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Internet Scam: A Personal Experience

With time on my hands, I responded to this ad in my local newspaper.
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| Location: Santa Maria: Salary/Wage: $3k/month Education: high school Status: | | Part-time ...Package Processor Assistant earn up to 3k/month, |
| Info: http://globaltransmanagement.c om/line/vacancies |
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I had no idea what the job might be and I was suspicious, but for $3K per month, part time at home, I preferred to be optimistic. So I visited the website and tried to figure it out what it was.

The website was two dimensional and dull with none of the eye catching graphics I've come to expect on websites designed for recruitment.
There was a more detailed job description but it only confused me more. It said the job was simply accepting packages from Federal Express and UPS; repackaging them per email instructions; attaching pre-paid shipping labels; then taking them to the Post Office and shipping them to the customer. For this they would pay $3100 per month plus $24.00 a package.
The big question that came to mind was how could a shipping company make money, or even stay in business, by shipping everything twice, adding delivery delays, and paying people so much to do it. I filled out the application on line and quickly sent it off. Indulging in optimistic delusions shaped by genuine need, I didn't want to deal with that question.
At 3:00 AM the next morning, I got an email from a man named Alex offering me the job. To accept it all I had to do was sign the attached contract and send him a copy of my driver's license for address verification. I quickly complied. Sending a copy of my driver's license was my first mistake.
Over the next five days, I received six packages. They contained top of the line personal electronics: digital cameras, graphic processors, memory chips and Apple Ipods. They were purchased from reputable online merchants and charged to individual accounts in different parts of the country. They all were shipped to me. Accepting delivery was my second mistake.
Repackaging instructions and pre-paid shipping labels arrived by email on day number five. I followed the instructions, combining the packages into two, affixing the shipping labels and taking them to the Post Office for shipment to addresses Moscow. My third mistake was shipping the packages out.

Understanding The Scam: What was really going on.

While I was at the post office, two more packaged arrived. I went straight to my computer. It was time for some serious research.

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