Well, to my surprise, I was never asked for any private
information, and I received an envelope from someone in New York, via UPS.
(Earlier I was contacted by phone and informed that I would be receiving a check
to cash.) So, when I opened the envelope, I was not too surprised to see a check
inside; it was made out for $1,290.00. (I never planned to cash it. It smelled
of scam as soon as I read the first email.)
Okay, now here's the good
part... The envelope was sent from someone in New York, but the check was from
someone in Texas. Since it was drawn on a bank I recognized, Wells Fargo, I
called them to inquire about it.
I gave the woman on the phone, the
account number on the bottom of the check, and low and behold the account was
not an active account! Can you believe it? I can.
Since everyone has
been warned not to give out private information on the Internet, these scambags
are now trying to get innocent people to cash bad checks for them and send them
a cash wire.
I guess when P.T. Barnum said there's a sucker born every
minute, he wasn't talking about the minute I was born.
So all of you
nice people out there, don't fall for this scam. If someone asks you to cash
checks for them, DO NOT DO IT! If you do, you'll end up losing your account with
your bank, and the Feds will look into your life; you will be held accountable
for the funds.
This is the information I have on the scammer that I
encountered, as he presented it to me:
John
Holland
johnhollandarts@yahoo.co.uk
Mr John Holland
John Holland Arts
& Gifts
Unit B, The Apsley Center, Apsley way, London
NW2
7LZ
U.K
Immediately you are through with the western union transfer,
get back to me with following details: Sender's name and address (as used to to
fill the western union form ): Total Amount Sent: Money Transfer Control Number
(MTCN) I hope i am able to make things clear to you. Let me know if there is
anything that is not clear to you. Do reply this email to confirm that you
recieve it. Thanks and God bless, waiting to hear from you...... Mr John Holland
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