Is this legal Question#2

[Chelda]

What is the name of your state? Missouri

This is the sequel to Is this really legal?

Just from my own familiarization and understanding in order for anyone to get a cashiers check, you have to pay for it in cash and then the cashiers check is issued. Am I correct? Anyhow, She's already received the check and it was for some high amount, not sure what amount extactly but to my understanding she said the check came from some "Company" so she claimed to have researched the website of the company; saw it to be legit and deposited the check. She told me of this on Tuesday and then she told me that the check cleared her bank account and now she's suppose to take her 10% and then wire the remaining balance to the this guy in the email. Can you tell me what's up with that?

 

[seniorjudge]

Q: Can you tell me what's up with that?

A: A scam with a forged cashier's check.

 

[Happy Trails]

What is the name of your state? Missouri

This is the sequel to Is this really legal?

Just from my own familiarization and understanding in order for anyone to get a cashiers check, you have to pay for it in cash and then the cashiers check is issued. Am I correct? Anyhow, She's already received the check and it was for some high amount, not sure what amount extactly but to my understanding she said the check came from some "Company" so she claimed to have researched the website of the company; saw it to be legit and deposited the check. She told me of this on Tuesday and then she told me that the check cleared her bank account and now she's suppose to take her 10% and then wire the remaining balance to the this guy in the email. Can you tell me what's up with that?

This is definately a scam. People believe that the money order is good and then the bank tells them that it cleared. However, the bank finds out it is a counterfeit money order and then adjusts the account as neccesary. This sometimes can take weeks for the bank to discover it.

By this time, the people who are getting scammed, have already sent a real money order to someone else. (They ususally get talked into it, when they are asked to do the defrauder a favor, but the defrauder will make it worth their while. $$$) But the money isn't any good. Leaving the person scammed---with less money then they started with.

Do a search in this forum for "Nigeria".
You can also "Google"--"Nigeria scam".

TELL YOUR FRIEND NOT TO SEND ANY MONEY!!