Steve and Alice Reichenbach show a fraudulent cashiers check sent by a scam artist offering a job. The scammer wanted them to deposit the check and wire off $2,000 in real money. ---
For a month this year, an Internet lothario wooed Pat McAdam by telling her what she wanted to read. After laying this foundation, the mystery man preyed on her affections, telling her the only way to show her love was to send him money. McAdam, 72, a widow from Fishers Landing, says she was scammed out of nearly $20,000 over three months, as part of a textbook Internet fraud case with ties to Africa.
... ones involving false email addresses or cashiers check scams offering recipients a large sum of mon...
...Pouland obtained a cashiers check, leaving the "pay to the order" section blan... At the same time, Still was running the same scam on another of Bricks' patrons, Isaac Lovato. Again...
The following accounts were taken from reports filed with the Columbia County Sheriff's Office: Bicyclist reports
...Woman sends money overseas in check scam. A Grovetown woman called police Friday to reeport a forged cashiers check she received in the mail along with an offer...
...--instead sends the firm a bogus cashier's check in an amount greater than the asked-for retainer. ... banks to make money available from cashiers' checks in one to five days. Consequently, if the ...
A news release from two consumer advocacy groups last week confirmed what many had long suspected: Fake check scams are the No. 1 telemarketing and Internet fraud. Like the perpetrators of other fraud, fake check scammers are fine-tuning their schemes all the time. While the basic theme is the same, theyre becoming more sophisticated about tailoring their appeals by age group.
... inquiry from someone who says he has a cashiers check all made out for $1,000. He asks you to cash...
The final three Kenyan nationals charged in the international scam to defraud state governments out of millions of dollars entered guilty pleas in federal court Monday. Michael M. "Mikie" Ochenge of Eau Claire, Wis., and Albert E. Gunga of Minneapolis pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering. Robert M. "Robe" Otiso, of Elk River, Minn., pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting mail and wire fraud.
...She also gave cashiers' checks for roughly $42,000 and $27,000 to Gunga a...
Karen Dolan couldn't believe her eyes: two-bedroom apartments in prime Bergen County locations for $1,200 or less. The prices were bogus, part of the latest scam hitting North Jersey and other parts of the country, an attempt to get would-be renters to pay a modest security deposit and to get them to disclose personal information that could be used to steal their money.
...Also, the three properties we were able to check -- the "owner" did not provide an address for the ...* Fake cashiers checks and money orders are common, and banks will...
...The man promised to send a check and a car carrier to pick it up because the car wa.... The phony checks and cashiers checks are extremely well made, according to inves...
Would you believe? Many readers may remember that line from actor Don Adams role as the intrepid, unflappable but often bumbling spy Maxwell Smart in Get Smart, a popular TV show in the late 60s.
... you believe you should give me your checking account number?. I laughed and hung up, the woman ...Here are some recent scam warnings:. * With many consumers shopping for gift...The letter contained what looked like a cashiers check for about $5,000. He was asked to call a pho...
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