I was scammed, and proud too say that no more..Believe me when i say thos people are really good in making you believe there agenda....Please check everything out....I cashed a check for 7,000.00 and sent 4,000 too China....I know it sounds redickouless but i am no dummy so i thought..  they send a cashiers ck by overnite and conveniced me that i won..when the bank cashed the ck I thought it mmust be good...But 7 days later the check did not clear..and after they gave me five thousand dollars...I should have know better but it can happen and it will if you are not carefull.....

Hi Beatrice,

thanks for your honesty. Interestingly, people who cannot produce such sum don't even bother to give such promises much thought. Considering what you lost, i would say i lost peanuts in internet scamm. That's 6-7 years ago with the "doublers and triplers". Internet magicians convincing people how your investment will dounble/triple in 24-48 hours. Tried it and got burnt and such are gone for peoples eyes are open now.

Thanks for your kind exchange.

Wishes,
Minx.

Hi Beatrice,

I've received a bank scam like that in my postal mail last year, scammers sending a big fake check, asking me (or other innocent people) to cash it and send them the money.  So I called the bank because there was a letterhead logo at the top of the page.  The bank said they were aware of scammers using their bank name but couldn't do anything about it.  They explained to me on the phone what you just said, if you cash the check and get the money, the check will be no good and you won't get any deposit from it, and then you'll be sending your money to the scammers AND you'll get charged a big overdraft fee.  So you'll lose twice, 2 big losses adding up to one huge loss.

Here's something to remember: Big REAL checks are NOT just sent thru the mail in an envelope. If someone is sending a large amount of REAL money, they would send it by registered mail or FedEx or AirborneExpress or something like that, NOT just regular 4-day mail without proof of delivery.

Hi Kathleen,

thanks for sharing this with us!

Wishes,

Minx.