Has someone offered you a huge sum of money or a valuable consignment? It's a 419 or advance fee fraud - find out how they work, and what to do to be safe.
by alesana86 Mon Jun 03, 2013 3:55 pm
so i fell victim to this craigslist check cashing fraud and yes im dumb that i fell for it. first these people were willing to pay me $450 in advance to do house sitting on the first week. then they said they sent me a check for $2500, take the $450, and wire the rest to i guess this person through western union. so after i wired them the rest of the money, the person who was going to get the wired money got in an accident and broke her leg and wanted me to give them $400 and before that happened, i already paid my bills. so i googled it and i became a victim of a craigslist check cashing fraud.

i went to my local police department and basically they can't do anything about it and basically told me i'm a dumbass in different words which i understood. i contacted my bank and said there was nothing they could do and wanted me to contact BBB. i emailed BBB. and today i got another check, instructing me to do something. will this be sufficient evidence for me to bring it to the local police and the bank?
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by TerranceBoyce Mon Jun 03, 2013 6:18 pm
Has the original cheque been charged back to your account yet ?

That's when problems will begin, especially if you don't have funds to cover it.

If you bank the second cheque your situation will only get worse. The only real money is coming out of your pocket.

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