Saturday, April 23, 2005

Internet Scam, part 7

For those who don't understand this scam, I figured now would be a good time to explain it.
It's a variation of one of the most common sales transactions scams ever known: the fake check scam. Essentially, the thief sends excess money for shipping. The mark is placed in a "trusted" role to send that excess amount of money to the shipper on the same day. Of course the check/money order is fraudulent and it takes several days for the bank to find out. Meanwhile, the mark has sent money from his/her account to the "shipper". When the check bounces, the mark is out of the money, he/she sent to the shipper.

So, me being the mark, I would lose $2300 if I was as dumb as I look. Wait....nevermind.

Time for a response...

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