Someone in another state asked me to be his personal assistant. From the start I was suspicious. He said he was doing a lot of projects in my state and needed my help. Then he said he needed to transfer some money to my account (via mobile), but in order to do so he requires my full name, account number, username, and password.
I've never heard of this. Please advise, as this sounds really weird and risky!
Of course it is a scam.
They don't need your password to give you money. Even giving them the rest is enough information for them to try and withdraw money from your bank by automatic transfer.
I have prepared a report on scam's like this. I'd be happy to deliver a copy of the report to your home. Just give me your address and mail me the keys to your house and I'll drop by and leave it in your home. Oh, and tell me a time when you won't be home, so I won't bother you when I come by. It might also be helpful if you tell me if you have any cash, jewelry, or other valuables in the house and where you keep them, so I can give you advice on security measures. :-)
That sounds pretty fishy to me. I'm an IT professional - I can determine more about him if I have full access to the email headers. Just give me your email and your password so I can log in and check the email he's using to contact you.
Scammers know you're not stupid enough to fall for this. So when you balk, he'll understand and offer to send you a check. When he sends you a check, he'll say cash it, keep $XXX for yourself, then forward him the rest for some other expense (or even possibly send it to someone else). Know in advance that that's a scam, too. When his fake check bounces you'll already be out the money and he'll be long gone.
"If it's too good to be true, it probably is"
