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Scam.. or not? I got a real check for $5000
- Thread starter JonathanD
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L-A said:
They weren't loading for me, I'll try again later.
Weren't loading either. It took me awhile, I read through it all. Not one loaded.
I've received a few emails asking me to repost the videos from this thread. They were uploaded to my myspace 7 years ago, which was deleted a long time ago. I just uploaded them to youtube, so here are the updated links.
Man, I am such an idiot.
Man, I am such an idiot.
This made a fun morning. Thanks for re-loading the videos Spankypants, and for your great detective work.
BTW - For anyone that has something like this happen to them in the future - The scammers have become very good at forging Checks, Cashier's Checks, Bank Checks, Money Orders and even Postal Money Orders. Sometimes they pay for one with another and so on so that it might take weeks for the trail to unravel. What is secure? Cash or a Wire Transfer.
BTW - For anyone that has something like this happen to them in the future - The scammers have become very good at forging Checks, Cashier's Checks, Bank Checks, Money Orders and even Postal Money Orders. Sometimes they pay for one with another and so on so that it might take weeks for the trail to unravel. What is secure? Cash or a Wire Transfer.
What's happened to me twice in the past six months is my bank depositing money that wasn't mine into my account. The first was about 5000$, it stayed in my account for about a month before it got corrected. The second time was in december, i got 9000$ deposited into my account...and then removed the day after. I keep hoping no one will notice the mistake. mind you, when such a mistake is committed, the bank has years to claim the money. If the bank took some of your money by mistake? Oh you have about a month or two to claim it................ That train doesn't go both ways. Screwing you out of your money is a-ok, screwing the bank out of its money is unforgivable though.
It bears mentioning that i've never actually had 5000$ of my own in my bank account so it kinda hurts to be teased like that.
It bears mentioning that i've never actually had 5000$ of my own in my bank account so it kinda hurts to be teased like that.
Did you read the whole thread, or just the OP? If you haven't read the whole thing, I STRONGLY encourage you to do so. At this point, other people's stories about wonky bank stuff or attempted scams is irrelevant to the fantastic story contained herein.
