SCAM?

[0urh]

Originally Posted by Rustic Charm

that made me laugh, I had people in my office asking what I'm reading.

Brilliant! Should be in the joke thread

Hey RC, do you ever do any work in between posting on CF?

[Leo Ticheli]

419 Eater - The largest scambaiting community on the planet!

Enjoy!

Fair winds,
Leo

[MarkJ]

Originally Posted by Privilege

I received one of these similar scam attempts a good few years back. He was sending me a cheque to deposit into my account the same as the OP.

I was bored at work do I decided to mess with him.

Hilarious! Loved the names! That must have been great fun!




Sent from a stupid phone that replaces words with weird stuff.

[Sun and Moon]

Originally Posted by Privilege

I received one of these similar scam attempts a good few years back. He was sending me a cheque to deposit into my account the same as the OP.

I was bored at work do I decided to mess with him for a while just to fuel my twisted sense of humor. I subsequently pasted the emails in reverse order so that they can be read from the top down. It's a long read but quite funny.

I am David. He is Stanley. (Please excuse my purposely poor grammar).


Hello David,
> > >
> > > Please check your postal box is also likely you receive the first 9000
> > > pounds that was sent today.
> > >
> > > I await to hear from you as soon as possible.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > Daniel
> > > P.S Whats the soup today?

...

Funniest thing I've read in ages! Thanks for the laughs. And one of my co-workers just told me "Hey - no smiling at work!"

[Rustic Charm]

Originally Posted by 0urh

Brilliant! Should be in the joke thread

Hey RC, do you ever do any work in between posting on CF?

Everytime the smokers go out for their 20 minute break (on the hour) it's CF time

[Jim Cate]

Originally Posted by Rustic Charm

Everytime the smokers go out for their 20 minute break (on the hour) it's CF time

Hmm... sounds like trading one bad habit for another !!

Jim

[Rustic Charm]

Originally Posted by Jim Cate

Hmm... sounds like trading one bad habit for another !!

Jim

Yeah but i doubt CF will kill me

[Pete7]

Originally Posted by RainDog

This is what amazes me. Have these people not heard of computers? Even if there were 100 banks in the chain, it would be trivial to "pre-clear" a check as funds-available in under a second if they were using 1990's technology. What the heck is going on in banking that this takes days or weeks?

The reason the banks sit on cheques for a few days is that together they all add up and give the bank short term liquidity at your expense. Its a nice little earner for them.

Pete

[boatman61]

Originally Posted by Pete7

The reason the banks sit on cheques for a few days is that together they all add up and give the bank short term liquidity at your expense. Its a nice little earner for them.

Pete

.... Ahhhh..!! A realist.. Refreshing..

[denverd0n]

I especially liked, "if you've seen Juan, you've seen Amal."

[sartorst]

Originally Posted by valhalla360

Checks are disappearing everywhere including the USA. The last set of checks we got was over 3yrs ago and we have most of them still.

Blockchains are only one solution and if you are going outside the banking system (ie: bitcoin), they come with their own set of issues.

One option would be to take the check in and ask for it in cash. Then deposit the cash. Odds are they will tell you they won't hand over cash right away.

I'm pretty sure, you can't be charged a fee for a check you received but it bounced. You won't get the money but there shouldn't be a bounced check fee.

All said, this is clearly a scam.

The reason a bank will only cash a check where you have an account is so they can take it from your account in the event the check is bad! ask me how I know

[deluxe68]

I will pay you $12k, my agent will contact you.

[ontherocks83]

Originally Posted by Rustic Charm

Yeah but i doubt CF will kill me

Give it time

[HankOnthewater]

This was in the news in Oz today
Warning over online scammers targeting car buyers and sellers - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

[jwing]

Originally Posted by Pete7

The reason the banks sit on cheques for a few days is that together they all add up and give the bank short term liquidity at your expense. Its a nice little earner for them.

Pete

That, and the delay increases the likelihood that one party or the other will slip into one of their punitive fee traps (and both parties will be charged a fee). Fees levied on customers, regardless of which party was at fault, are a major source of banking revenue.