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Using Personal Account for Company Business
I was offered a job by EMC company as an assistant manager through Careerbuilder in response to my resume's post. I researched the company and found that it is an actual company that does business all over the world. The contact was from the office in Australia and paperwork was provided to me for the position as well as contact information. After accepting the job, I learn I am processing orders for my two week training period using my personal account for wire transfers. Then I am to use Western Union to forward the payment. I am paid a salary, not a percentage of the money transfered. I was told that after my training is complete, I will have access to a corporate account instead of using my account. Does this sound legit? Is this considered money laundering, and could I be held responsible? Also, is there a way to confirm if a wire transfer is somehow counterfeit or forged like with a check or money order?
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 Although EMC appears to be a legitimate company with offices in Australia, the rest of your scenario suggests you are dealing with someone quite different. Why would an Australian company have a legitimate need to funnel its funds through an employee's personal account in the U.S. It has all the earmarks of money laundering.
What you are being asked to do is fill the role of a money-laundering mule. Any wire transfer you receive will have been fraudulently completed, and that the banks involved, when they learn of the fraud, will attempt to recover the funds, placing you in the middle.
Save all of the messages and other correspondence you have received concerning this employment and contact the local office of the FBI with your story. Cut off all further correspondence with your employer after a quick email to them announcing that you have quit. Arrange for a different email address and don't share it with anyone at EMC.
Explain to your bank that you believe that your account routing information may have been compromised and ask to have your account completely closed so that no further activity can post to it, after moving your funds to a new account, and don't share that account number with anyone at EMC or anywhere else you aren't absolutely sure about.
Published on BankingQuestions.com 10/27/09
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