Possible scam!

I'm certainly not planning to go blow the money or anything. I expect them to come after me for the money, but that will get the cops attention, since currently the crime has not yet been commited and therefor they don't care. Once the check comes back as bad, then these people will have committed a crime, and the cops will pay attention

Right. I didn't mean that the check cashing facility would actually get anthing from you, I just wanted to point out that they would come after you first. I agree, I would not deposit any money into my account if I had a questionable situation like this. I guess just holding onto the money to make sure all is well is the only thing you can do. Or, if you are too worried that the check MIGHT be bogus, just play it safe and mail it back to them. Either way, be careful, and good luck with whatever you decided to do.

well if you cash it like im saying to it wont matter if u spend the money or not truthfully cause u will be protected should the check turn out fraud thats the point im getting to you they wont come after u in anyway and if they want to speak to you u tell them hey look this guy wanted to purchase these animals from me he sent me the check and i cashed it ..and theres not a thing they can do to you or make you do .... you didnt write the check so u committed no crimes whether u spend the money or sit on it lol ...

I received an email 3 days ago that sounds like some of the others I've seen posted here. In this case it was a woman, but still in West Africa. I replied that I would not ship to Africa and have not heard from her since. I don't know about the email the rest of you are getting, but mine came directly from an ad I have posted on kingsnake. I did not get an offer for a large amount, but I never gave her a chance to get that far. Anyway, I'll post the email. I'm going to remove the phone number and IP just in case it's a ligit response.



Hey

I saw your advert on the web and i am intrested in
Female Albino Granite Burm


i am a vetenary doctor in Australia.

I am based in west africa ,I am working on a Project on Animals.

I am ready to pay $1500

If my offer is okay,kindly reply back as soon as
you get this message or call me on my direct phone number:xxx-xxxxxxxxxx

Thanks.

Penny

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This message was sent by an unregistered or non logged in user.

Sent 04:46 AM, Mar 22nd, 2003 from I.P. Address xx.xxx.xxx.xxx

Mine was a woman too. Her name was Mary Donald, and she was the head of the reptile department for a Zoo in West Africa, but she never specified any other details, and why a zoo would want 6 of the same animal is beyond me.

Allison Brunner

Originally posted by TheVipersHouse
well if you cash it like im saying to it wont matter if u spend the money or not truthfully cause u will be protected should the check turn out fraud thats the point im getting to you they wont come after u in anyway and if they want to speak to you u tell them hey look this guy wanted to purchase these animals from me he sent me the check and i cashed it ..and theres not a thing they can do to you or make you do .... you didnt write the check so u committed no crimes whether u spend the money or sit on it lol ...

UNLESS the check is a scam that would potentially rip off the checkwriter as well (since in the insurance check case it is a third party)

Then you could be indicated in conspiracy or some other nonsense...

I just got this email today from a "Mrs. (Hajia) Miriam Abacha"..

In this letter they are now sending boxes full of money through the airlines..They are requesting that you pick the boxes up..

Sounds like some "smuggling" going on now instead of just fraudualent checks...What do you all think..



Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 04:39:25 +0000 (GMT)
From: =?iso-8859-1?q?mariam=20abacha?= <hamar792003@yahoo.co.uk>
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To: <drizzt_19@excite.com>
Subject: urgent assistance!!!


Dear ,

Compliments of the season.I did like to send to you
the best wishes of good health and success in your

pursuits particularly through my proposal as contained


in this letter.



I am Mrs. Mariam Abacha,the widow of the late Gen.Sani
Abacha former

Nigerian Military Head of State

who died mysteriously as a result of Cardiac Arrest.

Since after my husband’s death my family is under
restriction of movement and that not withstanding,we

are being molested,policed and our Bank Account both

here and abroad are being frozen by the Nigerian

Civilian Government.Furthermore,my elder son was in

detention by the Nigerian Government for more

interrogation about my husband’s assets and some vital


documents.Following the recent discovery of my

husband’s Bank Account by the Nigerian Government with


Swiss Bank in which the huge sum of US$700 Million and


DM450 Million was logged.I therefore decided to

contact you in confidence as a foreigner as our other
family friends

gave up to the government our funds with them. but I
was able to move

out

the sum of US$40.3m Dollars,sealed in two Metal Boxes
for security

reasons.I therefore personally,appeal to you seriously
and religiously

for your urgent assistance to move this money into
your country where

I believe it will be safe since I cannotleave the
country due to the

restriction of movement imposed on

the members of my family by the Nigerian Government.

You can contact me through my email address as above
and I shall ask my

son

MUSTAPHA to come over to your country to liaise with
you towards

effective completion of this transaction.



However,as soon as you indicate your interest my son
shall send you the

Air-Way Bill of the Luggage and other related
documents so that you can

help to claim the Luggage and subsequently transfer to
your personal or

company’s account.



Conclusively,we have agreed to offer you 20% of the
total

sum,10%willbe for expenses incurred during the cause
of this

transaction,while70%

is to be held on trust by you

until we can decide on a suitable business investment
in your country

subsequent

to our free movement by the Nigerian Government.

Please reply urgently and treat with
absoluteconfidentiality

and sincerity.
Best Regards,

HAJIA MARIAM ABACHA



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Forgot to post the address that I received this email from..

hamar792003@yahoo.co.uk

These people have got great imaginations to come up with this stuff.....

Hey everyone! Just got home from MoneyTree. The cashiers check was good yesterday, but not anymore. It's a fraud and the Secret Service is involved.
Apparently last night the bank that "issued" this check got several of these, and has figured out the scam, when yesterday when we called, they were so confident it was good.
Anyone who says good things come to those who wait, this is an example of where it is not so. All the people who put these checks through yesterday have their money, today, nothing.

Oh well. I'm going to call the secret service to turn over my check and package it came in.