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mellowyellow

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chashiers checks can be forged too. the bank mgr.<br />may have called to confirm funds in the acct.,<br />but that's no guarantee. I sure hope I'm wrong SBN,<br />but I have seen this scam several times in my business and it's the EXACT SAME SCAM!!!!<br />the co. I worked for even waited until the check<br />cleared and the funds were in their acct.<br />it wasn't until 3-4 weeks later that it was discovered<br />as a fraudulent check.<br />it's bull about the reason too!(long wait) anyone who can<br />walk into a bank to get a cashiers check can also<br />arrange for a wire transfer. you can't stop payment or fake a wire transfer!<br />again, sure hope I'm wrong SBN, but it's too much<br />of a coincedence.<br />I'll bet you one new spinner bait that he never<br />contacts you to pick up and you will never see him<br />or the money you sent again.
 
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Well MY, you see where I am from, and here we walk into any bank, not just mine and get a cashier's check, we have to give them cash first to get a cashier's check.<br />I know that at my bank all I have to do is get one on my money but anywhere else you have to give them cash to get one.
 
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SBN I would say that as far as I know a cashiers check can only be written by the bank issueing it after you give them the money (cash either from your account or hand) for it. You took it to your bank which just so happenes to be a branch of the same bank the check was written on. You involved the manager of the bank because you wanted to make sure no one was being scammed in this. The bank checked it out and cleared the check giving you the money. Sounds like there is no worry about the cash and I would hold this person to the deal just because it sounds more like he changed his mind rather than any real emergency where he needed the money. Of course I could be wrong so I suggest holding what is left for a while but you should be okay. Of course I am not a lawyer or anything but I also can't see any way of faking a cashiers check especially if it got cashed within the same megabank's system because a cashiers check is like a money order paid in advance but only can be spent by who it is written out to.
 
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unless you forge it SBN. it really ain't that hard<br />with todays technology. when we got scammed, they<br />were cashiers checks too. it was a legit co. name<br />and signiture, only problem is they were forged.<br />the checks were verified for sig. and funds and<br />CLEARED BOTH BANKS before they caught it 3-4 weeks later.<br />if you can stop payment, do it now IMHO!!!!<br />again, sure hope I'm wrong here...
 
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hey sbn; you could go back to the bank and have them recheck the check, :) to be on the safe side
 
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1 more thing, if you had $6500 of my money, I wouldn't be hiding from you. don't you find it funny that he hasn't contacted you? way577 gave some<br />good advice too, go back to the bank and tell them<br />you think it's a scam and let them research it.<br />right now your out $2500 or so, but not almost $10K.<br />of course my "PROOF" is the fact that he will never<br />contact you for the $6500...
 
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can't see it SBN, but appearance doesn't matter.<br />the bank that got scammed for my company was<br />CHASE, not some backwoods bank.<br />answer me this: how hard do you think it would be <br />to forge a cashiers check if you knew the sigs.?<br />also, if I'm right, who will be liable for the<br />$10K even if it's 6 months from now?
 
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MY, your right, but if the bank that I got it cashed at contacted the bank and talked to the person that authorized it, would they not have to stand behind it to a certain extent?
 
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NO!!! it's all on you buddy! they will freeze your account cuz they don't know for sure that you ain't involved in the scam. trust me on this one. PLEASE!!!!<br />my company got stung for $70K and it shut them down!<br />they were liable for the full amount!
 
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I don't have an account with them, I just took the check there because it was on their bank.<br />That is the reason I took it there so they could check it out to make sure it was legit.
 
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that helps, but if you cash a forged check, who<br />has to pay for it? don't think the bank will!<br />they will come after you, cuz you got the cash.
 
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Well, I will check with the bank again tomorrow, but the woman's signature that is on the check as a authorizing person from that bank said it was legit and thats what I went by.<br />I will keep you posted on this.
 
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hey sbn :) just go back to bank to make sure thats everything is ok with it,,, that will show that your not apart of the [so called scam]........oops posted to late...
 
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well, as I said, I sure hope I'm wrong. if this guy contacts you for his $6500, which I doubt,<br />tell him the FBI is investigating the matter and<br />you won't send him any money until they clear things<br />up. if he's really legit, he will not be worried.<br />if it's a scam, he'll never contact you again.<br />keep us posted and good luck!<br />M.Y.
 
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That money has got to be pretty clean (laundered) after you get the money from person A, give Nigerian difference, then he wants rest back due to emergency. Either scam or you are helping to launder their money.<br /><br />I agree, If you had $6500 of mine plus my merchandise, I would be there
 
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SBN,<br /><br />I'm in the IT division of a large comercial bank in South Africa, dealing directly with cheque (or check as u spell it!) processing. We receive numerous forged cheques, including cashiers checks. Forged right down to the signature. We are VERY suspicious of transactions involving nationals from west Africa, Nigeria being the worst. Please be very careful and do not send the guy any further money for another few weeks until you are absolutely sure that cheque has cleared. Remember, being a cashiers cheque, it might take the bank a few weeks to dicover the loss and then trace it back to "your" cheque and then to you.<br /><br />I think you might have already lost some money by sending him the balance. If there is any way of stopping your cheque, try and do it.<br /><br />I would deposit the money with a lawyer, making a full statement to the lawyer and the police and notify the guy of all your actions. That should cover yourself against any claims from your "friend".<br /><br />Good luck, and be careful. :) <br /><br />PS. No hospital has the right to withhold the body due to non payment of bills. Same law all over the world, even here in dark Africa as well!
 
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