Just got this in Email, it's a scam right?

[Jorath Calar]

Is it just me or does this smell like a like an algerian goatcheese?

Dear Candidate, International Health Care Inc., since 1990, is a privately owned British Company, with offices in London and manufacturing facilities in Sheffield. International Health Care Inc. is based in the center of London, and offers a rapid delivery service to all customers worldwide. The IHC instrument and prosthetic loan system is increasingly popular and assists our new customers to become familiar with any surgical procedure at low cost. Forty percent of the total Company business is export with worldwide distribution. The Company has been certified by the American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics since 1996. International Health Care Inc. continues to excel in the fabrication and delivery of endoskeleton and exoskeleton-style lower extremity prostheses and mayo-electric and body powered upper extremity prostheses. We also provide a full range of orthotic products and supplies. The cornerstone of the Company's philosophy is compassionate, personal service with synergetic reliance on experience and continuing education. IHC's manufacturing unit in Sheffield is staffed by men and women from the heart of the highly skilled British Steel industry, and is also equipped with the most modern computerized CNC machinery and measuring technology. This ensures the high quality of implants and instruments on which hospitals and surgeons alike have come to depend. In December 1991, IHC received certification for ISO 9001:1994 and EN 46001:1993 quality systems. In April 1995 IHC Ceramics demonstrated compliance of the Supravit. Hydroxyapatite Ceramic Coating to all relevant standards. All products produced and coated by IHC are entitled to carry the much sought after CE Mark. We care to explain to you thoroughly the entire process that will possibly be the best job you will ever have. This job is possible because our company Internationals Health Care has its headquarters in London, UK. As such we do not yet have stores or an alternative store in the United States. Until then we will always need representatives in the U.S. to take care of some financial matters. The problem we are facing is time. The time necessary for our company to receive the funds paid by our customers from U.S. by checks and money orders. It takes approximately 2 to 3 weeks including shipping to clear these checks in Europe. We need to clear the checks and money orders inside U.S. and then have the funds transferred to our company in U.K. by other means. This is where you can help us. It would speed up the process tenfold. We have already made a signed agreement with the U.S. officials and we are paying all the necessary taxes for our business. We will send you a 1099 Form for tax deduction on your part. This job is official and legal according to the U.S. legislation as it is today. The process itself involves answering e-mails a couple of times per day and going to a bank. This job does not require any kind of experience. It only requires access to the Internet and knowledge to send e-mails. First step in this job is for you to wait at home for checks/money orders sent by our customers on your name as per our instructions. For this to be possible we need your basic personal info such as full name, full address and name of the bank you will use for cashing the checks. If anyone asks for those on our behalf please do not give out this info. After you receive the checks/money orders you will have to go to the bank to cash them. This will happen of course after the bank clears them. The time to clear the checks depends on the bank. We suggest that you use a major bank that takes a minimum of time to do so. We also need you to use your personal or business bank account to speed up the process. There is not need for a special bank account to make this happen and creating a new account will slow down the process. After you have cash in hand you will have to contact us at the same e-mail address and then you will receive additional instructions on how to send the money to us. We do not provide a phone number yet because we have many collaborators. For basic information we will have to use e-mails. Phone support is only for more sensitive issues that might appear after signing the contract. We will support any fees involved from receiving, cashing and transferring the money to our company. Your commission and salary are not subject to any fee deduction. The 5% off of each check/money order and the monthly $1800 are your net income. We do make background research on all the international customers before we sell our products. We also verify the checks for funds availability before it arrives to you. In an outstanding case of any problem, we offer a full guarantee to cover the fees. That way you can feel absolutely protected and safe. To begin this job we need your FULL NAME AND ADDRESS via email for payments that will be mailed (shipped) to you and a FAX or a scanned copy of your signed contract via e-mail. Please follow these instructions exactly, everything that is written in red is a must: 1. Fill in the following information and send it to us by e-mail: Full name: The address : City, State, Zip code: Phone number: E-mail address: Please, ensure us a constant contact. Inform us all telephone numbers and time, when you are available. Due to the fact that we receive tens of faxes per day please confirm that you have done so and also send your personal info that you filled in the contract via e-mail. Pat Conroy Administrative Director International Health Care Fax: (323) 301-0101 (323) 302-0202 (323) 306-4044 E-mail: ihc_work1@london.com

I would say so...

[andrewas]

Scam, for sure. Its basicaly the nigerian scam, bad grammar included. Though at least this one seems to be spelt properly. Worryingly, they're asking for more personal information than ususal, anyone falling for this one is in fairly serious trouble.

[Iron Greasel]

Too lazy to read all of it, but I'd say it's a scam. It offers free money. If it offers free money, it's a scam.

[Albromor]

Scam, scam, scam. Did I fail to meantion "scam"? *Anyone* who asks for your bank account # like this email is a fraud and a thief. They come in many disguises. I've gotten a few.

[ 10-01-2005, 11:13 AM: Message edited by: Albromor ]

[Larry_OHF]

You would not believe how many people fall for scams. I was listening on the radio about this woman who fell for the cashiers' check scam, where all she has to do it cash the check and send half the money to this oversees address and she can keep the other. Anybody that would do something like that deserves to be busted anyway, for who in their right mind would send somebody a check and tell them they can keep half of it if they'd just send the other half? I mean...it takes a crooked mind in the first place I think, but anyway...this woman sent $3400 back to this address she got the check from, and kept and spent the other $3400 in the period of a week...and when the bank called back, they said that they wanted their money back because the check was fake and that made her responsible.

The funny thing was about this lady...she could not understand why she was held accountable!!!

And she had to pay the full amount back, not just the part she spent, but the part she had sent away.

I laugh at that.

[johnny]

Why do you even ask ?

[burnzey boi]

id like to call it spam scam..

[Illumina Drathiran'ar]

You've forgotten the golden rule... If you have to ask if it's a scam, it's a scam.