Browade
26 May 2006, 02:58
Some of the scammers are getting sophisticated and they realize that the majority of people they contact do not have the thousands of dollars/euros to pay the fees on the imaginary trunk boxes of money, or dead relative fortunes. That is why at least one group has started sending their victims to a security company in Toronto who will arrange a loan for the victim, so they can pay their fees and other charges that the scammers dream up.
They will even give you a choice of how you receive the loan (1) cahiers check (2) direct transfer into your bank account. BOTH of these will leave you in hot water with the police.
The check will be counterfeit and they will have you deposit it in your account and then immediately draw the money out and send it, via Western Union, to the scammers who originally contacted you.
The money will be transfered into your account from other victim's accounts and during the process of the transfer the scammers get access to your account access so that they can immediately bounce the money from your account to one they control in Japan, Taiwan or China.
They will even make the check out for more than the amount of the fees you owe, so that you will not suspect the fraud.
In either case you have commited a crime. Either passing a counterfeit check or money laundering stolen funds.
This same group even took out ads in local publications here advertising very low interest easy to obtain loans. They then sent the victims counterfeit checks for the wrong amount and asked the victims to wire them the excess money back, or they send a smaller check and wait until it is deposited and contact the victim and appologize for the mistake and tell the victim that they will send a check for the correct amount as soon as the victim wires the original amount back to them first.
They will even give you a choice of how you receive the loan (1) cahiers check (2) direct transfer into your bank account. BOTH of these will leave you in hot water with the police.
The check will be counterfeit and they will have you deposit it in your account and then immediately draw the money out and send it, via Western Union, to the scammers who originally contacted you.
The money will be transfered into your account from other victim's accounts and during the process of the transfer the scammers get access to your account access so that they can immediately bounce the money from your account to one they control in Japan, Taiwan or China.
They will even make the check out for more than the amount of the fees you owe, so that you will not suspect the fraud.
In either case you have commited a crime. Either passing a counterfeit check or money laundering stolen funds.
This same group even took out ads in local publications here advertising very low interest easy to obtain loans. They then sent the victims counterfeit checks for the wrong amount and asked the victims to wire them the excess money back, or they send a smaller check and wait until it is deposited and contact the victim and appologize for the mistake and tell the victim that they will send a check for the correct amount as soon as the victim wires the original amount back to them first.