by Ralph
Mon Jul 12, 2010 7:03 pm
Hi Lucky, welcome to Scamwarners.
Either of these options could be correct but my money is on the first option
There really is no way to know for sure which it is but the main point remains, its a scammer.
This is a scam and not money laundering, the only real money involved is the victims so it is definately a scam.
You will be required to cash cheques and forward on your money (most likely by Western Union) the cheques / money orders you receive will be fake or drawn on a compromised bank account and will be of sufficient quality to get past the bank's initial clearance, once this happens, most people believe that is proof the cheque is good but sadly that is not the case, the initial clearance is referred to as "provisional Clearance" and is granted after a 5 day period in most cases. provisional clearance will allow you to draw money on the cheque but it does not mean the cheque is good, that comes later and it could be months later when they finally realise that the check is no good, when this happens the person who cashed the cheque will be liable for it and the transaction will be reversed, in some cases the police may also be involved and may prosecute the victim for depositing a fake financial instrument
it appears that this "Laura Jenkins" has either changed her name to Sandra Molins, or there are more than one of these scammers behind ELM.
Either of these options could be correct but my money is on the first option
There really is no way to know for sure which it is but the main point remains, its a scammer.
This is a scam and not money laundering, the only real money involved is the victims so it is definately a scam.
You will be required to cash cheques and forward on your money (most likely by Western Union) the cheques / money orders you receive will be fake or drawn on a compromised bank account and will be of sufficient quality to get past the bank's initial clearance, once this happens, most people believe that is proof the cheque is good but sadly that is not the case, the initial clearance is referred to as "provisional Clearance" and is granted after a 5 day period in most cases. provisional clearance will allow you to draw money on the cheque but it does not mean the cheque is good, that comes later and it could be months later when they finally realise that the check is no good, when this happens the person who cashed the cheque will be liable for it and the transaction will be reversed, in some cases the police may also be involved and may prosecute the victim for depositing a fake financial instrument