Geek Drivel

I’ve pretty much given up posting the spam and scam messages I receive here, because there’s very little new in them, just the same tired rehashes of the same tired fake offers. But this one is notable because it’s one of the few actual “money mule” e-mails I’ve ever gotten.

I know I shouldn’t have to say this, but if you ever get a message like this, don’t be tempted. You’re being asked to take stolen or scammed money from people and send it to the thieves, and when the police go looking, it’ll be you — the “mule” — who they charge.

Note that, like pretty much all spam, this was mass-produced and sent to lots of different e-mail accounts, which is obvious because the address in the to-line only has the same first few letters as one of my addresses. It was obviously sent to an alphabetical list of target addresses.

After much consideration, I’ve decided to leave the entire message unchanged, including the e-mail address, because someone might find this entry by searching on that. Again, don’t be tempted to contact this scammer!

Hello,

I am writing to draw your attention to the flexi-time
accounting/clerical position available with our company.
RHH Finance, Inc, headquartered in Moscow (Russia) with direct
representation in Lithuania and Cyprus, is a leading major Russian
proprietary trader and trust manager company . Our mission is to
provide investors with reduced emerging market risk and superior
returns through broad diversification and conscious risk-taking.
Currently, we are looking for skillful and communicative individuals
to join the Receivables Team of our Finance & Infrastructure Group in
the United States on part-time basis. This role involves monitoring
and processing of funds transfers initiated by our North American
clients. Your duties will not involve any direct client interaction,
and you will be reporting to the Receivables department manager in
Russia. We are looking for numerate individuals who are also able to
multi-task efficiently in a team. Relevant previous experience and/or
education is a plus, but not a prerequisite.
Your remuneration is commission-based. You are expected to dedicate up
to 8 hours per week to your duties, part of is regular business hours.
Your core responsibility will be to receive investment funds from our
North American clients into your designated account, reconcile the
payments with the head office and obtain transaction documentation
from your supervisor, and transfer specified funds into our managed
investment accounts as instructed. You will be in charge of handling
daily transaction-related communications, such as obtaining transfer
status information from your bank or request confirmations and summary
activity reports on regular and ad hoc basis.
The position is home-based, and no relocation is required from the
successful candidate. This role involves flexible working hours,
meaning that it is suitable for senior citizens or partially employed.
You will be offered to choose between 2% commission available
immediately and 2.5% available on a monthly basis. If you opt for
immediate payments, you will receive 2% (that is, $100 per every
$5,000) of the gross amount of each transfer credited into your
account. Alternatively, you may opt to receive 2.5% (that is $100 for
each $4000) of your monthly account turnover. We will also cover any
funds transfer fees.
It should be understood that being a foreign entity, RRH Finance, Inc
is not subject to the US IRS supervision. You will thus be liable for
reporting the commissions that you receive as your personal or
business income as required by the US tax legislation. It should be
underlined that only your commission constitute a taxable income, and
not the total turnover on your account.
It should also be underlined that all funds that you receive will come
from verifiable entities within the US and Canada. The funds that you
handle will comprise of funds submitted into trust management and
various fees that are charged on our clients. You will receive funds
via electronic Wire transfer. This is the secure system used by major
US banks for funds and securities settlement. No funds will be
deposited into your account unless the transaction is authorized by
the both your and investor’s bank, Thus, there is no risk on your end.
You will never be required to cash a check, make a remittance before
the funds are cleared into your account or engage in any other
potentially risky activity.
In order to qualify for the position, you must be a permanent US
resident aged 21 and above and have a verifiable personal/business
banking relationship with a US bank. Since most communication with the
head office will be via email/fax/phone, you should have reliable
access to these facilities and be reachable during regular business
hours. Business owners utilizing business bank accounts will be
subject to higher receivables turnover, and thus, higher commissions.
To apply for this position or to request additional information on our
company, please contact us at hr.rrhfinance@gmail.com Please make sure
to provide your contact phone number.

Please note that only applicants under serious consideration will be
contacted.

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