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June 01, 2011

Two items stood out from this morning's Junk folder.

Item Number One:

Subject: Windows 8 released

Microsoft ® Corporation is proud to announce the latest and the best operating system available yet. For more details, click here.

The link is to a downloadable .exe file that had been implanted on a hijacked web site owned by an educational interest organization. The file, called 8final.gif.exe, is, of course, anything but Windows 8. More like Windows Hell.

Item Number Two:

I guess lots of working folks have posted their résumés to Monster.com — so much so that a money mule recruiter uses that as a gateway to gain the recipient's interest:

We have found your CV at Monster.com database, and consider you to be a great candidate for the position which we suggest.

We are invite creative and capable employees to become successful members of our team. If you try to find new experience, new accomplishments attainments in your career,and are willing to receive better salary we are pleased to offer you work in our firm

We would like to inform you of a newly opened vacancy of Check Assist Manager at our Company for US citizens. We are a company registered in Germany. Our firm is known as a payment processor with services designed for international small companies.. In list below you will find position description and general requirements for the position. If you find these compatible with your temper and personality, and consider that you meet our requirements, we would be pleased to offer you a new career, competitive salary and opportunity to work at home.

Your task is as follows:

The main task object of the Cheque Assist Manager is that to collect payments to your checking account from buyers in proper time, sending them to our company via bank Transfers, and solving meet the challenge associated with these tasks.
it seems important to say, that every transfer will be accompanied with detailed descriptions. It helps to make the task easier to a considerable degree. Thanks to the daily communication with the company you will become an competent Cheque Assist Manager. It seems important to add that the company pays all fees.

General requirements are as follows:
Be a person aged from 21 to 65
Good communications abilities;
Computer skills
Have 3 – 10 free hours per week
Our company hold in high respect integrity, amenability and swiftness in operations;
Willingness to work from home, take responsibility and achieve higher goals;
Have an experience in consumer service industry (preferable)

Take all the advantages of Cheque Assist Manager position, such as:
Increased free personal time;
Universal esteem and self-respect;
Financial sovereignty achieved in short terms;
Availability to work efficiently as a telecommuter, with a very flexible schedule

And above all your average income $750-$1500 per week. If you want to apply this position, please visit our web-site

NO START-UP FEE

We will provide you with further detailed information ( web-site address, licenses,contract, etc.) , as well as answers to your questions.

Someone desperate for income might overlook the poor grammar from a company that demands "Good communications abilities". What is more evil about this recruitment effort is that if you follow the link, it goes to a site that — except for the job registration form — was lifted entirely (including some very professional-looking Flash stuff at the top of the page) from a legitimate financial services company, Austerlitz GMBH. If you click through the Flash area, you see a very convincing array of information about a company you'll believe will be your potential employer.

Unfortunately for any respondents, the crooks have nothing to do with Austerlitz. The domain name they're using for their bogus site was registered waaaaay back earlier today, using a fake identity. I also strongly doubt they are located in or around Germany.

And so goes another day.