Victim Location 75180
Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order
This was the first email sent:
?This is to acknowledge the receipt of your email regarding the job advert on indeed . The position that I need help with, for now is a Personal/Logistics assistant. As a consultant with great focus in international business & Exhibition Handling, the majority of my clients are out of state . I need help with my errands as I am habitually out of town. I am currently on a business trip to Canada at this time and I’ll be here for 4-5 weeks. I will prepay you in advance to do my shopping, Supplier’s payment, Purchase & dispatch of Gift items, flight bookings, Postage’s and have the items sent to my PO box, which means your location is not an issue.
I need someone who can assist with all my pending assignments/errands to finish up on time. How soon can you start? I will pay you $300 weekly for your services and it’ll be 4 hours every week and it’s 2 days in a Week. I’m prepared to pay for mileage/travel expense. I will provide clear set of instructions for each task I need done and sufficient funds to cover all errands. I will love to meet with you upon my return from Canada to discuss the possibility of making this job long term.
You will be working from home. The hours are flexible so you can spread those 2- 4 hours a week on your own time. I will provide you with sufficient funds and adequate instruction for every task. I will be sending money for my errands inclusive of payment for your service through my bank channel. The money will arrive inform of a money order. If you are willing to take this job position, reconfirm your information for background review and to get started .
This is the email that was sent that gave me red flags:
Hello ,
The payment for $2,270.45 with tracking number( 420751809405512699350103108616 )will be delivered via USPS to your mailbox.You can check the delivery progress on www.usps.com
Get it deposited at the Bank once delivered,It will be made available instantly or within 24hrs at most.Payment for your services is included within the money. However, I would prefer to pay you the full pay upon satisfactory completion of the first task.So I have decided to pay you $200 now and $100 at the end of the first task just so there are no discrepancies.
Deduct $200 (Partial payment for your services for the first week)then go to a MoneyGram and walmart to walmart transfer agent location offices in malls or stores close to you with cash to do a bill payment today as we are behind schedule.
Send $2,030 to my supplier and his shipper today at MoneyGram and Walmart to Walmart respectively:
Split the funds into 2 .i.e $1,010 and $1020
At Moneygram (Use 10 minutes transfer service)Send $1,010 to the name and address below:
Name of Receiver: SHILOH .M THOMAS
City: MODESTO,
State: CA
Zipcode: 95351
Country : USA
At Walmart (Use money availability in minutes option) Send $1020 to the name and address below:
Name of Receiver: TYNDALL .A TAYLOR
City: MODESTO,
State: CA
Zipcode: 95351
Country : USA
Total amount to be sent out: $2,030
The instructions are simple: Bring cash to MONEY GRAM and WALMART and have it wired to my supplier and the shipper as instructed, send the funds in *10 MINUTES OPTION AVAILABILITY* and *MONEY AVAILABLE IN MINUTES*service. Email me the details of the Reference for both transfers as soon as the money is sent.
Pay the transfer fee for both transactions from the remaining money($40), When the supplier gets the money, he will ship the products to you (Personalized promotional items for my business and seminar materials(BOOK).
The list for shopping will be concluded this coming weekend.Just so you know,I’ll be returning home to see a cardiologist on the 30th of June which also coincides with my upcoming seminar.
I want you to mail the items my supplier will send to you together with the items you will shop for to my PO BOX details which i will be
providing before my return or i can have them mailed somewhere else if you do not have enough space. I’d like to meet you upon my return to discuss the possibility of making this position long term. How do you feel about meeting? Where is the closest coffee shop to you?
Once again, complete the task ASAP today as we are behind schedule.
Please Acknowledge the receipt of this message.
Thanks
Brandon Carson