Money help: I am the victim of international check fraud.

dustyrainbo

I am the victim of international check fraud.

I thought I was processing payments for a legitimate company here in the United States. Turns out, I was sending my own money to Cambodia, while the Cashiers checks I received were bogus. Neither did I realize that by “cashing” these checks, my account was held liable. I always thought a Cashiers check was the same as cash. Now I am $7,600 in the hole. I am unemployed, and soon to be homeless, as I am a seasonal worker. My wife and two children are hanging on by a thread. I am currently drawing unemployment, but this will not cover rent when we are evicted from employee housing. Oh yeah, and our transmission went out, so now we are stuck.

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tjwoods 26 #
An Unknown Location | 12 months ago (9 minutes after post)

Have you contacted the police, or a lawyer? They may be able to help you recover some money if you can help them locate the perpetrators, but this is not certain and will probably take a long time even if it works out.

Richard Cor de Lyon 20 #
An Undisclosed Location | 12 months ago (38 minutes after post)

I’m really sorry to hear of your plight. There’s nothing I could do to help. I’m here basically to say thank you for posting this. If we go to www.snopes.com we find pages after pages of this type of scam. But the reason there are so many is because now a days, there are SO many of us that need some sort of financial hope and the scams work (for the con artist). Unfortunately, as you found out, they are not not innocent… they are hurtful… and big business (i.e. the banks) will not forgive them the debts. But hopefully others will learn by reading your words.

This Christmas is dismally depressing for thousands. I know it offers little solace, but I keep you in our prayers.
Bright blessings ~ Richard

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chev.jame 1 #
An Unknown Location | 12 months ago (55 minutes after post)

There is a Web site, www.fakechecks.org, that you should visit. There’s very little chance you will get your money back, however. I had a co-worker who was similarly scammed. Under the banking laws, the person bringing the check to the bank is responsible for verifying whether or not it is genuine. And these scammers do print very “convincing” fake checks!

Talk to everyone you owe, and try to work out something. And contact law enforcement authorities to see if these guys can be tracked down, and anything at all recovered for you.

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An Unknown Location | 10 months, 1 week ago (1 month, 2 weeks after post)

Victims Of Check and All Other Forms Of Internet Fraud Should Report To Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). E-mail: i> small>(email removed) /small> /i>

INTRODUCTION

The preponderance of economic and financial crimes like Advance Fee Fraud (419), Money Laundering, etc has had severe negative consequences on Nigeria, including decreased Foreign Direct Investments in the country and tarnishing of Nigeria’s national image. The menace of these crimes and the recognition of the magnitude and gravity of the situation led to the establishment of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The legal instrument backing the Commission is the attached EFCC (Establishment) Act 2002 and the Commission has high-level support from the Presidency, the Legislature and key security and law enforcement agencies in Nigeria.

Send Your Reports to This E-mail: i> small>(email removed) /small> /i>

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An Unknown Location | 10 months, 1 week ago (1 month, 2 weeks after post)

Victims Of Check and All Other Forms Of Internet Fraud Should Report To Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

INTRODUCTION
The preponderance of economic and financial crimes like Advance Fee Fraud (419), Money Laundering, etc has had severe negative consequences on Nigeria, including decreased Foreign Direct Investments in the country and tarnishing of Nigeria’s national image. The menace of these crimes and the recognition of the magnitude and gravity of the situation led to the establishment of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The legal instrument backing the Commission is the attached EFCC (Establishment) Act 2002 and the Commission has high-level support from the Presidency, the Legislature and key security and law enforcement agencies in Nigeria.

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chev.jame 1 #
An Unknown Location | 10 months, 1 week ago (1 month, 2 weeks after post)

But the chances that you will ever see your money again are on par with seeing Elvis Presley in this lifetime.

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An Unknown Location | 9 months, 4 weeks ago (2 months after post)

please let me know if you find out where to turn to for legal help. I myself was arrested and jailed for cashing a fake check in a secret shopper scam in which I had to moneygram over 4600 dollars to Canada. I am now facing up to 20 years for theft in the first degree. I am a single mother of two who just really needed a little extra money and was to recieve 300 dollars for my time. I was to go to two a Walmart and an Old Navy store and spend 50 dollars at each, then evaluate costomer service practices. I have never been convicted of a crime and am terrified of being taken from my children and thrown into prison for the nearly 5000 dollar check that looked authentic to me. There was even a phone number on the check to call and verify funds. Please help! Who do I call? How am I to report this? My local police dept would’t even make a report. They told me I would be fine that the responsibility lies with the person who made the check and I had nothing to worry about, then when I my ID was called in on a traffic stop I was arrested on a felony warrant. I am a decent citizen. I have always obeyed the laws and now I may soon become a convicted felon with possible imprisonment and a record that will haunt me for the rest of my life.

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An Unknown Location | 9 months, 4 weeks ago (2 months after post)

I am sorry I did notice a few typing mistakes in my post but anyone who knows where I can turn for help to beat this case and keep my family together PLEASE RESPOND. There is no way for me to just pay the money back. I broke my back three years ago and have since had two back surgeries leaving me disabled. My name is Carla and I live in Birmingham Al.

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