I got frauded!

[BigBalledOX]

Originally Posted by Honzo

wait, for the little naive kiddy here, how the hell does this scam "work" per say?
who wins and who loses? and how?

You sell item for $200. I send you personal check for $2000, then make up some ruse about why the check is for way the hell over the amount. I ask you to simply cash check and send the difference back to me instead of going through the "trouble" of sending another check.

What you (hopefully) don't know is the check is completely fraudulent, so after you cash said check at your bank and send me the difference, the check is returned to your account and you are hit with a $2000 deduction from your account you have no way of recovering.

[PREDATOR]

I was suspect after the first email, I read about this crap all the time, but I figured I would play along to see how far the guy would go. We'll he's the only one who lost out to the UPS company since he paid for express delivery

He actually sent me another email today:

RE: ok - $200 (Surprise, AZ)

Tuesday, June 24, 2008 2:09 PM

From:
"Shah Brian" <bshah1903@live.com>
Add sender to Contacts

To:
drub16@yahoo.com


Hello.
Did you send the money?..Please get back to me as soon as possible with the information given to you such as the Refrence number and the amount sent. then you let me know when you will be available for my shipper to come for the pickup.. Please get back to me as soon as possible,, Thanks


Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:58:24 -0700
From: drub16@yahoo.com
Subject: RE: ok - $200 (Surprise, AZ)
To: bshah1903@live.com

Hey Brian, I cashed the check. Where would you like the excess funds sent to?

John

Seriously, I just playing with him now. Just want to see how far he will go

[PREDATOR]

I wrote him back...

Hey Brian,

I couldn't find a money gram anywhere around here, I got a money order made out to:

Blake Voyles
2600 Southwest Freeway
Suite 600
Houston, TX 77098

It is in the amount of $2,200.00 I took out my $200 and applied the rest of the funds towards the money order.

I hope this is alright? Also, let me know when your shipper wants to meet up.

Thank You!
John

This is actually pretty fun

[Nemesis]

Wow. That is crazy.

[diddy]

[Honzo]

Originally Posted by BigBalledOX

You sell item for $200. I send you personal check for $2000, then make up some ruse about why the check is for way the hell over the amount. I ask you to simply cash check and send the difference back to me instead of going through the "trouble" of sending another check.

What you (hopefully) don't know is the check is completely fraudulent, so after you cash said check at your bank and send me the difference, the check is returned to your account and you are hit with a $2000 deduction from your account you have no way of recovering.

wouldn't you wait for the check to clear before you sent money back to him? i still don't get it

[diddy]

Originally Posted by Honzo

wouldn't you wait for the check to clear before you sent money back to him? i still don't get it

it's a fake check set up to where it originally clears, then u send the excess and ur item to the person, then the bank comes back a week or 2 later saying it was fake, and u have to pay it back.

[BigBalledOX]

Originally Posted by Honzo

wouldn't you wait for the check to clear before you sent money back to him? i still don't get it

That would be the smart thing to do. Its a play on people's gullibilities.

[Comando489]

what would be really funny was if brian was real and predator ends up scamming him

[diddy]

Originally Posted by BigBalledOX

That would be the smart thing to do. Its a play on people's gullibilities.

i wouldnt say so much people's gullibility, although that is definitely a part, but most people think as soon as the check clears you are good to go