If you're a business owner and someone offered you 10% commission to take the money they give you and pass it off as sales within your company, would you do it? You do not know what business he is in or why he needs you to do this, but he seems like a legitimate suit-wearing intelligent business man.
Part of this contract is to keep it between you and him, and tell absolutely no one else about it.
Also it's a one-year only gig--once a month he will give you approximately $1,000,000 which you'll pass off as sales and you'll keep $100,000 of it. At the end of the year you will have $1,200,000 in your pocket.
Would you do it? Why or why not?
2007-11-03 12:15:14 · 7 answers · asked by Jean-Francois 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
This is a common internet scam. You will receive a few checks, deposit them, send the 90% by wire to the "home office", and then the checks start bouncing.
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2007-11-03 12:19:44 · answer #1 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
It is obviously a skam and dishonest. First of all it would change your tax status with the IRS probably 20 to 30% so you start off in the hole. And they will come out in the lead when this is over.
The way these skams usually work, is they have you deposit money (checks) and then you forward the money from your bank to their bank immediately. And then the check or checks you deposited will bounce and the money you have already shipped will cause those checks to draw on your money until it is gone. There is NOTHING your bank can do to help you. You are out all the money.
SKAM SKAM SKAM RUN RUN RUN
If you actually met this person, call the FBI immediately and maybe they can catch him and his network. Most of the time they are foreigners and operated on the internet. I can't believe anyone in the USA would fall for this. It has been promoted on MSNBC many times.
2007-11-03 12:26:02 · answer #2 · answered by Lyn B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MONEY LAUNDERING and would get caught because of the Patriot Act.
It wouldn't be worth me having a chance of going to jail over. I'm overbearing and a know-it-all business owner anyway and would have to know what is going on or go in a straight line to the FBI and ask for immunity or protection.
2007-11-03 12:25:40 · answer #3 · answered by kriend 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. They say everyone has a price. Whatever mine is, I,m reasonably it's enough to get me out of the country and suppport me well for the rest of my natural life.
Seriously, if you wouldn't want to see it in the newspaper, that's a good sign it's wrong..
2007-11-03 12:25:15 · answer #4 · answered by jum4321 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i would not do it cause uncle sam will find out that you got it some way and you did not give him his 50 percent so hope you going the right way
2007-11-03 12:20:37 · answer #5 · answered by snoop d 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no way
the revenue people will surely come and knock at your door
anti money laundering act ....remember?
2007-11-03 12:19:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nope...Why?...Because it's morally wrong!
2007-11-03 14:48:43 · answer #7 · answered by Domino 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋