New? scam doing the rounds (Not the apprasial scam)

[mulligan]

Well new to me anyway...

Sheesh... Some people!

Hello mulligan , I will like you to know that there is no problem about the price, I have contacted a creditor of mine that is owing me some fund in the uk wich is 7000 pounds, so i will like you to know that the cheque will be sent to you while you diduct the price of your domain name and wire me the balance on the cheque.


So i will like you to mail me the name that will be on the cheque and the address that the cheque will be sent to.

I will be especting your mail soonest.

Best Regards

Id be 100% sure this is the classic stolen check scam... For those not aware heres how it works...

Guy has a stolen check-book or check ... Sends me the check, I bank it, it clears, I wire back the balance to the guy who sent it to me ... A few days later the check is declined/bounces as the rightful owner realises a 7 grand chaeck has ben deducted from his account, reports it and the bank take back the 7 grand from my account.... Meanwhile I have wired the money to the guy who sent me the check in the first place and he has a few grand in cash....

*Sigh* Some people....

Note: This 'deal' didnt come through a forum

 

[olebean]

Mulligan

It is an old one, I recieved a cheque after raising concerns with the bank (the guy phoned me from Nigeria) they suggested I went to the issuer bank, I went they phoned the issuer, he knew nothing about it so I then took it round to the police station and told the guy who sent it that I hadn't recieved the cheque... Alas another arrived and the $20000 cheque is pinned to my notice board along with numerous others from this scam.......

 

[typist]

In most European countries cheques are a thing of the past. Usually the U.S. are far more innovative; apparently not when it comes to payment systems. I don't understand the driving force behind the continuing popularity of cheques in the U.S.

 

[Duckinla]

One clear indication of scams: They will typically require that you send money through some non-recoverable way. Wire, western union, money order. These vehicles for transferring funds were never intended to be used with strangers.

I once played out an obvious scammer on ebay just for the education. He initially indicated that he took all sorts of payment. But when it came down to it, he said he could only take Western Union at the time.

 

[DNQuest.com]

Yes, anytime they want money transferred back (or change), that is a scam 100% of the time.

Here is a truely funny case where the scammer became the scammee... a must read...

http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/

 

[DKennedy]

i ended up reading that prank on zug as well as a few others... very well done

 

[Honan]

Thanks DNquest
That was worth reading
http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/

 

[domainah]

that was awesome, here is another guy that was fooling one of those guys with a different scam ..worth reading...

http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/sfo/78395856.html

 

[olebean]

In most European countries cheques are a thing of the past. Usually the U.S. are far more innovative; apparently not when it comes to payment systems. I don't understand the driving force behind the continuing popularity of cheques in the U.S.

Most european coutries? Italians prefer cash, UK uses huge amounts of cheques, France has problems with chip and pin, spainish prefer cash (not as much as Itallians)

Its called using something physical, privacy and not trusting technology.... of all of them privacy is the main issue

 

[Creature]

Great read, thanks.
http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/