Need the Brits to check this out...

aquarob

aquarob

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cattlegrid_79 said:
Hey Rob

Yes, it is a real company. It's a cheap clothing company. You can find their official status on the UK companies register here.

I think they make clothes for a number of different companies as well as under their own brand.

What's the job? Anything exciting?
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Something fishy I think. The CEO of the company (supposedly) emailed me the other day, wanting me to cash money orders in American dollars that he sends me, then send them back to him via wire transfer in British Pounds. I am supposed to keep 10% of this sum for my trouble...

Seems to me, firstly, why me? Secondly, why not just have these money orders made out in British currency to begin with and save the hassle, and thirdly, I am nearly certain you can cash an American Money order in London, as I am sure there is a Western Union office there. So, my question is, assuming this is legit, and I am nearly positive it isnt, what harm could come of me cashing these money orders and keeping 10%, sending the rest to this gentleman in England? Nothing illegal about cashing a money order, as far as I know.../shrug
 
Nothing illegal about cashing a money order, as far as I know.../shrug
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Cashing a counterfiet money order is illegal, at least in the USA. The rub is that it(at first) goes through as everything is fine. You give them the money order, they give you the money, you pass on 90% to the third party.

A few days, weeks, months later, the fraud is discovered. The money order was a forgery. You, because you cashed it, are liable for the money, and the third party is gone.

They ask you who they were, what did they look like, where did they live exactly,...

You have no idea. You are the "Patsy". Yank verbage for you take the responsibility for the theft.
 
gotta be a scam. There is no reason someone would do something like that if it wasn't. I worked with a guy that took a check to a bank and simply asked if it was a real check. He was in jail for a few hours until they determined that it wasn't an attempt to try and defraud the bank. (The check was known fake to us, we didn't know he was going to take it to the bank and ask about it.)

They don't mess around with that kind of stuff.
 
aquarob said:
Something fishy I think. The CEO of the company (supposedly) emailed me the other day, wanting me to cash money orders in American dollars that he sends me, then send them back to him via wire transfer in British Pounds. I am supposed to keep 10% of this sum for my trouble...

Seems to me, firstly, why me? Secondly, why not just have these money orders made out in British currency to begin with and save the hassle, and thirdly, I am nearly certain you can cash an American Money order in London, as I am sure there is a Western Union office there. So, my question is, assuming this is legit, and I am nearly positive it isnt, what harm could come of me cashing these money orders and keeping 10%, sending the rest to this gentleman in England? Nothing illegal about cashing a money order, as far as I know.../shrug
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Don't go near it. It's a scam. I get these sorts of emails occasionally, but usually from an African country. Never heard of anyone getting one from Adams, but I guess it's something to look out for. I suggest you forward it on to the Adams company and see what they make of it. Or I will, just out of interest.:coffee2:
 
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