So this check comes to the door via UPS
 

For $3000.

?????

It's in my name, but spelled slightly wrong. The address is almost right, just missing a digit. WTF?

And then I remember, my neighbor who just moved back to Spain, left his TV with me and someone is supposed to be picking it up for $300. And they gave the wrong address, by one digit...the same digit.

A very close look at the check, supposedly drawn on Citibank Deleware, and has Halliburton as the company name....

The routing number doesn't have the correct number of digits, hmmmm

A much closer look, the routing number and account numbers do not have crisp edges, they have "run"

I think someone is trying to SCAM me.

High-res

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Take to a pawn shop and cash it.

Scam

It even says Citibank Delware . . . not Deleware.

Ian

Hahaha, Delware.

Scam. Do not try to cash it, that'd be a felony.

Cash it then the goverment will bail you out.

"This check has security features in the paper"

Should include a watermark that would have shown up when you scanned it.

Dang, I should have used spellcheck :)

I am assuming this is just one part of the old send me the difference scam. I predict further contact from someone on this.

Absolutely keep the dialogue going. Tell him that you'll need blowjobs from 27 virgins, (make your own typos), before you can proceed with his refund or ship the TV. That's how I handle these things.

Neighbors company got stuck in one of these,, you're probably going to be asked to do some "product evaluations" for them..

I can do product evaluations of blowjobs. I'm not exactly sure how skilled a virgin is going to be, though...

Further information, The return info on the UPS envelope has an address in Brownsburg, IN. I checked it out on google maps, which also has street view. A Blank open field.

And the envelope has a from: "Sur la Table"

Oh, and the tracking information, it came from LA

OK, which one of you California jerks is trying to scam me! ;)

From what I have heard about these types of scams, James, the person who comes to pick up the TV will give you some kind of fast talking runaround about how they are picking it up for somebody else, and will be shipping it to that person.

That person made the check out for the large amount so there would be plenty for shipping. So this dude will tell you he has already checked and it will only cost $100 to ship it, so he will let you have $500 for your trouble, so that is $300 for the TV + $500 for you = $800.

And all you have to do is deposit the $3000 check (which is totally bogus and won't clear) and write him a check for $2200.

Are you catching on now?

I don't know what you are all talking about, that sounds totally legit. $500 to sell a TV, wow!

Oh, I'm well aware what is going on. We are not going to release either the TV or the check. Nor am I going to attempt to cash an obviously bogus check.

I've called my neighbor and I'm waiting for a return call.

To tell you the truth, I was very surprised he sold it for $300, when I saw the TV. It is a SONY WEGA Std def TV, about 36", 4:3 aspect ratio. It is 3 years old. Pretty much worthless without the HDTV converter box.

Probably sold it on Craigslist.

All scam ... all the time

Or even Delaware. :p

And right you are, Rick. But I'm mostly Canadian . . . I remember in grade school mis-pronouncing Arkansas . . .

Ian

Wow! What a scam that is!

I've got some buddies that woulda taken that and ran to the bank!
Jeepers, what's next.

A friend of mine received a deposit for a warehouse building to be constructed. It was for $250,000 and he was very concerned it was no good. The guys that gave it to him said they needed some cash back from it; yadda, yadda.

He took it to his bank and explained it to them; then he deposited it. 7 days later the bank said it came back with correct signature I.D. A month later they said it cleared. Then about 45 days after cashing it the cops show up at his door and hauled him away. The cheque was a scam. They charged him and interigated him to the 9th degree. They froze his accounts, he almost lost his entire business, etc., etc. They wouldn't believe he wasn't part of the scam.

He got charged AND convicted.

Tear it up and forget about it ;)

Might be a bit more to that story than your bud is letting on.

Sound familiar?


Hello ,

How are you today ? I hope fine and in Good health . Amen I am sending you this mail to notify you about the payment for the cleaning position for my wife and i want to inform you about the paycheck which you would be receiving , Please for the nature of your job and for the good relationship between yourself and my wife i would want to entrust you with this money because as i am not in the States at the moment .


When you get the check for the amount of $ 3, 300. I want you to deduct $550 as your deposit and $400 for the shopping of groceries and then help me to send the remaining $ 2, 350 to my travel agent , I should have get the money acros s to my travel agent but i ran out funds here. for the bookings of her Air flight ticket, that can be well taken care of before my arrival.I hope i can count on you with this and i would be looking forward to see on my arrival . I hope she would be in good hands.


Thank you and God bless I would send you the tracking number to the package which would contain the payments as soon as it is sent.


Thanks and God bless you.

Regards..

Yup.

Everyone who gets convicted "wasn't part of the scam."

Stimulus check, maybe?

Ha! Trust me, with "this guy" it's a long story. I couldn't vouch for any of it as I've only heard the story when he was plastered drunk; which is often.

He was also thrown in jail once for renting a warehouse building to some guys that were trying to dig a tunnel to the U.S. from Canada. This was a true story; front page news.

Anywho? Cheers.

Sorry, my bad :D

Why UPS? Because the scammer can avoid mail fraud charges...

How would this scam work? In the classical nigerian scam, you get a fake check, cash it and wire a large amount of money to the scammer, the difference supposedly being your commission. Then when the check does not clear, funds are reversed and you`re screwed. Here, I don`t see how the scammer is going to make any money, do you?

The way it works, you cash the check, and send the overage back. The original check bounces, you are out the overage.

Yes, but in your case, what is the overage? My understanding is you just got a check.

The TV was only $300. I would be sending the $2700 to the scammer.

Why not call the authorities?


KT

Am I the only one that read it as "UPS Chick?"

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1236397351.jpg

I retired from a career where we DEALT with this kind of thing. The scam is:

You cash it, it goes back to the crook and he/she now has all of your account info. They get the info before your bank even knows it's a bad check and drain your account...Call 911, make a police report and give them the check......End of story.....

Just a couple of weeks ago, some dirt bag stole my identity and used it to ship out thousands of checks like that. I'm working with local police and FBI to hopefully nail them down. They set up UPS and FedEx shipping accounts in my name and address, and then used my credit card for several thousand dollars of shipping fees.

It's a damn mess even though it hasn't really cost me anything. I'd suggest contacting the Police and giving them the check. If any more packages show up do not open them. They will need your prints to make sure they pull the correct ones (if possible) off the one you have.

Now that's funny.

Jim
Mt. Home Gun & Pawn Shop
In God we trust
All others pay cash

:d

Nope, but I thought it was going to be her:


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My Ex got one of these. She thought about it for a while and decided to call the cops. The check came with and email address as contact. When she talked to the cops, what they said was almost exactly what red baron described. Some one stole some account info and started issuing checks most of which were bogus hoping to get funds in return. Its a lame scam, but I can see a lot of people trying to deposit them.

I just can't believe, in this day/age, especially with all the stories in the news/Nightline/20-20, that people are still falling for it! If people weren't biting, we wouldn't be discussing it now.

P.T. Barnum was right.

So, RB....how do you get the taste outta your mouth?:eek::confused:;)

13 shots of tequila....