Susan C
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you're right...they are a scam...'nuff said... |
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AGAsGirl
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They want you to cash the check and wire the funds to them, but soon after you wire them the funds, the check suddenly bounces a week later and you are stuck paying your bank back for the amount of the check plus fees, mean while the scam artist has the cash you already wired them and you can't get it back. |
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Christa H
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It's a scam. They send you bad checks, you send them most of the money and then the banks come after you for the whole balance. |
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Oh Boy!
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You're right. It's a scam.
They have you deposit a $10,000 check in your account and immediately wire $9,000 back to them. You get to keep the extra $1,000.
The problem is the check won't clear and you don't discover this until long after you've wired the money. You're out the $9,000 you wired them. |
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mzdrea08
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It is a scam. It was on a 20/20 special. The sad thing is people fall for it every time. They offer you a dollar amount if you cash the check and send the rest to them. I can't understand how people actually fall for these things. |
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SmartA$$
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Here's how it works, if you fall for it:
The person claims for one reason or another to have trouble cashing their own check, or they accidentally sent you too much, or some other story about why they sent you so much money.
You deposit the check or money order into your bank, then send them a check or cash to make up the difference.
Then, they cancel their check (if it was ever a valid check to begin with) before the funds actually transfer from their bank account to yours. By the time you realize the check didn't clear, its too late because you already sent the refund.
The scammers try to get people to go along with it by offering a quick buck. Its usually something like "I just inherited $10,000, but due to regulations in my country I can't cash the check. You cash it, keep $1,000 and just send me the $9,000" Some people fall for this lie because they think they'll make a quick and easy $1,000. The story might vary but what they are doing is playing with your emotions. They offer quick money to try to get you to ignore common sense, or they play on your emotions by making it sound like you are doing a good deed for an oppressed person in another country. |
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yarr!
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I'm pretty sure it's illegal to cash a bad check. I read somewhere that you can get 10 years for it. |
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peppersham
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This is a scam you should report it. |
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Iceman
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I get this all the time too,i too don't understand the profit of the scam...
all the info they want from you is basic information you can find about anyone on the internet and other simple Sources.... |
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Colin M
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These are scams, just like the Nigerian lottery. Their initial payment to you won't clear at a US bank, but by the time you find out, your check to them has been cashed and you are out the money you sent. |
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♥ Ashley ♥
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SPAM! Don't do it, I have seen where people fall for that and lose thousands of dollars.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ak6GYzVQS1CpnIWEdHUF6APsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20081104080954AAJlDwZ |
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Leo F
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Its a scam and the checks are fake, you deposit them into your account and you send them the difference with a good check and then the fake check bounces and you are left owing the bank the entire amount of the fake check. This is a old scam, just through the checks in the garbage. |
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steven a
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Absolutely not! SCAM SCAM SCAM!!! |
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T.J.
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They send out thousands of these letters hoping that one person will be dumb enough to think it legitimate. All they need is one dumb asss to make them rich. Don't get scammed. Throw them in the trash. |
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J.J.
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SCAM!!! Money Fraud exchange! |
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scudders86
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it is a scam. should report it immediately. laundering money. |
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Bird feels human
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money laundering -VERY ILLEGAL |
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