From the article: Wire Transfer Scams
You probably wouldn't knowingly launder money or steal from small businesses. But if you fall victim to a payment processing scam, you may be doing just that. And it will be your own money that gets seized by authorities. Scams come in many flavors - and all are geared to trick you into giving up your hard earned cash. Have you ever been a victim? If so, share your experience to help others avoid being taken in by these criminals.
Tried to scam me through Avon e-rep
- I recieved an email from a Dacie Hoskins who wanted to order Avon products for photo shoot that was going to take place in Roswell, NM. She said she was from GA. She gave me order and I gave her total. A check was mailed to me with name Brenda Coats on it for 14500.00. Dacie claimed there had been a mistake and their travelling funds had been included in my Avon check. They wanted me to cash the check take out 83.00 for Avon order and wire the remainder through Western Union. I emailed her back saying I was not comfortable with this. She said I would be setting them back if I returned the check. I called the bank wher the check was issued and they told me it was a scam. Other names involved in this are Justin Bruner of CO, and James Roberts of GA. I now have to return the Avon products already ordered, but at least I'm not out 1300.00. Anyone else had dealings like this.
- —Guest Cyndi Perkins
I have been Scammed, Nigerian
- I was looking for used cars to send to my brother-in-Laws. I met this Nigerian guy in Houson, TX car dealership where I bought my new car. He pretended to be a salesman and he told me about how he can get me a very good accident cars from auction and restore them for me for cheap. about a month and few months ago, He collected $7,500 from me for two cars and as of today, I have not received any cars or my money. He started lying by saying, he was sent out of town to for work, not knowing he doesn't even work for the dealership, then he said the cars are ready but I will not get it now because his mother is died. I have decided to report HIM to FBI, any suggestions.
- —Guest John
Avon client from e-rep site
- Hey, if it seems just a little too good and a little fishy, trust your gut. You'll be better in the long run. I recieved a request to contact a new e-rep client. so I email asking how I could help. Then they emailed this long explaination. they lived in Maryland but were coming to Ohio for "a showbiz""we have prefer to order online""but for now all purchases in our company are done with paper payment""...place the order for me...However,i....anyway as you can see the English Language here is not representing an educated, quality company if it is based in America, and if it was out of country, well that would not be as they had claimed. So, they request my info, and they would have their manager send me a check I could cash "instantly" and they would pick them up when they arrived....and they hoped to read from me soon. I just went it to my upline rep. and chose not to be a victim. I luckily have heard of these type of I'll send you a check, you cash, and you lose deals. No Sucker!
- —tbarnett31
Money Gram
- No reference number needed. I was try to buy a used iphone. I have send money thought MoneyGram before to my brother, and they are required all the documentation. Anyway, this guy said he cannot be meet and if i send the money first and he will send the phone the next day. When i recieve the phone then call him back to release the reference number. Somehow this guy can check if the money is sent. He can withdraw immidiately without the reference number. Now i found out, all you need is the secret question.
- —Guest meme
AVON SCAM
- I recently started selling avon. I have a website through avon, I had two different people contact me wanting to order avon, I even gave them a 20% discount off their orders since they ordered alot. Both contacted me, one said they sent a company check and the company accidentially sent me their plane fare money and I was to take my money out, go to western union and send them back the difference, the check was for 2500.00, the avon was about 400.00. Check was written on a company that didn't exist on an checking acct that had been stolden. The second person did the same, they sent extra money by accident for shipping. I was smart enough to have the bank check out the checks, but I now have about 750.00 of avon I have to pay for and thankgoodness I never sent the cash back as they both requested and the avon as well or I would have been out 800.00 in, avon, and about 4200.00 in cash. They both sounded legite, boy was I wrong.
- —KarenReinhardt
Job scam
- I have been scamed with a job as a Financial Manager with little experience needed. It was depositing clients money into your account not transfering money into your account littel did I know that I would be responsible for the amount because of fraud, but who helps the fraud victim? They posted the job on careerbuilders.com and once you responde to it, they respond saying they are sending you information for the position you aplied for, they take you through some questions to see if you would be a good candidate and day(s)days latter they are hiring you, they take you threw training and you give them all your information because they have to set up your account with their company website before they can assign you a client and you also have a contact person, that gives you your assignment. The bank did not contact me, I contacted them because I saw a transfer into my account, that was not suppose to be there, trying to help, at the end I was treated like the criminal not the victim.
- —Guest Scared For Life
my story
- I was on craiglist looking for a job (It's been several months) and I saw this personal assistant and I applied thinking oh I'll probably not hear anything I ended up hearing from this guy named David Belyn and he kept saying oh I"m gonna send you a paycheck and I Thought he was joking I hear the doorbell ring the next morning and I get a slim package from FEDEX with a check I met up with my friend Kristi later on that day and she determined that the check was fake cuz there was no void running through the check once she ran it through the copy machine we caled this bank in Ohio where the check was issued they recongnized that this David Belyn guy was stealing from one of there accounts and we reported it to the cops and the guy kept using this answering service for TTY/deaf people and it was some middle man basically not even his voice
- —crazydreamer01
Attempted scam
- We received notice form TRS Recovery System in Houston Texas that a check written by my wife, two years ago had not been paid. please send payment to an address in Illinois. The check number thay gave was not posted to who they said it was. The amount was only $50, not several hundred. Please, if anyone receives such a letter, don't pay it, or call to discuss it with them. Turn it over to your local police department, They can't act on one, but if they get enough, thy will track down the perpetrator and give him room and board for a few years.
- —KrazyKyngeKorny
I have been scammed
- I have been scammed by someone who I hae known on and off for 8 yrs. 7500.- for a trained protection dog and 3 months later still no dog. He did try and give me a dog but it had a huge lump on his leg so I declined. I was told, contrary to his guarantee on website) that when he sold the dog I'd get my 7500.- back. Like who is going to buy a protection trained dog with a bum leg? I have not yet begun to fight! I will reveal his name and FAME - juicy stuff if he does not make good on the $7,500.00 USD that my wife worked 20 years as a waitress to save. She wanted to buy me a great Christmas present as we just lost our 8 yr. old German Shepherd who we got from this bum. We thought he had changed and sent him the money. He is sort of well known now so I'm hoping he'll make good.
- —sept2749
i have been scammed
- someone played as a person in the military selling his suv for cheap because he was promoted to the united kingdom
- —Guest rasheeda
Yes/Mastercard VISA
- Got request's from both MC & VISA to click on a link so my card could be reauthorized. LOGO's were perfect and some might have been fooled but as bad as credit card companies are they are they do not operate this way. I printed them both out and hung them on the office wall...
- —Guest Bob