I have recently been contacted about a craigslist ad that I posted. A man named Timothy Blair from AFPRINT FABRICS & TEXTILES asked me to be a U.S. representative for his company. They are supposedly based in England. All I had to do was receive checks from people stateside, keep 10%, and mail the rest to wherever I was told to mail it. I received my 1st check for $3,600.00. I was told to mail $3,000.00 to Africa, by Western Union, and await instructions for the rest (after my 10% was deducted). Is this legit? I just don't see how they can give away so much money! I looked for the name and address of the "person" who sent me the check (by UPS, by the way). But, I found a different person living at that address. Can someone help me? Has anyone else run across this, or do you have any advice???
2007-07-07 11:46:42 · 7 answers · asked by happytobeblondie 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
common scam.
how it works: You deposit the check, and when it clears you send off the money. The bank later determines the check is fake, and you are required to pay back the money.
Check the FBI and FCC websites for more information on common email and mail fraud and scams.
2007-07-07 11:53:46 · answer #1 · answered by Piggiepants 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. This is a spam operation. You will get bogus "cashier check" payments which take 14 to 21 days to "clear" meanwhile you send on the payment via wire transfer or western union keeping your 10% of course only to discover that the cashier check is not honored and you have no recourse.
Don't do it...you will be scammed.
2007-07-08 01:26:15 · answer #2 · answered by CJ Behling 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A "job" with that description is a scam or money laundering or both. Stay FAR away.
If they can't even calculate 10%, what chance would it have of being legit anyway?
What happens is you send off $3000 of your own money, then a few weeks later their $3600 check bounces so that money is debited back to your bank account. You're then out $3000. Don't do it. I hope you didn't already send it.
2007-07-07 19:08:18 · answer #3 · answered by Judy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dude - don't be a sucker
the check is a fraud - it will bounce back and you will be out the money cause you sent the $3000 grand to someone by WU.
You'll end up in jail for fraud
2007-07-07 18:54:13 · answer #4 · answered by Mike Frisbee 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is a complete scam. This and other similar stores has been e-mailed and posted all over the Internet.
If it sounds too good to be true, it is.
For future reference, check out potential scam at www.snopes2.com or www.scam.com
Best wishes.
2007-07-07 18:55:19 · answer #5 · answered by JQT 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
craigslist has a post about the scams, go back to craigslist and read about it and report your experience to them.
2007-07-07 20:12:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
STOP DO NOT CASH CHECKS NOR SEND MONEY BY WESTERN UNION.
THIS IS A FRAUD@!!@@!@!!@
2007-07-07 18:54:47 · answer #7 · answered by yahweh550 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋