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Job and Recruiting Scams:
Payment Officer Scam
Strootman Trading Bv (via Careerbuilder),
Enschede Netherlands
Human resources department
Have you received an email from "Human resources department" of "Strootman Trading Bv (via Careerbuilder)" in Enschede Netherlands (or ANYWHERE else) offering you
a job as a "intermediate for marketing transactions overseas", "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.
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 point out 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!
To a future employee,
In order to apply,you need to read the entire
description and to reply this email with all the 4
questions answered.
An European trading company,located in Enschede
Netherlands,is looking for US personnel in order to
intermediate marketing transactions overseas.
Due to a large period of time concerning the payment
transactions accomplished between US and Europe,our
company is searching for staff,part time or full time.
The most important aptitudes required are seriousness in
keeping in strict confidence the identity of our
clients(our company's errand,including your
salary,depends on that so the buyer's identity cannot be
acquainted with the seller's),also promptitude on
carrying out the tasks or our demands required to the
matter.
The earnings in return for work are various,between
$2,000 and $5,000 per month for only 3 hours a
day.Depending on your time implication,seriousness and
correctness,the earnings can be increased up to 300% .
If you are interested on a possible collaboration then
then read the entire job's description and answer to all
4 questions mentioned:
Due to a high success of our company in trading
fields(at least 800.000 satisfied clients),and also to
some various complains concerning the large period of
time to accomplish payment transactions between US and
Europe,we have decided to draft US personnel in order to
facilitate this process.
In order to be able to charge the client we have to keep
the supplier's identity secret so we will redirect the
client's payment to you.After you will receive the
payment and keep our errand(15%),you have to send the
rest of the money to the supplier by using his preferred
payment method.
We can attach,on your request,a picture which will
provide you the business's steps :
1.Our company invested and invest in all the major
trading markets.
2.The supplier contact us with a offer.
3.After a review is made we decide if we (or not) engage
on promoting their products.
4.A contract is made between supplier and our company.
5.The clients contact us in order to purchase these
products and after they'll sign an agreement
contract,we'll start the transaction.
6.We redirect the client's payment to you and after
you'll keep our(and yours) earnings,it is your
obligation to transfer the rest (85%) .
All the transfer fees will be supported by the supplier.
Our company will never ask you to support or to invest a
penny from your own pocket.
Requirements :
1. Elementary knowledge of payment transactions.
2. The possibility to accept both payment methods :
a) Checks
b) Money orders
3. Promptitude in sending the payment to the supplier.
4. Due to the high taxes concerning the transfer of
money between US and Netherland,you have to keep our fee
until the amount will become more than $1000 .
5. Ability to send us our commission on request.
Earnings :
1.Our company charges every transaction with 15% :
a) 10% is your earning to every transaction
b) 5% is our company fee
2.After you sign our contract,no matter how many
transactions you will intermediate, our company will
offer you a minimum income of $1,000.00 per month .
Interdiction :
1.Not to fulfill the terms of confidentiality between
our clients.
2.Delaying the payment to our suppliers,after you have
already received the buyer's amount(in the most cases
our company shall request you to transfer the payment in
the same day after you will get your errand).
3.Impossibility of transferring our earnings on request.
Note : If you don't respect one of the terms
mentioned above,our collaboration will be over.
Top 5 earnings for the last month :
Theodor J. David,CA - $12,149.00
Timothy L. Fullerton,Fl - $11,021.00
Joseph Stanberry,CA - $11,003.00
Jennifer Houchens,WA - $10,714.00
Keith Kimbrough,WI - $10,242.00
If you fulfill our demands and you want to become one
of us then answer the following questions :
1.Are you interested on a Full time or Part time job?
2.If you work part time then let us know how many hours
per day .
3.Are you older than 21 years ?
4.Did you have problems with the law ?
Kind regards
Human resources department
Strootman Trading Bv |
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__________________________________________________________________________________
This email and its attachments, if any, are intended for the personal
use of the named recipient(s) and may contain confidential, privileged,
or proprietary information.
If you are not a named recipient, or an agent responsible for delivering
it to a named recipient, you have received this email in error.
In that event, please (a) immediately notify me by reply email, (b) do
not review, copy, save, forward, or print this email or any of its
attachments, and (c) immediately delete and/or destroy this email and
its attachments and all electronic and physical copies thereof.
Thank you.
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