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Yes - this is a scam.

Fake check scams defraud thousands each year and consumers lose an average of $5,000. Con artists are looking to gain your trust, so they are friendly and very convincing.


Learn how the scam works and what your responsibilities are when you deposit a check into a bank account.


Sample Fake Check Scams:



  • The con artist claims to be from another country and says it's too hard to make payment directly, so they have someone who "owes them money" mail the victim a check. The amount of the check is more than owed, so the victim is instructed to deposit the check and wire the excess back. The check is later found to be fake and the victim is out the money they wired back to the con artist. Remember, there is no legitimate reason for someone to ask you to wire money back.


  • You've won a lottery and receive a cashier's check or money order. You're asked to return some of the money to pay for taxes, legal fees or other expenses. You deposit the check into your account and it appears legitimate so you mail them a check to pay for "taxes." A few days later, the bank calls and says the check you deposited was fake and you need to pay back the money. As a reminder, international checks can take 10 to 15 days or even more to clear.


  • A scammer promises to transfer money directly into your bank account. You provide them with your account information, but they mail your bank a check or money order with instructions to place it in your account. When you check your account it looks like the money has arrived electronically; however, you later discover it was a fake money order.

Can banks tell if a check is fake?
These checks look very real. Tellers receive a great deal of training on how to spot these checks, but even seasoned bank tellers may be fooled.


Why does the bank give me the money?
Under federal law, banks must make the funds deposited available to their customers usually within one to five days. But just because you can withdraw the money doesn't mean the check is good, even if it's a cashier's check. It could be a forgery, which can take weeks to detect.


What are my responsibilities with checks?
Consumers are responsible for the checks they deposit, because they deal directly with the person who gave them the check. If the check bounces, you owe the bank the money you withdrew. A bank may sue you to recover the money and law enforcement may also get involved if they believe you were involved in the scam.


If you believe someone is trying to pull a fake check scam over on you, don't cash the check. Report it to your local law enforcement and the National Consumer League's National Fraud Information Center at www.fraud.org or 1-800-876-7060.



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dhdubois2004


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I must say that If this is the ad that soho posted I have been in contact  with the man and he is a christian painter I am gonna see what happens with this as in when he calls me by phone....


 


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Heather!


Do NOT agree to take payment or checks for this person or any other. These ads are posted all over the Internet and they are scams! Beware!



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tiaparks94


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Heather,


I was  scammed out of 5400 dollars because I didn't listen when people tried to tell me this is a scam.. Out of the 5400 I have to pay back, I was allowed to keep about 540 of that. It is not worth it. I am currently working with the authorities and the fbi trying to get the money back. But since I was working for someone overseas, they said chances are slim to none that I will recover that money. Please don't do this. You are asking for a world of hurt.


 


Tia



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Thank you all let me share the two emails i got from this man.........


 


----- Original Message ----
From: "danielban61@aol.com" <danielban61@aol.com>
To: heatheracnrep@yahoo.com
Sent: Thursday, December 7, 2006 3:21:30 AM
Subject: Re: CareerBuilder Job Application (27896904)


 Good day Heather,
 Thank you for the e-mail , actually i am happy that you are asking all the questions, shows how sincere you are .  
  Actaully my business is a small scale business more like family business and i work right from my home and i sell all my art works from the exhibitions and gallery shows that i go to and tru that people that might have bought one or two art works from me tell their friends and family about it which they might also like and want to buy , infact i get so many orders in a week and my main problem is how to process their payments fast enough and shipping out all their orders at the same time ,so the idea is getting someone that would work for me as a payment processor that would help make the work move faster and easy and that why i placed the ad in the newspaper ,presently i have like 17 people applying for this same position and am just looking for that person that i can trust totally ..........and if you feel like you are the one then that would make me happy.I am planning on creating a website very soon,  i have made a website registration with AOL , i just dont have that time of going around to look for who to design it for me .

  I would like to make this clear to you that am a very strong christian and would never do anything to hurt others am just trying to tell you that all am doing is Legit and never going to engage in anthing illegal.Hope to hear from you soon.I really respect you Madam, and your husband being a freedom fighter.God bless America.
 
Thanks
Daniel
-----Original Message-----
From: heatheracnrep@yahoo.com
To: danielban61@aol.com
Sent: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 6:22 AM
Subject: Re: CareerBuilder Job Application (27896904)
 
 

Please tell me that this isn't a scam, I don't want to sound rude but I had someone try to rip me off with  sending me money and all for my candle business. I am a hard devoted worker mother of almost 5 ( having a boy in Feb 2007) and a Husband in the Navy leaving for Iraq soon. I need a good job and this sounded perfect when I say it. I am willing to start and speak with you about what ever you need.
 
Thank you
Heather DuBois
 



www.http://funfamilysite.com





www.doobyscandles.scent-team.com
 



----- Original Message ----
From: "danielban61@aol.com" <danielban61@aol.com>
To: heatheracnrep@yahoo.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 6, 2006 5:16:41 AM
Subject: Re: CareerBuilder Job Application (27896904)


Hello Heather, 
Thank you so much for applying for the part time job offer and thank you for sending your resume , which i found interesting and i can tell you that you look so fit for this job position. Here is a little bout me and the job description.Am a christian and deal with art painting and sculptures and and its more like a family business(small scale business)  We have sold in galleries and to private collectors from all around the world.I am always facing a serious difficulties when it comes to selling art work in the states ,I get so many orders at times that i find it so difficult to respond to it all at the same time and that is why am looking for representatives in the states who will be working for me as a part-time worker that will be in charge of most of all my Payments made by my customers and will be processing every payment and also would be incharge of sales atimes and i will be willing to pay 10% for every transaction and with a salary of $400-per week . You do not need any fee payment to start working for me . All payments will be made to you with money orders or check and you are expected to cash it at your own bank.
 
JOB DESCRIPTION?
1. Receive payment from Clients
2. Cash Payments {check(s)} at your Bank
3. Deduct 10% and your weekly salary of $400, which
will be your percentage/pay on Payment processed.
4. Forward balance after deduction of percentage/pay .
 
HOW MUCH WILL YOU EARN?
$400 per week and 10% from each transaction! For
instance: you receive 7000 USD via cheques or money
orders  on my behalf, You will cash the money and keep
$700 (10% from $7000) for yourself! At the beginning
your commission will equal 10%,though later it will
increase up to 12%
If you are interested ,endeavor to send the following
details back to me.
 
#FULL NAME:
#FULL ADDRESS:
#CELL PHONE NUMBER
Thanks
Daniel Banner

 
  
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babyowls144


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Urgent,


I just received 4 money orders in the amount of $850.00 from Daniel Ban...I want to nail this crook...If anyone has any info who what I should do , please email me at bhinesroni@yahoo.com or call me 404-219-4349....He pretended to be a christian painter..



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Also,


UPS delivered the info, so i want to research tracking information on it...the money orders are drawn from Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware, so I want to contact them and let them know that someone is using their money orders to conduct fraud...Now the UPS says it's from Robert Williams 390 Mangels Aven, San Fran, CA 094127, but DaNiel Ban emailed me to tell that I should have info already...The money order has a "CIBC" logo on it...and under the logo is a name "Gary Cotler"....Now, I entered www.cibc.com and they are a banking company..looks legit....I was thinking about calling them to see if they can give any info...


Heather, If you are still working with the FBI...and need some help I have ALL emails and money orders that just came 1/11/07......so that we can nail this guy...



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He sent me 4 money orders now ....i have to wait to see if they clear and get this SOB sorry but everyone be ware and very careful of Daniel Banner or Gary Colter OR Rober Williams


 


 


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Wow, this is terrible. I will bet that those names are all fake and that the money orders are fake. Maybe you can file a complaint with UPS and the US Postal service. Also, SOHO listed this above:


National Consumer League's National Fraud Information Center at www.fraud.org or 1-800-876-7060. https://secure.nclforms.org/nficweb/nfic.htm 



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Also try the Consumer Action website. http://www.consumeraction.gov/


The National Consumer League's consumer advisory on fake checks - www.fraud.org/tips/telemarketing/fakecheck.htm. 


United States Postal Inspector Service


Criminal Investigations Service Center


Attn:  Mail Fraud


222 S. Riverside Plaza, Ste. 1250


Chicago, IL 60606-6100


313-226-8184 (Detroit Office)


            www.usps.com/postalinspectors/


 


You should also file a complaint here:


http://www.ic3.gov/complaint/



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I think the key here would have been his name - "DaNiel Ban"?


As always, read, read, and read again - then look at the scam listings on SoHo and read, read and read again!


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I got scammed for $12,450.  Stupid, stupid me.  Same situation....I got checks, the bank cleared them and it was almost a month before the bank came back and said they were forged.  PLEASE don't get sucked in.  I heard the same song and dance..trust me....blah blah blah. 


 


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I have email you many times about this article to see if anyone rec'd money. you have not responded after the third time:

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That is because this is a scam. You will not receive money from this.

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Payment Collector
Work right from your home or office as a part time worker and earn good salary weekly as a payment collector/sales Rep. and earn $300 weekly. We ask that you submit your resume HERE


 


Is this a scam?  I have gotten emails on this type of thing before.  Someone wanted me to put money received in my account, and then send it to them.  That is why I feel this is a scam.  Let me know.  Thanks!




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I told a guy that I was interested in doing this cause I had no clue about it. Thought it wounded like a great job.  It was to process payments for a textile company in the UK.  I got an email back from him a couple days later saying that I was being set up to start receiving payments asap.  I had a weird feeling of doing wire transfering and looked up the rules on Western Union and Money Gram and it looked like it would be considered " Money Laundering". I wanted no part in it and told my husband about it so he felt the same way I did and told me to look further in to this.  I did and sure enough I found a website called fraudaid.com that went over this whole scam and what to do if you have been sent anything and what not.  It was basically the same letter that I recieved but they tend to word it differently here and there.  I wrote this guy back and told him I wanted to part in this and that I didnt give him the right address.  Well what happens is everytime that you get an email from these people it is traced when you open it so they know that you are looking at what there sending. I stoped opening them and responding and all of a sudden today I got an email saying sorry for the deplay in shipment and its on its way so I was like oh great! Well open the door today and the UPS package is on my door step. I called UPS and told them that I am refusing the shipment and they sent someone out to come and pick it up.  I would suggest not opening these packages and just sending them back to wherever they came from. I am so glad that I found all the information I needed before I was about to go to my bank and CASH THEM!!!!!!! Please beware!

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