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Hello I'm New here! Joined: 13 Jul 2013 Posts: 2

has anyone seen the check scam where they offer to buy your items and send a check that bounces. say her name is sandra williams or tracy williams and someone named stanley lucas

Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 9:49 pm

try scamwarners.com they collect them kinda

Hello I'm New here! Joined: 13 Jul 2013 Posts: 2

thanks they cost us 180.00 return check fees

Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2013 1:58 am

Google search for "Sandra Williams Scammer".
http://tinyurl.com/prpesaf

Google search the other names with "Scammer" added. You'll probably find similar results.

Hello I'm New here! Joined: 14 Sep 2014 Posts: 1

I had a major transaction go wrong with Stanley Lucas too, any more info is appreciated! Smile

Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 11:37 pm

All of the names they use are fake. These check scammers are dealing with hundreds of victims at the same time. They change their fake names and email addresses as often as they change underwear.

Unfortunately actually finding whoever is using that name is a million to one shot.

Craigslist, eBay, Gumtree, and every other peer-to-peer sales site are absolutely infested with check scammers.

Check out scamwarners.com for more information on these insidious scams.

Master Baiter Joined: 08 Sep 2014 Posts: 108

Out of curiosity, how does it work?

Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 2:59 am

They send the victim a fake cheque and ask them to send the excess to their "shipper" by Western Union. Cheque is deposited and cleared by the bank, so the victim sends the money thinking everything is OK. A few weeks/months down the line, the owner of the account the cheque was drawn on notices the debit and complains - transaction is reversed, leaving the victim down the money he sent, plus charges etc for passing fake cheques.

Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 3:02 am

^^^^ Not to mention the victim possibly being charged with money laundering...

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They change their fake names and email addresses as often as they change underwear.

They keep them that long, eh?

Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 3:02 am

^^
And sometimes, prosecution. Banks go after the easy targets. The scammers are anonymous foreigners so the person who actually deposits the check is held accountable both for the cash and for the crime of financial fraud. Not everyone who passes a fake check is arrested, but a very large number of victims have suffered that indignity on top of their monetary loss. An ugly scam.

Master Baiter Joined: 08 Sep 2014 Posts: 108

Thanks everyone for bringing me up to speed on that. Not that I'm on to those type of sites much, but if I'm approached to do something like that, I'll know to steer clear.

Cheers