I know this is a scam with this out of state check please help?

Question

My friend just recived an email a few weeks ago about a family tring to get funds out of the state.And he agread on this .They just sent him a check for $450,000 ...And he deposit it in his account .He said that when half clears hes going on vacation.I dont think anything will clear but he said at least 50,000 will clear in 3 days .Is this true if so why dont everyone do this to get rich.And its only going to go on his credit.....

Answer 1

There are many variations to this scam. Most likely what will happen is the check will clear. He will send them some money. Then later, the check will bounce. Checks can still bounce even after they have "cleared." The bank will tell him that he owes them money for the bounced check. He will complain saying: "But you said it had cleared." The bank will say too bad, when a check "clears" it does not mean it is good.

Below is one example of this type of scam:


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/31/AR2006053102004.html

Answer 2

I don't understand how people keep falling for this scam. It's been all over the internet for years.

I hope he didn't send them too much money to get that check because he has now lost what ever "security deposit" they asked for and he's never going to get a dime out of that check. It will come back to his bank account as insufficient funds or fraud or something but I promise you, there is no $450,000 there.

Answer 3

Check with the bank and ask them if it's a scam in a hurry. Alert police. Hope this helps in time.

Answer 4

Yes, it's a very big scam. Whenever you get emails like that....sounding to good to be true then it probably isn't true.
When in doubt go to the www.snopes.com website (urban legends). They'll confirm if such emails are true or false.

Answer 5

The state would not send an email if this were not a scam.

Answer 6

Instead of clearing they will probably clean out his account.

Answer 7

It's a big A** scam.