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Have you received an email from Delixi Consults & Co. of "Delixi Consults & Wang Associate" in England and China (or ANYWHERE else) offering you a job as a "payment agents", "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"?
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 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: Delixi Consults & Wang Associate [mailto: walkereddie@bellsouth.net ]
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 2:01 PM
To: info@delixi.com
Subject: WORK WITH US
Dear Sir/Madam,
A company, Delixi Consults based in England and China, is in need of representatives in Europe and North America and Canada to represent its interests with some companies that export products from China to this continents This message is send in english for universal understanding. Our company Delixi Consults & Wang Associate, a small consultant company in P.R. of China and England has been mandated to seek individuals in North America,Europe Asia and All over the World for this purpose. We are able to get your email address with the help of marketing research based on your location.
The representatives will act as a receiving payment agents and also placing orders for goods and products from customers.
If you are interested and for more information, please send an email with your name and address and cell phone number and fax to Mr Thomas Wang in charge of North American operation at: mrthomas_delixi_co@yahoo.com.hk
Thank you.
Delixi Consults & Co.
And another version:
From: DELIXI CONSULT [mailto:advancemailer1@cox.net]
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 2:27 AM
Subject: DEAR REP
Our company Delixi Consults & Wang Associate, a small consultant
company in P.R.O of China and England has been mandated to seek
individuals in North America,Europe Asia and All over the World for
this purpose. We are able to get your email address with the help of
marketing research based on your location.
You can be compensated with between 7% and 15% for your service.We
guarantee you a minimum of $2,000 monthly part time and can reach
$20,000 based on the volume and experience as time goes on. All this is
possible because of delay in getting approval for oversea branch. If you are interested and for more information, please contact Mr
Alfred Chui in charge of North American operation
at:alfredchui_delixi@yahoo.com.hk
Our company Delixi Consults & Wang Associate, a small consultant
company in P.R.O of China and England has been mandated to seek
individuals in North America,Europe Asia and All over the World for
this purpose. We are able to get your email address with the help of
marketing research based on your location.
You can be compensated with between 7% and 15% for your service.We
guarantee you a minimum of $2,000 monthly part time and can reach
$20,000 based on the volume and experience as time goes on. All this is
possible because of delay in getting approval for oversea branch. If you are interested and for more information, please contact Mr
Alfred Chui in charge of North American operation
at:alfredchui_delixi@yahoo.com.hk
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