I love how scammers operate:

[Apotheosis]

Recieved this IM just now, going to follow up and see what this BS involves. Will post the logs.

fred [10:43 PM]:
Good day! We need people in the States (Not younger then 23). The work is to receive and forward parcel. You will earn up to 3K for the first month. It is not a sales gimmick or scam that requires paying the setup fees. It is a serious business opportunity. If you are at home most part of your time, you can do it. Speak with staff manager. His ICQ# 620713.

[Revalos]

Gee...I can't imagine what is going on here. Um...drugs made to look like other things much?

Word to the wise Yswithe, do not forward the package you receive anywhere but the police. This sounds like drug mule city to me.

[Apotheosis]

probably wouldn't even make it into the US.

[Alfster]

Actually from what I've read in the news about scams that have you ship things like this, it's not drugs.

What they do is have something legitmate in a package and have you forward it along to another person that falls for the scam. They'll keep doing this for a month, and when it comes time to pay you, they'll need your bank account numbers and such for the direct deposit.

Instead of depositing, they basically withdraw your entire account.

*edited because grammar hates me

[Edited on 9-1-2005 by Alfster]

[Showal]

HAHAhA YSWITHE IS GONNA GET PWNED BY SCAMMERS!!!

[Celephais]

I was under the impression these scams were mostly ebay laundering services... they steal a credit card, have item shipped to you, you ship to them, etc. Something like that. Usually the packages go into/out of the country so they can avoid the "no international shipments" thing. I read an article about someone getting caught in a scam like this. I actually think they did get a cut too.