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Paul Botha - Ruff Tung Fashion Show · 01-25-2007, 04:02 PM

I got an email from a guy claiming to be Paul Botha from Ruff Tung and needing models. I will post it after this...I filled it out and sent it in (why not right?) Well I got 3 money orders totaling $2550 sent to me today. I am afraid to cash them! I am 150% serious and I need some advice. I have to cash them and send all but my $500 (advance pay for the show) to a travel agent in Africa (where Ruff Tung is based). I get all my travel arrangements sent to me once the agency recieves the money. Then I get paid the other $500 after I work the show in NY. HELP! This is weird but they are real money orders. What do I do?!?!

Sara Joy
(See his emails below)
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Hello Dear,

RUFF TUNG FASHION is pleased to introduce you to yet another edition of our beauty /fashion show tagged 'DRY AND WINDY ' .We go around Africa/world yearly to recruit talented people like yourself because we believe in the saying that 'variety is the spice of life' ,Hence,we believe that when we have people from diverse backgrounds and diverse cultures which arises from different nationalities and different trainings in your specific field,it brings about more glamour and glitz to our shows.

The concept of our show is to bring a lot of talents from around the world.There will be loads of designers like Dolce&Gabanna,Tommy Hilfiger,Salvatore Ferragamo,TM Lewin&sons,Prada,Gucci,Ralph Lauren and a whole lot of others and you will work with them to make this show a success.

This show is gonna be held in NEW YORK for 3 days btw JAN 18th and JAN 21st.We are at the moment recruiting models,dancers,photographers,wardrobe stylists,beauticians,videographers,ushers,actors/actresses,etc.

All accomodation,flight and insurance will be handled by us for your full comfort.Moreso,you will be paid upfront.We will send the sum of $500 for now and you will receive the balance sum of $500 after the show.

You will be required to fill the form attached below and also send us a couple of your work for a brief review.Once that has been assessed,you will receive an email confirming your employment and also notifying you as to when you will your first instamental payment.

So far so good,you are qualified for our position and hence we have decided to contact you and let you know that it will be a honour for us if you work with us.

You will be required to fill this employment form and return back to us asap to confirm your employment.

EMPLOYMENT FORM
Please, you are to fill out this form accurately with correct information and/or
attach any form of your identification to this form before submission.

FIRST NAME: MIDDLE NAME: LAST NAME:

ADDRESS:

CITY:

STATE:

ZIP CODE: COUNTRY:

HOME
PHONE: OFFICE PHONE: MOBILE:

GENDER: MARITAL STATUS:

AGE: NATIONALITY:

CURRENT JOB:

WORKING EXPERIENCE/SPECILISATION:

ATTESTATION
I
___________________________________hereby accept the job as a
representative/employee of the above mentioned company here in the United States. I shall also inform the company a week
ahead if eventually l want to discontinue this job, so as to terminate
all payments coming my way to avoid conflict.
Signed by me.
.....................
Your faithfully,
.....................
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To learn more about RUFF TUNG,kindly google RUFF TUNG.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
PAUL BOTHA,
RUFF TUNG FASHION,
+234-80-225-37085
+234-1-4765962
__________________________________________________

ChrisPgh · 01-26-2007, 10:13 AM

I know this is a "me too" post, but it cannot be emphasised too much to *never* fall for a scheme like this. I don't know these guys but I have no reservations about saying this is a scam and they are frauds. There is *no* legitimate reason to conduct business this way. Recently, in a similar scam in my area, one man was defrauded of his life savings and somebody else lost over $400K. Banks do go after those who cash these fake money orders, and it can take a while before they catch it. But they do catch it and you are responsible for the cost. It's made for a lot of misery in people's lives.

You should forward all these materials and emails to the FBI. They have a task for tracking these frauds, although I'm not clear what they can actually do about it.

01-26-2007, 11:26 AM

She may have to visit local authorities. I'm not sure that the fraud was large enough to be on the FBI's radar. However it may be becuase the offense originated from outside the United States.

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Originally Posted by ChrisPgh

I know this is a "me too" post, but it cannot be emphasised too much to *never* fall for a scheme like this. I don't know these guys but I have no reservations about saying this is a scam and they are frauds. There is *no* legitimate reason to conduct business this way. Recently, in a similar scam in my area, one man was defrauded of his life savings and somebody else lost over $400K. Banks do go after those who cash these fake money orders, and it can take a while before they catch it. But they do catch it and you are responsible for the cost. It's made for a lot of misery in people's lives.

You should forward all these materials and emails to the FBI. They have a task for tracking these frauds, although I'm not clear what they can actually do about it.

01-26-2007, 11:31 AM

What basically happens is Crimminal party sends "you" a fake money order which "you" cash and pay them a commission on. Once the banks realize the ABA routing numbers and account numbers on the check are fake they debit you to recover the funds.

As long as the bank can recover the funds from "you" they usually don't even report it to the authorities.

This makes "you" the vicitim becuase "you" actually paid a commission to party that initiated the fraud. And "you" have no recourse or way of recovering funds from the criminal party becuase they are out of the jurisdiction of any legal authority in the United States.

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Originally Posted by c0ffeebeanz

who benefits from this scam? i don't get it

Angelus · 01-26-2007, 07:07 PM

Sorry for posting late guys.

But to make a long-story short...this is a VERY COMMON practice of the Nigerian government using the United Kingdom as a front.
A small version of the Nigerian 419 scam.

Do a google search for (419 "Nigerian Scam")

The money orders/checks are ways OVER the discussed amount.
When you cash the money orders for the amount stated and return the over-paid portion. You'll get a call from the bank about the money order not being valid.

The fraud party KEEPS the excess funds that you already sent back. THIS is the money that they make off of the transaction. You still are responsible for the funds no matter who gave you the check.

But YES fortunately you can report this to the FBI. There is a very big and on-going investigation by Interpol over the involvement of the Nigerian Government.

When I get more time I can break down how the whole operation goes down.
It's the 2nd largest source of revenue for their country.

sarajoy · 01-29-2007, 07:37 PM

I contact a good friend of mine at the Department of Defense and he is directing the email to the appropriate people. I didn't cash the money orders (blonde but not that blonde!) and I had no plan to. I Googled the guy and the "scam" and found out what was up. I played into it and now have turned it over to my friend in DC. Thanks for everything. I'm sure poor girls/guys are getting suckered into this everyday. I got 4 more like this after I fed into the first one. I should be a spy for the FBI

HA! Thanks again. MMT has been one of the best online communities I'm a part of.

Sara Joy