Kaisilver, Security Blog

This is a huge scam that has been unfolding for a couple of years now. The intensity of this online scam has recently grown for obvious reasons. Innocent people searching for part time employment, the thrill and convenience of working from home promised by the scam and ofcourse the ease with which you can make money. You need to be aware of this scam as the whole project is a fraud in most of the cases.

You get an email from a supposedly huge firm, they sell globally and specially in your part of the globe. They are so busy selling that they need someone to collect money on their behalf. The online scam then details how you can become their agent to collect payments for them. As explained by them, you provide bank details, address etc. The scammers make the sale and direct the innocent buyer (the victim) to make payment to you.  You keep a part of the payment, this is your commission the amount is tempting enough to fool many people into falling for this online scam. The remaining part of the collected funds are transferred by you to the seller (the scammer). All sounds good so far since you actually DID, make some real money in this transaction.

The plot gets worse as you move ahead. The scammer who is supposed to ship a product or offer some service to the buyer, never does his part! The money was however paid by the innocent buyer to you. The scammer already gets paid real cash by you, the amount that you sent the scammer after deducting your commission. The innocent buyer has only one proof in legal terms, the fact that he paid money to you. The legal action starts, your bank or local police gets informed of the online scam, by the innocent buyer. You were innocent to start of with but now, in the eyes of the law and the innocent buyer you are the perpetuator of an online SCAM!.

Be aware of this SCAM, if you are tricked into entering into a deal that is even slightly similar to the one mentioned above, STAY AWAY. It is almost 100% sure that it is a fraud, you will have little recourse to the law as the payment was sent to you. Pass this link to your friends and relatives. As the world economies slip lower into trouble, this online scam is poised to drag more innocent victims into its dragnet.