Sep 2007

More About Scams

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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