A new twist on the Nigerian Scam?
The fun-loving, enterprising criminals of Nigeria appear to have come up with a new scam. This one is aimed at people desperately seeking work, but promises to be a new way for somebody half a world away to “chop your dollar”. If you get an email that reads like the following, don’t believe a word of it. Instead, report it to your ISP as spam and a phishing attempt.
Dear M—— G——–,We would like to tell you about a newly opened vacancy of Transfer Manager at our Company for US citizens. We are large firm registered in Finland, Stockholm. We are engaged in the business of buying, selling and exchanging of various Internet currencies. In list below you will find job description and general requirements for the vacancy. If you find these compatible with your temper and personality, and consider that you meet our requirements, we would be pleased to offer you a new career, competitive compensation and opportunity to work at home.
Job description: Position of Transfer Manager requires part-time work from the candidate. The job consists in receipt of funds from our US-based customers. Our customers make transfer with payments directly on the bank account of our Transfer Manager. These funds should be retransferred to our Company via Instant Money Transfer Systems or Wire Transfer (Western Union, Money Gram and etc.). You will be provided with detailed information for each transaction. All the fees and relevant side payments are paid by our company.
Our best candidate should:
- be a responsible, honest and punctual individual
- be US citizen or US permanent resident of full age
- have basic knowledge of PC
Our company offers you following opportunities:
- High salary and rewards
- Lawful tax-free activity
- Availability to work at home with a flexible working schedule
- Hospitable and professional team
To get additional information and file an application please visit our site and register. Our managers will contact you promptly and provide you with all the information you might need.
With regards,
HR manager
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I knew there was a reason I said something about “chop your dollar”. There’s actually a song by a dude named Osuofia called “I Chop Your Dollar”. Here’s the video:
