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Have you received an email from Jacob R.Wallace of "DALSTON MILL FABRICS COMPANY" in Dalston, London, UK (or ANYWHERE else) offering you a job as a "online book-keeper", "Payment Officer", "local agent" or "local representative" in which you "receive payments", deduct your "Processing fee", deposit the checks and then wire most of the money to an overseas "company"? This one is an update to this scam.
It is an AFF / Money transfer Scam. They'll send you counterfeit checks which you are supposed to deposit, take out some percentage (typically, 10%) for your work, and then MoneyGram or Western Union wire the remaining 90%. Notice that although you receive checks, they won't let you forward a check to them, only Western Union or Money Gram. There's a reason for this: Western Union and MoneyGrams are cashed immediately and are untraceable and irretrievable. Bank checks can take 1 or 2 weeks to clear!
Of course, since the check is fake, it will bounce a week or so later after you deposit it. But you have already moneygram'ed the scammers the 90% of the amount, and that is transacted almost instantly. So you now owe the bank for the full amount. You may also face criminal charges for passing counterfeit checks. See this page for a step-by-step explanation of how the scam unfolds.
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Notice the passages we have highlighted in the actual scam email below. They illustrate some of the additional clues that it is a scam, such as the email comes from a free email account (such as Yahoo.com, Hotmail.com, Aim.com, Gmail, cox.net, etc.). Wouldn't you expect a company to have its own website and email address (after all, it only costs about $200/year; every reputable company has its own website these days!) And don't be surprised if the scammers do put the names of real companies, real websites and events in their scams; it doesn't mean anything at all!
From: Jacob R.Wallace [ joboffer@dalstonmillfabrics.co.uk ]
DALSTON MILL FABRICS COMPANY
69-73 Ridley Road,
Dalston,
London, E8 2NP,
United Kingdom
http://www.dalstonmillfabrics.co.uk
Dear Sir/Ma,
My name is Jacob R.Wallace a texan working in London Employment Co-ordinator, I want to know if You would like to work online from home and get paid without, affecting your present job? Actually i need a representative who can be working for our company as online book-keeper. We make lots of supplies to some of our clients in the USA / AUSTRALIA AND CANADA, for which i do come to USA / AUSTRALIA AND CANADA to recieve payment and have it cashed after i supply them raw materials.Its always too expensive and stressful for me to come down and recieve such payment twice in a month so i therefore decided to contact you.I am willing to pay you 10% for every payment recieved by you from our clients who makes payment through you.
These payments are in order or cashier's cheque/money orders/traveler cheques etc and they wouldcome to you in your name if you are willing to assist as a representative, so all you need to do is cash the money order deduct your percentage and western union Charges then wire the rest back to the company agent that would be forwarded to you later.
* The average monthly income is about 40000.00 USD.
* No form of investments from you/payup fee.
* We are One Of The World Most prefered Fabrics Suppliers.
* We also compansate Rep/bk.
* We also source directly from any textile manufacturing company worldwide for the best and most suitable quality on behalf of our clients.
* We continue to work with cotton and our specialist textile fabrics are still woven in DALSTON FABRICS .
Just in case you are concerned about how i got to your contact, i was through the "American Chamber of Commerce" for trust worthy individuals,i was directed on how to make an online search.
Pls note you dont have to be a book keeper to apply for the job.Kindly get back to me as soon as possible if you are interested in this awaiting job offer with your info such as:
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ATTESTATION:
According to how you have been briefed earlier by a qualified representative of this establishment. You are required and mandated to receive payment on behalf of the above mentioned firm. You are to deduct 10% of all funds processed on a particular order and forward the balance payment via Western Union Money Transfer to any of "DALSTON MILL FABRICS" Group regional warehouses that will be given to you later.You will notify the company a week ahead if eventually you want to discontinue this job so as to terminate all payment coming your way to avoid conflict...
Warm Regards,
Mr.Jacob R.Wallace
There are a variety of sleazy scams that look, at first glance, like legitimate job offers. Before you write back to them, pause a moment and read about the scams below!
Some of the more common job scams are