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Fake Check Scam
Craigslist Fake Check Scam: When you get more than what you asked
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- February 11, 2010
- 3 comments
As always, be careful when you received a check that is more than what you asked for.
A couple of times, Roy and Ellie Goodbread suspected they were being scammed. Why, they wondered, would the woman buying their Jeep off Craigslist send ...
Job and Fake Check Scam: Fake Abingdon Cockell Limited
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- February 11, 2010
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This website is a scam, the domain name abingdoncockell.com dropped some time in 2004, and has probably been scooped up by some scammer in 2008 for use in scam. its unlikely to be related to the original company that is based in the UK.
The ...
Lottery Scam: Video about receiving a fake lottery check with your name on it
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- February 10, 2010
- 3 comments
About Lottery Scam
If you didn't play a lottery, then you didn't win any lottery. The check will look real, but its a fake.
Job Scam: Fake Media Dimensions Inc. at mediadimension.biz
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- February 6, 2010
- 13 comments
The real Media Dimensions Inc. is located at mediadimensions.com
If you get a job offer from mediadimension.biz, it is a scam. This domain was only registered within a week with full contact privacy:
Technical Contact Email: me...
Video Pick: Fake Check Scam Targets Craig's List Sellers
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- January 31, 2010
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Job Scam: Fake Bestmark Offer is a Fake Check Scam
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- January 28, 2010
- 100 comments
Watch for recruitment emails from mail2recruiter.com. *Correction* mail2recruiter.com is a free email address provided by another vendor- no name mentioned because we are not going to do any free advertising here.
This scammer is impersonating bes...
Salvation Army Cheated in Fake Check Scam
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- January 7, 2010
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Charleston, South Carolina:
Looks like some scammers get away with some free Christmas money after all.
Just before Christmas, up to a dozen charities received a check of $25,000 from a "genuine local company"and it happened to be a fake check.
No...
Fake Check Scammer Busted by UPS Delivery Man
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- June 7, 2009
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Three Loud Cheers for UPS! Scammers out there, watch out! I think we have found the cure. Fedex, UPS, and other deliver services will soon be sending you to the police. Even in Nigeria.
"An alert United Parcel Service driver made a very special ...
Fake Check Scams Tricked 1.3 Million
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- May 27, 2009
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Think that you are smart? Think that you would never be scammed? According to Consumer Federation of America, about 33% of Americans are exposed to fake check scams, out of which1.3million were tricked and lost between $3,000 to $4,000. Fake check...
Fake Check Scam Targets Job Seekers
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- May 2, 2009
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Check out this fake check scam video clip. Thousands of people out there looking for work are easy targets of internet scams - job and employment scams! Job offers at sites such as CraigsList. This is a must watch!
I Received Fake Check and 419 Lottery Scam
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- December 7, 2008
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Ms. Foster receieved a fake check for a preliminary pay of $4,890, and she has to pay $2,985 in "government tax" in order to received the "remaining prize of $250,000. In a real lottery, the tax is deducted from your winnings. And they don't send ...
She beats Fake Check and Lottery Scam
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- October 15, 2008
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When she saw the envelope, Angela Jonathan of Lewiston immediately suspected that someone was up to no good. Still, her heart beat a little faster when she read the letter inside that informed her she had won $250,000 in a Canadian lottery. All ...
Fake Check Scams Hit Las Cruces (New Mexico)
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- December 1, 2007
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Never trust a check in your letter... until you see the real cash."The letterhead says Citi Financial," Mary Lou Vega said. "It says "final prize notification' ... It has everything that a check should have, the security background and micro-print...
US Postal Warns Fake Check Scams
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- October 25, 2007
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Other than the rising fake check scams in the US, they are also warning about identity theft: “To commit identity theft, what do people need? They (thieves) need your full name, your date of birth and your Social Security number,” Boucher said. ...
77 arrested for fake check scam
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- October 8, 2007
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A collaboration between US Postal Inspector and police from other countries resulted in the arrest of 77 scammers involved in fake check scams. "While 60 people were arrested in the Netherlands, 16 in Nigeria and one in Canada, victims of these s...
Fake Check and Money Order for Hay Purchase
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- September 4, 2007
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Attached in this article are mails from one of our visitors who received orders from scammers pretending to order hay from him. The money order that was sent via UPS was verified to be fake. Despite that, the scammer became angry when the farmer did not respond to the order.
The best joke is that the scammers even threatened to call the FBI.
Fake Check and Money Order Scam for Hay Purchase
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- September 4, 2007
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Earlier, we received forwarded mails from our visitors regarding inter-state purchase of hay. The scammers sent the fake check and money order via UPS to the hay sellers, with excess amount either for refund purpose or payment to the "delivery" gu...
Warning: Fake Check or Money Mule Scam
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- August 19, 2007
- 21 comments
Hot Scam Specifications:
Scam Type: Fake Check or Money Mule Scam
Fake Names: Mrs.Linda Charles
Offer Type: Job Offer
Scammer Location: Claims to be from Helsinki, Finland, but now based in Malaysia
Scammer Email: Yahoo.Co.UK
Based on the description of the job offer, we sensed that this is going to be a "fake check" scam.
Mark Johnson and his $250k Fake Check
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- August 6, 2007
- 2 comments
Mark Johnson remembers your past effort and has asked her secretary, Mrs Rose Williams Madi to send you a check worth US$250,000.
Danger No. 1: In order to get they check, they will want to ask for your personal information.
Danger No. 2: After you get the Check, they will ask you to send them or "someone" the cash for some stupid reasons (e.g. fees, commissions, etc).
Reply to letter on fake check
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- April 5, 2007
- No comments
Question/Comment:
Hey, I liked your video regarding the fake cheque! I once received an email from a person claiming to be from Nigeria! I was selling my advert in the papers, and this so called SCAMMER happened to contact me, saying he was interested in my piano I was selling for £500!
So I sent him my name and address. He then posted a cheuqe off to me, and it arrived evenutally. I banked it, and for some reason the cheque cleared straight away! He sent an amount of £2,500 to me.
So I thought I would take up this offer.
But what do you know? A received a letter from the bank a couple of days later stating that the cheque I banked was infact fraudulent!
I even remember the scammer's email address:
faroukadams@yahoo.co.in
I actually keep every email that scammers send me, and report the emails to Googlemail email services!
Well thanks for reading!
Our Reply:
Good job, but it is better not to send them any information esp. name. Anyway, thanks for sharing the experience and we hope that others can take note.
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