I know this may not be the right section to post this, so please mods move it to where it should fit.
Ok, here we go.
I recieved an email about 10 days ago.
This is what it was.
Hello,
How are you doing? i hope you having a wonderful time,I would love to meet up with you to talk about this job but I am currently away on business. I am in Australia so there will be no physical interview. I will prepay you in advance to do my shopping,i will place orders for sample art works i will be needing and you can receive them. I will also have my mails and packages forwarded to your address. If you will be unable to stay at your house to get my mails, I can have it shipped to a post office near you and then you can pick it up at your convenience. When you get my mails/packages; you are required to mail them to where I want them mailed to. You don't have to put money out of your pocket, all you have to do is have packages shipped to your house and do my shopping. You are allowed to open the packages to reveal its content. The content of the packages are computers and electronics,sample art works, clothing business and personal letters.
All expenses and taxes will be covered by me. You will work between 3 and 5hrs weekly,How much will you charge per week? I will pay $400.00/week. That is not a bad offer is it? I need your service because I am constantly out of town. I work in real estate and I own an Art Gallery in Australia. I will return to USA in November so this process will be on going till then. If you don't mind, I will meet up with you when I return and then we can talk about the possibility of making this long term. Well, let me know if you are able to handle the position,Also i will provide you my personal UPS account number for Shipping. All you have to do is provide my account number to UPS and shipping charges will be applied into my account. I will provide clear set of instructions for each task I need done as well the funds to cover them.i will be mailing you money to do my shopping plus upfront payment for your service, where would you want it mailed to? How should your name appear on your Cashiers Check? Kindly provide me with the following details below
Full Name:
Full AddressNO P.O.BOX)
City:
State:
Country:
Zip Code:
Phone Number:
Age:
I await your response with necessary details in other to proceed asap.
Warmest Regards,
Mr Adams.
Art and Gallery/Real estate
So, I knowingly what this was. Decided, that I will go ahead and try to scam the scammer. By making him work his thing.
I gave him my first name which is Mel, and the rest was fake such as bank info, age, phone number, and the only thing that was real was my address.
A day or two after. I get another email. This time from an Larry.
This is what it said.
Good day
My name is Mr Larry ***** I'm contact you on behalf of (ADAMS ****) has instructed me to send you a payment,
Meanwhile l will need the following information for the check to be issue.
NAME TO BE ON CHECK.................
DIRECT MAILING ADD......................
ZIP CODE/ POSTA CODE................
BANK NAME..................................
CELL #............................................
HOME #..........................................
Feel free to contact me at anytime of this transaction
So a day or two later I get this other letter saying they will be shipping me a cheque.
Today, I got the cheque via UPS Express in a big envelope.
Now, I had no plan on going to cash this cheque. I was actually amazed at what they did. But I know its some sort of scam.
Now I just need some advice.
Should I go to the police tomorrow to explain this scam to them.
Or just rip and burn the papers.
I really want these scammers to be busted. But I dont want to somehow get myself into some crap that I should not be in.
I will most likely go to the police and report it, if thats the smart thing to do.
So guys, crazy story! eh?
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I shouldnt be worried about the scammers names, but I blocked it in case they were legitimate people whos identity were stolen and cheques.
Ok, here we go.
I recieved an email about 10 days ago.
This is what it was.
Hello,
How are you doing? i hope you having a wonderful time,I would love to meet up with you to talk about this job but I am currently away on business. I am in Australia so there will be no physical interview. I will prepay you in advance to do my shopping,i will place orders for sample art works i will be needing and you can receive them. I will also have my mails and packages forwarded to your address. If you will be unable to stay at your house to get my mails, I can have it shipped to a post office near you and then you can pick it up at your convenience. When you get my mails/packages; you are required to mail them to where I want them mailed to. You don't have to put money out of your pocket, all you have to do is have packages shipped to your house and do my shopping. You are allowed to open the packages to reveal its content. The content of the packages are computers and electronics,sample art works, clothing business and personal letters.
All expenses and taxes will be covered by me. You will work between 3 and 5hrs weekly,How much will you charge per week? I will pay $400.00/week. That is not a bad offer is it? I need your service because I am constantly out of town. I work in real estate and I own an Art Gallery in Australia. I will return to USA in November so this process will be on going till then. If you don't mind, I will meet up with you when I return and then we can talk about the possibility of making this long term. Well, let me know if you are able to handle the position,Also i will provide you my personal UPS account number for Shipping. All you have to do is provide my account number to UPS and shipping charges will be applied into my account. I will provide clear set of instructions for each task I need done as well the funds to cover them.i will be mailing you money to do my shopping plus upfront payment for your service, where would you want it mailed to? How should your name appear on your Cashiers Check? Kindly provide me with the following details below
Full Name:
Full AddressNO P.O.BOX)
City:
State:
Country:
Zip Code:
Phone Number:
Age:
I await your response with necessary details in other to proceed asap.
Warmest Regards,
Mr Adams.
Art and Gallery/Real estate
So, I knowingly what this was. Decided, that I will go ahead and try to scam the scammer. By making him work his thing.
I gave him my first name which is Mel, and the rest was fake such as bank info, age, phone number, and the only thing that was real was my address.
A day or two after. I get another email. This time from an Larry.
This is what it said.
Good day
My name is Mr Larry ***** I'm contact you on behalf of (ADAMS ****) has instructed me to send you a payment,
Meanwhile l will need the following information for the check to be issue.
NAME TO BE ON CHECK.................
DIRECT MAILING ADD......................
ZIP CODE/ POSTA CODE................
BANK NAME..................................
CELL #............................................
HOME #..........................................
Feel free to contact me at anytime of this transaction
So a day or two later I get this other letter saying they will be shipping me a cheque.
Today, I got the cheque via UPS Express in a big envelope.
Now, I had no plan on going to cash this cheque. I was actually amazed at what they did. But I know its some sort of scam.
Now I just need some advice.
Should I go to the police tomorrow to explain this scam to them.
Or just rip and burn the papers.
I really want these scammers to be busted. But I dont want to somehow get myself into some crap that I should not be in.
I will most likely go to the police and report it, if thats the smart thing to do.
So guys, crazy story! eh?
I shouldnt be worried about the scammers names, but I blocked it in case they were legitimate people whos identity were stolen and cheques.