Peter
sent money through western union from australia to nigeria want to if it was intercepted
Answer
Sorry, the original scammer picked up your cash, she lied about the cash being intercepted. That scammer wants MORE of your money sent. That scammer has lied to you, cease emailing the criminal and check out some scam-busting sites.
There is no sexy, young, cute orphaned 20 year old trapped in a refugee camp with constant internet access who desperately needs a foreign partner to help her access the millions her father left in the bank just before he died.
There is no gorgeous Russian girl desperate to toss her life aside and fly to you side as your new wife.
Western Union and moneygram do not verify anything on the form the sender fills out, not the name, not the street address, not the country, not even the gender of the receiver, it all means absolutely nothing. The clerk will not bother to check ID and will simply hand off your cash to whomever walks in the door with the MTCN# and question/answer. Neither company will tell the sender who picked up the cash, at what store location or even in what country your money walked out the door. Neither company has any kind of refund policy, money sent is money gone forever.
Now that you have responded to a scammer, you are on his 'sucker' list, he will try again to separate you from your cash. He will send you more emails from his other free email addresses using another of his fake names with all kinds of stories of great jobs, lottery winnings, millions in the bank and desperate, lonely, sexy singles. He will sell your email address to all his scamming buddies who will also send you dozens of fake emails all with the exact same goal, you sending them your cash via Western Union or moneygram.
You could post up the email address and the emails themselves that the scammer is using, it will help make your post more googlable for other suspicious potential victims to find when looking for information.
Do you know how to check the header of a received email? If not, you could google for information. Being able to read the header to determine the geographic location an email originated from will help you weed out the most obvious scams and scammers. Then delete and block that scammer. Don't bother to tell him that you know he is a scammer, it isn't worth your effort. He has one job in life, convincing victims to send him their hard-earned cash.
Whenever suspicious or just plain curious, google everything, website addresses, names used, companies mentioned, phone numbers given, all email addresses, even sentences from the emails as you might be unpleasantly surprised at what you find already posted online. You can also post/ask here and every scam-warner-anti-fraud-busting site you can find before taking a chance and losing money to a scammer.
6 "Rules to follow" to avoid most fake jobs:
1) Job asks you to use your personal bank/paypal account and/or open a new one.
2) Job asks you to print/mail/cash a check or money order.
3) Job asks you to use Western Union or moneygram in any capacity.
4) Job asks you to accept packages and re-ship them on to anyone.
5) Job asks you to pay visas, travel fees via Western Union or moneygram.
6) Job asks you to sign up for a credit reporting or identity verification site.
Avoiding all jobs that mention any of the above listed 'red flags' and you will miss nearly all fake jobs. Only scammers ask you to do any of the above. No. Exceptions. Ever. For any reason.
If you google "fake job", "fraud Western Union scam" or something similar you will find hundreds of posts from victims and near-victims of this type of scam.
Sorry, the original scammer picked up your cash, she lied about the cash being intercepted. That scammer wants MORE of your money sent. That scammer has lied to you, cease emailing the criminal and check out some scam-busting sites.
There is no sexy, young, cute orphaned 20 year old trapped in a refugee camp with constant internet access who desperately needs a foreign partner to help her access the millions her father left in the bank just before he died.
There is no gorgeous Russian girl desperate to toss her life aside and fly to you side as your new wife.
Western Union and moneygram do not verify anything on the form the sender fills out, not the name, not the street address, not the country, not even the gender of the receiver, it all means absolutely nothing. The clerk will not bother to check ID and will simply hand off your cash to whomever walks in the door with the MTCN# and question/answer. Neither company will tell the sender who picked up the cash, at what store location or even in what country your money walked out the door. Neither company has any kind of refund policy, money sent is money gone forever.
Now that you have responded to a scammer, you are on his 'sucker' list, he will try again to separate you from your cash. He will send you more emails from his other free email addresses using another of his fake names with all kinds of stories of great jobs, lottery winnings, millions in the bank and desperate, lonely, sexy singles. He will sell your email address to all his scamming buddies who will also send you dozens of fake emails all with the exact same goal, you sending them your cash via Western Union or moneygram.
You could post up the email address and the emails themselves that the scammer is using, it will help make your post more googlable for other suspicious potential victims to find when looking for information.
Do you know how to check the header of a received email? If not, you could google for information. Being able to read the header to determine the geographic location an email originated from will help you weed out the most obvious scams and scammers. Then delete and block that scammer. Don't bother to tell him that you know he is a scammer, it isn't worth your effort. He has one job in life, convincing victims to send him their hard-earned cash.
Whenever suspicious or just plain curious, google everything, website addresses, names used, companies mentioned, phone numbers given, all email addresses, even sentences from the emails as you might be unpleasantly surprised at what you find already posted online. You can also post/ask here and every scam-warner-anti-fraud-busting site you can find before taking a chance and losing money to a scammer.
6 "Rules to follow" to avoid most fake jobs:
1) Job asks you to use your personal bank/paypal account and/or open a new one.
2) Job asks you to print/mail/cash a check or money order.
3) Job asks you to use Western Union or moneygram in any capacity.
4) Job asks you to accept packages and re-ship them on to anyone.
5) Job asks you to pay visas, travel fees via Western Union or moneygram.
6) Job asks you to sign up for a credit reporting or identity verification site.
Avoiding all jobs that mention any of the above listed 'red flags' and you will miss nearly all fake jobs. Only scammers ask you to do any of the above. No. Exceptions. Ever. For any reason.
If you google "fake job", "fraud Western Union scam" or something similar you will find hundreds of posts from victims and near-victims of this type of scam.
Moving to Australia from Canada?
Atheris ce
I am 20 and was thinking of the idea of getting a holiday/work visa and living in Australia for a year. I want to go around July of 2011. What is a good city to move to? How easy is it to find a Job? right now it is a pain in the ass in Canada. What kind of jobs do foreigners usually do on a visa?. I will be going alone so how easy is it to find places to rent out or find roommates? what are some sites I could check out that would show rental homes, or people looking for roommates? I also like to party so some place with great night life would be terrific.
Also how much different is the culture compared to that of Canada/US if anyone has been here? There is allot of western influence so I am not expecting a huge culture shock, but are there noticeable differences?
Answer
Working Holiday visas are easy to get and are usually granted within a few hours so you can leave that part of your arrangements until 2 or 3 weeks before you leave. You'll be expected to have around $5000 to tide you over the initial period after you arrive and to give you a financial buffer if you need one. You also need enough additional funds for a return air ticket, but you don't need the return ticket itself when you arrive.
As to the rest, like Canada, Australia is a very big country and very varied in terms of climate and the overall environment so you'll have a much better WHV experience if you don't stay in one place for too long at a time. We have a huge network of backpacker hostels and camping grounds throughout the country and they're located in all of the best places so finding somewhere to stay won't be a problem. If you do want to stay put for a while, landlords and rental agencies are generally not keen on rental terms of less than 6 months and they're also not interested unless you have a steady job - the 6 month per employer restriction on WHVs makes that a bit tricky. Share accommodation is fairly easy to come by and you'll find plenty of sites by searching on share accommodation 'city' or looking in the major newspapers in each city.
If you're flexible about what you do and are a good worker, there's plenty of casual bar and food service work around in most places - our economy is in great shape and recent reductions in overseas student numbers have meant even more casual jobs for backpackers. When you arrive, get yourself a Responsible Service of Alchohol (RSA) certificate that is valid for the state you'll be working in (some cover several states) - for most states, you can get them online for $70 or so. If you have some barista skills, they'll stand you in good stead too. There's always fruit picking and other rural work available somewhere though you may need to travel to get to it - it's very hard work, but it gets you out into the real Australia and pays well once you toughen up and get the hang of it. If you do 3 months of rural type work in a designated regional area, you qualify for another 12 month WHV which can be applied for immediately to extend your stay to 24 months or you can apply for the 2nd 12 months at any time before you turn 31 - make sure the work is properly documented as you'll need to prove that you actually did it.
We don't only have a 'western influence': in every way we're a western country but with our own unique attributes. Australians and Canadians are very compatible and the two countries have similar cultures so you'll settle in quickly and be welcome everywhere with no major culture shock. Canadians usually 'get' our sense of humour (Americans often don't) and like us, they know how to have a good time.
Working Holiday visas are easy to get and are usually granted within a few hours so you can leave that part of your arrangements until 2 or 3 weeks before you leave. You'll be expected to have around $5000 to tide you over the initial period after you arrive and to give you a financial buffer if you need one. You also need enough additional funds for a return air ticket, but you don't need the return ticket itself when you arrive.
As to the rest, like Canada, Australia is a very big country and very varied in terms of climate and the overall environment so you'll have a much better WHV experience if you don't stay in one place for too long at a time. We have a huge network of backpacker hostels and camping grounds throughout the country and they're located in all of the best places so finding somewhere to stay won't be a problem. If you do want to stay put for a while, landlords and rental agencies are generally not keen on rental terms of less than 6 months and they're also not interested unless you have a steady job - the 6 month per employer restriction on WHVs makes that a bit tricky. Share accommodation is fairly easy to come by and you'll find plenty of sites by searching on share accommodation 'city' or looking in the major newspapers in each city.
If you're flexible about what you do and are a good worker, there's plenty of casual bar and food service work around in most places - our economy is in great shape and recent reductions in overseas student numbers have meant even more casual jobs for backpackers. When you arrive, get yourself a Responsible Service of Alchohol (RSA) certificate that is valid for the state you'll be working in (some cover several states) - for most states, you can get them online for $70 or so. If you have some barista skills, they'll stand you in good stead too. There's always fruit picking and other rural work available somewhere though you may need to travel to get to it - it's very hard work, but it gets you out into the real Australia and pays well once you toughen up and get the hang of it. If you do 3 months of rural type work in a designated regional area, you qualify for another 12 month WHV which can be applied for immediately to extend your stay to 24 months or you can apply for the 2nd 12 months at any time before you turn 31 - make sure the work is properly documented as you'll need to prove that you actually did it.
We don't only have a 'western influence': in every way we're a western country but with our own unique attributes. Australians and Canadians are very compatible and the two countries have similar cultures so you'll settle in quickly and be welcome everywhere with no major culture shock. Canadians usually 'get' our sense of humour (Americans often don't) and like us, they know how to have a good time.
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