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  • Profile photo of Mortgage HunterMortgage Hunter
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    @mortgage-hunter
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    This is another scam that actually has you becoming a criminal should you get involved. They don’t ask for money – just offer to pay you to help them launder cash. You take deposits in your bank account then forward them on to a third party. Typically they read like this:

    If You are firm of purpose, active and are willing to earn some cash, then this offer is for You. The EcoLife Company is one of the largest cleansing facility dealers in the world. Every year we go out to the markets of different countries, keep and eye and study the demand and sales-market in every new country. As a result of our move to the market of Germany, Belgium, United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, France and Greece we are having temporary employee recruitment for the position of a financial manager. It is required for You to be:
    Honest and executive

    – You must have a bank account
    – You must have several free time hours per day
    – You must have a phone number we can get through to You
    – You must have an email address

    The fact that You need no specialized knowledge or some sort of financial investment is sure an indisputable bonus of our partnership. The job we are offering to You consists of receiving bank wire transfers from our clients and partners on to Your bank account. Once the money is on Your account, You must send it to the customer’s representative office that has the wares purchased by the customer in stock either via the Western Union or via the Money Gram. For Your service You get from 5% to 7% from the total amount of transferred funds. The EcoLife Company covers all other Western Union and Money Gram fees and costs.
    Your service won’t be needed on a constant basis, but only for the time of our sales-market study in Your region and also for the time of registration of all necessary papers and the corporative accounts opening. You don’t just earn cash by working with us, but also help saving and cleaning our endangered environment.
    If You have any questions, please contact us via email:

    [email protected]

    Special offer!
    In order to work with us, you even may not have a bank account. You are welcome to consult our manager via the e-mail regarding this offer.

    The EcoLife Company is very grateful and thankful for Your attention to our offer. http://www.monster.com supplied us with Your email at our desire because Your email address has been subscribed to the job-offer advertisements by You or someone else.

    Best wishes to You

    Klaus Preiss
    EcoLife Company Administration

    If the presence of this letter in Your email box is a mistake, the EcoLife company administration makes its apologies. Simply delete the letter.

    Simon Macks
    Residential and Commercial Finance Broker
    ***NODOC @ 7.15% to 70% LVR***
    [email protected]
    0425 228 985

    Comments may not be relevant to individual circumstances. If you intend making any investment, financial or taxation decision you should consult a professional adviser.

    Profile photo of XeniaXenia
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    sorry but anyone dumb enough to fall for this deserves to get scammed.

    How Pathetic!

    We buy properties in Adelaide. No Agent Fees.
    [email protected]
    INCREASE THE CASH FLOW FROM YOUR INVESTMENT PROPERTIES!
    http://www.renttoownau.com/ http://www.vendorfinanceau.com/

    Profile photo of Mortgage HunterMortgage Hunter
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    Join Date: 2003
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    Originally posted by Dr.X:

    sorry but anyone dumb enough to fall for this deserves to get scammed.

    How Pathetic!

    We buy properties in Adelaide. No Agent Fees.
    [email protected]
    INCREASE THE CASH FLOW FROM YOUR INVESTMENT PROPERTIES!
    http://www.renttoownau.com/ http://www.vendorfinanceau.com/

    I disagree. They ask for no money and offer to pay you for holding their money. To someone inexperienced and perhaps a little naive it can sound like a great deal. Nothing to lose!

    The Nigerian scams rely on blatant greed with the possibility of millions in the offing baiting wealthy people to part with tens or hundreds of thopusands to get their cut. But this is more insidious as it is worded more like a part time job which many battlers are keen to get – esp vulnerable people like pensioners, single mums etc

    I can imagine people of my parents generation easily getting caught up with some thing like this. Especially if they are new to the internet.

    Your outlook seems a bit harsh to me but then I have often been accused of being a softie. I hope noone you love ever gets scammed.

    Simon Macks
    Residential and Commercial Finance Broker
    ***NODOC @ 7.15% to 70% LVR***
    [email protected]
    0425 228 985

    Comments may not be relevant to individual circumstances. If you intend making any investment, financial or taxation decision you should consult a professional adviser.

    Profile photo of SnowySnowy
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    @snowy
    Join Date: 2004
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    Hi,

    I have been getting them in my mail box the last few days, but I haven’t actually read it, until now.

    I get so much junk mail come through which I delete as it looks a little odd & then block them. It stops eventually until they come up with another thing.

    I would like to know if there is something out there that can stop the scammers.

    Cheerio
    Snowy

    Snowy | Cre8tiv Home Styling
    http://cre8tivhomestyling.com.au

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