Hollywood big wigs now pawns in new Nigeria money scam

TMZ comes for Nigerian fraudsters in
this exclusive report. Find below...
How would you like to be the
assistant to a major Hollywood
producer? You can get the job now
by going online. You will receive a
job offer and an assignment ... that
will ultimately screw you out of
thousands of dollars, thanks to
Nigerian fraudsters.
Here's the fraud by the numbers ...
-- People who want to break into
Hollywood post resumes on various
websites.  Some of them get an
email from people claiming to be
major Hollywood players, looking
for an assistant.
-- The "players" -- who actually
register Gmail accounts using the
names of the actual big shots --
offer jobs to the super-eager
applicants from all over the
country.
-- The "players" give the applicants
a start date and a first assignment,
to get their feet wet.
-- The "players" actually send the
applicants a check to deposit --
usually for $3,000 -- and then
purchase pre-loaded debit cards.
The applicants are told to send the
cards to several charities near and
dear to the "players."
-- But since the applicants haven't
even had their first day of work, the
"players" tell them to snap a photo
of the debit cards with the numbers
to prove they followed instructions
correctly ... kind of a test.
-- The applicants then dutifully send
the pics and the "players" then
execute the fraud by draining the
cards with online shopping.
So, by the time the charity gets the
cards the account is dry.
As for the checks ... well, they look
like the real deal, but they're fake.
So by the time your bank figures
out the scam, the money is spent
and you're on the hook.
We've confirmed the names of 2 big
wigs are being used ... famed
director Louis Leterrier and big-
time producer Alex Orlovsky -- he
made Ryan Gosling .
We're told the feds are investigating
the case, and we've learned all of
the IP addresses and server
information goes to Nigeria.  And
everyone has a friend who's a
prince in Nigeria.
Welcome to Hollywood.
Source: TMZ