new twist on the money order scam - Page 1

FROM THE DESK OF: Dave Collins Independent Consultant, Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland Hillsborough, Ireland BT26 6DR davecollins2006@excite.com Dear Sir/Ma, Please permit me to write you irrespective of the fact we have not met before. I got your contact through network online hence I decided to write you. I would be very interested in offering you a part-time paying job in which you could earn a lot. Before I go further, I’ll like to give you a brief profile about myself.My name is dave collins. I’m 35 years of age man married with 3 kids (a lovely girl and 2 boys). Due to the nature of my work, I travel a lot. But my Familyresides in Dublin, Ireland. I just resigned my job as a research scientist for ARINI (Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland (www.arini.ac.uk) but I still work as a freelance consultant for the institute which gives me very much time to do my own work which is basically being a freelance researcher who could be employed by research institutes to do research projects anywhere in the world. Presently, I have just been granted a funding to head a research project in the tropical regions of West Africa regarding rare and vulnerable plant species and this would be commencing very soon. This research program will be funded and sponsored by some of my American counterparts. But the only set back is that the American counterparts want to make payments for the research informs of US money orders/ cashier's check only. And its a known fact that money in such forms cant be cashed outside the US. Getting an accountant in thestates or opening an account would have been my best choice but I have a deadline to meet and takingany of those choices would cost me time and a whole lot of other requirements, which I am not ready to deal with. There is where is need your assistant and service. WHAT I NEED YOU FOR? At this point, I will be glad if you could work with me as my representative in the US. You will be working as my payment assistant in charge of collecting and processing the payments from the Associates. Since they will be making the payment in Money orders / checks made payable only in the US, you will be collecting this payments, cash them at your bank, then be forwarding them via Western Union or Money Gram. And for this service, I agree to pay you 10% each percent of each amount you collect from the Associates. JOB DESCRIPTION? 1. Receive payment (inform of money orders/checks) from My Clients/Associates. 2. Cash thePayments at your Bank 3. Deduct 10%, which will be your percentage/pay on Payment processed. 4. You willthen forward the balance via Money Gram or Western Union Money Transfer according to my instruction.

This is not new, but it is a scam.

The way this scam works is that the money orders are stolen or fake. When they bounce you are left on the hook for the money with your bank. Since you already westernunioned the money you are out alot of your cash.