Monday, January 12, 2009

Nigeria scam!

This scam is related to the Nigeria scam! Do not be fooled. I will show you the warning with in the letter.

The letter: I have highlighted it for you.

By Must-be-Told

Beginning:

Dear Sir/Madam,
My name is John Hewes .
I just came about your email address and your brief profile through an email listing affiliated with the US Chamber of Commerce and I would be very interested in offering you a part-time paying job in which you could earn alot.I just resigned my job as a research scientist for Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland but I still work as a freelance consultant for the institute which gives me very much time to do my own work which isbasically being a freelance researcher who could be employed by research institutes to do research projects anywhere in the world.

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO FOR US?
Presently, I have just been granted a funding to head a funding to head a research project in the tropical regions of West London regarding rare and vulnerable plant species and this would be commencing very soon, However my funding were by my American counterparts which sent me the bunch of payments mostly in US based certified checks. Getting an accountant in the states or opening an account would have been my best choice but I have a deadline to meet and taking any of those choices would cost me time and a whole lot of other requirements I am not ready to deal with as I would betravelling a lot in the meantime.

So presently, assuming you would be able to deal with cash, I would be willing to employ you on contract basis to be my payment representative back in the states, this way I could issue and make these certified checks out to you, you could then cash them easily, withdraw 10% of the total amount on these checks as your commission and then send the rest back to me through Western Union wire transfer or money gram.

JOB DESCRIPTION?
1. Receive payment from Clients
2. Cash Payments at your Bank
3. Deduct 10% which will be your percentage/pay on Payment processed.
4. Forward balance after deduction of percentage/pay to any of the offices you will be contacted to send payment to (Payment is to forwarded either by Money Gram or Western Union Money Transfer).

HOW MUCH WILL YOU EARN?
10% from each operation! For instance: you receive 7000 USD via checks or money orders on our behalf. You will cash the checks and keep $700 (10% from $7000) for yourself! At the beginning your commission will equal 10%, though later it will increase up to 12%!

ADVANTAGES You do not have to go out as you will work as an independent contractor right from your home office. Your job is absolutely legal. You can earn up to $3000-4000 monthly depending on time you will spend for this job.You do not need any capital to start. The employees who make efforts and work hard have a strong possibility to become managers. Anyway our employees never leave us.

MAIN REQUIREMENTS
18 years or olderlegally capablere
sponsibleready to work 3-4 hours per week.
with PC knowledgee-mail and internet experience (minimal)
And please know that Everything is absolutely legal, that's why You have to fill a contract!If you are interested in our offer, please to reply.
Mail directly to my personal
email address: johnhewes.work@hotmail.com

I would be willing to employ you on contract basis to be my payment representative back in the states, this way I could issue and make the payment in form of US CERTIFIED CHECKS out to you on your name so that you could then cash them easily at your bank without a problem, deduct 10% out of the total amount on these certified checks as your commission and then send the rest back.

I will be sending you a form to serve as an agreement that is going to back this up, as soon as you fill this form, I will have it as a receipt to your response.But to make a commencing possibilility,Your Information will be needed so that i can forward the certified checks to you for cashing and you can start earning from this, just reply me back with your

FIRST NAME................
MIDDLE NAME (If Applicable)..........................
SURNAME...................
ADDRESS (Not PO BOX)....APT. # (If Applicable) ......
CITY.........
STATE........
ZIP CODE ............
HOME PHONE...........................
MOBILE..........................
GENDER........................
MARITAL STATUS.....................
EDUCATION LEVEL................................
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WORK EXPERIENCE............................
skills.......................,
computer skills, clerical skills
AGE................
NATIONALITY ............................
EMPLOYMENT DESIRED: FULL TIME/PART TIME....................
CURRENT JOB .......................................
EMAIL ADDRESS .......................................

WE WILL NEVER ASK YOU FOR ANYTHING MORE THEN THAT, NO BANK NAMES, NO BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER, ROUTING NUMBER,CREDIT CARD, PASSWORDS, SSN # ETC.IF ANYONE ASKS FOR THOSE ON OUR BEHALF PLEASE DO NOTGIVE OUT THIS INFO. THIS IS TO ENSURE YOUR SECURITY AND NONINVOLVEMENT IN CASES OF IDENTITY THEFT.

The payment will be send out to you on your information provided and its will be send out to you via a safe courier service like FedEx or ups, I will let you know when you will be having it delivered.
Thanks for your anticipated action and we hope to hear back from you.
John Hewes
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern
IrelandHillsborough, Ireland BT26 6DR
Phone:+447024066019Fax:+447040117781

End of letter:

OK lets talk about what is so funny the facts

  1. Every one knows or should know, private contractor must pay tax on the whole amount received in your name (check or not)

2. All check will be in your name and info: You cash in your bank account keep 10% then you FedEx or ups, rest of money to them = You will be tax on that check you cash, the whole amount! So if this 10% you got out of cashing it would not even cover that tax at tax time!

3. The schemer stated he got US based certified checks = The whole amount you cashed,= Can and will be trace to you when they add it with your info:You will get audited if you do not claim all income received= If this was real =, The company that gave this schemer those checks will file the whole amount that was given ( if it was a gift or grant what ever ) so they will get a tax cut on that money. Company or whom ever wont get audited, In return, the tax people (government) will follow and see if the claim reported person whom got that money claims it on their taxes so the Tax people( government) can get that money back from the discount they gave to the place that claim that money was given out. The schemer stated your info will be on those checks so you would not have any problem in cashing them, Leaving you the info holder on those checks responsible for taxes responsible for all the money cashed.

4. If you cash it right then in your account or bank teller gives you the money that day or even in a waiting period from your bank= When that company finds out funds are missing they will do a investigation. When their lawyers and FBI are investigating this, in getting their stolen money back, you will get caught = Check is in your name you will be paying back all the money plus penalties and maybe jail time.

5. The schemer stated he doesn't have time to get a bank account= want you to deal with it = "deal with what"!! The money his so-cal- job research scientist for Agricultural Research Institute gave to him to do his research or funding that were by his American counterparts which sent him the bunch of payments mostly in US based certified checks = Have him to change those check that where given to him into our name "So" we can cash his pay checks in our name= Then stated you will be working for and up to management: "Of "What" = Representing the cashing in your name his pay checks and pay all his taxes "now in your name" For the research scientist for Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland or West London or USA.

Can you see the joke, it is really funny when you know the facts... "Stay safe"..