it is from costa coffee. and they cliam that all they do is send me money orders and i deduct 10% and send them the rest. but what is stopping me from cashing the whole thing?any help out there
this is something they sent me.
All you Need to do is to Receive payment from Customers.
Get it Cashed at your Bank or any Financial
institution that does such tasks, then
Forward balance after deduction of percentage/pay to any
of the offices you will be contacted to send
payment to.(Payment is to forwarded either by Money Gram or
Western Union Money Transfer).
For example you’ve got 4000.00USD
You take your income: 400.00 USD (10%)
Send to us: 3600.00 USD
any help? thanks
2007-11-26 18:49:41 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
it was a hypothetical question. relax
2007-11-26 18:55:25 · update #1
It is a very common scam that sadly many people wanting to make quick buck will fall for. All are in a foreign company that makes it nearly impossible to prosecute and if you fall for it, you will never see a dime of money back.
It doesn't really matter if you kept the entire amount because the checks will turn out to be fake anyway and your account will be debited for the amount of the fraudulent checks, be charged return deposit fees and any overdraft fees if you are foolish enough to spend a dime and you will be investigated by the bank for fraud and they may choose to prosecute.
If you don't sent the money to "Costa Coffee" then it may appear to the bank and the prosecutor that you devised the scam on your own. Although Costa Coffee won't get any money out of you, but it the liability will likely fall all on you so they win either way.
2007-11-26 19:37:18 · answer #1 · answered by bottleblondemama 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While there are a number of legitimate work-from-home career opportunities available, a growing number of scams have surfaced over the past several years. I believe that your best bet is to contact the Better Business Bureau or Consumer Affairs for more information. They should be able to inform you if the company in question is in good standing or not. I have done this twice in the past, each time yielding results.
2007-11-26 18:53:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There a lot of home based scams. The foremost thing is never pay for any business opportunity. They are scams and will vanish with your money. Try and surf the net but most of them are out to rob you of your hard earned money.
2016-03-15 01:01:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a scam whereby you give them all your bank and other data, and they steal your identity.
If it sounds too good to be true, It probably is. In this case, ask yourself: Why did they pick you to lay all of this largesse upon?
Do these folks know you personally? How did they get your email address. How can they trust you, or you them? After all, you don't know each other.
2007-11-26 19:01:31 · answer #4 · answered by Willie G 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is certainly a scam. They will then want your bank details! Don't give it to them!
Transfers via Money Gram or Western Union Money Transfer are also quite unsafe.
This is a reasonably popular scam that will cost YOU heaps.
I bet if you go and talk to Costa Coffee they will deny sending the offer to you.
2007-11-26 18:54:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yeah, and if the check's fake you gotta pay the bank back, plus face charges for passing a bad check. Damn right it's a scam. Seen something like this on 20/20 or Dateline.
2007-11-26 18:53:52 · answer #6 · answered by bigchucka 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you know it is a scam, why are you asking this? Nothing but honesty is keeping you from cashing the whole thing. You could possibly be prosecuted for theft and/or they will no longer do business with you. Hope this helps!
2007-11-26 18:53:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can try to cash those at your bank. Why send them the money back that would be stupod but seriously...
More than likely you will be responsible for the whole amount total $4000 after they find out they are counterfeit. Then you become a creminal. Fraud budy. Why would they send you money for nothing .
Keep yerself out of truble.
Also Those people will have yer address and thats pretty scary
2007-11-26 18:58:06 · answer #8 · answered by Marcus 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You answered the question in the first line yourself -- ever hear of "if it sounds too good to be true, it is too good to be true?"
This is a popular scam. Don't do it.
2007-11-26 18:55:26 · answer #9 · answered by iqover50 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The money orders are fake. You cash them, send some of the money to them, and then the bank informs you that the money order bounced and you have to reimburse the bank the entire amount.
2007-11-26 19:27:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋