I got a spam this morning which is essentially looking for people to help repackage and ship out stolen goods. They have of course dressed it up in an attempt to appear legitimate, but anyone with any sense can tell this is a scam. I thought briefly about pretending to accept long enough to get some info on the perps and then turn the info over to the authorities, but I highly doubt anyone will actually care. I’m still surprised by their brazenness.

Hello, my name is Lawrence Siegell. [note: email sent from Evan Franklin]
I’ve just viewed your resume and would like to offer you a part-time job based on work at home.
Our company name is Manpower East Gmbh. Job title is Stuff Manager.

We’re a small courier company based in Europe.
We help our clients to order some goods or things at low prices and safety ship packages to the client side.
Our experience shows it’s easier to order something using our service.
We’re looking for a good support representative to process our packages in the USA.

The stuff (like clothes, musical instruments) will be shipped from the online stores, auctions or some of warehouses via regular or express delivery services like USPS, UPS and etc. You will have to handle these packages and resend it to us or our couriers.
Your salary will be $20 USD for each handled package but you will get $50 USD for each package, marked as important. Of course, you will have some bonuses if you work hard and complete your tasks in time.
You will receive 5-20 parcels weekly, trial period (first 4 weeks) includes processing of 2-5 packages.
Maximum packages weight is 20lbs, max size lenght+width+height < 80 inch, usially 5-12lbs, 8*14*18 inch. For heavy parcels you will be paid with additional (bonus) salary.
We pay monthly or per 20 sent packages. If you have PayPal account, you will be paid via PayPal instant transfer, if don’t have then via Western Union or Moneygram.

All shipping charges will be paid by our company.
No investments required, we will cover all your expenses including shipping charges.
If you’re interested in our offer give me your contact phone # and the best time to reach you at. Or contact me via email.
I also want to inform you that sometimes the international calls from Germany have no caller ID that’s why I ask you to answer the unknown phone calls.

Best regards,
Lawrence

update: Since a lot of people seem to be finding this page, I figured I would add a link to this article from workathomescams.com which describes how the scam works, and mentions that if you participate, you may find yourself to be an accessory to a crime.