Nasty Scam - This is a new format - the copy is the same old stuff

[Bobbieo]

http://www.geocities.com/evergreencharityhome_info/evergreencharityhome_info.html

Beware of Evergreen Charity Home!

[Ken Burch]

1. Was there an earlier thread on this?

I can't work out exactly what the scam is from the link.

Where can we get some background?

[uppityperson]

2. fundraising job with commission for pay?

YOUR BENEFITS FROM THE JOB:
Your payment for the job effort is 10% of the total amount received in form of (CHQ/MO) after cashing i.e. if you receive a payment of 4500$ you payment will be 450$, you can receive up to 12000$ (CHQ/MO)in a month, hence you earns 1200$ that month. You do not need any sign up charges for this job, and you do not have to quite your present job.

[smtpgirl]

3. Any organization using the Yahoo/Geocities

web format has got to be disconcerting at best.

Can't afford web developers, sorry, stay away from that!!

[Bobbieo]

4. It's a typical 419 from Nigeria. The donation checks are FAKE !!!.

You take your cut and send them on via Western Union. It takes a while for the checks to clear your bank. So you get $12,000 in donation checks - cash them take your $1200 cut- send the rest on and in the end you are stuck with the whole $12,000. And that's the truth.

This is the first time I have seen this scam done up with a colorful website. Fancy, but still deadly.

[thecrow]

5. I alerted the FTC

I hope you all do, too