Legal Question in Business Law in Ohio

Is this legal and shall I do this ? Payment Representative in US for UK Business

Background:

to work for the company as a

Representative/Book keeper in the USA. This is in view of not having

an office presently in the USA. I don't need to have an Office and this certainly won't disturb any form of work I have going at the moment.

My would be employer will sell Arts all over the world, have sold to galleries and to private

collectors, I am always facing serious

difficulties selling art works to Americans, they are always offering

to pay

with either Money orders/cashiers check, which is difficult for to cash

here in United Kingdom.

This is what I am supposed to do:

1. Recieve payment from Customers.

2. Cash Payments at your Bank.

3. Deduct 10% which will be your commission/pay on each Payment processed

4. Forward balance after deduction of commission/pay to any of my

financial representatives. You will be contacted to send payment through

(Western Union Money Transfer).

Payments will be issued out in your name and you can have them cashed at

your bank(most preferred because it is commission free cashing payments

there) or other Cashing Services.Deduct your commission and foward the

balance to the company


Asked on 11/05/07, 1:02 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Frank Rozanc Frank J. Rozanc, Esq.

Re: Is this legal and shall I do this ? Payment Representative in US for UK Business

This is a classic scam. Any payments you receive are probably fake checks or money orders. Do not cash any form of payment instrument until you have verified with its issuing bank or entity that it is genuine. If you cash it, you are completely liable if it is later found to be fake.

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Answered on 11/05/07, 11:18 pm


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