some lady started talking to my friend and sent this to him:
I want you to do something for me about my coming back tostate cos i want to come back as soon as possible so we can meet andcelebrate the Christmas together.about my coming back to statei have a way out but i want you to give me little assistance you can..There is this payment someone want to made for my father but theproblem is this.. The payment will be issue in us check or money orderand it can't be cashed here.. So this is why we ask the person to holdon not to send it yet. My dear this is what i want you to do for me.Just accept to check the payment and if you do,the payment will besend to you and when you have it cashed i will give you the info youwill send the money to so i can use some of it to come down there tomeet you.. Maybe when we meet you can give me some money back.. Howabout that?Miss you my love and i tell me how muchyou think about me?Get back to me with your name in full and addressso it will be send t
2007-11-26 11:52:10 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Credit
not all of it fit but thats pretty much it. hes not gonna do it i was just wondering if it seemed real or not. he barely knows her and she keeps calling him dear and at the end she says she misses his breath around her (hes never seen her before so that makes no sense lol)
thanks for any answers!
2007-11-26 11:53:12 · update #1
and sorry if its in the wrong category i was really sure what itd go under..
2007-11-26 11:53:35 · update #2
It has scam written all over it
2007-11-26 11:59:55 · answer #1 · answered by panache 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
An increasingly common scam - this one is so prevalent right now it is starting to get real media attention. Basically, how it works is that you are sent a check with instructions to send all or a portion of the money back to the sender after you have deposited it. So, you deposit the check and within a few days, the check 'clears' and you withdraw the money. The problem is that after a week or two, the bank discovers that the check is a fake and you need to return the money you withdrew. So, if you sent it or spent it, you are obligated to return the funds to the bank, not the person who sent it to you because you are the one who cashed the check. Bad news!
Do a websearch for 'check cashing fraud" and you will find many the more examples of this.
2007-11-27 07:15:40 · answer #2 · answered by Piggiepants 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Definitely a scam and don't follow up on it I mean people sending messages re money to people they hardly know. Sounds like one of those Nigerian scams. Your friend could, just to annoy them, send a message and ask for their address and phone number and say don't worry I am coming over to you and deliver the money in person and see what happens and how they react with this request?? Maybe even report them to the Police.
2007-11-26 20:00:43 · answer #3 · answered by veraswanee 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
This smells like a scam, sounds like one of those check cashing scams going around the Internet! Seriously, talk your friend out of being involved in this.
2007-11-26 20:36:37 · answer #4 · answered by highflyer 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Definitely! This is one of the most common and the most often fallen for!
This is one of the many scams that I cover in my website or soon will add!
2007-11-26 20:03:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course it's a scam. She's in love alright....with whatever money she can scam out of your friend.
2007-11-26 20:04:29 · answer #6 · answered by acermill 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I would RUN not walk as fast as I can from this "opportunity". It has SCAM all over it and will cost you big $$.
2007-11-26 21:26:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋