A company called shopping group inc had sent me a letter stating they wanted to hire me for a mystery shopper I did i depsoited the check at my bank and my bank said that the funds would be in the acc the next day. So did what the comany wanted me to do to wire the money they sent to me to them and grade the person who I had delt with. Then a week later my bank called me and said that the check that was deposited was a fruad check can anyone help. When my husband and i had called these people they told me **** out of luck!!!!!!!!! Now my bank said I 'm responable for the money that they stole .
2006-09-27 15:51:59 · 7 answers · asked by nicole c 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Yep you are. You deposited it and then transferred to money out of your account. Therefore you are the criminal at this point, in the eyes of the bank. And another statistic in the silliness of people who fall for this crap.
2006-09-27 16:00:16 · answer #1 · answered by Screwball 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep! You took out the money before it actually cleared all the way through the system...
Hmmm... I fail to understand how someone can get such a letter and not be suspicious...
watch out for the emails that say that someone in a foreign country needs your help.. they will send you a certified check and you will wire them money... it is a scam... the checks are frauds...
there are a LOT of similar scams out there!! read up and protect yourself!
2006-09-27 23:05:47 · answer #2 · answered by ♥Tom♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may be out of luck. It's a harsh way to learn a simple lesson: if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. You can try to find out who the scammer is and then file a complaint with the state attorney general. Or try to find out if there is some consumer group getting together to take legal action against the scammer.
2006-09-27 23:00:51 · answer #3 · answered by ralph w 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems a scam. But if you give a cheque to encash and it came to a/c. then only bank will wire to anywhere. But if u instructed the bank to wire money before the cheque encashing the you are hooked.
2006-09-27 23:55:36 · answer #4 · answered by Balu 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a tough one. But I believe that since you did not wait for the check to clear (which is what the scammer wanted), you became liable. Sorry for the bad news. Caveat Emptor
2006-09-27 23:01:11 · answer #5 · answered by vector4tfc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u need to call the police and the bank fraud line - this is wire fraud and will involve the fbi as well. get to it, don't let them get away with it.
2006-09-27 23:00:48 · answer #6 · answered by bl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
call the police, use FBI, wat r u waiting for? nd plz be careful in future!
2006-09-28 05:30:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋