Not all that gleams is gold ...

Messages like this one are a sign of the times. A lot of people are looking for alternative ways of earning money. This is a scam especially setup to cater to exploit this.

Under the illusion of being company representatives, victims happily cash in money from equally ignorant "customers", who are also victims. The cash for the service or product is sent to the "head office" through Westen Union. That means the money is gone forever as soon as it is picked up at the other end!

Now the "Company Representative" believes he is doing honest work, but the truth is, he is just being used to milk as many customers as possible, before the swindel explodes.

The problem the "Representive" then faces is, that he is the only contact person the customers has. So what happens then?

I expect you can guess. The customers report the fraud to the police and name the "Representative" as the only direct contact they have. The "Representative" gets taken to court for fraud and cannot prove that he has worked in "good faith" for the company.

I have spoken to several victims involved in cases like this one. They were all sentenced for fraud.

What's obvious is, getting payments from customers in our modern Internet world is easily achieved with credit cards and other online methods and does not need middle men.

Here are the names of people behind this (at least they are the names which are publically available):

Digicreator:
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Simone Botto
V. P. Cristofoli
Genova
16151 Italy
+1.3283046605 (A US number?)
Email: mariopradapri@yahoo.com

and:

kube-corp-inc.com
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KENNETH KUBE
104 Carol Court
Lansdale
19446
PA
UNITED STATES
kube_kenneth11@yahoo.com
0348342234

and of course the E-Mail, which was in HTML

-------- Original Message --------------------------------
Subject: Job Offer! (You Must Read It) (08-Mai-2005 17:33)
From: no-reply@kube-corp-inc.com
To: xxx@xxx.xxx

Representative of the company

Our company takes leading positions on the market of our granted services. As our main office is located in U.K., we do not have the possibility to cooperate perfectly with our clients from different countries. That is why we are searching for the people who would become our representatives in those countries where our clients are. You may be one of those people.

You should have a bank account and a few hours a week of free time to receive and forward the funds of our company. Many people ask why our clients can not send the money to the Companys bank account directly. Unfortunately, our bank limited the receipt of such funds from abroad. That is why we have to hire people who would become our representatives in other countries.

YOUR WORK is to receive the payments on your bank account and send them to our Company through Western Union services. As we start to present our services only after the receipt of the payments, you should take the money from the bank and send it directly to us through Western Union. After that we will render the complete set of services for the client. On carrying out a successful bargain you will be attached to the client as a financial agent of the company. Accordingly, making up a unified team, we will be able to improve the productivity and reputation of our Company.

XmediaBuil is an integrated marketing firm that helps guide clients through new paths of marketing success. Our quick, instinctive and disciplined approach assures all your tracks are covered before any strategy or creative execution begins. Nearly extinct in an industry running wild with mega-agencies, XmediaBuil nurtures client relationships with an intimate, personalized approach.

We hope, that you have read the information about our company, which offers advertising services in different kinds of business. We have fulfilled many orders of different advertizers and sponsors in some countries of the Italy. Taking into consideration increasing demand we need more agencies in Italy. So, we would like to offer you to work with us as our oficial representatives in your countries. You will get an excellent salary and it wouldn't be difficult for you. Besides, you will get an opportunity to be more skilled in this branch of business.
If our proposal is interested for you,

please contact us: manager@digicreator.biz