Scam or not? (sounds to good to be true)

[tkaske]

Hello
Your resume has been reviewed by our Human Resource Department and we think that you are qualifying for a position with our company as an Payments Account Manager/ Payments Processing . In order to read our terms and conditions and see the job description go to

http://adt-ecommerce.com/careers.htm

and click on Payments Account Manager/ Payments Processing Terms and Conditions

Base salary per year will be between $65,000 - $75,000 with possibility of raising

Please read them closely and if you agree and comply with them let me know and we can start right away. We are looking for a self motivated person eager to provide the best for the company.
Even if you don't accept this job we will appreciate if we will get an answer from you so we can continue our seeking for the right person to do this job





Michael Perez
General Manager
ADT ECOMMERCE INC
http://www.adt-ecommerce.com

[Ernest Rutherford]

Welcome to Fraudwatchers. You were right to check this one out, it is indeed a scam.

This is yet another fake check scam, although these scammers have gone to a little extra effort by setting up a fake website. It will hopefully be taken down soon.

From the Website:
WORKING HOURS

this depends of how many checks you will receive but it wont take more than 2 hours to deposit the check and send an email as soon as the check arrives to you. Also as soon as checks are cleared we will send you further instructions and all details in order to complete the process with Western Union. All we need from you is to deposit the check immediately after you get it and let us know the timeframe regarding the clearance of the check

The way this scam works is that the scammers will send you fake checks and have you cash them. Your "job" is to send the bulk of the check's value to the scammers via Western Union-which is completely untraceable. This works because it takes the bank several weeks to clear a check, but for convenience, they put the money in your account right away.

Eventually, your bank will find out that the check was bad. They will then come looking to you to pay back the missing money, and some victims have found themselves in legal trouble as well. These scams are particularly nasty in that victims are often already in tough shape financially, and can ill afford to lose that kind of money.

As the old saying goes, if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. Good job on spotting this one.