Chempacon hired me to process their US vendor's payments. They claim to need a person in the US to cash US checks locally due to the length of time it takes US checks to clear internationally. The US Representative (victim) deposit the check then receives the cash and Western Union's the money to a "subsidiary rep" in Eastern Europe, minus any fees and $600 rep fee.
I did as much research on this company as possible. I requested information and the contact for the company informed me that they were listed with Dunn & Bradstreet. When I looked them up on Dunn & Bradstreet, they are listed however, after being victimized, I contacted Dunn & Bradstreet to see if I find out if there was anything that was in the $329 report. I was lucky to get a representative that informed me that the report shows that this company no longer exists. Silly me... I should have done that prior to giving these crooks my personal information (Name, address, etc).
Trust me when you hear... This is too good to be true. It is too good to be true. Do not fall for this scam.
Unfortunately, I did not verify the check like "Smarter than them..." did how ever, I was smart enough to make sure that this was not passing through my actual checking account. The check I received was a counterfeit check. At this point, the bank contacted me in regards to the fraudulent check and informed me that they were closing my new account. I went to the local PD to file a complaint to make sure that this information would not follow me forever. The PD Detective then informed me that these crooks are somehow getting people's account numbers when the bank clears the check and they begin to write checks off of your account. Don't fall for this well though out scam.
I would have been responsible for $4K, if I had not opened a new account and the bank would not do research for the first 30 days on deposits &/or withdrawals on newly opened accounts. This scam cost me $45 dollars ($5 for a returned item & $45 for the research completed on the check). Trust me when I tell you this is not something that is worth your wild.
The is a scam that is appearing everywhere due to the high volume of internet job searches... Please pass this on to others because someone you know may be possibly losing their money to this scam.
0 comments