My policeman friend told me

[wheel_nut]

of a new scam, probably nigerian or american.

We were just talking about internet security, facebook and identity fraud over a couple or three pints

Firstly a job advert for mystery shoppers, on line assessments and a letter to the company. This is followed by a congratulatory letter saying you have passed the assessment. It is said that your details will be posted out to you to sign and return the contract.

This lady who was offered a job, was very surprised how quickly things happened, she received a welcome pack with some forms. You know the normal things, Full Name. Address. Bank Account. Home Telephone. Mobile numbers

Within a week, this lady was sent a leaflet through the post and her first assignment. She was to stay in a travelodge hotel in the next town and review it. The Hotel was booked in her name and she spent one night there and wrote as glowing a report as you can give a Travelodge.

This happened twice more and she was earning about £35 per hotel, all of which went into her account at the end of the month, she told all her friends, she got her pal the application forms. It was great as they made a night out of the stayovers in the local pubs.

Her next assignment came, less glamorous but she would still earn money, so she accepted. This time was to buy ladies and childrens clothes online, review them and send them to the address that she had been given.

The policeman pointed out here that although she hadn’t received any money, she hadn’t paid any out, all the hotels were booked in her name and paid for.

She went online using this code she was given and her own address. She got all these nice clothes and did her reviews online, she sent them off along with the clothes and that is when the police became involved. 3 months later they turned up and asked her several searching questions, she had bout over £10,000 worth of goods and sent them off, she had been paid between 50 and 75 per week for this, not a wage but a nice bonus for a housewife with 2 kids.

This is where the scam is, the mystery shopper company set her an account up in her own name with a catalogue company, the code they sent her was her agent number, the money for the hotels was actually paid by the scammers but £19 for a Travelodge is never going to break them, but it does gain credibility for them in the eyes of their new employees.

She was buying stuff from her own catalogue account, no one got paid except her and the scammers got thousands of pounds worth of goods, she was looking at charges of handling stolen property and was implicated because she was being paid to do so.

I trust this bloke, he is a friend before a policeman, he didn’t need to tell me ■■■■■■■■ but if anyone knows different, let me know, it seems very plausible.

Apparently the scam was huge and this particular lady got away without prosecution, as without her the case may have never got to court.

I was impressed

[carryfast]

Wheel Nut:
of a new scam, probably nigerian or american.

We were just talking about internet security, facebook and identity fraud over a couple or three pints

Firstly a job advert for mystery shoppers, on line assessments and a letter to the company. This is followed by a congratulatory letter saying you have passed the assessment. It is said that your details will be posted out to you to sign and return the contract.

This lady who was offered a job, was very surprised how quickly things happened, she received a welcome pack with some forms. You know the normal things, Full Name. Address. Bank Account. Home Telephone. Mobile numbers

Within a week, this lady was sent a leaflet through the post and her first assignment. She was to stay in a travelodge hotel in the next town and review it. The Hotel was booked in her name and she spent one night there and wrote as glowing a report as you can give a Travelodge.

This happened twice more and she was earning about £35 per hotel, all of which went into her account at the end of the month, she told all her friends, she got her pal the application forms. It was great as they made a night out of the stayovers in the local pubs.

Her next assignment came, less glamorous but she would still earn money, so she accepted. This time was to buy ladies and childrens clothes online, review them and send them to the address that she had been given.

The policeman pointed out here that although she hadn’t received any money, she hadn’t paid any out, all the hotels were booked in her name and paid for.

She went online using this code she was given and her own address. She got all these nice clothes and did her reviews online, she sent them off along with the clothes and that is when the police became involved. 3 months later they turned up and asked her several searching questions, she had bout over £10,000 worth of goods and sent them off, she had been paid between 50 and 75 per week for this, not a wage but a nice bonus for a housewife with 2 kids.

This is where the scam is, the mystery shopper company set her an account up in her own name with a catalogue company, the code they sent her was her agent number, the money for the hotels was actually paid by the scammers but £19 for a Travelodge is never going to break them, but it does gain credibility for them in the eyes of their new employees.

She was buying stuff from her own catalogue account, no one got paid except her and the scammers got thousands of pounds worth of goods, she was looking at charges of handling stolen property and was implicated because she was being paid to do so.

I trust this bloke, he is a friend before a policeman, he didn’t need to tell me ■■■■■■■■ but if anyone knows different, let me know, it seems very plausible.

Apparently the scam was huge and this particular lady got away without prosecution, as without her the case may have never got to court.

I was impressed

Considering that it’s unlikely that the hotel firm would’nt have taken any bookings without payment so someone must have payed them and if it’s gone to court then surely by now they must know wether these were Nigerians up to their old tricks again or not .No prizes for guessing.The scary thing is the thought of what if they were to ever decide to go into business with the caravan utilising nomadic travellors.

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Carryfast:
Considering that it’s unlikely that the hotel firm would’nt have taken any bookings without payment so someone must have payed them and if it’s gone to court then surely by now they must know wether these were Nigerians up to their old tricks again or not .No prizes for guessing.The scary thing is the thought of what if they were to ever decide to go into business with the caravan utilising nomadic travellors.

Yes that was the clever bit, the Hotels were all prebooked and paid for, probably just to lure the new employees into a false sense of security, but a £19 deal for a ticket, even a Nigerian can afford that. The trick was that the company had opened accounts in thes peoples names by using the details they had given them, it is still theft, just a bit more subtle than nicking your debit card out of your ■■■■■

I am not sure when or where, but my mate has no reason to make it up, as a piece of ale talk, not with me certainly.

[carryfast]

Wheel Nut:

Carryfast:
Considering that it’s unlikely that the hotel firm would’nt have taken any bookings without payment so someone must have payed them and if it’s gone to court then surely by now they must know wether these were Nigerians up to their old tricks again or not .No prizes for guessing.The scary thing is the thought of what if they were to ever decide to go into business with the caravan utilising nomadic travellors.

Yes that was the clever bit, the Hotels were all prebooked and paid for, probably just to lure the new employees into a false sense of security, but a £19 deal for a ticket, even a Nigerian can afford that. The trick was that the company had opened accounts in thes peoples names by using the details they had given them, it is still theft, just a bit more subtle than nicking your debit card out of your ■■■■■

I am not sure when or where, but my mate has no reason to make it up, as a piece of ale talk, not with me certainly.

Just picture the scene in court.The defendants are asked to confirm their names and reply in a difficult to understand accent Kunta Kinte and Chicken George.At which point they are told that they will be extradited to the Carolinas to face charges relating to international fraud involving US citizens.

[pete904ni]

Slightly off the topic but here’s a cracker website showing these Nigerians getting [a wee bit of] their commuppance

www.419eater.com

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pete904ni:
Slightly off the topic but here’s a cracker website showing these Nigerians getting [a wee bit of] their commuppance

419eater.com

I love the fact that that site has a paypal button for donations

[pete904ni]

Wheel Nut:

pete904ni:
Slightly off the topic but here’s a cracker website showing these Nigerians getting [a wee bit of] their commuppance

419eater.com

I love the fact that that site has a paypal button for donations

Aye but there’s a difference in asking for it [since hosting isn’t free] and scamming it. But seeing the scammers scammed is brilliant.

This one has to be the best ever, a bit of a long winded read but worth it 419eater.com/html/sheldon_venture.htm

[robk]

There is a way of doing it but the way you’ve been told would not work. The account set up details would be sent to the name and address of the person whose account it is for, ie. if someone were to set up an account in the name of Malcolm W Nut of 1 High Street, Melbourne, then that is whom and where the confirmation of account set up, credit limit details, catalogues, monthly statements etc would be sent to. I don’t think it’d be long until you twigged on to what was happening. As I say, there is a way of doing it but it involves a lot of hassle for the couple of hundred quid of credit limit that the catalogues companies give you to start off.