I too fell for this work from home scam, First I receved the same email as described in earlier reports dealing with Honeywell and Dave Cote. Next I recevied another email they called an update:
This update is also targeted at finding out if you will be available in the week ahead, as we are about to begin full scale operations and all hands would be needed on deck.
We would like to know if you will be able to carry out your duties diligently and timely enough and most importantly if you think you're up to the task. A quick response from you would make things a lot easier for us, so as to know if to inform our clients to start making payments for goods already delivered to them, payment which will be made directly to you.
This is why we would like to know if you would be up to the task. Please a reply from you, and a regular update would mean a lot to us. You will not be paying any tax ok all you need do is cash any payment made to you and deduct you 10% and from the balance send the as will be directed.
Best Regards
David Cote
Then came an email called First assignment:
How are you doing today, This is to inform you that your first assignment with the company will be deliver to you today via Ups.com delivery service.
Here is the ups tracking number www.ups.com (1ZV295X5449649XXXX).
Kindly follow the below instruction to complete your first task.
1.) Go ahead and cash the payment today at your Local Bank.
2.) Deduct your Commission per transaction (10%)
3.) Send the remaining 90% to our Regional warehouse with the details
below via western union money transfer.
How to send money via western union:
Walk In to any western union location in your area, and give the details below to the Western Union agent with the total amount you are sending. A transfer fee will be applied when sending money via Western Union you can deduct the transfer fee from the total amount you will be sending out (we mean from the 90%).
Here is the Regional Representative's information where the money should be transferred via Western Union.
Receiver's Name: RANDEL J. LEMENS,
Address: 321 2TH STREET, APT. 46
City: GREEN BAY
State: WISCONSIN 54304
Get back to us with the following details when everything has been done Today.
*senders name:
*senders address:
*exact amount sent after western union charges:
*the 10 digit number on the western union receipt (mtcn #): xxx-xxx-xxxx.
Await your reply.
Best Regards
Dave Cote.
Ups did deliver an envelope with a plain white envelope inside and a check:
It supposedly came from a Jocelyn Yen 4942 Waa Street Honolulu HI 96823
I deposited the check into my checking account, but did nothing else, waited to see if the check would clear, Low and behold it did not. Matter of fact, Bank of America (my bank or was) did not call me or nothing, they just closed my checking and savings account, when I tried to sign onto my account via internet it said there was a problem and to call an 800 number, when I did this, the lady informed me that the account was in the process of being closed for a contifiet check. Forget exactually what all took place in the conversation but in short the lady asked me if I didnt have any incline that this might seem a little suspisious, someone sending me a check and telling me to keep 10% and send the rest to wherever. I reply as I raised my voice a little, " Had I any idea I would not of deposited the check " and then the lady hangs up on me.
With the economy with it is at this time I was looking to make some money and this seem like an easy way with little effort and time Had I read into this closer and seeing their wording in the First Assignment: Get back to us with the following details when everything has been done Today. I didnt have the money in the bank to do this today, reason for me waiting to see if the check cleared. This is what the scam counts on. That you have the funds available to send them that day. Outcome: your out any money that you send and maybe get your bank account (s) closed also.
I did contact the bank and try to explain but to no avail, they asked that I not bank with again. And I have a business account with them still.
The next step I took was to contact the local sheriffs dept. They said they wouldnt do much with it, they had just went thru the same thing bout a week ago with a young guy, he took the check to a local business who cashed it and now hes up on charges of contifiet check and the local business is out the full amount of the check. The check they sent me was for $3.850.00
With all that, I then called the local sheriffs office in Green Bay WI. (place where the First Assignment instructed me to send the remaining 90%) they got me in touch with the consumer protectioin agency and they contacted me via email (which I instructed them the best way to contact me) forms to fill out and send back to them. That is where all this is at now.
Lesson learned, hope this helps others...
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