I had an email from a job search site offering me a job that consists of receiving payments from customers (through bank transfers), paying them into your own bank account, deducting 6% commission and then making further payments to a main office.
The sender did not identify themselves clearly and having worked in insurance and finance for quite some time you can understand why I think this sounds suspicious.
Does anyone know which authority (if any) would be interested in hearing about this?
2007-02-15 03:03:34 · 9 answers · asked by Denzel 4 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
Scam, run away. Do not reply to these guys.
No real business works like this.
Scammers use this ploy to get bad checks and cashier's checks cashed. They are using a bit of law to their advantage. Banks have to make the money available to you that you deposit within a certain number of days, even if the check has not cleared at its original bank yet. So, these guys get checks that will take time to clear. They steal them or make them up. They send them to you. You deposit them into your account. The time delay is up and you forward 94% of the check onto these guys and keep your commission. You will clear a bunch of checks, but soon the original checks start to bounce. The bank will come to you for the money back. They do not care that you sent the money on to someone else. You are the person responsible for it. The scammers will be long gone. The accounts you have been putting the money into were probably hijacked in the first place and they have pulled the cash out of them and moved on.
Do not give these guys any contact. This is not the only way they scam. They also will try to get your bank account information. With that, they can try to pull other scams. Also, they can try to clean the account out. Also, they will try to get your ID information, such as SSN, birthdate, mother's maiden name and so on. Your best bet is to not contact these guys.
You might want to talk to someone at your bank and let them know you had received an offer like this. They will probably know the proper authorities to send it on to.
You might also want to know about another variation of this. It is a work at home scam that involves you accepting packages and forwarding them out of the country. This is a scam for getting goods purchases with stolen credit cards or account out of the country.
2007-02-15 03:06:55 · answer #1 · answered by A.Mercer 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hi, it's not so much money laundering, as it is a theft scam. What happens is this:
You will receive checks and money orders, which you will be told to deposit into an account. You will then have to write a check of your own (or a money order) to the clearing house owner. The checks that you deposited will ultimately be returned unpaid because they're fakes, but you will still be liable for the checks that you paid out.
2007-02-15 11:12:47 · answer #2 · answered by Carmen G 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if it's a money laundering operation but it sounds very suspect and some sort of scam.
Contact the Better Business Bureau and forward them the email...
Never put someone else's money in your personal account EVER!
2007-02-15 11:12:17 · answer #3 · answered by jim 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would be highly suspicious of any company that asked you to pass money through your bank account. If they aren't identifying themselves, I would be even more suspicious of it. I say avoid it. As for who to report it to, I'm not sure - Possibly the Better Business Bureau if they're listed with them?
2007-02-15 11:08:42 · answer #4 · answered by kelly_mcdonald1 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not money laundering, it's a scam.
They'll send you a check, you'll deposit it and wire them their 6%. Only later will you find out that the check is no good and you'll be out the 6% you wired them.
2007-02-15 11:10:38 · answer #5 · answered by Oh Boy! 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds very dodgy - I reckon Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs would probably like to hear about it.
2007-02-15 11:08:14 · answer #6 · answered by Smarty 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have to agree with everyone else that this is a scam. I'd start with local police and see if they have a fraud unit to report it to.
2007-02-15 11:12:43 · answer #7 · answered by penhead72 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
scam - do not proceed any further with this company
I would also inform the police as well as this is certainly not legal
2007-02-15 11:12:09 · answer #8 · answered by Alik411 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolute scam, don't get drawn into it.
2007-02-15 11:09:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋