Forged Craigslist scam checks

LOL

At the bank that refused to open an account?

I used direct deposit at my last job, because that was all they offered, after the first paycheck.

Pick one you like.

It has a lot of advantages, IMHO.

Lew

I tried. The couple bank brancehs on this end of town weren';t interested. That is why I stuck with the Credit Union. The VA has no problem with direct desposit to my Credit Union and it saves me $5 a month in fees.

Yes, you got your pay a day or two early with that company's direct deposit

Ours is a couple of days later (Monday vs. Friday) with direct deposit. It's still easier, particularly since our CU is 1000mi from here. ;-)

That's still faster than depositing it yourself, and not as tiring., ;-)

Prezactly.

It seems to me the authorities are not all that interested in these scams.

I had someone offer to send me a check, so I gave them the name and address of our local US Attorney.

Sure enough, they sent a check for $2,450, (on a $100 item) via UPS overnight, and someone signed for it.

Sadly, the AUSA assigned to "criminal" never calls me back or even answers his phone.

Did they do anything illegal? Sending you a check for 24.5 times the amount of the purchase is not in itself a crime. Did you deposit the check? Did it bounce? If so, _then_ it's time to get "the authorities" involved. Until that time there's nothing the AUSA can do except wait for something illegal to happen. If you're calling him asking him to do something when no provable violation of the law has occurred then you're wasting his time and yours.

If the check is knowingly written on a nonexistent account, an account with insufficient funds, or otherwise forged it certainly is a crime. The bounce is certainly proof of a crime but it's not the only proof. OTOH, you can't really expect the US attorney's office to go after on every scam. It's time people stop falling for this one.

They sent a FAKE check to the US Attorney. (Perhaps you should re-read what I wrote, as you seem to have missed the point.)

Incidentally, the scammer also sent an email asking me to send most of the check proceeds to someone in Georgia. When I googled her name, I found a bunch of references to the scam, including this:

It's much more fun to reverse the offer:

"You wire the money to me and I'll send you a certified check as change."

this just in - Generalimiso Franko is still dead...

Good day , My name is Edward,I am a United States Citizen from the States of Illinois,but i am always away from the US for most parts of the year on business.I am a dealer in Used and Accidented automobiles and trucks.What i do is source for used and accidented cars on auction sales from within the united states ,buy them after due negotiations and then make payments for them for onward shipment to their various destinations for resale at a much higher profit making margin mostly in Europes, and asian where there is a very large and growing market for used cars. At the moment i have about 2000 accidented cars that i need need to make the payments for before the cars can be shipped over to the destinations where they are needed,but owing to the nature of my job which demands my having to globe trot,I need person that can assist me in mailing out the payment by cheque to my various sellers under my account and also mailing letter out letters. I`ll teach the person how to make it out and $500 is the salary for two week. You will be working two to three hours every three days in a week. Please contact me if you are really serious bout this Job. Regards, Edward. God Be with You.

Scary part is that there are people who fall for this. Franko dead? Really? ;-)

Steve

Is his name Edward Steven? Have you noticed that a large percentage of these generous fellows have two first names?

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Yeah, even with that bit about "accidented cars". Please tell me that people aren't *that* stupid.

Yeah. LOL. Just the other day I wanted to buy an accidented car.

Dear Edward. I am living in asian and is desperate to buy a car that has been written off in an accident at your higher profit margin. I particular want buy car with fail brakes and skiddy tire that will make anniversary gift for wife from rich family, and if gasolene tank is perforate, so much better. I of course will fix these thing,

I particular look for car with front and back different the same model, held body filler with nice paint.

Is cherished license plate available, if please, and no record of sale?

--Rodriguez Leonardo "Mikey" Abdul du Pont Singh

On Sat, 25 Apr 2009 04:02:23 +0100, cavelamb wrote (in article ):

Wanna bet? They've squandered the founding principles of a country unique in the annals of human history, so what makes you think they're not?