Suspicious inquiry - Page 5

I learned my lesson about check's the hard way.  You won't get any satisfaction from the legal system that's for sure.

I went after this young woman only to find her in jail on other charge's.  Cost me three time's the money just tracking her.

Most of the scam's I get now are e-mail's ,  once in a while a phone call.   That's when evil Brent show's his ugly self.!!

I hate those phone call's, now it's recorded messages they are using.  I press 1 and alway's give the rep a hard time, poor people working at a phone bank.  

Hello everyone,

My neighbors had kittens a few weeks back and I placed them on petfinder.org in hopes of finding some great homes. Well I received the one from Mike regarding a KITTEN! He replied to every email, so I thought he was really getting one. He said he was in Ohio (or somewhere south of me....I am in Michigan (I had so many emails for these kittens, so I cannot be for sure if he said Ohio or Indiana)). My neighbor was asking only $30 per kitten because they had her first shots and de worming. He continuly send emails saying the bank had a problem with getting the check to me. Finally I caught on. I felt so dumb for thinking he was really interested. I remember him signing his name as Joe Martens and he informed me that I was talking to his son Mike. I still feel pretty dumb for that one. But all kittens eventually found homes expect one as of a week ago.

It is sad to know that there are soo many scammers out there. =(
RockyMud

You can't cheat an honest man.

So has anyone actually figured out how the scam works?

Does he bully some people who have deposited the fake check to send him a refund of the overpayment?  Then, when the check doesn't clear, the breeder is out the difference?  Or do you have a different idea in mind?  A lot of you are sure this is a scam, but I haven't yet heard you say what the scam is. 

If you can't figure it out, you ARE vulnerable.

tI is never wise to give anyone you do not know or trust your bank details

Steve

The scam is that they send bogus checks over the amount of the purchase.  You deposit the check and send them the difference back.  They put pressure to send the money via Western Union, generally the wife is sick, having a baby or some intense reason they need it ASAP.

The name or what is for sale doesn't matter.  Two key phrases are always present, "Final asking price?" and "bank check".

Regardless of where they say they are from it's always the Nigerian scammers.  One of the news programs did a show a year or so ago.  Not sure but I think it was 20/20.

These emails always go straight to trash.  What I really hate is the 3AM phone calls from IP relay. 

I hear that! Got a 2am phone call last night from 'Homeland Security'...Damn, was I pissed! Then about 4 minutes later, just long enough to start to doze off again, the damn thing rang again, asking if we had a dog for sale, calling on behalf of 'Joe Westerling' or something to that effect. I let Carl handle that one. It wasn't pretty.  And a couple of weeks ago I got, first an e-mail saying an unknown relative had left me 17 million bucks, just sign here and send the taxes to collect......and then a week after that one came one from the 'FBI', stating that  the 17million was really mine, "not a scam".......Jeez..I'm a millionaire, and didn't even know it!! LOLOLOLOL!!! Freaking idiots! jackie harris

Wouldn't you think they'd have come up with something a little more original by now? I still have my check for 3K for my winnings in a lottery somewhere.  All I need to do was pay the taxes. ....Dream on and get a real job.

Don't be shocked if these people are getting our info from this board and others like it. Those who advertise here and have websites are especially vulnerable. Even the AR nutballs are reading our posts and buying show catalogs to find names and addresses of breeders. Always use a PO box when you enter a dog competiton of any kind.

Ya know if I had time to burn I'd have them send the "check" then turn it in to the FBI. Then when they start calling looking for the rest of their money tell them their "bank cheque" hasn't cleared yet.

Or better yet make a "bank cheque" of your own design on your computer, print it out and send it to them.  Here's your money jerk.

I always just told them to have their associate bring the cash with him.  

Strange thing.  I never had any of them show up at my door.  

Think it was something I said?  

LOL 

Unfortunately, the FBI no longer protects us.  Their legal domain is the domestic US, but 95% of the people on their "list" are foreigners.  The White House drew all their resources into their ludicrous overseas games.