It's a pleasure to welcome Youra Nassol, PhD to Scamorama!
Youra is dealing with a Job Scam (see JOB SCAM DIGEST for many interesting variations on this format).
Read on for clever scambaiting and some of the most amusing fake documents seen in a long time. Why should scammers have all the fun?
Some bits are highlighted for the benefit of the scam-o-challenged.
Good day, happy scammaster!
It all started when I received an intriguing message offering a job in a rather surprising way, it proposed, among others, a position as "speech patoogist" !
I replied stating that beeing a "spoof pathologist" myself, I was very interested.
Then came a message asking for my ID and diplomas, which I supplied, of course. Just have a look at my adress in Germany, Wewelsburg being the castle where Himmler set up the training center for the higher ranking SS...
You must know that, regarding my ID card, the french word "con" is the very coarse term used for "idiot". It is litterally translated by "cunt". The motto: "being a cunt is okay but you must be proud of it!"
The Mortar Forkers Ph.D. diploma deserves careful reading...
Nevertheless, I received a contract along with instructions to contact (here comes the scam..) a person for the visa, which I assume I'll have to pay for...
I replied immediately and am now expecting the instructions for my visa. I shall keep you posted, ... and my diploma states, I am a fully fledged mortar forker.
Featuring
ALEX DICKSON - looking to hire an awful lot of people to work at his house(?)
MRS. CAROLINE WILFRED - with the Canadian embassy in... India
versus
YOURA NASSOL - certified mortar forker
REV. ALOYSIUS FUTTBUCKER - his benevolent uncle
ALEX DICKSON
(And the ATTACH FILE was...)
(Yup, this is your basic Job Scam Format. 18 August 2014 Mr. Dickson Alex <sir.dicksonalexfirm@gmail.com>: OPEN THE ATTACH FILE AND FORWARD YOUR RESUME/ CV DIRECTLY TO THE EMAIL FOR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE:
1631 Dickson Avenue, Suite 1100
JOB DESCRIPTION:
APPLICATION
Best Regards, YOURA NASSOL
Dear sir, quite interested by a position with your firm.
SUre, (Youra's uncle is the Reverend Aloysius Futtbucker, who will appear soon!) ALEX DICKSON
August 19 <sir.dicksonalexfirm@gmail.com> Dear Applicant,
Our Human Resource Department got your resume relating to the direct employment that is going on in our Firm.To proceed further in this recruitment program, you are to provide the following details:,Scan Copies of your school certificates,Your International passport and passport photograph,Do not reply further if you cannot provide the above required details for verification and also fill up the job application form and send back to us immediately for further procedures,Your qualification and work experience will be considered in line with the numbers of vacant positions we need to fill up in our firm,All selected applicants will be given appointment letter soft copy/Agreement form to enable them travel to Canada and resume duty with our Firm,Your immediate response is highly needed. Regards,
Human Resource Department, YOURA NASSOL
August 19
Dear Sir, Therefore, Please find hereunder the requested details
Name: Nassol I am currently working with the official french bureau for european affairs in Germany, and I live in Germany with an official special passport (copy attached).
My adress: I have a Ph.D. (copy attached) in Historical Building and Construction technology, from the masonic MFGL University of Texas, advanced research branch, Deepinaharta, Texas. Trilingual in French English and German. Please contact me again if you request any more information, and may I ask you to proovide me with more details about the offered position? Yours very sincerely and sure that Youra Nassol MRS. CAROLINE WILFRED
(And our hero is in! August 27 <sir.dicksonalexfirm@gmail.com> Attention,Nassol Youra
The enclosed attachment is the copy of your appointment letter Soft Copy /Agreement form from Dickson firm pl c, Canada.Your application details and CV was selected along with other 12 applicants from Asia Region to join our work force in Canada.You are expected to report in our Canada office on the date stated in your appointment letter.For Visa Approval/Processing, you are requested to contact the Canadian Embassy senior officer with the contact details below and comply with her instructions to assist you with visa approval/processing in your Country. YOURA NASSOL
August 29 Dear Mr.Dickson, I acknowledge receipt of your appointment letter which I am returning by mail with my signature. I contacted Ms Wilfried as instructed and am currently waiting for her instructions in view of the visa Looking forward to serving in your Company, As I am sure now Youra Nassol MRS. CAROLINE WILFRED
August 30 <immigrationvfscanadaembassy@linuxmail.org>
Attention : (The intimidating language is meant to keep the potential victim in line.)
REGARDS YOURA NASSOL
Wow, this canadian embassy does work hard! I just wonder what the payment in "Rs" (indian rupies?) 21,600 amounts to..I'll answer asking for the embassy's adress as I have to get my "gate pass" from them..must be pretty far from Germany and my sweet Wewelsburg I transfer the mails to you, some of theirs are incredible, especially the explanation why she is located in India ALEX DICKSON
September 8 THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT IS THE NEW JOB APPOINTMENT LETTER,KINDLY CONTACT MRS.CAROLINE.L.WILFRED IMMEDIATELY AND MAKE THE PAYMENT TO HER FOR YOUR VISA REGISTRATION FEE SO THAT SHE CAN START UP THE PROCESSING OF YOUR ON TIME BECAUSE YOU ARE TO RESUME YOUR DUTY HERE IN CANADA ON THE 17/09/2014.
1631 Dickson Avenue, Suite 1100
JOB DESCRIPTION:
APPLICATION
Best Regards, REV. ALOYSIUS FUTTBUCKER
(Enter Youra's benevolent uncle!) September 5
Dear Ms Wilfred (Uh oh, Uncle Aloysius thinks the "visa fee" was quoted in DOLLARS, not RUPEES! $1 = about 60 rupees.) CAROLINE WILFRED
("Caroline" happily lets Uncle Aloysius believe he must pay in dollars.) September 8 <immigrationvfscanadaembassy@linuxmail.org> THE TRANSFER OF THE $21,600 FOR THE VISA REGISTRATION/PROCESSING FEE SHOULD BE SENT THROUGH WESTERN UNIOM MONEY TRANSFER WITH THE NAME,JOHN WILLIAMS TO INDIA HERE BECAUSE I WALK AS THE CANADIA SENIOR IMMIGRATION OFFICER IN INDIA,HIS VISA WILL BE PROCESSED AND SENT TO THE CANADIAN EMBASSY IN GERMANY FOR STAMPING AND THE TRANSACTION SHOULD BE MADE IN 4 DIFFERENT PLACES SO KINDLY GET BACK TO US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITH THE PAYMENT DETAILS SO THAT WE CAN APPROVE HIS APPLICATION AND START UP THE PROCESSING OF HIS VISA IMMEDIATELY. REV. ALOYSIUS FUTTBUCKER
September 10 Dear Ms.Wilfred
Have you received the official payment authorization that was issued by my firm, ?
On the other hand, I realize that you were asking for Rs21,600 i.e Us $ 350 and not and not 21,600. Too late, the transfer order is aleardy in the bank. Looking forward to reading you
Yours sincerely (... and the scammers must be opening the champagne!) YOURA NASSOL
September 16 Dear Scamomaster Things are going well: As I already mailed you, I have asked for my posiiton to be changed from "construction engineer" to "spoof pathologiste", and that was generously accepted bye the Dickson Alex firm, they sent me a new contract . In the meantime, I received quite confusing info about my visa, Ms Wilfred beeing withe the canadian embassy in India, and -I'll send you the mails,- it creates some complications..; My uncle Aloysius Futtbucker who pays the visa fees for me announced that he was transfering US $ 21 600 instead of indian rupees 21 600 ($350!..) and is currently negociating with the kind Ms Wilfred so she keeps the difference and help him to create a chapter of the Mortar Forkers Grand Lodge in India, and use the funds for her expenses... I'll send you the mails, and hopefully, the subsequent conversations...
sincerely and scamaliciously yours REV. ALOYSIUS FUTTBUCKER
September 20
Dear Ms.Wilfred CAROLINE WILFRED
September 23 <immigrationvfscanadaembassy@linuxmail.org>
DEAR MR.ALOYSIUS FUTTBUCKER, (The reason the scammer wants the payments split up is because Western Union may flag a large payment as potentially fraudulent, and in particular limits individual payments to various countries.) REV. ALOYSIUS FUTTBUCKER
24 sept Dear Ms. Wilfred, Regarding the transfer, I will split as requested, but I need more information: the bank references or adresses of your staff members, and to whom in particular I should adress the US $ 350,00 covering the visa fee. Otherwise, I will send the various money orders directly to the embassy, it is in New Delhi, I suppose. On the other hand, I will send you shortly a formal authorization to establish the Mortar Forkers Grand Lodge in India, which will need your formal agreement, as it will show in my mail. Very thankful for your help, welcome among the Mortar Forkers! Aloysius Futtbucker (More to come? Let's hope so, but regardless, let's raise a glass to the Benevolent Order of Mortar Forkers!) |