Check Processing Employment Scam Letter
from: John Chandler, Payments Manager, Allianz Finance, LLC
NOTE: "John Chandler" is not the real name of the scammer
As with many of these scams, the emails are not all written by the same author even though they are signed using the same name.
Allianz #1 - Allianz #2 - Allianz #3 - Allianz #4 - Allianz #5 - Allianz #6
|
Letter Source: At first glance, this letter appears to have originated in Guadalajara, Mexico; in fact it originated from somewhere in current day Russia (+0300 Time Zone). The computer in Mexico may have an easily accessible "back door" through which the scammers accessed the Internet. Read more about back doors HERE. All computers have back doors, and some are more vulnerable than others. Take a look at the wire instructions: They've instructed the victim to send the funds to Moscow. The wire instructions in Allianz #6 also give a Moscow address. While that in of itself is meaningless because the funds can be picked up anywhere once they are in the Western Union system, keep in mind that these instructions originated in Russia. Moscow was one of the possibilities. DO NOT CONFUSE allianzfinance.biz with the real Allianz Finance II BV / Allianz Group, a legitimate Dutch company. The bad guys love to use the names of legitimate companies to do their dirty work. They have also plastered bank logos on their site to make themselves appear legitimate. ____________________________________________________ Find out where emails are REALLY coming from. |
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006
00:22:49 +0300
From:
johnchandler@allianzfinance.biz
Subject: Payment Processing Instructions(1st/2nd transfers)
DEAR XXXXXX,
Here is our Payment Processing instructions for your 1st/2nd transfers.
It should be there already available. I hope you will be able to complete it
today.
================
TRANSFER AMOUNT:
1ST TRANSFER:$976.00
2ND TRANSFER:$976.00
TOTAL: $1,952.00
TRANSFER PURPOSE: WEB DESIGN SERVICES
1. Withdraw all this money ASAP.
Your commission is -$97.60(5%)
Upcoming Western Union transfer fees - $103.00(Rates for your state may be
different)
Amount to transfer via Western Union -$1,740.00
2. Please visit the nearest Western Union location(you can find it at
http:// www.westernunion.com)
It's necessary to issue 1 Western Union transfer for our client in Europe.
Here is all information you need to transfer this money:
====
RECEIVER NAME: Maria Sokolova
RECEIVER ADDRESS: Moscow, Russia
AMOUNT TO TRANSFER: $1,740.00
Upcoming Western Union transfer fees - $103.00(Rates for your state may be
different)
TRANSFER PURPOSE: PRIVATE PAYMENT/WEB DESIGN SERVICES
====
Don't forget to write down your Western Union Money Transfer Control
Numbers(MTCNs) and report me when done.
Thank you!
John Chandler,
Payments Manager
Allianz Finance
johnchandler@ allianzfinance.biz