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Scam, But What's The Objective?
nunn
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The mail came yesterday, with a bit of a surprise. A USPS Express Mail Flat Rate envelope arrived, costing someone $15 or so in postage, from an address in New York City. All that was inside was a check. A check from Apple Computer, drawn on American National Bank. It was for $1,850.00. I get checks in the mail frequently, but this one didn?t add up to anything I had sold recently. So I checked the account number with the bank (automated phone line) and found that no such number exists. So, this check is bogus, but what?s the scam? What?s the angle? Lots of people scam others, but there is usually a way for the scammer to dupe the victim out of money. I haven?t figured this one out yet, but I am holding onto the check and envelope to see if anything else develops. I would put the check in my account to see what happens, but when it bounces, my bank will charge me a fee, I think around $30. I am not going to pay $30 to find out what I already know.
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Soon you will get another letter stating "they" overpaid you by about $400.
Send money to XXXXXXXX
Or you will be asked to supply your bank info becuase the check didn't go thru right.
We have enough gun laws, what we need is IDIOT control.
Blood makes you related. Loyalty makes you family.
I thought getting old would take longer. :shock:
Every check I ever received from a customer that bounced, was returned to me, the person that deposited it into my account,
Bounced checks are never returned to the person that wrote it or one would have no proof they were not paid to turn over for collection.
We have enough gun laws, what we need is IDIOT control.
Blood makes you related. Loyalty makes you family.
I thought getting old would take longer. :shock:
Now I like that idea , should it be for the campaign of "Bernie" or "Pocahontas"
Also they say the overcharge they are sending is from quite a while ago so you cannot recall being overcharged. Most people fall for this scam because they think they are getting back money that they were over charged for.
Of course their check bounces and they have your money order so nothing you can do.
What is amazing in this day and age is that when I use my credit card on line I get an email message as I am making the charge. However a paper check can still take a week or more to clear your account.
That's the most likely scenario.
They can charge you for depositing that bounced check, then charge you for all your bounced checks.
Then there's the fee for charging you a fee.
I HATE banks.
The fees are just part of why!