小心汇款骗局-- be aware of money transfer scams targeting freelancers

Bill Mak wrote:
... and after you receive the cheque you will deposit it to clear and after the cheque is clear you will remove your selling price and send the
remaining money to my shipping company ....

wherestip wrote:

http://www.fraudaid.com/ScamSpeak/Nigerian/counterfeit_check_fraud/counterfeit_check_01.htm#how

http://www.fraudaid.com/ScamSpeak/Nigerian/counterfeit_check_fraud/counterfeit_check_02.htm

http://www.fraudaid.com/ScamSpeak/Nigerian/counterfeit_check_fraud/counterfeit_check_03.htm

http://www.fraudaid.com/ScamSpeak/Nigerian/counterfeit_check_fraud/nigerian_counterfeit_check_fraud_04.htm

Shaunna wrote:

Personal checks, company checks, cashier checks, money orders, wiring.... Any thing, you name it, can be fake.

Calling the check issuer's bank to verifiy the account isn't good enough.

Wired money can be from a fraud check and later be debited out.

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Learned a lot. Thank you Steve.

Yueyin Sun wrote:

Has anybody received the following email recently?

"We will need the service of a simultaenous Chinese interpreter that can interprete Chinese into English.An administrator of an Internship program will be coming to Round Rock TX with his daughter of 26yrs that does not understand English.
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Shaunna wrote:

And this scamer needs to do a little homework: SI for garden trip?

Shaunna wrote:

Got it in my mailbox today too. Only difference is that it was the name of the city I'm in. Trashed it right away. I know better now.

Yueyin Sun wrote:

"Please be advised that I am currently busy with FBI."

(Sender's name)
Crown Investment Ltd, U.K.

To:
(My name)
(My address)

I am Mr. (sender's name) the Auditor General, Crown Investment Limited UK. In the course of my auditing, I discovered a floating fund in an account which was opened in 1990 belonging to a dead foreigner Late Mr. (xxxxx) who died in 1999. Every effort made to track any member of his family or next of kin has since failed; hence I got in contact with you to stand as his next of kin since you bear the same last name. He died leaving no heir or a will.

My intention is to transfer this sum of $15.5 Million in the aforementioned account to a safe account overseas. I am therefore proposing that you quietly partner with me and provide an account or set up a new one that will serve the purpose of receiving this fund. For your assistance in this venture, I am ready to part with a good percentage of the entire funds. After going through the deceased person's records and filed in our office, I discovered that:
(1) No one has operated this account since 1999
(2) He died without an heir, hence the money has been floating
(3) No other person knows about this account and there was no known beneficiary

If I do not remit this money urgently, it would be forfeited and subsequently converted to company's funds which will benefit only the directors of my firm. This money can be approved to you legally as with all the necessary documentary approvals in your name. However, you would be required to show some proof of claim which I will provide you with and also guide you on how to make your applications.

Please do give me a reply so that I can send you detailed information on the modalities of my proposition. I completely trust you to keep this proposition absolutely confidential. Kindly forward your telephone and fax numbers where I can reach you easily. I look forward to your prompt response.
Best Regards,

(Signed)
(Sender's name)

Private Tel: +44 xxx xxx xxxx
Private Fax: +44 xxx xxx xxxx

wherestip wrote:
This letter came with...this sum of $15.5 Million ...

David Shen wrote:

RSVP

wherestip wrote:

This letter came via A class Royal Mail with a £0.54 postage stamp. This kind of junk mail usually gets tossed right in the trash can. But this time I saved it for a laugh here ...

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However, you will have to assent to an express agreement, which I will forward to you in order to bind us in this transaction. Upon the receipt of your reply, I will send you by fax or E-mail the next step to take. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this proposal is 100% risk and hitch-free and that you should not entertain any fears as the required arrangements have been made for the completion of this transfer since I have all the vital documents that would be requested by them and that would confer you the legal right to make this claim. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. If this proposal is acceptable by you, get in touch with me through my email address and the contact numbers above for better confidentiality and send to me your contact details to enable us discuss further about this transaction and hope you do not take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed in you as I require only a solemn confidentiality on this and hope you do understand what confidentiality really means. Give me a call at your earliest convenience.

Sincerely,

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