Carol O
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They send you checks which you deposit into your checking account. You then have to immediately write checks to another account. The problem is, the checks they sent you bounce in a few days and they've stripped your own account out of all of its money and you get penalized by your bank for writing bad checks. |
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Frank Castle
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I suggest you to see the film "Catch me if you can" directed by Academy Award Winner Steven Spielberg.
Top 3 Answerer in Business & Finance. (Vote for me) |
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sobrien
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they will ask for your bank account information, or a SSN, or other personal data that can help them steal your identity.
most likely they are home-based individuals who are phishing for a sucker. they tell you they will wire you some money,
either due to civil unrest in their country, or fees,
then when you give them the information, they leech your account,and leave you with nothing. |
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Dennis S
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You probably deposit the check for $7000 and send them back a money order for $6300. A few days later their check bounces and you are out $6300. Or it could be similar to the Nigerian advance fee scams (see link). |
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miss.douchebag
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They usually ask you to give them your banking info..account numbers etc. then they withdrawel your money and leave you empty handed. |
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Out of commission
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Yes, you release your bank info and they rob you blind. End of story. Just delete their mail. |
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patience3987
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They'll send you phony money orders or cashier's checks. If you cash them and send the scammer the money, then when the bank finds out they're fake, you're stuck with the jail time.
A few people around town here got scammed with phony postal money orders. |
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crystal89431
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A scam is a scam. Delete it or get scammed, busted or both. |
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Karl the Webmaster
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SCAM, SCAM, SCAM.
Just delete any e-mails like this. There is no free lunch.
No one really has that much cash in Africa. Forward the e-mails or messages to Yahoo!'s security department. It's just some a****oles trying to steal from you. |
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darkness_returns
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I've had these before too. They send you a check which will bounce but not before you forward the money based on your credentials. By the time the check's gone bad you're billed for the money that was sent on. I'm sure there's sites that you can forward these to, it's fraud. |
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