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Thursday, January 3, 2008

Adak Textiles Limited eMail Scam

You may have received the following email. If so you unfortunately are not being offered a career opportunity with Adak Textiles Limited, rather you are the target of a form of identity theft related scams. Learn more about identity theft here.

Any contact with the sender of this email could result in financial and identity loses. If you received an email like this, just delete it. If you have made contact with this person you may be at risk. You should immediately contact your local law enforcement agency and or financial institution for assistance if you provided ANY personal or financial information.

For more information about what to do if you think you may be the victim of identity theft visit SecurePCNews where you can find specific information about dealing with Identity Theft.

Following is the text of the scam email:

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-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Wood [mailto:woodsmens@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 6:27 PM
To: articles@riverbankconsulting.com
Subject: EPLOYMENT OFFER(PART-TIME JOB)GET PAID WEEKLY

Dear Sir/Madam,
Adak Textiles Limited, is a UK textile company.We produce and distribute clothing materials such as batiks,assorted fabrics and traditional costume worldwide.We have reached big sales volume of textile materials in the Europe and now are trying to penetrate the United State and Canada market. Quite soon we will open representative offices or authorized sales centers in the United State,Canada and some other countries, therefore we are currently looking for people who will assist us in establishing a new distribution network there (specifically U.S.A,AUSTRALIA,CANADA AND EUROPE). The fact is that despite the US market is new for us we already have regular clients that speaks for itself. WHAT YOU NEED TO DO FOR US? The international money transfer tax for legal entities (companies) in UK is 25%, whereas for the individual it is only 7%.There is no sense for us to work this way, while tax for international money transfer made by a private individual is7% .That's why we need you! We need agents to receive payment for our textiles( in money orders,check or bank wire transfers) and to resend the money to us via Money Gram or Western Union Money Transfer. This way we will save money because of tax decrease.
JOB DESCRIPTION?
1. Recieve payment from Clients
2. Cash Payments at your Bank
3. Deduct 10% which will be your percentage/pay on Payment processed.
4. Forward balance after deduction of percentage/pay to any of the officesyou will be contacted to send payment to(Payment is to be forwarded either by Money Gram orWestern Union Money Transfer or by bank transfer).
HOW MUCH WILL YOU EARN?
10% from each operation! For instance: you receive7000 USD via checks or money orders on our behalf. You will cash the money and keep $700 (10%from $7000) for yourself! At the beginning your commission will equal 10%, though later it will increase up to 12%!
ADVANTAGES
You do not have to go out as you will work as an independentcontractor right from your home office. Your job is absolutely legal. You can earn up to$3000-4000 monthly depending on time you will spend for this job. You do not need any capital to start.You can do the Work easily withoutleaving or affecting yourpresent Job.The employees who make efforts and work hard have a strongpossibility to become managers. Anyway our employees never leave us due to our excellent workcondition.
MAIN REQUIREMENTS:
18 years or older Legally capable responsible ready towork 3-4 hoursper week PC knowledge e-mail and internet experience (minimal) And pleaseknow that Everything is absolutely legal, If you are interested in our offer, please replyimmediately HERE IS A COPY OF THE EMPLOYMENT FORM FOR YOU
Refrence No:- LSLCA/2031/ 8161/05
Batch No:- R4/A313/2-60
EMPLOYMENT FORM
First Name:..............
Middle Name:..............
Last Name:...............
Addrress Line 1..............
Addrress Line 2..............
City..........
State.........
Zip...........
Home Phone........
Cell.........
Gender........
Marital Status.......
Age.........
Nationality..............
previous or present employment statue................................
Position:......................................
Thanks for your anticipated action. And we hope to hear back from you.
Yours Sincerely, Mark Wood
(Co-ordinator Desk)
ADAX TEXTILES LIMITED.
Surcon House Copson Street
Manchester M20 3HE
United Kingdom.
Phone +44 70457 36551
Email Address...woodsmens@gmail.com

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