Attention our Aussie Mates, is this legitimate or a scam ?

[DOC]

Dear Sir/Madam.

DICK SMITH FOODS COMPANY (DSF) I am Mrs Jenny Cambell the Secretary of {D.S.F} Australia sells clippers teas and coffee,essential herbs and spices. We have reached big sales volume in the european market and now are trying to penetrate the Northern American market. Quite soon we will open representative offices and authorized sales centers in North America and therefore we are currently looking for people who will assist us in establishing a new distribution network there. The fact that despite the Nothern America market is new for us we already have regular clients also speaks for itself.

WHY YOU?
The international money transfer tax for legal entities (companies) in Australia is 25%, whereas for the individual it is only 7%. That.s why we need you! We need agents to receive payment for our products in their locality and to resend the money to us. This way we will save money because of tax decreasing.

HOW MUCH WILL YOU EARN?
7%-9% from each sale/resale operation! For instance: you receive 1000 USD to your bank account. You will withdraw the money and keep $70 (7% from $1000) for yourself! At the beginning your commission will equal 7%, though later it will increase up to 9%!

ADVANTAGES
You do not have to go out as you will work as an independent contractor right from your home office. Your job is absolutely legal. You can earn up to $3000-4000 depending on time you will spend for this job. You do not need any capital to start. The employees who make efforts and work hard have a strong possibility to become managers. Anyway our employees never leave us.

If you are interested in our offer, please feel free to ask for the general provisions of the Contract and provide us the following information to enable us proceed.

Your Full Address...
Phone Number...
Fax....
Age...
Country...
Occupation.....
International Passport Or Driving Linsene if any...


Thanks for your time.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Dick Smith
President,
Email: dsf_dsmith@representative.com
Dick Smith Foods Company (DSF)
540 OLIVE STREET ALBURY NSW 2640
NSW - ALBURY
AUSTRALIA

 

[DOC]

I went to the Dick Smith site in Australia where I found this:


Unfortunately, Dick Smith Foods has been targeted by an international email scam. If you have received an email purportedly from Dick Smith Foods requesting money for investment or employment, please ignore the email - it IS NOT from us! You may also wish to report it to your local or Federal authorities. [More information]

Dick Smith Foods

 

[lemons]

Some good products Doc. I pressume you know who Dick Smith is. . .

Their Hot-choc mix is great and the contiers are perfect gold holders; they can hold about a kilo of gold. I'll send you some.

lemons

 

[bris dave]

I would get at least 10 scam emails a day.
Most of them emanate from Africa trying to sell gold at low prices or attempting to get people to help transfer money out of Nigeria.

Another is supposed British and European lottery wins.

A third are scam partnership or agent deals out of Europe and America.

It warms my heart to see Australia inventing its own new and original way of separating fools from their money! And to use one of our best know businessmen and philanthropists as well!

 

[FlakMagnet]

DOC, DOC, DOC

ANY correspondance that askes you for a passport or a drivers license number

has to be immediately suspect. That's a total no-no for anyone these days.

Beware!

 

[DOC]

So are you saying I probably should not have faxed that information along with my credit card numbers and bank account numbers to them?

I knew this email smelled from the get go, but I was a bit curious as I have never seen a scam from Australia.

I was fully expecting our Aussie mates to say it was bull and they had never heard of Dick Smith.

I was more surprised to learn that he is a legitimate businessman and someone is using his good business name to perpetrate a hoax.

Take care!

DOC


[quote FlakMagnet]DOC, DOC, DOC

ANY correspondance that askes you for a passport or a drivers license number

has to be immediately suspect. That's a total no-no for anyone these days.

Beware![/quote]