[TheForge] Interesting scam

[coe_wayne]

This is a money laundering scheme.  Usually these deals come out of
Africa.  There are any number of tails of why they want to do this great
deal for you.  My wife sells horses by advertising on the internet and
almost every month she will get an e-mail wanting to buy the horse.  He
will send her a check for some large amount, she is to cash it and send
the difference to him in Nigeria or where ever.  He does not even take
the horse. Or power hammer or what ever the deal is.  Always the English
is bad the typing is bad and you are in bad shape.  Just don't do it.
Remember, If it sounds to good to be true it probably aint.
Wayne

-----Original Message-----
From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of PlumDon at aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 12:51 PM
To: theforge at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [TheForge] Interesting scam

A friend of mine, not on theforge, is trying to sell a nice drophammer
for  
$2000 and other equipment. He advertises on e-bay. He has got
approximately the 
 following response from several different sources over the last year. 
 
Anyone know what the details of the scheme are? How does it work. 
 
 
Hello,
 
this is a very straight forward deal, and not bad  transaction, is just
that 
as i have said in my previouse mail that i have an  associate in the
states 
that is oweing me a sum of $6,500,and he as agreed to  pay me back in
that term 
of cheque so all what i will like you to do is to have  the trust on me
that i 
will instruct him to issue you a certified cheque of  $6,500 on my
behalf and 
send it to your  location  as soon as cheque  arrives,i will like you to
take 
the cheque to the nearest cashing store for the  fast payment of your 
money,at the cashing store all you need to do is you will  be requested
to pay for 
some charges in other to get the cheque cashed, so after  that you have
to make 
use of the western union money transfer in your location  to get the
balance 
of $4,300 wired to them so that the pick up can easily be  made asap.

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