I received an email from a guy who says he owns a business in Russia and he has alot of customers in the U.S. , and he said I just need to open a bank account and deposit checks in this account and I will receive a percentage of those funds as my pay.
2007-08-20 10:56:38 · 8 answers · asked by nature4me 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Other - Careers & Employment
I would watch that if I were you. The account could be on his behalf.
2007-08-20 11:03:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
it's a scam!!! Forward the email to spam@uce.gov
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To Avoid scams here is what i tell people...
All spam emails/unsolicited letters and faxes are scams.
As a general rule - ANYTHING involving Western Union/money gram = Scam.
my Advice: Don't deal with anyone from a foreign country or Accept
checks from strangers and never use wire/bank transfer services.. you
risk losing your $$ and your mind.
Remember, if it sounds too good
to be true, it probably is! NEVER give out your personal information to
strangers online! Always be on guard.
Who am I? John is a Scam Expert warning the public since 2002. -Jenn
2007-08-20 19:33:02 · answer #2 · answered by John Loves Jenn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES it IS a scam.
the way it works is
They send you checks or money orders that are fraudulent
You deposit them in your account and transfer or send them 85-90 percent of the face value of them depending on the scam and keep the rest as your "pay"
The fake money orders and or checks bouce/come back as fake and then YOU are held responsible for not only bounced check fees for them but the ammount you sent to the "guy in Rusia"
A co-worker of mine fell prey to a scam like this and was on the hook for nearly $3500 before it was dound out.
do NOT do this. They may end up with access to the account too and then they will clear out the account on top of everything else too.
2007-08-20 18:13:23 · answer #3 · answered by Will Y 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Oh, yes, it's definitely a scam. The checks you receive will end up bouncing, and you'll be out the money you have forwarded, although they might send you a few small good ones at first just to make you think they're legit.
Didn't you kind of wonder?
2007-08-20 18:08:59 · answer #4 · answered by Judy 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is a scam. If it sounds too good to be true then it is!
2007-08-20 18:42:32 · answer #5 · answered by mmuscs 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea but i would advise u not to take any risks so i wud just ignore it.
2007-08-20 18:04:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
scam for sure
2007-08-20 18:05:06 · answer #7 · answered by AJ 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i'd say scam
2007-08-20 18:05:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋