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I was recently idiotic and naive enough to believe that I was being offered a legitimate job offer and agreed to one of these scams. It is quite similar to those a few other have mentioned already. Here is a copy of the email is was sent.

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Coating Applications Group
Newhouse Road
Huncoat Business Park
Accrington Lancashire
BB5 6NT
United Kingdom
Tel: +447024067648
Website: http://www.coatingapplications.co.uk
E-mail:coatingapplications@yahoo.com

Coating Applications Group Of Company Introduce a position of the
manager(Representative) for the payment from the customers and other
financial means. We need a book-keeper in the United State, so we want
to
know if you will like to work online from home and get paid weekly
without
leaving or it affecting your present job.
The company deals in the sale of two main coating systems -
Polyurethane
(PU) and Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC). Formed in 1981. Became part of
Allied
Textiles Companies in 1993.We have been receiving orders from United
States. Which we have not been able to process competently and
completely
since we do not have a payment receiving personnel in States. We have
decided to recruit payment officers online hence we will be needing a
Representative/Bookkeeper to process our payments in the United States.
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due to delays in processing payments from the USA in London Uk.
WHAT WE OFFER: Two hours/day at your choice, daytime or evening time.
WORK AT HOME: Checking e-mail and going to the bank Part time or full
time.
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS: No selling involved, no kit to buy,we won't charge
you
anything.
MONTHLY SALARY: Minimum of $400 every week to a total of $1600 per
month
AND also the total amount you make in a month depends on how often you
receive payments from out Clients,which can be twice a week or more,and
also pay you $2 per day for checking your email.
COMMISSION: 10% of every money order/check that is cashed
instantly"cash
inhand" or "cash on counter" is what you get from the total cashed
amount.
MORE EXPLANATION ABOUT THE JOB: If you receive a check of $2,500.00
from
our clients or costumers in the USA,you would cash the check in your
bank
and then take 10% which is $250,from it and then send the rest of the
funds from it toanywhere in the world where the company delegates would
be
at that
time.
OTHER FEES: All the cost for the transfer of the money to any location
in
the world where the PETER JACKSON & SONS CO. LTD delegate would
be,shall
also be deducted from the total funds left with you after you have
deducted your Commission which is 10% of any amount you cash and then
you
send the remainder of the funds as you shall be instructed.
WHAT WE ASK: Two free hours daily not including weekends, Internet
access
for sending and receiving e-mails,available means of cashing money
orders/checks at your bank using your existing bank account and then
sending the funds meant for the company through Western Union or Money
Gram to any location where the companies associates would be.
IMPORTANT: You must be over 19 years of age, U.S,CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP
AND
ALSO WE WELCOME OTHER CITIZENSHIP OUTSIDE THE TWO LISTED ABOVE,SO FAR
YOU
HAVE A WAY TO GET THE FUNDS CASHED FOR US AND ALSO YOU STAY FULL TIME
IN
USA.
If you meet these conditions please contact us via email
(coatingapplications@yahoo.com) to receive a Representative Contract
agreement and makesure you fill the form below :
FIRST NAME ..................... SURNAME..................
ADDRESS.................
CITY ...........STATE........................
ZIP CODE............COUNTRY................
PHONE NUMBER (S) ........................
........................
GENDER.............MARITAL STATUS........
AGE..........
NATIONALITY.................
Note: We will never ask you for anything more than that which we have
stated above. No bank names, No bank account number, routing
number,credit
card, passwords, SSN# etc. If anyone asks for those on our behalf
please
do not give out this info.This is to ensure your security and non
involvement in cases of Identity theft.
Thanks.
Coating Applications Group Of Company
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After searching unsuccessfully to find out if this was a scam I agreed to it, only to figure out the truth afterwards. My question though is this: I have yet to receive any payments and have emailed and asked not to be sent anything, however if I do receive a check and do nothing with it will that be enough? I gave them no bank information, only that asked for in the form above; name, address, etc. Am I safe? What should I do? Please help. I need information as quickly as possible. Thank you.

If you have not accepted or deposited any checks from them, the WORST that might happen is they may use your name, phone number or mailing address in another scam (let's say as their "business contact" or something else to make them sound more legit)

If you do get a check and they bug you for money, tell them that the bank found the check to be counterfeit and all info was turned over to the FBI and Secret Service.

Today I received two envelopes in the mail from the company, one of which wasn't even addressed to me (my address obviously, but some other woman's name), that one I didn't even open. The one which was addressed to me I opened and inside where money orders for over $900 each. I also received an email from the so called company stating "deduct 10% and send the remaining balance through western union money transfer." Do I do nothing, but still tell them that the bank found the checks to be counterfeit and all info was turned over to the FBI and Secret Service. You can confirm that this is all a scam, correct? I found the email to be quite similar to others I read about both on this forum and other places online. I am very worried about legal ramifications. If I do nothing with these checks, am I correct in assuming that I have not yet actually committed any crime?

As long as you don't try to cash the checks you have done nothing wrong. Any time they ask you to keep a % and wire money to them it is a definite scam. It works on the premise that your bank will make the funds available to you before the check actually clears the supposed bank it is drawn on. You wire money to them and then the check is returned to your bank, weeks even months later, as fraudulent and you are on the hook for the money that you took out and wired. Burn the checks or destroy them in some way. Once you notify them that the checks were seen as fraudulent and that you are on to them they will quickly disappear. It is good that you didn't get caught up in this and end up losing money or worse being arrested.

pasttired . . . I love it when you take the words right out of my mouth!

Checks,Money Orders,......anything through the mail have your local police check it out and get a statement from them incase they say it's good and it turns out to be bullcrap you have that letter!


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