Knownow't
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Cash the cheque before you send or buy anything, then you will know........I suspect she may be thinking the same. |
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ICH
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Many people don't realise that it can take several weeks for a cheque to be fully validated. A couple of days after paying in the cheque the money appears in your account. But this does not mean that the transaction is complete and your bank has the money. If the cheque turns out to be a fake, the money will be removed from the account. You stand to loose the £4000 and also the goods you are selling and what you sspend on the games.
THIS IS A CLASSIC SCAM. |
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Steve B
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Sorry but this is a very common SCAM (how do you know she is from London UK and not 'London' Nigeria - she can get friends to post letters for her so thay have a UK postmark and they can produce copies any documantation you ask for (isn't Photoshop wonderfull ?)
Take it into the Bank and inform that that you have doubts, and can they check it for you (get some-one to put in writing that tthey are checking 'for free', and get a reciept for the cheque)
NOTE = DO NOT assume that the Cheque is 'OK' just because your account is credited with the cash .. it takes about a 2 - 4 weeks to be totally sure it has 'cleared' all the way through the system and if it turns out to be fake THE BANK WILL TAKE THE MONEY BACK .. |
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Jolly Jo Jo
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It certainly sounds like a scam to me! Why would playstation games be more expensive in London?
Ask yourself this question...would you send a cheque for £4000 pounds to a stranger trusting them to forward cash to a wedding planner??
I would send the cheque back it sounds like money laundering to me! |
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drinky16
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Dont do it,
The cheuqe miht be real but she might be using somone eles cheaqu book... There has been big scamms from bying then cheep on the black market and selling them on (othere people cheque books)
So even if the cheuqe is real it might no be heres. Who has 2500 to spen on playstation games when they are planning a wedding? and why would anyone spen 2500 on playstation games when there buyign second hand weddng items?
If she has money for a wedding planner why would she be buying second and wedding items and spenind 2500 on playstation games?
Games might be a little more expensive in london but there are cheaper shops in the town ust like here. There are also second hand gaming shops. Or Ebay? If she has the inernet why couldt she use and online site for cheaper games? hummm?
Dont do it it sound too tricky..
Go to the cheuqe to the bank its from and the adress she has given to you and see if it matches there records if not they can deal with it.. |
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~Kitana~
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I think the only thing you can do is cash the cheque first. What's the postal address? Is it a real address not a PO Box? Why can't she buy the games herself as she is collecting them from a London address anyway? That's a load of extra money she has sent you for PlayStation games!! So many questions, too many doubts. |
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Emma B
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It sounds like a scam, come on unless london has moved to the other side of the planet how can the games be more expensive? Do not send her anything until the money is in your hand. Even after a cheque has cleared it could still be a scam such as identity fraud and may take a few days for the other person to realise the scam. Please be very cautious this sounds bad. |
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estee_1998
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FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE
Typical scam they asking for additional items.. sending you a big amount of money, tell her to go to hell and send her to check back.
Please tell her to wire the moeny into you checking acct. and see her response. |
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snikleback
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I've seen this scam done before on eBay,did you not think it was strange that a total stranger trusts you to forward on a great deal of money,I.E you want £1500 she sends you £4000 for gods sake how many PlayStation games does this women want!
I know shes said the rest is gonna go to her wedding planner but even so that's a lot of money to in trust to you seeing as she doesn't know you,it's called money laundering |
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eriverpipe
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Can you think of any possible real reason why she would want to do it this way???? What I would do is bank the cheque and then wait at least 2 months before sending anything to her - if the cheque has not bounced by that time, I'm not sure there is any way for them to cancel it after that length of time. I'd suggest asking your bank for guidance about this, but I'd say with 99.9% assurance that if you send off the stuff with a cheque for the balance yours will be cashed, and hers will bounce. BTW pPlaystation games are cheaper in london than just about anywhere else in the UK, so that's not adding up....
And do you not think the most crucial element in being a successful scammer is maybe 'not sounding like a scammer'??? |
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wehelpthepoor
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Duuuuhhh, yeah!
It is only the most popular scam in Nigeria!
That woman is probably a greasey black man from Nigeria and that is called the Nigerian scam, it only works if you are greedy though, are you?
Oh and don't cash that check!
It will cost you for the big bounce when it comes back as forged! |
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laura m
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if you visit your back they can test it under a uv lamp and i think the others are right to be suspicious.
computer games are not dearer in london than other places, i know because i work there. if anything you get good deals because there is so much competition.
also i agree about a stranger trusting you to forward on the money. you should be aware that a typical reason for people doing this and if it was discovered to be money laundering, any people discovered to be involved will be prosicuted, including yourself. just be careful!. |
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Scooby Doo
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mmm, not sure
might be laundering
hang about, playstation games are the most expensive here, how can they be more expensive somewhere else, unless u not from uk? |
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wonderingstar
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So let me get this right, she saw your add on the "internet" (big clue there), & she wants you to cash the cheque so you can buy her some playstation games as they are to expensive in her area ?
even though she can buy them from a proper company in a diferent area on the "internet". at a cheaper price than her area.
Id say its a scam..... |
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john_and_jules1
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i think your doing the right thing getting the cheque checked
£4000 is a hell of a lot of money
also i live in London and PlayStation games are very cheap
she sounds genuine? scammers always can sound like this
look up the address she has given you
and her name on the electoral role
www.192.com
here you can get this information with in minutes
remember all London post codes tend to start with
N,
w,
NE,
SW,
SE,
e,
with either one number or two numbers following
for instance SW9 or SE15
followed by a number and two letters this indicates the road the address is on
also be warned if it is a good fake the bank wont know for three months
by this time your bank has been emptied
ask her to send smaller cheques undated then you can cash each one as soon as each clears
this way you can explain to her your bank account wont let you cash a cheque of this size
you can then say that you will cash each one as soon as you can get each PlayStation game |
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Red,Green and Blue
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Please stay away from this , its fake i have seen this type before and chaces are these ppl in London are not British and/or they are in with others abroad, pull ot nowwww, and if you can get a number for gumtree in London i suggest you use it.
Trywww. loot.co.uk |
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Porchee
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Scam! This sort of thing ends up with all your goods in her hands and you left with a 4000 bad cheque that has bounced. She's upped the price on the cheque so that you take the bait. You spend all your money on video games while waiting for the cheque to clear at the bank. Worst case would be you deposited the cheque to an ATM, spent it and now you owe the bank 4000 and you can be pointed for kiting. Basically, you have nothing and owe lots and she has all your stuff.
Old adage, if it's to good to be true, then it is. |
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