my friend gaot three money orders from someine she does not know totaling over $2400.00 Where can I go to see?

Question

where can I go to cjeck this guy out. We have his name. she need money real bad and is ready to cash them I need help asap. Thanks

Answer 1

There are many variations to this scam. Most likely what will happen is the money orders will clear. Your friend will send them some money. Then later, the money orders will bounce. Money orders can still bounce even after they have "cleared." The bank will tell your friend that she owes them money for the bounced money orders. She will complain saying: "But you said it had cleared." The bank will say too bad, when a money order "clears" it does not mean it is good. Below is one example of this type of scam, using a check.

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

Answer 2

Why did she get the money orders?

Be very careful here.

If it was a mistake she is liable for the money. It isn't a "gift" that she gets to keep because of a mistake. She'll have to pay it back once the mistake is discovered and could be charged with a criminal offense.

Also it may have been done on purpose. If she deposits the money orders then her account number is associated with them. This may simply be an attempt to get her account number as part of an identity theft.

Identity thieves often do things like steal credit cards and checks from one person then use the checks to pay up credit cards for the next victim. They then use an ATM to withdraw the extra money from the credit cards and when the check later bounces the money is already long gone. Your friend will be left holding the bag. If she is a victim of identity theft and never authorized any transactions she can't be held responsible. If however, she has cashed money orders she knew she wasn't entitled to have she will have a hard time proving she wasn't a willing participant in the crime.

Answer 3

Do not cash them. There is obviously a mistake somewhere along the line. Money does not just show up in the mail. If she winds up using this money she will inevitably need to return it. If she does not have the money to return they could prosecute.

Answer 4

What were the money orders for? If she is being asked to deposit them and send some of the money to someone else, the money orders are fake.

Answer 5

It's a scam, take them to your bank and have their risk management department take a look at them.

DO NOT deposit them..whoever sent the money orders can get your bank info if you deposit them.

Answer 6

just cash them!!!!