When you get an email from a potential employer that you have questions about, copy and paste the full header of the email into this tool:
http://headertool.apelord.com/
You will see where the email originated.
I'm ROFL at an email I just got...really LOL - yeah, I'm her "dearest new friend" Uh huh. Oh, and look at the end. She LOVES me. Makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. NOT. I used the header tool and guess where "she" is from...Senegal. Um yeah, we all know how "legit" the folks in Africa are @@ Hello, Nigerian scam anyone?? Think she wants to "make friends"? Nah, I think "she" is a "he" who wants nothing more than to scam me.
Hello my dearest new friend,
it give me a great pleassure to contact you after viewing your profile which interest me in having communication with you so that we can get to know each other and see what happened if you will have the desire with me,i will be very happy if you can write me through my email for easiest communication.here is my email (Joysaleemeh84@yahoo.com)
i will be waiting to hear from you through my email so i can tell you more about my self and send you my look to know who is communicating with you.
take care of your self and i wish you happy day.
yours new friend.
I LOVE YOU.
Joy.
Here's what the header tool has to say - the last entry is where the email orgininated:
IP Address Probable Country Additional Info
68.142.201.234 United States* Whois Google
209.191.108.97 United States* Whois Google
209.191.119.173 United States* Whois Google
196.207.198.88 Senegal* Whois Google
How cute. "Joy" wishes me a happy day. She can take her wish and shove it you-know-where.
In any case...yes....use that handy tool and I think you'll find quite often when you get those questionable "job offers" in your email that you wonder "is this a scam?", you'll find your answer right there in the header. If it comes from Africa - it's garbage. Sorry if that sounds racist or whatever, but in *every case I've seen in my email...the shoe fits.
Liars and scammers and money launderers, oh MY!
Here's just the most recent "job offer" I've received in email. It's quite obviously the same old "payment processing" scam in a new email.
First clue - I didn't ever apply for a job with them. REAL companies don't send emails to random people on the internet offering jobs.
Second clue - the email header shows the reply-to email address as a Yahoo email in the UK.
Third clue - they're offering a part time position as a "Payment Representative". Repeat after me folks - THERE IS NO SUCH LEGITIMATE JOB. EVER. REAL companies do not need random people on the internet to process their funds. EVER. It does NOT happen in real business.
Fourth clue - This wording "This project has also been developed not to affect your present job nor bring about any form of stress but in order to help take care of those extra costs." Please. Who writes like that? Nigerian Scammers. That's who.
Fifth clue- the job description:
JOB DESCRIPTION
1. Receive payment from Clients.
2. Cash Payments at your Bank.
3. Deduct 10% which will be your percentage/pay on Payment processed.
4. Forward balance after deduction of percentage and pay to any of the
offices you will be instructed to do so later (Payment is to be
forwarded
by Money Transfer).
Once again, REAL legitimate companies do not, under ANY circumstances EVER need individuals to use their own bank accounts to process company funds. It's called MONEY LAUNDERING folks, and it's highly illegal. If you take a "job" like this you can wind up in JAIL. They say it's legal. THEY ARE LIARS AND SCAMMERS, folks. Do NOT respond to emails like this:
From WINGAS COMPANY Fri Feb 15 06:03:16 2008
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Message-ID: <57399.127.0.0.1.1203084196.squirrel@host.servernetworkz.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:03:16 -0500 (EST)
Subject: WINGAS JOB OFFER:SEND YOUR DETAILS ASAP
From: "WINGAS COMPANY"
Reply-To: jamesalmac@yahoo.co.uk
User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.9a
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WINGAS GmbH COMPANIES.
Head Office.
Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 160
D-34119 Kassel
Germany .
Web site: www.wingas.de
Email: jamesalmac@yahoo.co.uk
Hello,
How do you do?
My name is Dickson James (Head of Public Relations, WINGAS Companies).
I would be very interested in giving you a part-time paying job as a
PAYMENT REPRESENTATIVE for WINGAS Companies, in the United States/Canada, in which you could earn a lot. This job would be based on contract and
commission terms and involves quite a lot of trust and honesty.
This project has also been developed not to affect your present job nor
bring about any form of stress but in order to help take care of those
extra costs. Meanwhile, this is 100% legal and there is no start up
cost required.
WINGAS GmbH is a joint venture of Wintershall AG in Kassel , the
largest German producer of oil and gas, and the world?s largest producer of
natural gas. The company has been active in the gas supply industry
since 1990 and supplies natural gas to public utilities.
WINGAS is successfully using the opportunities offered by the
increasing liberalization of the gas market for the sustainable expansion of its
market position in Europe .
Presently, we have just been granted a funding to head a research
project in Asia regarding Oil Drainage, Planning and Management and this would
be commencing very soon. However, the funding is made mostly in US
certified cashiers checks.
JOB DESCRIPTION
1. Receive payment from Clients.
2. Cash Payments at your Bank.
3. Deduct 10% which will be your percentage/pay on Payment processed.
4. Forward balance after deduction of percentage and pay to any of the
offices you will be instructed to do so later (Payment is to be
forwarded
by Money Transfer).
HOW MUCH WILL YOU EARN?
10% from each operation! For instance: you receive 5000 USD via check's
on
our Behalf. You will cash the Money and keep $500 (10% of $5000) for
yourself! At the beginning your commission will equal 10%, though later
it
will increase up to 15%!
MAIN REQUIREMENTS.
(1).18 years or older legally capable,responsible and ready to work 3-4
hours per week.
(2).You must have PC knowledge,e-mail and internet experience
(minimal).
And please know that Everything is absolutely legal, that's why you
have to fill a contract!
Anyways, to get started with us is free and easy. Your commission is a
constant fee that is dependent on how long you are ready to work with
this
Company.
Your willingness to work as a Payment Representative now will help and
save time so that this project can be concluded as soon as possible.
Also, I can assure you that you will be insured on Health bases and
housing allowance will be catered for (Effective after 1 week of
Application). This is acknowledged as part of our policy. You may
decline
the policy offer anyway.
If interested in this job, do fill the application form below send via
e-mail to:
jamesalmac@yahoo.co.uk
Then we'll make the concluding arrangements on how you'll get started.
Just to let you know that English will be our official communicating
language. Hope to hear from you soon.
Warmest Regards,
Dickson James
Head of Public Relations
WINGAS GmbH COMPANIES.
APPLICATION FORM
FULL NAME:-
HOME ADDRESS (NOT POST OFFICE BOX):-
CITY:-
STATE:-
ZIP CODE:-
COUNTRY:-
AGE:-
PRESENT/PAST JOB EXPERIENCE:-
PHONE NUMBERS (Home and Mobile):-
GENDER:-
(Information included in this application form is CONFIDENTIAL between
you and me, and the full name and contact info should be included as it
should be written on the payments being issued over to you, you should also
include a valid phone number for easy contact)
Dickson James
Head of Public Relations.
Here's just the most recent "job offer" I've received in email. It's quite obviously the same old "payment processing" scam in a new email.
First clue - I didn't ever apply for a job with them. REAL companies don't send emails to random people on the internet offering jobs.
Second clue - the email header shows the reply-to email address as a Yahoo email in the UK.
Third clue - they're offering a part time position as a "Payment Representative". Repeat after me folks - THERE IS NO SUCH LEGITIMATE JOB. EVER. REAL companies do not need random people on the internet to process their funds. EVER. It does NOT happen in real business.
Fourth clue - This wording "This project has also been developed not to affect your present job nor bring about any form of stress but in order to help take care of those extra costs." Please. Who writes like that? Nigerian Scammers. That's who.
Fifth clue- the job description:
JOB DESCRIPTION
1. Receive payment from Clients.
2. Cash Payments at your Bank.
3. Deduct 10% which will be your percentage/pay on Payment processed.
4. Forward balance after deduction of percentage and pay to any of the
offices you will be instructed to do so later (Payment is to be
forwarded
by Money Transfer).
Once again, REAL legitimate companies do not, under ANY circumstances EVER need individuals to use their own bank accounts to process company funds. It's called MONEY LAUNDERING folks, and it's highly illegal. If you take a "job" like this you can wind up in JAIL. They say it's legal. THEY ARE LIARS AND SCAMMERS, folks. Do NOT respond to emails like this:
From WINGAS COMPANY Fri Feb 15 06:03:16 2008
Return-Path:
Authentication-Results: mta176.mail.re3.yahoo.com from=joboffer.co.uk; domainkeys=neutral (no sig)
Received: from 72.52.144.197 (EHLO host.servernetworkz.com) (72.52.144.197)
by mta176.mail.re3.yahoo.com with SMTP; Fri, 15 Feb 2008 06:04:25 -0800
Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:57452 helo=host.servernetworkz.com)
by host.servernetworkz.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.68)
(envelope-from
id 1JQ19o-0000DL-SR; Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:03:16 -0500
Received: from 127.0.0.1 ([127.0.0.1])
(SquirrelMail authenticated user baba@zaiem.com)
by host.servernetworkz.com with HTTP;
Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:03:16 -0500 (EST)
Message-ID: <57399.127.0.0.1.1203084196.squirrel@host.servernetworkz.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:03:16 -0500 (EST)
Subject: WINGAS JOB OFFER:SEND YOUR DETAILS ASAP
From: "WINGAS COMPANY"
Reply-To: jamesalmac@yahoo.co.uk
User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.9a
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Importance: Normal
Content-Length: 3732
WINGAS GmbH COMPANIES.
Head Office.
Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 160
D-34119 Kassel
Germany .
Web site: www.wingas.de
Email: jamesalmac@yahoo.co.uk
Hello,
How do you do?
My name is Dickson James (Head of Public Relations, WINGAS Companies).
I would be very interested in giving you a part-time paying job as a
PAYMENT REPRESENTATIVE for WINGAS Companies, in the United States/Canada, in which you could earn a lot. This job would be based on contract and
commission terms and involves quite a lot of trust and honesty.
This project has also been developed not to affect your present job nor
bring about any form of stress but in order to help take care of those
extra costs. Meanwhile, this is 100% legal and there is no start up
cost required.
WINGAS GmbH is a joint venture of Wintershall AG in Kassel , the
largest German producer of oil and gas, and the world?s largest producer of
natural gas. The company has been active in the gas supply industry
since 1990 and supplies natural gas to public utilities.
WINGAS is successfully using the opportunities offered by the
increasing liberalization of the gas market for the sustainable expansion of its
market position in Europe .
Presently, we have just been granted a funding to head a research
project in Asia regarding Oil Drainage, Planning and Management and this would
be commencing very soon. However, the funding is made mostly in US
certified cashiers checks.
JOB DESCRIPTION
1. Receive payment from Clients.
2. Cash Payments at your Bank.
3. Deduct 10% which will be your percentage/pay on Payment processed.
4. Forward balance after deduction of percentage and pay to any of the
offices you will be instructed to do so later (Payment is to be
forwarded
by Money Transfer).
HOW MUCH WILL YOU EARN?
10% from each operation! For instance: you receive 5000 USD via check's
on
our Behalf. You will cash the Money and keep $500 (10% of $5000) for
yourself! At the beginning your commission will equal 10%, though later
it
will increase up to 15%!
MAIN REQUIREMENTS.
(1).18 years or older legally capable,responsible and ready to work 3-4
hours per week.
(2).You must have PC knowledge,e-mail and internet experience
(minimal).
And please know that Everything is absolutely legal, that's why you
have to fill a contract!
Anyways, to get started with us is free and easy. Your commission is a
constant fee that is dependent on how long you are ready to work with
this
Company.
Your willingness to work as a Payment Representative now will help and
save time so that this project can be concluded as soon as possible.
Also, I can assure you that you will be insured on Health bases and
housing allowance will be catered for (Effective after 1 week of
Application). This is acknowledged as part of our policy. You may
decline
the policy offer anyway.
If interested in this job, do fill the application form below send via
e-mail to:
jamesalmac@yahoo.co.uk
Then we'll make the concluding arrangements on how you'll get started.
Just to let you know that English will be our official communicating
language. Hope to hear from you soon.
Warmest Regards,
Dickson James
Head of Public Relations
WINGAS GmbH COMPANIES.
APPLICATION FORM
FULL NAME:-
HOME ADDRESS (NOT POST OFFICE BOX):-
CITY:-
STATE:-
ZIP CODE:-
COUNTRY:-
AGE:-
PRESENT/PAST JOB EXPERIENCE:-
PHONE NUMBERS (Home and Mobile):-
GENDER:-
(Information included in this application form is CONFIDENTIAL between
you and me, and the full name and contact info should be included as it
should be written on the payments being issued over to you, you should also
include a valid phone number for easy contact)
Dickson James
Head of Public Relations.
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