Job and Recruiting Scams:
Receive and Reship Packages Scam - MoneyMule
DT-System, Inc., Lithuania
Jonas Varnas
Have you received an email from Jonas Varnas of "DT-System, Inc." in Lithuania (or ANYWHERE else) offering you
a job as a "package receiver - reshipper", "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.
In the email below, there are some many red flags, we
can't imagine any way it could be legitimate. And even if they were real,
this would be an obvious attempt to circumvent laws that restrict the export of
technologies that can be used for military purposes!
Do you have a resume posted online? We'd like to hear from you about your
experiences recruiting emails that turned out to be scams or misleading -
click here to write us.
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: Domingo Skinner <support@comodogroup.com>
Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2008 12:29 pm
Subject: We've got only 5 more positions, hurry up!
Hello,
Thank you for your interest in our offer! Keep in mind
that this offer is for US and Canadian citizens only!
Our company name is DT-System, Inc.
We are Lithuanian company, we are located in Lithuania.
It’s next to Europe. We take up software and design development. At the present
moment we have the vacancy of courier in our company.
The matter is that some our agents sometimes are in
their business trips in the USA and make orders in e-shops but unfortunately
they can't ship out these packages to their native countries as they are not US
citizens. That's why we need your services.
You'll have to receive the packages to your address and
then ship them out to the destination point via US postal service. So to start
cooperating with our company you should provide with your address to which you
could receive the packages. As soon as we have received your information via
email we'll give you the detailed instructions.
If you're really interested in our job position please
provide with the following data:
- full name
- address
- regular phone number
Attention! Please don't reply to this email.
Send out the data to the email of our personnel manager:
peterhironymous@yahoo.com
Best regards,
HR manager
Jonas Varnas
Other Jobs Scams
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
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