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Old 04-06-2004, 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by warren_teg
DUDE I WAS WATCING THAT SCAM ON THE NEWS.. SERIOUSLY THIS IS WHAT YOU DO...

open a PO BOX.. easy to do.
take the check..
cash it...
keep it...
don't spend anything...
hide in a shoe box or somewhere safe...
just tell the officials that you meat this guy who mailed you the check over seas and gave him the remaining balance from wich the deal was for him to buy your car...
they can't do anything.. you where scammed and had no knowledge of ... PERIOD.. i been waiting for an opportunity like that to come my way.. take it... seriously they can't do anything.
Warren, there are several things wrong with your plan. It just doesn't work like that. First of all there is a high likelyhood that the bank will place a hold on the check or will try to verify funds before just giving cash out.

Then, even if you do end up getting the cash (which does happen, or this scam wouldn't even exist) that amount is referenced against your account. Even though you did not write the check, you'll be held accountable. So after your account sits negative for awhile, it will be charged off, your name will go to chexsystems so that you can never open an account again anywhere until the old account is payed off. Furthermore, if the amount is substantial, the bank will actively pursue getting their money back through litigation.

If only it was as easy as you supposed it to be.
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Old 04-06-2004, 06:22 PM
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Don't be a sucker, never send anybody else money when your selling something. Do you really think a legitimate buyer would send you more money and trust you to make the transaction
Nope I didnt think anyone legit would do this, just wanted to see what kind of things they would scam me on...

Noone knows the scams like Homemadeturbo, better then the damn FBI

Im not touching this with a ten foot pole with a condom on the end
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Old 04-06-2004, 06:23 PM
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The bottom line is that its a risk not worth taking. If you want free money just go rob the elderly, you'll assume the same risk doing that as trying to get money out of these overseas scammers
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Old 04-06-2004, 06:24 PM
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hope on that, better yet....send it to me i'll do that ----
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Old 04-06-2004, 06:27 PM
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The only free money is welfare.
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Old 04-06-2004, 06:32 PM
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Then, even if you do end up getting the cash (which does happen, or this scam wouldn't even exist) that amount is referenced against your account. Even though you did not write the check, you'll be held accountable.
True. Some fuckstick wrote me a rubber check and I got fucked. I even had to pay a fee for this ******** shitty financial situation.
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Old 04-06-2004, 07:01 PM
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This is a common scam I've read about, It's often done over seas and they throw in some bs about shipping. The chack they willl send you is bad. But even so if you send them money. your out the check they sent you and the money. I would honestly try and keep them on the "hook" and report this to some kind of authorities and try to get them busted. I ------- hate con artists with a passion specially after all the non shipping bs going around. Or at least give us thier email so we can ---- with them.
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Old 04-06-2004, 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by SpeedyJAY
What gets me is how do they plan on scamming me?
they will stop payment on their check-DON'T DO IT- IT'S A SCAM- DO NOT SEND THEM ANY MONEY
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Old 04-06-2004, 11:34 PM
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It's not that they put a stop-payment, it's that it's a fraudulent check.
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Old 04-07-2004, 02:55 AM
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Pay a mexican $20 to cash it for you, then take off with the rest. lol
No but really, I've heard about this scam, and you have to be a complete moron to fall for that ----. I know there are plenty of morons out there, that's why this is still happening. :P
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