer. Sounds like easy money to me.

[waggle321]

The scam works something like this :

They deposit £1000 in your account

you withdraw it and wire it to them

They then cancel the original cheque/deposit

The bank then charges you £1000.

You are £1000 down, they are £1000 up