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[SAINTS]

Im New But would like to say thank you!!!!for who ever was looking out for me they told me about FW.org and i appricate it how do people verify information from clients from other countrys? Also who knows about how to verify money orders or checks sent out to me or even how many scammers use this sort of money fraud please need answers would like to give clients that are in good standing benifit befor cutting them down Thanks Saint PLEASE GIVE FACTS I WiLL BE ANALYZING INFO BESIDES LOOKING TO IT IN DEPTH

[Aquene]

I have sent you a pm reply to yours SAINTS,if you can provide us with more information we may be able to help you.
As i said if a company in Canada is incorporated or limited,they must register with the government and that is easily checked.
So we need the companies name,the email address in full that you recieved.
phone numbers ect,any info that you can provide will help us find more information for you.
Welcome to the board.

[Aquene]

SAINTS,I must stress again,as i have noticed that you have posted on the forum and sent me a pm and a contact us form.
Please do not cash the check that you have possibly recieved.
I know the temptation is there,but if it is fraudulent then you could possibly be
in trouble with your own bank.
We do need to see the email that he sent you,if you have problems posting it,please ask one of us and we will guide you through the process.

[John Fairheart]

SAINTS, welcome.

Fake cheques and money orders are absolutely rife on the internet today. Many people have been caught out by them, and even some of the innocent victims of this type of scam, have been imprisoned.

Here are some articles we have put together which explain the different types of scam that use cheques and money orders:-

Seller beware, fake cheques, dodgy money orders and shifty shipments (http://www.fraudwatchers.org/forums/showthread.php?t=464)
"Overpayment" Scams (http://www.fraudwatchers.org/forums/showthread.php?t=340)

Please be 100% clear on this one point however SAINTS.

If the supplier of the cheque has sent you MORE that you have requested, and that person directs you to send a balance of that money to someone else (for shipping, a fee... whatever)

IT IS 100% GUARANTEED TO BE A FRAUDULENT TRANSACTION

Do not under any cisrcumstances attempt to cash any cheques received. Especially from people you do not know, and are in foreign countries.

If you provide us with further info, we can tell you more specific information.

[John Fairheart]

Addendum:-

Thanks for sending the additional information via PM to my colleague Aquene SAINTS.

I can confirm with you the type of scam you are involved with. It is called a 'Money Mule' scam, also known as 'Representative' scam.

The following small articale will explain a little further:-

Representative scam summary (http://www.fraudwatchers.org/forums/showthread.php?t=257)

No legitimate business asks a third party (you) to take in cheques, remove a 'wage', and then send the balance to another party.

This is called 'Money Laundering' and is illegal. You must stop all communications with this fake company representative immedately.

[Aquene]

SAINTS,the information you have provided is here:

GLOBAL MONETARY SERVICES

MONTREAL , QUEBEC

globalmonetaryservices@yahoo.com

Tel: 01-514-562-2457

BARBARA LEWIS - contact person
THE COMPANY IM LOOKING TO RECEIVE PAYMENT FOR IS CHINA METALLURGICAL COMPANY FROM NIGERIA this is my EMPLOYER http://www.allproducts.com/prc/cmiezhejiang/supplier.html

I have posted the info, as it is a scam.
The telephone number is a cell number ( FIDO/Rogers GSM cell phone)
no company would use a cell phone as their main number.
The email address is also a give away,no legitimate company would have
a free yahoo.com address.
The company says it is a monetary service,all companies dealing in
stocks/bonds/cash/banking or credit unions must be registered in Canada .
You can find these listed,here.
http://www.aaadir.com/banks/

This one is not listed

[Browade]

@Saints you also need to report this to the Canadian authorities. The proper agency to report this to is PHONE BUSTERS it is a joint civil and LEO network set up to handle just such scams. They even maintain a database of the phone numbers that these scammers are using.

Here is the e-mail address you can send the info to there: info@phonebusters.com