Looking for a part-time job? Pass up this one

Be careful with the emails you receive that look "too good to be true." They probably are - - too good to be true.

A reader forwarded an email he had received, as an example of what he referred to as the "#1 scam involving US postal forged money orders."

The email purported to inform the recipient of an opening for a "Customer evaluator" for a survey company. It must be an English offer, because neighborhood was spelled "neighbourhood". It involves some "money transfer" scheme that is not entirely clear, but it looks to me like they are trying to get their hands on U.S. postal money orders, possibly for the purpose of fraudulent reproduction of them.

Although it doesn't require personal identifying information other than a full name and address, that could be used to begin building a database for future identify theft.

Most readers will just hit Delete, when they receive emails such as that one. At the very least, your caution flag ought to fly high, if you consider it all.

Earn $700/week part-time, working once or twice a week? I don't think so!

Thanks to the reader for this alert.