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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5424542
The 51-year-old Bobbie Jean, who requested through her attorney that her last name not be published, is a former accountant who had been unemployed for several months when she responded to an ad on CareerBuilder.com. When she was hired, she was told to collect payments from clients in the United States and wire the money to London.
But the ad, like the firm, was a con.
The other part of the scam took place on eBay, where the same con artists put up a motorcycle for sale, according to Bobbie Jean's attorney, Jeffrey Goldstein. The motorcycle was sold to a Florida resident for $9,000, and he shipped the money to Bobbie Jean in Texas. But there was no motorcycle -- the con artists were just using Bobbie Jean as a domestic address, so as not to raise the suspicion of the eBay buyer.
According to Goldstein, when Bobbie Jean showed up at her local bank to wire the money to London, she was arrested and later charged with a single felony. According to the complaint filed against her, she is charged with taking more than $1,500 and less than $20,000 from the Florida eBay buyer.
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Here's an older news article which talks about online job scammers. The scenario sounds similar to what happened to Bobby Jean:
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3730401 Online job scammers steal millions
Blanche
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That's a sad, sad story
I wouldn't convict her if she didn't know this was a scam.
I hate they guy lost his $9,000 too, but since it wasn't wired, he'll probably get it back.
Did they say if they caught the people in London?
Jamie
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The money was given back to the guy and the authorities claim the ring in London is not to be found. Isn't that strange?