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NIGERIA SCAMS:What are the chances I'm NOT getting scammed? |
Travel Info Started as romance online,he has caucasion picture, lives nearby me,is self employed repairing computers, currently visiting dad in Nigeria, has deseased mother was from UK. After several e-mails asked if he SENt ME a check would I cash it for him at Bank of America because they wouldnt transfer his money for some reason. Needs the money for airfare to get back to States. Says didnt take it in fear he'd lose it on trip. Managed to get him to give me addresses here, a SS#, previous addresses of his in States. Couldnt run SS cuz I cant pay to do it. I ended up giving him my address and he has my name. I am penniless, have no checking account, ans no assests of any kind. What should I be worrying about? If he sends me a check, will I get arrested for cashing it? Has anyone had this exact thing happen? Am I in danger? Should I notify someone and who? Travel Tips He's a scammer. The photos are stolen, the addresses are imaginary, his social security number isn't his -- even if it's real, it's just stolen. Stop all communication with him immediately. You aren't in danger, he's a whole ocean away and can't get to the US... the biggest danger is that he will get very annoying when he keeps trying to convince you that he's the real deal, that he loves you, and that you can trust him and deposit the check! (More info at link #1) If you get a check from him, DO NOT under any circumstances try to deposit it in the bank; take it to the police immediately. Most people can't afford either the financial or legal problems that can come from passing a bad check (even accidentally). To quote from fraud.org -- "The checks are fake but they look real. In fact, they look so real that even bank tellers may be fooled. Some are phony cashiers checks, others look like they鈥檙e from legitimate business accounts. The companies whose names appear may be real, but someone has dummied up the checks without their knowledge. You don鈥檛 have to wait long to use the money, but that doesn鈥檛 mean the check is good. Under federal law, banks have to make the funds you deposit available quickly 鈥?usually within one to five days... But just because you can withdraw the money doesn鈥檛 mean the check is good, even if it鈥檚 a cashier鈥檚 check. It can take weeks for the forgery to be discovered and the check to bounce. You are responsible for the checks you deposit. That鈥檚 because you鈥檙e in the best position to determine the risk 鈥?you鈥檙e the one dealing directly with the person who is arranging for the check to be sent to you. When a check bounces, the bank deducts the amount that was originally credited to your account.... In some cases, law enforcement authorities could bring charges against the victims..." Source(s): http://www.internet-love-scams.org... http://www.fraud.org/tips/internet/fakec... http://www.fraudaid.com/scamspeak/nigeri... Other Travel Tips He scammed you BIG time. I don't know how much trouble you'd be in, but those Nigeria thingys with the Banks are ALWAYS scams. Yeah, they're always gonna give you fake sad, sobbing stories. That's how they con (get u). I almost fell for one of those but my friend stopped me. i would say its a scam and yes it could be trouble for you the bank could come after you if you deposit a fradulant check in your account. i wouldn't do it if i were you. only do something like that when you can promise yourself that you won't regret the outcome - whatever it is, after. Don't trust any on line communication from Nigeria they are the world's number 1 scammers. 0 % |
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