It is not someone I know, he just got in touch with me through IM and says he has no way of cashing checks himself, needs the money wired (western union) and the company sending the money can not wire it, must issue it in form of a check.
2006-12-05 05:09:55 · 15 answers · asked by Sandra D 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Pretty classic scam. There are banks in Nigeria, that if they were legitimate checks would gladly cash them. Think about it.
You wire the money, deposit the amazingly authentic looking check in your bank, write checks on it, the check is later found to be invalid, you are out the money, all of it, with little way to correct the situation.
2006-12-05 05:13:47 · answer #1 · answered by finaldx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a scam.
I won't say "the worse that can happen". What is likely to happen is you cash a bad check, wire the money before it is processed (takes a couple of weeks) and then YOU get in trouble for writing a bad check and YOU are out the money.
2006-12-05 05:14:26 · answer #2 · answered by Landlord 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bank WILL get their money back. It doesn't matter that you are 15--- since you are a minor, by law you had to have a parent or guardian over 18 yrs old sign on your account with you. So if you don't pay it back then YOUR PARENTS will get in trouble for it. The bank and federal government doesn't like to be messed with. Depositing a fraudulent check and then taking all of your money out of the account is fraud on your part and is a federal felony offense...
2016-05-22 21:30:05 · answer #3 · answered by Cynthia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you serious? This is such a scam. Keep you r money safe. There is new similar scam now that involves using the FBI's name from some country - check the FBI's website for more info. Be careful.
2006-12-05 05:18:59 · answer #4 · answered by BlankProfile 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a scam it happened to my friend and she lost big money because of it. It usually says somrthing like I will send you a check for this amount and send this amount to me....You deposit the check and then you send them casha nd 2 days later your check bounces, Try doing a search on Nigerian scams and then report them...its all a scam
2006-12-05 05:14:33 · answer #5 · answered by Jennifer A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DO NOT EVEN RESPOND! It's a scam. Whenever you're not sure about something, you can always find it on www.snopes.com - they've got tons of info on anything and everything. If something is true they'll let you know, and if it's a scam, they'll definitely let you know that too. I always check snopes, it's a great tool in today's world.
2006-12-05 05:18:27 · answer #6 · answered by deelberger 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do not do it! This is one of the biggest internet scams there is! They said on the news that people have been scammed out of thousands of dollars. The address doesn't even exist!
2006-12-05 05:13:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
LOL. Just don't send more than you can afford to lose. I'm suprised this scam is still going on.
2006-12-05 05:12:58 · answer #8 · answered by c.arsenault 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a scam. Don't send him any money.
2006-12-05 05:16:17 · answer #9 · answered by Niecy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DON'T DO IT!! it is a bnig scam in Nigeria...please do not believe those e-mails...you'll regret it.
Believe me, my bf is Nigerian, he has told me about it...
2006-12-05 05:12:04 · answer #10 · answered by Barbs-mom of boy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋