Job Scam: Zhejiang Yongkang Longteng Plastic Tools Co.

Just got this one slipping through Yahoo's spam filters. If you're not familiar with this scam, they send you checks and money orders from their "clients" which they need you to cash. You take them to the bank, cash them, and keep 10% for yourself, sending the rest to them by Western Union.

Then a couple of weeks later, your bank says "hey, this check is a fraud. Give us our money back." Your new employer is nowhere to be found and you're on the hook to pay the bank back for all the fake checks you cashed.

This is a very common scam and people fall for it more often than you'd think. With the economy in trouble, gas prices up, and a lot of people needing a job or extra income, this sounds like easy money. Just remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is.

If they need to cash checks in the U.S. (or Canada, Britain, or Australia, etc.) there are many banks that offer legitimate services for legitimate foreign merchants. No legitimate foreign company needs agents to cash checks for them in your country.

Furthermore, why would they contact a stranger out of the blue and offer them a job that effectively pays hundreds of dollars an hour? If it was legit, they'd have people lining up for the job. They wouldn't have to hit you with spam.

Last, look at how they mailed you. This one has an origination address with a free mail service in Finland and instructs you to reply to a free mail service in Japan. Why not China? If they can send you thousands in checks, why can't they spend $40 a year to have a domain for themselves with e-mail addresses at their domain? These are big red flags.

The text of their mail follows:

ZHEJIANG YONGKANG LONGTENG PLASTIC TOOLS CO., LTD
10 Zhongyuan Road,
Badachu High-Tech Park,
Beijing P. R. China, 100041

The management of ZHEJIANG YONGKANG LONGTENG
PLASTIC TOOLS CO., LTD global oriented plastic based
company with major dealings in export of plastic products,
for world trade as well as import & export of various
commodities into America, Canada and Europe. As part
of our ongoing expansion project we are in search of
competent and efficient proxies,who can help us establish
a medium of getting to our customers in America, Canada,
and Europe with primary duties to include receipt of
funds from our clients.

Sequel to your acceptance of this offer you will be
pleased to know that the remuneration package for your
services is very attractive and you will stand in good
stead, when the opportunity for securing a top management
position arises, as we intend to put in place structures,
in terms of human resources and physical facilities in your
location depending on our rate of turnover.

Note that, as our agent, you will receive ten percent(10%)
of whateveramount you receive for the company and the
balance will be paid into anaccount we will avail to you.
If you are interested, I would appreciate you forwarding
to us the informations below;

(1)Full names:
(2)House/Office address:
(3)Zipcode:
(4)Country:
(5)Tele/cell numbers:
(6)Occupation:
(7)Age:
(8)Sex:

You are to send these informations to us via this
email address; zheyon_teng3@yahoo.co.jp

Your earliest response in the affirmative would be
welcome. You will be sent an e-mail notification in
less than 24 hoursof your reply.Please also let us
know the best time to reach you on phone especially
as we have a different time.

Thank you for your time.

Kind regards,
Mr. Zhejiang Longteng
Chairman.

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