Can this possibly be a scam?
Can this possibly be a scam?
I recently got a job offer which looks like a scam. I am unsure though. What do you think?
Below are the details of Your First Professional Assignment.
First Professional Assignment.
Funds will be sent to you for you to set up your Mini Office in your home,the funds will be in the form of a Certified Check Or Money Orders and it would be coming via FedEx Courier Service,as soon as you get the funds you are too take the funds to your bank and have it cashed or deposited in your bank, after which you are to deduct a certain amount to purchase a Quick Book software.
After you will be forwarding the balance to the company’s shipping agent who will be using the funds to Clear and ship your Mini Office Equipments from the customs local area over to you.
Your Mini Office Equipments
1. HP Laptop Pentium M Processor
2.A new Laser printer
3.Ben Q fax machine
4.Ben Q scanner and printer for you to be able to have a complete and effective office.
5.BS1 Professional accounting software
E-mail me now the following so i can be sure of your direct contact for the FedEx Delivery
First Name:. …………… Middle Name:……………. Last
Address:——–
City:————–
State:————
Zip code:———
Phone #:———
Present job:——-
Email: ———-
Your Urgent Response to this is needed ASAP.Will be waiting for your Response soon.
Kind Regards,
Johnson Wilson.
Hiring Manager
From The Desk Of Solid Data Computer Inc.
Best answer:
That has scam written all over it.
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9 Comments for Can this possibly be a scam?
1. Johnsu | November 4th, 2007 at 1:48 pm
It’s a Scam. What it does is, After you cash the check and deposit it, you will give the remaining balance to them, which I assume live/work overseas. When the time comes for the check to be certified, it bounces, leaves you with trouble, and them safely making a profit.
2. ? Princess* *Rachael ? | November 4th, 2007 at 2:34 pm
sounds like a scam, if you were working from home the company who employed you wouldnt send you money to go buy equipment they would just cut out the middle man, buy the stuff themselves then send it out to you.
most things which sound too good to be true usually are…
3. Bookbinder | November 4th, 2007 at 2:51 pm
If you didn’t ask or send for this, leave it alone. You will be taking a bigger risk of being cheated if you reply, than if you delete this message. When in doubt, don’t!
4. cajundude1 | November 4th, 2007 at 3:46 pm
SCAM! Run and don’t look back or you will turn to salt. Have you run a search on this company? If they don’t show up in the search they are fly by night. Should you deposit the check and it’s inadequate funds, the bank will charge your account for the difference. Big, big SCAM!
5. Tom Beals | November 4th, 2007 at 4:18 pm
if they send u a check to purchase it all, then its probly not a scam. just be sure that after you purchase everything, ur supposed to send them whatever balance you have left from the check, right? then just send them what would be left over, and then leave it at that. if it is a scam, then they have no access to your bank account numbers, and no way to scam you. so if they send u a check and let you buy everything and it turns out to be a scam, you just got all those items for free….
6. insider | November 4th, 2007 at 4:52 pm
Scam.
It relies on a quirk of the banking system.
They pay the money, no problem, but they use a slow transfer method.
You check it’s there and your bank says “Yes”. But it’s only in the computer that the money exists.
You send the “balance” off by a quick transfer route and it tranfers immediately (Western Union, probably).
At the last possible moment the cash transfer to your bank is cancelled (or the check bounces) and no actual cash is credited to you.
You are down the “balance”.
7. rnwallace07 | November 4th, 2007 at 5:52 pm
Scam, scam all the way. There is no company that will pay you to get equipment. Notice that it says you can deduce the cost of Quick Book software. There are many Quick Books, so which one are you suppose to get? Why would equipment be coming through Customs – no local company in your area? By filling out the form, you are divulging personal information, which they can use to access your bank account. Also, if you deposit the check, you have to put your account number on it and when the cancelled check is returned to them, they will now have your account number with all the other personal information. And then you are to return the balance of the money to them. Nowhere does it mention how much money is being sent to you. Certified checks and Money Orders can be forged – I know, as I had received two money orders, but took them to my Post Office for verification. To the untrained person, they looked real, but when put along side of a legal Money Order, it became apparent of the forgery. Any more doubt? Look up any reference to Solid Data Computer Inc. and see what it says. BTW, the initial information on Mini Office equipment lists a Laser printer (#2) and then lists a Ben Q scanner and printer (#4). Why two printers? Hopefully you have done nothing more about their requests.
8. Lyn G | November 4th, 2007 at 6:16 pm
Stop! It is a scam.
Did you have contact with this company?
A legitimate business gets all the information they need from you in your resume, references, and follow up interviews.
They work out all question and answers BEFORE they say that you are hired.
And, if they do want to hire you, they will NOT send you an E-mail about it.
This is a scam to get your personal information and/or money.
Do not respond to it.
Report it, forward it to the FTC at spam@uce.gov and to the abuse desk of the sender’s ISP.
For yahoo, report them here: help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/ya…
Choose Fraud as the reason for the violation you’re reporting on.
Also, if the E-mail appears to be impersonating a bank or other company or organization, forward the message to the actual organization.
You really need to get yourself some employment etiquette and knowledge fast.
The first being that job hunting online, is just asking for people to try to scam you.
Looking on the Internet is risky at best, as it is much too easy to lie and cheat online.
If you are serious about finding work, use an employment agency.
And for your E-mail safety, remember:
Do not ever open E-mail from people you do not know; and unless you are absolutely sure who it is from then treat them as spam.
Opening spam alerts the sender that your address is a valid one and they send you loads and loads more of it to you.
Never, ever give out your personal information to anyone, for any reason, whether by E-mail, snail mail, phone call, or at your front door.
And do not ever send money, checks or money orders to; or cash checks, money orders for any one – ever.
9. ?? ? | November 4th, 2007 at 6:53 pm
Delete this email immediately, and report it to Yahoo! (there are a few nationwide websites, where you can report fraud as well) ASAP.
First of all, there were a lot of grammatical errors in here. First sign. Second sign: ANYTHING promising a check to be sent is a SCAM. It’s going to bounce, giving these people cash.
Anything that sounds too good to be true (job offer, lottery winner, new car winner) probably is. Do not send ANYTHING back to this address. NOTHING. No info, or even telling them “YOU FREAKING SCAMMING STALKER GO AWAY!”. Just delete it.
These are people who are good at tricking people into giving their money away, promising of great rewards to lure them in. Don’t ever fall for it. Nobody you do not know is going to send you a job offer. Unless you have had direct contact with this person, or applied for this job, it’s a scam.
Thank you for asking this before sending any information.
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