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2006-06-23 01:24:54 -
Dawna
Yes tyhis is a scam you received and not an actual business but part of the 419 NIGERIAN scam that is severly going on. Their money orders and checks are fraud and cashing them or depositing them you will be arrested on fraus and theft in federal Prision!!!
DONT acept anything from them AND YOU WILL PROBABLY FIND THE SAME EMAIL THAT YOU GOT IN THRU OUT THESE POSTINGS THAT OTHERS HAVE ALSO RECEIVED
Mark their email address as spam and report it to your email provider and to the government website I have posted in here before.
Ben
Thats why I take the time to research these scammers is to help others not get there selves in trouble needlessly.
MIKE PERKINS IS DEFFINATELY A SCAM!
What you guys learn here Please tell others also so they know to!!


2006-06-22 21:32:30 -
This is part of an e-mail I received. I need money badly, therefore I can not afford a scam. Is this a scam?

Here you have the description of this job in simple steps:



1. You agree and sign the contract, send us your full name and postal address.

2. In 4-5 days after you have agreed to work for us you will start to receive checks/money orders/cashier checks made on your name from our customers in U.S. and Canada. Our customers use hospital funds and the checks are always covered. The payments are made for our products and services which have already been delivered.

3. You cash the checks/money orders/cashier checks at your bank using your pre-established account.

4. You deduct the 10% commission from the total amount of the check or money order that you receive and cash.

5. You send the remaining 90% minus transfer fees to our company as per our instructions to one of our offices. We have offices in almost all of Europe; we will instruct you where to send the balance. This means that the funds will not always be sent to our headquarters in U.K. You will not make the transfer on our company name. One of our employees will be the receiver for the funds. The methods we use for transferring funds are: wire transfers, money transfers, checks and money orders. Depending on our needs we will instruct you to send the funds using one of those methods.

6. After one month has passed since you signed the contract you will receive your first salary.

Mike Perkins

Administrative Director

International Med


2006-06-22 13:30:33 - Almost Scamed
This was sent to me and sounded very convincing....but im glad I did my research....be careful these are all scams!

"MIKE PERKINS" Add to Address
To: "MIKE PERKINS"
Subject: Re: Best U.S. part-time job available, limited offer: REPRESENTATIVE CONTRACT + MORE INFORMATION
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 14:21:58

Dear Candidate,

We will never ask you for bank name, bank account number, routing number, credit card, passwords, ssn number etc. If anyone asks for those on our behalf please do not give out this info. This is to ensure that you will not be the victim of an identity theft case.
Here you have the description of this job in simple steps:
1. You agree and sign the contract, send us your full name and postal address.
2. In 4-5 days after you have agreed to work for us you will start to receive checks/money orders/cashier checks made on your name from our customers in U.S. and Canada. Our customers use hospital funds and the checks are always covered. The payments are made for our products and services which have already been delivered.
3. You cash the checks/money orders/cashier checks at your bank using your pre-established account.
4. You deduct the 10% commission from the total amount of the check or money order that you receive and cash.
5. You send the remaining 90% minus transfer fees to our company as per our instructions to one of our offices. We have offices in almost all of Europe; we will instruct you where to send the balance. This means that the funds will not always be sent to our headquarters in U.K. You will not make the transfer on our company name. One of our employees will be the receiver for the funds. The methods we use for transferring funds are: wire transfers, money transfers, checks and money orders. Depending on our needs we will instruct you to send the funds using one of those methods.
6. After one month has passed since you signed the contract you will receive your first salary.
IMED is a privately owned company founded in 1924. The business is based in London at the heart of the UK motorway network and has developed from its origins, producing surgical needles, into a major business servicing the global healthcare market.
Today, IMED is building on the company's strong tradition for product research and development and is developing into one of the UK's leading healthcare groups. The company has developed and markets products in the growing areas of sports medicine, spinal surgery and biomaterials and has an established international distribution base across Europe, America and the Far East.
We care to explain to you thoroughly the entire process that will possibly be the best job you will ever have. This job is possible because our company IMED has its headquarters in London, UK. As such we do not yet have stores or offices in the United States and Canada. Until we do we will always need representatives in the U.S. to take care of some financial matters. The problem we are facing is the time necessary for our company to clear the funds from checks, money orders and cashier checks paid by our customers from U.S. and Canada after they have received our products and/or services. It takes approximately 2 to 3 weeks including shipping to clear these checks in Europe. We need to clear the checks, money orders and cashier checks inside U.S. and then have the funds transferred to our company in U.K. by other means. This is where you can help us. It would speed up the process tenfold. We have already made a signed agreement with the U.S. officials and we are paying all the necessary taxes for our business. We will also send you a 1099 Form for tax deduction on your part on the date you will receive your first salary. This job is official and legal according to the U.S. legislation as it is today.
We do make background research on all the international customers before we sell our products. We also verify the checks for funds availability before it arrives to you. In an outstanding case of any problem, we offer a full guarantee to cover the fees and the whole amount on any check. This way you can feel absolutely protected and safe.
Mike Perkins

Administrative Director

International Med









































































Mike Perkins

International Med

Fax: 011-44-20-7691-7642

Fax: 011-44-20-7000-1323


2006-06-22 13:17:12 -
I got an email form Mike Perkins today. I was almost scammed by a "amanda garson" from the UK who wanted to purchase my wedding dress that I was selling online. Before I became wise, I went ahead with the transaction but luckily I did not deposit the money orders into my account. Instead I took them to the post office and told me they were fake. If you ever get U.S. Money orders, take them to the U.S. Post office first to verify. They can tell right off the back.


2006-06-22 12:48:54 - ben
I also received an e-mail from Mr Perkins. Thanks guys for this forum, i'd have been in prison.


2006-06-22 00:39:07 -
GUYS READ ALL THE PREVIOUS POSTS FROM ALL AND YOU WILL SEE THAT EVERONE OF YOUR EMAILS ARE ALL FRAUD, SCAM. Not one of these emails that anyone listed in the last 20 pages are from real business or lotteries you one or jobs that want you to receive money orders for them only those that are fraud with fraud money orders that people across the globe are facing federal prision for even tho they didnt know they were fraud, ALL EMAIL LOTTERIES ARE SCAMS111 ALL JOBS ASKING YOU TO RECEIVE THEIR MONEY ORDERS AND FOR YOU TO RECEIVE USUALLY 10% FOR YOUR PAYMENT AND THEN SEND THEM THE MONEY YOU CASH ARE ALL SCAMS FROM STOLEN OR FAKE MONEY ORDERS!!! It is called the 419 NIGERIAN scams. Dont trust anything from Nigerians, they have the most scammers then any other country.


2006-06-22 00:24:10 -
Stacey
This is a scam company known for their fraud money orders most of them stolen and getting people in alot of trouble. In several of my posts from Hope listed below or on the next page I have put in the websites you need to contact to file claims ans what ever you do dont try to cash or deposit them or you will be facing federal charges againt you for fraud and theft charges which are very serious, they feel you are an accomplace to the fraud crime with these money orders. Be very careful and report what you received also to your local police. Many of us here have also received the same fraud email from the same companies


2006-06-21 21:02:24 -
ok I am posting the e-mails I have received.I also received postal money orders in the mail today and would like advice on what I should do now?The e-mails are as follows:
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 09:57:09 +0000 (UTC)
From: "[email protected]" Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
To: [email protected]
Subject: Hello (Job Offer)

Hello,

My name is Susan Bryant, I am an artist with my husband Tommy Bryant,We
own
Susan ART WORLD in London(United Kingdom).

I have sold in galleries and to private collectors from all around the
world.
I am always facing serious difficulties when it comes to selling my art
works to Americans, they are always offering to pay with MONEY ORDER,
which
is difficult for me to cash here in London United Kingdom.

I am looking for a representative in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA who
will
be working for me as a par time worker and i will be willing to pay 10%
for every transaction, which wouldn't affect your present state of
work,
someone who would help me receive payments from my customers in the
states,
I mean someone that is responsible and reliable, because the cost of
coming
to the state and getting payments is very expensive, I am working on
setting
up a branch in the state, so for now i need a representative in the
UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA who will be handling the payment aspect for our
company.

These payments are in MONEY ORDERS and they wouldcome to you in your
name if
you are willing to assist as a representative, so all you need do is
cash
the money order deduct your percentage and WESTERN UNION Charges then
wire
the rest back.

NOTE: All charges f the WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER will be deducted
from
the money, so you are rest assured that you wouldn't spend a dime out
of
your personal money.

If you are interested, N: B, Please send to me the listed information
below
to this email add ([email protected])

#Your full name:

#Your full home address,

#Your Cell or direct contact telephone number,

I will be needing your home address for the shipment of the MONEY
ORDERS to
you by my customer’s.

Thanks for your assistant and God bless,

Susan & Tommy Bryant.
London, United Kingdom.

NB:Endeavour to send your reply through my alternative e-mail address:
(susartworlduk@aidiary.
com)

And the second one is as follows:
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 22:01:49 +0100 (BST)
From: "Susan E. Bryant" Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
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Subject: UPDATE ON PAYMENT SENT
To: [email protected]

Hello,

Top of the day to you and I hope this email meet you and your family in Good health, if so glory be to GOD.

Sorry for not writing you back all the while I have been very busy with my art work, I have lot of clients in USA Especially in Texas and Michigan, some companies in GA awarded a contract to me to supply my art work for them, so I have been very busy to meet up the time factor.

This is to update you on a payment sent to you by one of our customer. You will be receiving some United States Postal Money Order by regular mail, Once you receive it take them to your bank and have it deposited into your bank account.

Then go the next day for withdraw or ask the bank cashier when you can come back to withdraw the cash. Some bank take 2-5 days or the next day depending on your banking system. Once the cash is ready for withdraw,Withdarw it and deduct your 10% and send the remaining 90% to via Western Union Money Transfer to the name and instruction below.

Note you are to split the money into two places and send to the two name and informations,The Western union charges should be deducted from the 90%

1ST INFO
NAME: SUNDAY ATUMA
TEXT QUESTION:WHAT FOR
ANSWER:SUSAN ART
DESTINATION:LAGOS-NIGERIA

2ND INFO
NAME: ATUMA SEUN
TEXT QUESTION:TO WHERE
ANSWER: AFRICA
DESTINATION:LAGOS-NIGERIA

After the payment is sent you will email me back the money transfer control number(MTCN),Alone with the Senders name and the exact amount sent to each of the names. Please make sure you specify the Money transfer Control Number (MTCN) and payment information for each of the names to avoid any mistake.

NOTE: Always check you P.O.Box for it cus it was sent to you by regular mail.

Feel Free to call us on + 447040101818, + 447031926653

Thanks for your assistant and have a splendid day,

Susan & Tommy Bryant

So any help you can offer me would be great at this time.My e-mail address is [email protected] but I can only check e-mail once in a while right now. And after reading the posts here, they have changed their names again.
Thank you again,
Stacy


2006-06-21 19:37:01 -
i was recuited by nec-star inc and recived a ck in the amount of $2594.99. i deposited said check in my bank account and was wating for check to clear .i guess i have been dupped . the only good thing is that i now know that it is a scam.the ck they sent was from bank of america


2006-06-21 16:33:23 - Chrusty Baker
Unfortunalty I found this site too late. I also got the e-mail from Mike Perkins supposedly from IMED. IT IS FRAUD!! I got the first check, and put it into my bank for validation for 7 days. On the second day, my bank closed my account due to a fradulant check. The check had been stolen from someone in Texas. This has cost me a great deal of sorrow and the loss of my account with a great bank. PLEASE READ! DO NOT ACCEPT ANYTHING FROM MIKE PERKINS! This is what the e-mail will entail:


Dear Candidate,



We will never ask you for bank name, bank account number, routing number, credit card, passwords, ssn number etc. If anyone asks for those on our behalf please do not give out this info. This is to ensure that you will not be the victim of an identity theft case.

Before we start you have to understand what our company is looking for and if you feel that this type of job is good for you follow the instructions below this introduction. If you have one free hour daily (not including weekends) you are welcome to join today. Our job is a flextime, flex-place opportunity designed to fit around your family's income and time needs. You can earn from $50,000 up to $200,000 a year (depends on our sales) and more after one year working with us. Our company can guarantee $5,500 every month income in your first year of work.



Here you have the description of this job in simple steps:



1. You agree and sign the contract, send us your full name and postal address.

2. In 4-5 days after you have agreed to work for us you will start to receive checks/money orders/cashier checks made on your name from our customers in U.S. and Canada. Our customers use hospital funds and the checks are always covered. The payments are made for our products and services which have already been delivered.

3. You cash the checks/money orders/cashier checks at your bank using your pre-established account.

4. You deduct the 10% commission from the total amount of the check or money order that you receive and cash.

5. You send the remaining 90% minus transfer fees to our company as per our instructions to one of our offices. We have offices in almost all of Europe; we will instruct you where to send the balance. This means that the funds will not always be sent to our headquarters in U.K. You will not make the transfer on our company name. One of our employees will be the receiver for the funds. The methods we use for transferring funds are: wire transfers, money transfers, checks and money orders. Depending on our needs we will instruct you to send the funds using one of those methods.

6. After one month has passed since you signed the contract you will receive your first salary.


Please be carefull and do not fall for this bastard!


2006-06-21 16:33:07 -
I recieved a package from tnt shipment from Bangkok with what is suppose to be 4250.00 dollars worth of money orders from Wal-Mart financial services.

A european wanting "help for his business" but it looks very suspicious to me. It seems pretty fraudulenmt to me and I will be returning the money orders or turn it in for evidence if necessary.


2006-06-21 14:47:19 - Kay Gee
Hello, this is so wierd to me. Let me tell my story. It is really the same as every other story I was just ahead of the them. How it began: I recently put a ad on site www.roommates.com for roommate in(texas) and received a nice email from a lady in Britain or New England (not texas,but lied) . She claimed her father just pasted and she had a business that she had to continue and for rent she would provide free of charge if I would accpt money order payments. The (walmart Financial)money orders I recevied were from someone in Houston,TX with a unclear name on it. She also asked me to fill out a form for employment at her company. After it was all done, she was sent email tellig to never email me again with this organized criminal activity. Oh, yea this is being investigated. Final Word:Dont be Monkey Minded....Monkey See Money Do! For the LOVE of$$$$$$$$


2006-06-21 13:53:53 -
I recieved an email asking me to be a repersentive/bookkeeper here in the US for a company out of the UK. It seemed to be legal. But I soon found out the hard way that it was not. I recieved 4 US money orders in the mail and when I went to cash them I was arrested. The man who sent the emails to me was named Greg Gorege Holdings. If anyone out there has been scammed by this person please let me know what to do. Hopeless and Helpless in Florida.


2006-06-21 09:49:55 -
I went thruough careerbuilder, and I thought the job they told me in order for me to start recieving checks is to fill out my home information, sign the bottom of the agreement, and either scan the signature or take a photo of the signature in order for me to start recieving checks, I did email my address but never emailed a signed copy and I still recieved a check to be cashed and mailed to nec-star inc., so that is I feel this is definatley a fraudual situation to get you to cash a check from your back it then clears, but later on backfires on you. So I think this is a act of either identity theft or just trying to mess up your credit repore with your bank. So I advise everyone to be careful and also always check companies out through better business bureau (BBB) to see the status of the the suspicious company.


2006-06-21 00:58:06 -
I would like to know if your email that your company is looking for a person in the USA to help you do business is legit

Looking forward to hearing from you soon

Marco Beltran


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