do u think this is a scam? should i report it?

Question

i got this eamil in my penn state email this morning what do u think of it?
Cheap Fabrics (Uk) Ltd.
Thames Court,
1 Victoria St, Windsor,
Berkshire, SL4 1YB,
United Kingdom.
www.Cheapfabrics.co.uk.
Hello,

Cheap Fabrics (UK) Ltd.is a United Kingdom based company, and we have a Part Time job offer for you. We produce and Supply various clothing materials such as; Lycra, Spandex, Coolmax, Wool, GoreTex, Nylon, etc, Assorted fabrics and traditional costumes worldwide. We have reached big sales volume of these products in Europe and now are trying to penetrate the USA market.

Quite soon, we would open Representative Offices or Authorized Sales Centers in the USA and therefore, we're currently looking for people who will assist us in establishing a new distribution network there. Despite the fact that the US market is new to us, we already have regular clients there.

WHY WE NEED YOUR SERVICES;
we have had some problems as regards receiving payments from our customers in the USA.

They usually offer to make payments for our supplies in the form of Money Orders or Certified Checks drawn from USA Banks, which are not readily cashable here in the UK. This is why we need individuals to process payments and make transfers on our behalf on a 15% commission basis.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS;
-Full Legal age..18yrs and above.
-Trustworthiness.
-Basic Internet user skills.
-Legally authorized to work in the USA.

We do hope that you find this offer attractive. Do signify your interest by providing us with your Names and Telephone contacts.


We look forward to your response.

i dont plan to do the job, but what if someone else does? especially with it sent to my school email, everyone on campus probly received it. what would u do? also then should i call the local police or the state police?

Answer 1

THis is a scam.

US checks are accepted in Europe.
I live in Holland, and received one - and it got cashed without any problems.

Anytime you see something that requires you to cash cheques, or use western union - you can be 99.99% sure it is a scam.

I run a mailinglist dealing with these type of scams - you might like to visit to learn more.

http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/scamknowledge/

Answer 2

Definitely a scam. Not sure who'd you report it to, just mark it as spam and don't pass it on.

You are sent bogus checks/money orders that you are supposed to cash and then wire the majority of the money back to the sender while you keep your "commission". Within a couple weeks, your bank tells you the check bounced and requires you to repay the money to them.

Answer 3

Local and state police cant really do anything about it.. it would have to be reported to the FBI cyber crime..and even then not very likly to help....but if you really wanna check...if they gave a business name or website. or address or sometin you could check the www.bbb.com

Answer 4

yes and yes