CMIEC says:
" this business is legitimate and it is 100% risk free"
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Hello, I am Miss Young. In this story I receive a letter
from a company offering me 10 % to help them. Is this the easy way to
become a millionaire? |
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From: dedde johnson <cmien2555@go.com>
Sent: April 28, 2005
Subject: BUSINESS REPRESENTATION
Dear Sir/Madam,
I'm Mr. Davis Mangu, I represent China Metallurgic Import & Export
Corporation (CMIEC) based in China.
My company exports steel, rubber and raw materials for world trade.
We are searching for representative
who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in Europe
and North America as well as making payments through you as our payment
officer.
Most of our customers pay out in checks and we do not have an account
in your country that will clear this money. It is upon this note that
we seek your assistance to stand in as one of our affiliates in your
country.
Note that, as our affiliate, you will
receive 10% of whatever amount you clear for the company and
the balance will be paid to us.
If you are interested in this business offer, kindly forward to us
the stated information below:
(1)Your full names,
(2)Contact address and,
(3)Phone/fax numbers.
My e-mail address is: cmiecnl204@netscape.net
Thank you for your time and have a wonderful day.
Regards,
Mr. Davis Mangu ( European Officer )
CMIEC Import & Export Coporation.
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Mail from safash1@netscape.net
sent February 26, 2005
Mail from cmiechimport@GO.COM
sent May 23, 2005
Mail from cmiecnl_42@go.com
sent April 29, 2005
Mail from cmiec-hn@tlen.pl
sent April 29, 2005
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It sounds very attractive, but a search on Google shows that these
letters have been sent out to thousands of others.
Anyway, I answer Mr Mangu that I am interested.
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From: cmiecnl204@netscape.net
Sent: May 3, 2005
Subject: AGENT REGISTRATION FORM
Attn: Miss Young
Thank you for responding to our email, Our Metallurgic Import &
Export Corporation (CMIEC) based in China, is currently looking for
trustworthy people to be our representatives in your country!
we are very delighted to have you as one of our collecting and payment
agent.
Our aim and objective is to secure an agent in your country to assist
us to cover the areas we could not reach. Your duty is to collect payments
from our customers in your region and pay to our cooperate head quarters
base on our instructions.
You'll need NO money and NO special skills to start working. Anyone
can work with us, You will be entitle to 10% of any collection you receive
from our customers.
We will require you to fill the form in the attachment confirming that
you are ready to be our agent and return back to our office. shortly
after that we shall send you your contract number that you must quote
in every transaction for identification purpose.
Please be aware that this business is legitimate and it is 100% risk
free and we shall handle with full confidentiality any of your informations
at your disposal.
We thank you for your cooperation.
Awaiting your response.
Mr. Davis Mangu.
European office/The Netherlands.
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Why do they want to know my height and the color of my eyes? Are they
trying to steal my identity?
I fill in the form and return it to Mangu. I don't give him my real
telephone number, only an answering machine.
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From: cmiecnl204@netscape.net
Sent: May 4, 2005
Subject: Re: AGENT REGISTRATION FORM
Attn: Miss Young
We acknowledge the receipt of your application form. After normal verification
and scrutiny exercise, you are found not qualify to be our agent. We
hereby advise you to send us a valid address and telephone number of
yours to enable us send you the contract number. Await your response.
Regards, Davis Mangu.
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I did not answer Mangu, and I never heard from him again.
4 months later I receive this from A.M.:
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Dear Miss Young,
In doing research on the CMIEC letters for the Work-at-Home Check/Funds
Processing Business fraud, I found your site: http://419.bittenus.com/CMIEC/
Thank you very, very much for spotting the scam and reporting it. The
information below will help you flesh out your report.
The Work-at-Home Check/Fund Processing fraud originated in the Former
Soviet Union countries and eventually found a home with the Romanian
fraud rings.
It is an offshoot of the Nigerian Counterfeit Check scams that went
into full proliferation end of January / beginning of February 2003.
At this point in time, the Romanian gangs and Nigerian gangs are working
the Work-at-Home scam together. The gangs have joined hands. You can
read more about the scam here: http://www.fraudaid.com/ScamSpeak/Nigerian/check_processing_scam.htm
Also, you will see my analysis of the one email I received that was
forwarded by one of our viewers here: http://www.fraudaid.com/ScamSpeak/Nigerian/check_processing_letters/cmiec.htm
As an aside, we work with victims who are arrested in this scam for
Internet Crimes, money laundering, and theft, as often happens.
A.M.
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What elements to watch for
- Red Flags: bullet The Payment Processing Business scam is always either
for Work at Home or Part Time Work. bullet The job offer arrived through
unsolicited email, snail mail, chat room, Instant Message, Private Message,
Private Chat Room, phony company web site, posted on job web sites, posted
on Help Wanted bulletin boards, posted in Classifieds (on or offline),
response to posted resumes. bullet The hiring company is selling product
internationally and needs a representative to accept checks in the customer's
country. bullet The hiring company cannot process the checks it receives
in its own country and needs someone outside the country to process the
checks on its behalf. There is always a reason they cannot accept funds
and want you to do so for them. There is no country in the world in which
checks from another country cannot be cashed. bullet NOTE: This scam is
becoming so effective that new variations are being developed daily. Please
keep in mind that it is NOT the names or the reason for needing a representative
that are important. It is the INTENT. If the intent is to get you to accept
funds from a person with whom you are NOT dealing directly, and send those
funds off to someone else, then it is a scam. The acceptance and wiring
of the funds is called MONEY LAUNDERING. bullet The job does not require
a knowledge of proper bookkeeping and accounting requirements. bullet
There is no requirement that you be bonded and insured. bullet There is
no background check performed to ensure that you are a trustworthy individual.
bullet There is no requirement that you be properly licensed and registered
to accept their funds, account for them, and file the proper tax forms
to report the income. bullet There is no requirement that you open a bank
account in the company's name in a local bank to receive the funds, as
is proper and usual. bullet Checks are made out to you instead of the
company. bullet Checks are made out to you without an exchange of product
or service that you directly provided. bullet Money are orders made out
to you without an exchange of product or service that you directly provided.
bullet Funds that are wired into your account from a party to whom you
did not directly provide your banking coordinates. bullet A request by
the company that you open an account in your name at a specific bank,
such as Bank of America or Citibank. bullet Any request that you transfer
money you have accepted on their behalf by any means that is difficult
to trace, i.e. by Western Union, PayPal, MoneyGram, Money Order, bank-to-bank
to a bank in a country other than that of the hiring company, or by any
other method. |