More About Scams
08/09/07 14:22
The other day I was watching the news and they did a
story on the scam I wrote about below. Apparently
it's a HUGE nation-wide business. What ends up
happening is the person offers to buy your item (in
this case, our horses) and sends a fraudulent check.
You cash it and then Western Union the money to the
supposed shipper. But then the bank finds out that it
was a fraudulent check and you end up having sent
your real money to the crook. Isn't that awful? I
called the police because I had the person's computer
IP address, their e-mail, and a copy of a check they
sent me. However, the police can onlyinvestigate it
if you've actually fallen for the scam. I hope none
of you have been taken advantage of like that.
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