What is a payment-forwarding or payment-transfer job scam?

The most common type of employment swindle is a payment-forwarding or payment-transfer scam, of which there are many variations. All of these stings involve forwarding or wiring money from a construction personal bank account, a PayPal account or from Western Union to another account, which is typically overseas. Usually, the con artist pretends to be an construction employer and, after he wins the job seeker's trust, he tricks job seeker into giving up his or her bank account number. For compensation, the job seeker is told to keep a small percentage of the money. While the amount of the transfer varies, almost always the money is stolen.