[TheForge] Interesting scam

[GHS]

Someone posted a link a while back from someone who jerked one of these 
guys around just for the sport of it.

Phlip was it you?

Mike Graf

Ries Niemi wrote:

> 
> On Wednesday, October 20, 2004, at 09:51 AM, PlumDon at aol.com wrote:
> 
>> 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.
>>
>>
> 
> 
> This is a very common scam- the cashiers checks are forged. But your 
> bank will credit your account, then call you two or three weeks later 
> and tell you they are taking the money back. Often times the "buyer" 
> never even attempts to get the item- its all about the "extra money" 
> they are having you wire western union back to them.
> 
> dont go near it with a ten foot pole.
> 
> ries
> 
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