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Subject:
receiving counterfeit money order from agent from UK
Category: Business and Money > Consulting Asked by: yanma124-ga List Price: $10.00 |
Posted:
01 Oct 2005 11:49 PDT
Expires: 10 Oct 2005 21:50 PDT Question ID: 575065 |
I was recently selling one lot of 100 shirts on eBay, and an agent from the UK contacted me saying he will buy it by sending a check from his buyer and tell me to send the excess money to him. I received 5 fake/counterfeit money orders of $950 after confirmed by the bank. He then emailed me saying I will be sued if I do not pay him the excess money. I want to know if I will be charged of any kind of fraud from the bank or whether I will be charged for anything in court. Are these scammers serious when they talk about taking you to court, and is the buyer & the agent actually the same person? |
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Subject:
Re: receiving counterfeit money order from agent from UK
From: frde-ga on 02 Oct 2005 02:29 PDT |
This is a pretty standard scam - normally Nigerians are behind these It sounds as if you are fortunate, often they send fake cheques that get cleared by the bank, and the victim is left both out of pocket and with the law looking at them - a few months later. The purchaser and the agent are probably the same person, although they do run 'tag teams' for some of their frauds. Of course the scammer will not take you to court. Have a look at these sites: http://www.419legal.org/ www.scamvictimsunited.com www.fraudaid.com You also might feel like playing games with the scammer, there are people who deliberately give them the run around - they can be quite effective. |
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