[TheForge] Interesting scam

[David E. Smucker]

The scam is that the "certified check" is fake.  A very good fake but fake 
none the less.  Banks bounce it once you deposit it.  You ship you item --  
you get nothing in return and most likely have already paid the shipping 
cost.  If you wired the additional money you are out that too -- since the 
cashing location comes back after you -- they know who you are and where you 
live.

Remember anything that seems too good to be true -- is just that too good to 
be true.

The above, and more like it is one reason I will not buy or sell via eBay.

Dave Smucker
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <PlumDon at aol.com>
To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 12:51 PM
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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