Thank you Bill Bello

I received an email from Bill Bello here at scamwarners on 12/7/08. By then, I already had a new client (I'm an attorney) with a signed engagement letter, who purported to be a manufacturer in China. This week, just days after receiving Bill's warning, this China-based client company had delivered to me a cashier's check for $329,600.00, allegedly sent by one of their customers. Their instructions to me were, of course, to deposit it, take out my retainer, and forward the remaining $324,000.00 to them IMMEDIATELY. No, I didn't do it, and I have reported it to the FBI. But I wanted to say thanks for helping out a stranger. That is very cool, and I and my firm appreciate it.

Hi Runomok,

Welcome to Scamwarners.

Bill will be delighted to see your post, he, like many others work tirelessly to educate and warn people like yourself about scams, if you have any questions please feel free to ask.

There are lots of good people out there volunteering their time to helping strangers, unfortunately there are also lots of bad people out there trying to steal from them.

Wow, that would have been quite the payout. Excellent work Bill Bello and Runamok.
If the FBI show no interest, then you may want to give the letter, cheque, and envelope to your local post master.

Would it be possible for you to post any of the email addresses, names, phone numbers, headers, and other information you may have been given? If you can post the emails, please hide your companies identity.

Finally, it is always a great idea for you to read up on all the internet scams you might meet. You will most likely have an increase in spam now they know your email address is active and you respond to cheque scams.
You should be really look out for personalised scripts. They now have your name, your companies name, the addresses and other info you will have provided.

Hi runamok and welcome here!

Thank you for taking the time to post your gratitude, it is appreciated. Congratulations to you for heeding the warning and taking steps to protect yourself.

Wow! Glad I could help, and thanks for the post.

Lawyers can be the hardest people on Earth to warn, and I've been getting grilled daily by doing this. Thank you so much!!

Bill