A few weeks ago I got an email from a Larry Johnson for the UK. It talked about a job where money will be sent to me and then through Western Union I send the money on to a certain person. The reason is because it is a large amount of money. I replied not thinking an he has actually emailed back about the job and what information to send with it through Western Union. Why I am asking is that the Guy called me this morning and told me the money will be delivered tomorrow (Monday). How do I check this guy out. His name is Larry Johnson from the UK.
2006-07-30 04:34:19 · 8 answers · asked by ? 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
You are being scammed, and it is becoming more popular. It is against the USPS to conduct foreign lotteries thru the mail. Report this to your local post office. If you cash the check, and send them money, you will be liable for that amount! and have to repay your bank!!! Check this out:
http://www.lots0cash.com/directory/Lotteries_United_Kingdom/2
2006-07-30 04:40:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Any job offer that involves cashing checks or money orders on behalf of your "employer" or receiving payments in your bank account and then forwarding them is a scam. The checks or Money Orders are always fake, altered or stolen. The wire transfers are always from hacked online banking accounts (usually phishing scams).
No legitimate business works that way. There is no legitimate reason to hire a private individual to cash checks or to lend a bank account, because in all cases there are cheaper and lawful alternatives.
Even if the checks were valid (which they are not) and the bank transfers authorized by the owner of the sending account (which they aren't) this would be *illegal*. If you receive funds in your name that aren't actually meant for you but for a third party, you are involved in money laundering, which is a crime. You need to be a licensed financial institution to be legally permitted to provide such services. So either way this is illegal.
The way the scam works is the checks and money orders will not immediately be recognized as fake. You may receive cash from the bank which you can withdraw and forward. However when the checks later turn out to be fake you are still fully liable. The bank will immediately deduct the full amount previously credited to your account and you'll be left owing them tens of thousands of dollars. This is money you can not get back because you the criminals remain untraceable. Usually the money is forwarded by Western Union, which is untraceable or the money is sent to a foreign bank account in a foreign country where the account holder is untraceable (account opened with fake ID, etc). In effect you will have borrowed money off the bank and sent it to criminals.
In addition you can be reported to the police for passing a bad check, which is a crime. You can go to prison for that and some people do.
Typical losses for "employees"/victims in this type of scan are in the order of $40,000 for check deposits and $3000-$5000 for wire transfer deposits. The gangs that run these scams are mostly Nigerian (check scams) or Russian/Romanian (hacked bank accounts).
Source(s):
http://www.fraudaid.com/processing.htm...
www.fraudwatchers.org
http://www.joewein.net/
2006-08-01 10:21:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been through this exacto scenario only the guy's name was Michael Lawrence from Financial Administration Services Ltd. the UK. This is called "The fake job scam".
They promise a percentage, but you would lose money (and possibly your liberty).
I saved every email along the way and paisted all relevant info on searches. If you need any of my historical info on these guys, contact me.
2006-07-30 04:50:37 · answer #3 · answered by -:¦:-SKY-:¦:- 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first and foremost, notify the local post office asap. this sounds like a scam and postal fraud. also get your credit reports and watch out for identity theft. transfer of large aounts of money (or even small) maybe a offense.
best of luck.
2006-07-30 04:40:04 · answer #4 · answered by prasad g 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think you should be cautious. it sounds a lot like a pyramid scam. when money is moving through multiple parties it's usually to 'launder' it and make it difficult to track back to the original scammer.
2006-07-30 04:39:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should think on it before sending the money not after sending it
2006-07-30 04:40:01 · answer #6 · answered by naveed.ahmad 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is most likely a scam. Be careful.
2006-07-30 04:37:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
search on google
2006-07-30 04:37:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋