- Dec 18, 2004
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Okay here is the story...
A few weeks ago I posted my programmer for sale in the classified section here on stangnet. A couple days later I recieve an e-mail from someone named Gannay Moore. I told him the price was $200 plus shipping. He said he would sent a check to cover everything.
The following week I recieve a check from him. It was a check fro $3000. I instantly thought it was a scam. The check looked very real. It was from Wells Fargo bank in Nevada. The letter was send from Spain. You can see while it raised a red flag to me. I e-mailed the guy and asked why he sent a check for sooo much money. He did not andwer that question but did want me to deposit it and then return the remainder of the money back to him through western union. At which point he would contact the shipping company and arrange for pick up. I was very suspicious but like anybody else I was anxious to see what would happen.
So I went to the bank and emptied my savings account and then deposited the $3000 dollar check. The bank said it would take a week for it to clear. A week later I went to the bank and noticed that the check cleared. I was amazed. I e-mailed the guy to let him know that the check had cleared. He immediatly began replying that I needed to send the rest of the money back to him that day. Multiple e-mails with instructions like send the western union to one name and the shipping address to send the programmer was to someone ese. All very fishy.
I had heard of scams like this before so I waited two day before I went to the bank to withdraw the money. When I went to the bank I was told the check was fake. Had I rushed and sent the money back to him the day it cleared I would have owed the bank $2800. I guess the banks aren't as fast as they need to be when it comes to finding fake checks. I did not reply to the guy since that day although he has sent numerous e-mails asking for his money.
Here comes the worst part. I have been ignoring his e-mails because I don't feel like wasting my time. Now some other guy is e-mailing me with some British Law crap saying I have to sent it back or they'll sue me.. I did not call the police up til this point, knowing it is near impossible to catch thee scammers. But I have started recieving phone calls form this guy wanting his money. What the hell. Needless to say I have now called the cops into this.
I just wanted to pass this on to everyone. This guy tried to scam me off this site. These jerks are everywhere. So be smart when dealing over the internet. Pass this info around.
A few weeks ago I posted my programmer for sale in the classified section here on stangnet. A couple days later I recieve an e-mail from someone named Gannay Moore. I told him the price was $200 plus shipping. He said he would sent a check to cover everything.
The following week I recieve a check from him. It was a check fro $3000. I instantly thought it was a scam. The check looked very real. It was from Wells Fargo bank in Nevada. The letter was send from Spain. You can see while it raised a red flag to me. I e-mailed the guy and asked why he sent a check for sooo much money. He did not andwer that question but did want me to deposit it and then return the remainder of the money back to him through western union. At which point he would contact the shipping company and arrange for pick up. I was very suspicious but like anybody else I was anxious to see what would happen.
So I went to the bank and emptied my savings account and then deposited the $3000 dollar check. The bank said it would take a week for it to clear. A week later I went to the bank and noticed that the check cleared. I was amazed. I e-mailed the guy to let him know that the check had cleared. He immediatly began replying that I needed to send the rest of the money back to him that day. Multiple e-mails with instructions like send the western union to one name and the shipping address to send the programmer was to someone ese. All very fishy.
I had heard of scams like this before so I waited two day before I went to the bank to withdraw the money. When I went to the bank I was told the check was fake. Had I rushed and sent the money back to him the day it cleared I would have owed the bank $2800. I guess the banks aren't as fast as they need to be when it comes to finding fake checks. I did not reply to the guy since that day although he has sent numerous e-mails asking for his money.
Here comes the worst part. I have been ignoring his e-mails because I don't feel like wasting my time. Now some other guy is e-mailing me with some British Law crap saying I have to sent it back or they'll sue me.. I did not call the police up til this point, knowing it is near impossible to catch thee scammers. But I have started recieving phone calls form this guy wanting his money. What the hell. Needless to say I have now called the cops into this.
I just wanted to pass this on to everyone. This guy tried to scam me off this site. These jerks are everywhere. So be smart when dealing over the internet. Pass this info around.
