Payment Transfer Job Scam Emails - Laundering Scams
Monday, March 3rd, 2008
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Summary:
Scammers are using unsolicited email “job offers” to trick recipients into
falling for payment transfer scams. The victim is promised a percentage of the
payments transferred. However, the scheme is usually a method of “laundering”
stolen money and victims may be unwittingly participating in illegal activities
Example:(Submitted, October 2006)
Subject: PART-TIME JOB OPPORTUNITY Dear [...]