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Job and Recruiting Scams:
Mybabochka Scam via Monster.com
"Mybabochka suggests You the new job for you"
Ethan Banks is looking for a "Goods Shipment Agent"
Have you received an email from Ethan Banks at "Ethan@e0.monster.com"
of "Mybabochka" (whatever that is; probably Russian for "scam victim") offering you
a job as a "Goods Shipment Agent", "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"?
Did you notice that the reply-to email address
mcilveene293xvc@gmail.com was
different from the visible sent address;
Ethan@e0.monster.com? The word,
babochka, is Russian for butterfly (see
this page) so this clearly looks like the work of our good "friends" and
"allies", the Russians.
It is an AFF / Money transfer Scam.
The so-called goods are incidental, and probably just phonebooks or other
worthless items. It's the fake checks that you will cash and then forward
real money via wire to them that are the heart of the 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. But you can try emailing "Ethan Banks"
back and asking:
- What is your company's name?
- What is your company's physical address and phone number?
- Where is your company registered / licensed and what is the
business license number?
- Does your company have a web site? If so, what is the url?
- What is the business email address for the company? (the email address
you supplied for reply is a
free, non-business email account - gmail, yahoo, hotmail, etc., not a
commercial email account)
- What is the value to the company of people like me receiving
goods or payments (checks, wires, etc.), and forwarding them?
Why not make she shipment or transaction direct?
- Why aren’t the payment deposited directly into your own banking
account, as any major bank can receive checks and wires drawn on any legitimate bank
anywhere in the world, in any currency?
Try cutting and pasting those questions and emailing
them back to the person offering the "job", "Ethan Banks" in this case and see how he
responds. We’ll bet it will be with hostility, like:
“Why are you asking me these questions? We are
offering you a legitimate job, but you are treating us like we are scammers!
If you are not interested we can find someone else; it is YOUR loss!”
Which, of course, is how a scammer caught with questions
that expose his scam, will reply!
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!
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Your name here:
Job offer |
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We have found your resume at
Monster.com and would like to suggest you a
"Goods Shipment Agent" vacancy.
We have studied your resume and are happy to inform you
that your skills
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completely meet our requirements for this position.
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This is a part-time position.Your job will be to
transfer consumer goods between our clients.
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To accept goods to your address (the goods will be
as following : bags, clothes, footwear )
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Note: ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND ETC. WILL NOT BE INCLUDED
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To deliver the goods to the nearest DHL office
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To send the goods to a specified by us address
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( money to pay DHL fees will be western union to you
prior to it)
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Your schedule will be flexible. You
will need to spend on average 1-2 hours per day,
Monday-Friday.
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This is a work-at-home position. All communication will
be online.
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This job will allow you to:
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- Get additional free time;
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- Develop high selfrespect and esteem.
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- Get financial independence working only 3-5 hours per
day;
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General requirements:
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- Ability to create good administrative reporting;
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- Prior customer service experience is a good benefit;
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- Internet and e-mail skills; Experience in online work;
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- Willingness to take the responsibility to set up and
achieve goals;
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We will need your:
- your mobile telephone number
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- mail address
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- your full name
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During the trial period you will be paid $1,500 per
month.
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After the trial period your base salary will go up to
$2,250 USD per month, plus 8 percent commission.
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After the trial period you may ask for additional hours
or proceed full-time.
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If you are interested in this position, and would like
to know more, please reply this e-mail
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We will contact you within 2 days |
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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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