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The latest one that's supposedly from Microsoft is a perfect example.<br/><br/><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130206222823/http://www.kansascity.com/2012/10/26/3886370/kids-money-emailed-unsolicited.html" target="_blank">The Kansas City Star</a>聽 </em>reports there's an unsolicited job offer making the rounds that invites you "to become part of the official staff of Microsoft" as a work-from-home financial agent.<br/><br/> The starting salary is $5,000 a month minimum, plus commissions. Your job is to "receive and process" e-payments sent by Microsoft customers.<br/><br/> The money you receive goes into your personal bank account. Then you are to transfer the funds whenever they're needed by the company.<br/><br/> So what exactly is the scam here? Actually, there are a couple of layers.<br/><br/> This is a modified flavor of so many other scams we've seen since unemployment skyrocketed. 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