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Internet Fraud....Poor Guy was just looking for a job
I'll call him Joe.
Joe was down on his luck. He had lost his job and his wife was not real happy that he wasn't 'bringing home any bacon'. Joe applied for jobs...but just wasn't finding the right fit. So Joe decided to put his resume' on an online job site. Then he waited to see what happened.
It wasn't long before Joe got a hit. He received an email from someone who had an international business, but was looking to expand into the US. Joe was just the kindof person the business was looking for.
Through the many emails back and forth, Joe learned that he would be getting his foot in the door with a company that made little tracking chips that could go into packages and track the location of a package anytime, day or night anywhere in the world. Joe was to be the 'first US agent' for the company, which meant a larger share of the pie down the road if Joe was willing to help the company get going in the US.
You see, the company did not have a bank account established in the US yet. Would Joe be willing to accept a 'cashier's check" from one of their US creditors...for THREE months salary and a bonus...and just wire transfer the balance of the check (almost $20000) back to the company. In the meantime, Joe would be receiveing a list of accounts that Joe could start calling (only 4-5 a week) and the US business could finally get off the ground!
Joe jumped...He couldn't lose! Sure enough, the 'cashiers' check arrived two days later via overnight delivery. Joe deposited the check into his account and wired the 'extra' money as instructed.....
And then, about 10 days later, the 'cashier's check' came back "COUNTERFEIT"...Joe was out $20,000...he eventually filed bankruptcy and his marriage did not survive the financial devistation.
I wished I could say this was a unique story, but it is one I saw many times...the stories varied, but there was always a 'cashiers check' and a request to wire money out of the country.... BE EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS with any request like this....the methods/stories can be very convincing...but very likely, it is fraud and you could be out alot of money.
Joe was down on his luck. He had lost his job and his wife was not real happy that he wasn't 'bringing home any bacon'. Joe applied for jobs...but just wasn't finding the right fit. So Joe decided to put his resume' on an online job site. Then he waited to see what happened.
It wasn't long before Joe got a hit. He received an email from someone who had an international business, but was looking to expand into the US. Joe was just the kindof person the business was looking for.
Through the many emails back and forth, Joe learned that he would be getting his foot in the door with a company that made little tracking chips that could go into packages and track the location of a package anytime, day or night anywhere in the world. Joe was to be the 'first US agent' for the company, which meant a larger share of the pie down the road if Joe was willing to help the company get going in the US.
You see, the company did not have a bank account established in the US yet. Would Joe be willing to accept a 'cashier's check" from one of their US creditors...for THREE months salary and a bonus...and just wire transfer the balance of the check (almost $20000) back to the company. In the meantime, Joe would be receiveing a list of accounts that Joe could start calling (only 4-5 a week) and the US business could finally get off the ground!
Joe jumped...He couldn't lose! Sure enough, the 'cashiers' check arrived two days later via overnight delivery. Joe deposited the check into his account and wired the 'extra' money as instructed.....
And then, about 10 days later, the 'cashier's check' came back "COUNTERFEIT"...Joe was out $20,000...he eventually filed bankruptcy and his marriage did not survive the financial devistation.
I wished I could say this was a unique story, but it is one I saw many times...the stories varied, but there was always a 'cashiers check' and a request to wire money out of the country.... BE EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS with any request like this....the methods/stories can be very convincing...but very likely, it is fraud and you could be out alot of money.
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