Is This One of the Homebased Business Scams?

The following is an example of work from home scams that I received by email. You judge!

CASE 1

The other day I received an email offering a job. It seemed first a legitimate offer but I realized that I got another email the exact same letter from another person. I replied to first email asking about the company and requesting other information regarding their offer, but never got an answer back.

Now, the same person who sent me the first email job offer, sent me another email with different email address. The following is whole story.

Whole thing smells like fish. You judge!

This is the first email that I received:

ARTHALL ARTS & CRAFTS
CityPoint, Level 32
One Ropemaker Street
London EC2Y 9AW United Kingdom
Tel/Fax: +447031872288
HotLine:+447024082652
Email: larryjohnson02_arthalluk@hotmail.com

Hello,
How are you doing today? I hope all is well. Would you like to work online from home and get paid weekly ? ARTHALL ARTS & CRAFTS needs a book-keeper in the United States, so I want to know if you would like to work online from home and get paid weekly without leaving or affecting your present job? The company presently run an Arts Galleria in the UK and we need someone to work for the company as a representative/book keeper in the United States.

The company deals in the sales of Art and Craft works, sculptures and carvings, antique artifacts and produces various fabrics materials, batiks, assorted fabrics and various traditional costumes from all over the world and we have clients we supply weekly in the United States. Our clients make payments for our supplies every week in form of U.S. Money Order which are not readily cashable outside the United States, so we need someone in the United States to work as our representative and assist us in processing the payments from our clients and he/she would be paid a weekly salary.

ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS RECEIVE THIS PAYMENTS FROM OUR CLIENTS ON BEHALF OF OUR COMPANY IN THE UNITED STATES, GET IT CASHED IMMIDIATLY WITHOUT DEPOSITION THEN DEDUCT YOUR WEEKLY PAY AND FOWARD THE BALANCE TO THE COMPANY DOWN HERE VIA WESTERN UNION/MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER.

Our payments will be issued out in your name and you get them cashed in your bank deduct your weekly salary and foward the balance to the company via western union/money gram money transfer. Basically what the Company is searching for is a Representative/Book-keeper in the States who wou ld help to establish a medium of getting our funds from our customers there. If you are interested in working with us we would be very glad as inability to get our Payment in cash has posed a big problem and has affected account reconciliation and turn over grossly.

These are legitimate transactions between our customers and our company Representative and there is no legal risk as these are payments for goods already bought and delievered. We are offering 10% of whatever amount it is that you cash per week as salary and subject to your satisfaction you will be given the oppurtunity to negotiate the mode by which we will pay for your services as our official Representative/Book-keeper in the States. The mode we would prefer would be instant deduction of your salary from the Amount before going ahead to send whatever is left back via Western Union/MoneyGram Money Transfer.

We are aware that you would be charged to have the money sent, whatever that would amount to is to be deducted from the balance of the funds after you must have deducted your salary.

Please if you are interested forward the following info:

1.) Full Names
2.) Home/Cell Phone number
3.) Full Home Address, City, State and Zip Code.
4.) GENDER
5.) MARITAL STATUS
6.) AGE
7.) NATIONALITY
N.B. PLS FORWARD YOUR REPLY TO THIS EMAIL : larryjohnson02_arthalluk@hotmail.com Hoping to hear from you soon.


Regards,
Mr. Larry Johnson
ART HALL, UK

The following is another email I received from another person.

Dear Sir/Madam,

Would you like to work online from home and get paid weekly ?
S & A LIMITED needs a book-keeper in the state,so i want to know if you
will like to work online from home and get paid weekly without leaving or
affecting your present job?

THIS IS SAFE AND LEGAL.

It's just that i presently run a textile and fabrics firm i inherited from
my late Dad in the UK and we need someone to work for the company as a
representative/book keeper in the States.

My company produces various clothing materials, batiks, assorted fabrics
and traditional costume which we have clients we supply weekly in the
states.

My clients make payments for our supplies every week in form of Money
Orders,T.c's,cheques which are not readily cashable outside the United
States, So we need someone in the States to work as our representative and
assist us in processing the payments from our clients and i will pay
HIM/HER weekly salary.

ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS RECEIVE THIS PAYMENTS FROM OUR CLIENTS IN THE
STATES, GET IT CASHED IN YOUR BANK THEN DEDUCT YOUR WEEKLY PAY AND FOWARD THE BALANCE TO THE COMPANY DOWN HERE VIA INTERNATIONAL MONEY GRAM.

Our payments will be issued out in your name and you get them cashed in
your bank, deduct your weekly salary and foward the balance to the company
via INTERNATIONAL MONEY GRAM.

SO ALL I NEED IS TO FOWARD YOUR INFORMATIONS TO OUR CLIENTS AND THEY ISSUE PAYMENTS IN FORM OF MONEY ORDERS,T.C's,CHEQUES THEN SEND IT TO YOU VIA COURIER SERVICE.

I will need your Full name, Residential Address and Phone Number so we can
foward it to our clients and they will start making payments to you as the
company's representative in the states.

AS SOON AS WE CONFIRM ANY PAYMENT COMING TO YOU, I WILL GIVE YOU THE
INFORMATION TO SEND THE FUNDS TO THE COMPANY THIS WILL BE DONE BY THE HEAD OF ACCOUNT IN MY COMPANY.

I WILL EMAIL YOU A DETAILED INFORMATION OF THE REQUIREMENTS NEEDED FROM YOU TO MAKE YOU ELIGIBLE TO WORK FOR MY COMPANY,THIS WILL BE SENT TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU RESPOND TO THIS MAIL.

I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.

Warmest Regards,
Tony Adams.
CEO S & A Fabrics & Textiles. ( UK, Cash and Distribution Office).


The following email from the first person who sent me the email with a job offer without answering my questions about the company and other information.

HELLO,

GOOD DAY, I GOT A CALL FROM A CLIENT THIS MORNING SAYING THAT THE PAYMENTS WOULD BE DELIVERED TO THE ADDRESS YOU GAVE US VIA DHL NEXT WEEK MONDAY OR TUESDAY (07/18/2006), PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE AROUND TO RECEIVE THESE PARCEL IN PERSON, SO THAT THE TRANSACTION WOULD GO ON AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.

WE DISCOVERED THAT THIS CLIENT (MRS. JENNIFER HOOPES) HAS SENT YOU A U.S. CASHIER'S CHECK FOR THE AMOUNT OF $5,800 FROM SANTA CLARE, CA.

PLEASE AS SOON AS YOU RECIEVE IT KINDLY TAKE THEM TO YOUR BANK AND DEPOSIT/CASH THE CHECK AND HAVE THE BALANCE SENT IMMEDIATELY THE CHECK CLEARS YOUR BANK BECAUSE WE ARE CONSIDERING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN US AND OUR SUPPLIERS. REMEMBER YOUR ARE TO DEDUCT (10% PLUS ANY OTHER CHARGES WHICH MAY INCLUDE TRANSFER FEE E.T.C) AND THE REST SHOULD BE WIRED DOWN TO OUR ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT HAS INSTRUCTED BELLOW. PLS HAVE THE MONEY SENT VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.

WHEN YOU HAVE THE MONEY SENT I WOULD REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS FROM YOU TO HELP PICK IT UP.

* THE MTCN #
* THE SENDERS FULL NAME AND ADDRESS
* THE TOTAL AMOUNT YOU SENT
* THE TEST QUESTION AND ANSWER USED FOR THE TRANSACTION (IF APPLICABLE)
* ANY OTHER INFORMATION THAT COULD HELP ME WITH COLLECTION.

THE NAME AND ADDRESS YOU WOULD BE USING FOR THE TRANSFER WOULD BE AS FOLLOWS :

SEND THE MONEY TO THE INFORMATION OF OUR ACCOUNTANT BELOW, ONCE YOU GET THE MONEY SENT,GET BACK TO ME WITH THE INFORMATIONS REQUIRED TO PICK-UP THE MONEY, SO THAT I CAN FORWARD THE WIRING INFORMATION FOR THE PICK UP.

NAME: ADEOLA OLABODE
ADDRESS: RUE 210 SOLOMON WAY
STATE: COTONUE
ZIPCODE: 229
COUNTRY: REPUBLIC OF BENIN

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EVERYTHING AND GOD BLESS.

NB. I WOULD PREFARE YOU TO USE ( WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER ) CAUSE IT'S FAR MORE CHEAPER.
HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON

REGARDS
LARRY JOHNSON