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Scam Money Transfers
Example - David Cowbell,
"looking for an Au Pair or Nanny that is Flexible with our time. I work for Textile Company in United Kingdom"
Did you receive an email from a "David Cowbell" who
is "looking for an Au Pair or Nanny that is Flexible with our time. I work for Textile Company in United Kingdom"?
These scams often start out sounding like
a legitimate business transaction, but as the victim corresponds with the
scammer, it starts to become strange. The foreign businessman wants you to
either deposit a check or make a credit card charge, far in excess of the costs
for your product or service, then he wants you to take the excess and give it to
another agent, a hotel, someone who must "book cars" or whatever. Of
course, your response should always be "No, I never wire money, nor deposit
or cash checks on behalf of other people."
In reality, it is all a scam. David Cowbell (not his real name, obviously) hopes to con you into sending money for various "fees" to free the fortune.
If you would like a step by step
explanation of how this type of "Advance Fee Fraud" works, click here!
Notice (highlighted below)
some of the other
obvious signs that this is a scam are poor
spelling , use of free Yahoo/Hotmail/etc email accounts, proposals that make no
sense, etc.:
Scam email:
Notice the pathetically poor grammar, spacing and syntax,
especially from a presumed educated Englishman of middle class income or more.
Does this read like anyone who grew up in Great Britain?
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008
From: "David cowbell"
< davidiscowbell@googlemail.com
>
I Am Mr. David cowbell, 37 Years Old, From UNITED
KINGDOM. We are looking for an Au Pair or Nanny that is Flexible with our time. I work for Textile
Company in United Kingdom. My wife on the other hand
she have varying working hours, and
she work in
oil company in United Kingdom but she always busy at office and
she always travel for business
trip and we need someone that we can treat as part of our family and not just as a nanny/aupair.My
wife and I are easy to get along with, we want to make you feel comfortable at home, you will have
fun with our family, Since my wife and I will not be around un till weekends, We really want
someone who will proactively talk, laugh, interact, engage with the kids Because
I have 2 kids which
names are Michael cowbell and Jane cowbell. They are just 6 and 4years old. Jane is 6 year old
why
Michael is 4 year old we would really enjoy a light-hearted, fun, and enthusiastic person. With a
young active family.
We will be paying you 800 pounds for every four weeks and a pocket money of
200pounds per week for the buying of some things for
your self and
i will also be responsible for
some of the money for your traveling documents but you have to agree
that you are the one to pay for
your flight ticket. The working hour is just 6 hours per day and your responsibility in my house is
just to take care of my Kids,
take them on shopping and take care of them when they come back
from school, your off day is weekends and you have a private room bathroom and toilet, TV personal
Computer and also if you wish to be having free period it is acceptable We are looking forward to
the opportunity of meeting you and having you become a part of our happy family.
On 1/12/08, the victim wrote back:
I am very sorry but I have accepted a job offer
already. Just out of curiosity, I was wondering where you found me? I
thought I deactivated my accounts.
To which the scammer responded, and revealed his game all along: the money
transfer scam - he sends you a fake check, and you wire real money, either to
him or his partner:
From David cowbell Sat Jan 12 04:50:29 2008
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 13:50:29 +0100
From: "David cowbell"
< davidiscowbell@googlemail.com
>
Subject: hi <your name>
Okay can you do me a favour i will like to do
bussines with you give me your address so that i can send you a cheque and
you will cash it then you send me my money you will remove you own percent.
X-Apparently-To: via 216.252.100.195; Sat, 12 Jan 2008 04:50:30
-0800
X-Originating-IP: [72.14.220.159]
Return-Path: <davidiscowbell@googlemail.com>
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