+447448638534
Complaint 126204 Details

This is for a check fraud scam and being a naive 20 year old I fell for it. I was applying for a reception position for Arbor family medical that was posted on Craigs list. A few days later I received this e-mail.

Hello,

My name is Dave Walker. Thanks for responding to the job posted on craigslist. Am sorry to inform you that the position has been filled up. But I urgently need a part time personal assistant to run my errands until I return back to the US by 1st week in August. I live in US but presently in London on a business trip. I own an electronics and clothing store in London, United Kingdom. Here below are the job description.

1. You will run errands for three times a week and two hours each day. The working days are flexible.
2. You will do my business shopping.
3. You will receive my packages which will be shipped to the nearest UPS office to you. You will go to the UPS office and pick up the packages. The content of the packages are electronics, clothes, my business and personal letters. You will open the packages and confirm the contents for record purpose.
4. You will ship out some of the packages where I want them to be shipped to. (You don't have to pay for the shipment. All expenses and taxes will be covered by me)
5. You will receive payments from my clients on my behalf which will be written payable to your name so you can cash them at your bank. The payments will be in either check or money order. The payments will be for the services you will be rendering and to do my business shopping.

Job Requirement
1. You must have good communicatin skill.
2. You must be efficient, reliable, responsible and trustworthy.
3. You must be able to perform your tasks effectively
4. You should be able to work 3 times per week and 2 hours each day.

Payment and Work Duration
The Job will last for three months. I want to open another electronics and clothing store in the US when I return and If there is need to extend your services, an ammedment would be made to your wages and you will be notified accordingly. I will meet you in person by August when I return back to the US. I am willing to pay $300 per week. Your weekly payment will be deducted from the payments sent to you by my clients.

I need the service of a personal assistant because I am always out of town for business trips. The lists and pictures of what to shop will be sent to you via email when am ready. No heavy packages are involved! The shopping will be done at any nearest stores to you. You will be shopping for Electronics and clothes. My personal UPS account number will be provided for shipping. I will provide clear set of instructions for each task to be done and funds to cover them.

If you are interested in the part time personal assistant position, Please confirm the following details:

Your Full Name:
Your Full Address with apt # (Not P.O.Box)
Your Cell phone number
Your Home phone number
Present Occupation:

Hope to hear from you soon.

Regards,
Dave Walker
Tel: +447448638534
E-mail:[email protected]


Due, to the fact that he never asked for my bank account number or anything of that nature I fell for it.

The next e-mail of import was this one.

Hello Shanna
Hope you okay,My client just updated me now that the payment is in the amount of $1930 and it was sent through UPS EXPRESS DELIVERY and you will be receiving it Today,the UPS tracking number is 1ZF0369W0191630373 . As soon as you receive the payment, Take it to the bank and deposit it,Once you have the funds,deduct $300 for your first week payment and send the balance of $1630 to the Electronic store am purchasing some electronics from. Send the money to them through Western Union Money Transfer .Here below is the information needed to send the $1630.

Name; Jalisa warret
Address; 28 Store Street, London,WC1E 7BS United Kingdom

Please note that the transfer charges should be deducted from the money you are sending. As soon as you send the money, email me the control number given to you at western union and the actual amount sent after deducting western union charges to send the money.
Hope to hear back from you soon.

Regards
Dave

I took the check into my bank and waited a day for it to clear. Since it did I decided to go through with it.

The Western Union Transfer info is as follows.

Control number: MTCN-012-365-1075

Amount Transferred : 1,526.00, which is 925.09 in pounds.
Service Fee: $104.00
Total: 1,630

After that he asked me to fill out a Red Cross check for donation and that it would be covered during my next check. I decided to do so,but he never gave an exact address to where I was supposed to send it. So, I still have it.

The next e-mail of import was


Hello Shanna
Hope you okay and i will be sending you the address of where to send the cashiers check by friday and i also want to inform you that my client just updated me now that he sent you another payment in the amount of $2130 and it was sent through UPS EXPRESS DELIVERY and you will be receiving it Today,the UPS tracking number is 1Z4366350198789073. As soon as you receive the payment, Take it to the bank and deposit it like you did earlier,Once you have the funds,deduct $300 for your second week payment and keep $50 until further instructions and send the balance of $1900 to the Clothing store am purchasing some Clothings from. Send the money to them through Western Union Money Transfer like you did earlier.Here below is the information needed to send the $1900

Name; Cherrelle Jeffries
Address; 70 High Street,Bromley,London,BR1 1EG, United Kingdom

And here is the Western Union info

Control Number: 193-495-6519


Amount Sent: $1,785 in U.S. Dollars and 1,077.82 in British Pounds
Shipment Fee: $115.00
Total: $1,900


The first check has bounced and has been withdrawn from my account taking away 1,930 and the second is likely to do the same. I do have a copy of the first check,but I'm unable to post it on here.

In total I probably have lost 4,060. I'm dissapointed in myself for falling for such a thing. I spent hours of hard work in the sun earning that and it's gone in a flash, due to me being naive and shameless greed.

I can at least rightfully donate the $20 donation to red cross. At least a little good can come from this. :(

I highly doubt that I can be helped with this and the money is most likely gone for good, but I hope this will be a warning to many out there.