andye - 12:48 pm on Jun 29, 2006 (gmt 0)

I agree, this sounds like complete BS. If he's making $4000/month then how can he have no money?

For that amount it would easily be worth him setting up a UK or US bank account and remitting the payments into that.

I can't see how he can scam me.

One possible way:

1) You receive payments using a repudiatable payment system such as PayPal - i.e. one where payments can be charged back in case of fraud.

2) He gets you to pay him via a non-repudiatable payment system, e.g. Western Union, where there's no way to reverse the payment after the event.

3) The Paypal payment is charged-back, and you're out of pocket.

E.g.:

1) You get $4000 via PayPal
2) You pay him $3500 via Western Union.
3) Paypal reverse the payment due to credit card fraud.

$4000 - $3500 - $4000 = -$3500, i.e. you're out by the amount that you transferred to him.

Of course if you really do know this guy and he's not a con artist, then you can just help him to open a bank account in your country - then he can receive the payments himself.

HTH, a.