How would you like to be the assistant to a major Hollywood producer? You can get the job now by going online. You will receive a job offer and an assignment ... that will ultimately screw you out of thousands of dollars, thanks to Nigerian fraudsters.
Here's the fraud by the numbers ...
-- People who want to break into Hollywood post resumes on various websites. Some of them get an email from people claiming to be major Hollywood players, looking for an assistant.
-- The "players" -- who actually register Gmail accounts using the names of the actual big shots -- offer jobs to the super-eager applicants from all over the country.
-- The "players" give the applicants a start date and a first assignment, to get their feet wet.
-- The "players" actually send the applicants a check to deposit -- usually for $3,000 -- and then purchase pre-loaded debit cards. The applicants are told to send the cards to several charities near and dear to the "players."
-- But since the applicants haven't even had their first day of work, the "players" tell them to snap a photo of the debit cards with the numbers to prove they followed instructions correctly ... kind of a test.
-- The applicants then dutifully send the pics and the "players" then execute the fraud by draining the cards with online shopping.
So, by the time the charity gets the cards the account is dry.
As for the checks ... well, they look like the real deal, but they're fake. So by the time your bank figures out the scam, the money is spent and you're on the hook.
We've confirmed the names of 2 big wigs are being used ... famed director Louis Leterrier and big-time producer Alex Orlovsky -- he made Ryan Gosling.
We're told the feds are investigating the case, and we've learned all of the IP addresses and server information goes to Nigeria. And everyone has a friend who's a prince in Nigeria.
Welcome to Hollywood.
Source: TMZ
61 comments:
Ghen ghen!
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LMAO
This is really bad.
Lol......twitter/@dj_smartt
lolzzzz...naija we hail thee...Dan Boiz Segun
lolzzzz...naija we hail thee...Dan Boiz Segun
lolzzzz...naija we hail thee...Dan Boiz Segun
Hollywood tins. tina.agori@yahoo.com
Lolzzzzz Naija Naija we no dey carry last for bad tinz but its only a dumb timid ass that can fall prey to this cheap scam! It sounds silly...Lolzzzz
Hahahahahahahaha.... moni must be made weda by scam or by legit. bt legit sure pass #onelovefromSnow#
Lol.lawd have mercy... See as bubble take burst for all dis yahoo guys. See as dem dey damage our image and reputation.
Funny #dguyknowwakeup
chai Nija guys
Loooool, oh well. People fall for these because of desperation.
dat is work poverty is causing,as dia is no job in Nigerian wot do u expect.Goldensarah9@yahoo.com
Employment!!! My before before job...HA!!!
Oh Nigeria! Good people, great nation.
Despite this, I still believe in Nigeria. May God expose all the corrupt ones amongst us. I still know a lot of hard working, trustworthy NIgerians.
Naija I hail o! Always creating publicity for d wrong reason. We really need deliverance from scam spirit.
Men this is crazy
Am short of words
BORN TO SHINE!!!
Buhahahah
Anoda cunny means to raise money for champane , blinks nd iphone 6
just annoying how this is almost the only thing we are known for
Bad name always datz y dey cnt trust us
~@iamjbankz SA to President Jonathan 2015~
I do not believe our Yahoo boys are that good! These are Americans who have rerouted their servers to Nigeria; the country so popular for internet fraud no one will think about it! A country where they have just hacked accounts of Actors and Actresses and this they put on Nigeria? Abeg, even if there are Nigerians involved, you can't dispute the fact that there are Americans involved too.
I hate to say this but that is soooooo amazingly Brilliant, it seems like they put a lot of thought into it
Ghanaians and Camerounians uses Nigeria also as a base. Infact, they are better than us. So, when they do it, it is Nigeria the whole world always call.
Lolz...u pple don spoil dis country....shout out to u guys....mugu a maa waa ooooo.............pelumiboy8@gmail.com
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Smart people. Lol
When one is just thinking that all the possible internet scams are all out in the open and no one would easily be scammed these guyz have come up with another one. Geeeeezzzzz!!! I respect yahoo boys. If only d sense they use 2 think of the scams they could apply it in setting up business and be employed it would b better...but well who doesn't like free money when u don't have 2 lift a finger 2 get it. But really, this is brilliant...but wrong.
I imagine you sought TMZ's approval/permission before publishing this (thier) story?
Na wa oh
Hmmm, very funny, wen will all dis nosense stop sef.......
Wen will dis useless good for notin fraudster use their head/brain and create the next big tin in naija and stop defrauding pple..
See as these babes dey paint 'their' boyfriends black... 80% of the babes commenting here are girlfriends to these 'boys' and 'eating' out of the monies made by these 'boys'. Hypocritical babes.
ÅŠa̶̲̥̅ wa º°˚˚°ÂºooOO nija i hail ooo
Modupe
See wash.
Heheheheheheheee naija we dey hail OoOoOo....Yea Money must be made either by leqit or illeqit...Nice scope, new format...Every Exposed Scam Stories Is Surely A Breakthrouqh To Another....Tnxx Linda..hahahahahaa #Skylawdz O' Grinn#
The better people don't make money through scam. Scam money=Cursed money. Simples
We expect the use of such brain to think of creative ways to solve problems of people while raking in honest money. Stealing is stealing. 419 and armed robber na relative dem be o!
Yahoo boys are at it again.
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Too bad.
So true,have had that experience before
Every nigeria citizen's a potential but all depends on how that individual uses it's own knowledge
Naija with fraud sense, anyday anytime and anywhere
I'm not surprised.....fraudsters everywhere.
Am I the only one who doesn't find the humor in this? Nigeria would be far if these fraudsters used their smarts to advance Nigeria.
Shior!!!v.simple A̶̲̥̅̊₪d̶̲̥̅̊ tiny scope...ÅŠa̶̲̥̅ only mumu pikin G̶̲̥̅̊ÏŒ̲̣ pay...
Oyo state soon 2 b governor
They would if there was any means to finance them to use their talents for Naija's progress... anyway na way.. Scammer watsh...
WE COULDN'T STAY BROKE; SO WE BROKE THE LAW... #AMBITION
#Gbam!
hmmmmm,dere is God ooo
lmao.stand up Nigeria
What normal human sends a resume, and they send you a check to cash. How educated is the fool only a person with scam intent gets scamed ... If the shit looks too real then it news to be questioned.
Dere matter
Mumu pple
Nah wetin we dey see
hmm
Naija no dey eva carry last.. Get rich or die trying
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