Mazzeo, Daniel wrote:
> Group,
> One of these scam artists went so far as to send me a $3,000
> check "for my bike" unrequested by me. In an effort to pursue it, I
> took the check to my bank first, (then the police, who were little help)
> and my bank verified that the check and the bank upon which it was drawn
> were real just the account numbers were bogus. In their sophistication,
> they are printing or stealing bank checks. Stay aware, they will
> probably get smarter.
I wonder if it might be feasible, in those cases where a "buyer's agent" comes in person to deliver the check and pick up the goods, to have them meet you at a bank to verify the authenticity of the funding before surrendering your goods? Perhaps you could even get pictures of them, etc?
I suspect fraudsters might simply break off at that point.
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John (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA