Yes from this site. I got one as well. BobDid that come from this site?
you sir.... are evil!I like to play with them.. keeping them busy on what they think is a hot target so they waste lots of their time. I'll tell them fine, send the check.. then it will take a really long time until I get it. Then there will be a problem with the bank and I have to wait until it clears.. stretch it out.. lots of ways. Also, they want you to send the return money via a money gram so they can intercept it from out of country. The address they give might be real, but the people who reside/work there have no idea what is going on. Then, after a good long stretch of jerking them around, tell them that you sent a USPS postal money order to the address they gave you, since that is your preferred method of sending money. Sit back and watch them freak out after telling them that! On one occasion, I actually got the guy to send me some cash to cover the costs of 'revoking' the money order to recover my money so I could re-send via a money gram. Of course, at that point, you have some 'problems' with your e-mail, get divorced, befall a terrible injury, use your imagination.
The checks they send look completely valid, and unfortunately the bank they are drawn on will NOT verify it is authentic or not. Even contacting their check fraud division is useless. But you can call the company name that is on the check and verify.. usually getting a response of "Oh, we have been getting a lot of calls about these lately.. it's completely bogus".
Craigslist used to be flooded with these guys.. it's a bit better now. They generally are not too bright, and easy to mess with. Scam Baiting has become quite popular which might be one reason. There are some good web sites with tons of info, stories and advice such as 419Eater and 419Baiter. Some of the stories are hilarious.
Cheers,
Brad
i got a check one time written on the state of Florida from the comptrollers office ..so i call the secretary of state in Fla and they just said oh well ...i would have thought they would like for me to send them the check but they said don't bother....so i said Oh Well.....I like to play with them.. keeping them busy on what they think is a hot target so they waste lots of their time. I'll tell them fine, send the check.. then it will take a really long time until I get it. Then there will be a problem with the bank and I have to wait until it clears.. stretch it out.. lots of ways. Also, they want you to send the return money via a money gram so they can intercept it from out of country. The address they give might be real, but the people who reside/work there have no idea what is going on. Then, after a good long stretch of jerking them around, tell them that you sent a USPS postal money order to the address they gave you, since that is your preferred method of sending money. Sit back and watch them freak out after telling them that! On one occasion, I actually got the guy to send me some cash to cover the costs of 'revoking' the money order to recover my money so I could re-send via a money gram. Of course, at that point, you have some 'problems' with your e-mail, get divorced, befall a terrible injury, use your imagination.
The checks they send look completely valid, and unfortunately the bank they are drawn on will NOT verify it is authentic or not. Even contacting their check fraud division is useless. But you can call the company name that is on the check and verify.. usually getting a response of "Oh, we have been getting a lot of calls about these lately.. it's completely bogus".
Craigslist used to be flooded with these guys.. it's a bit better now. They generally are not too bright, and easy to mess with. Scam Baiting has become quite popular which might be one reason. There are some good web sites with tons of info, stories and advice such as 419Eater and 419Baiter. Some of the stories are hilarious.
Cheers,
Brad
I play them as much as I can too. I've even had them call me crying about there poor passed on MOM.:cry: I offered to get him counselling if he told me ware he was... He wouldn't.I like to play with them.. keeping them busy on what they think is a hot target so they waste lots of their time. I'll tell them fine, send the check.. then it will take a really long time until I get it. Then there will be a problem with the bank and I have to wait until it clears.. stretch it out.. lots of ways. Also, they want you to send the return money via a money gram so they can intercept it from out of country. The address they give might be real, but the people who reside/work there have no idea what is going on. Then, after a good long stretch of jerking them around, tell them that you sent a USPS postal money order to the address they gave you, since that is your preferred method of sending money. Sit back and watch them freak out after telling them that! On one occasion, I actually got the guy to send me some cash to cover the costs of 'revoking' the money order to recover my money so I could re-send via a money gram. Of course, at that point, you have some 'problems' with your e-mail, get divorced, befall a terrible injury, use your imagination.
The checks they send look completely valid, and unfortunately the bank they are drawn on will NOT verify it is authentic or not. Even contacting their check fraud division is useless. But you can call the company name that is on the check and verify.. usually getting a response of "Oh, we have been getting a lot of calls about these lately.. it's completely bogus".
Craigslist used to be flooded with these guys.. it's a bit better now. They generally are not too bright, and easy to mess with. Scam Baiting has become quite popular which might be one reason. There are some good web sites with tons of info, stories and advice such as 419Eater and 419Baiter. Some of the stories are hilarious.
Cheers,
Brad
Actually, it's really easy to print bogus checks.. pick up a pack of blank checks at Office Depot and use any check writing software you might have.. Quicken, Checksoft, Versacheck, etc.. The checks already have all those standard 'anti-counterfit' security features such as micro-print borders, anti-copy backgrounds and watermarks. For all purposes, they are real checks and there is no way to distinguish it from being fraudulent without contacting the party who supposedly wrote it to see if they really did. I've seen banks cash them, only to later find out they were fraudulent once contacted by the company involved.These scammer guys are getting very good if they are producing cheques that fool ban managers.