No end for Internet scams
Date: December 23, 2007Source: thesuntimes.com
Unfortunately, we rarely hear from the actual victims - those who took the bait and lost hundreds or thousands of dollars. A bitter, embarrassing pill...
One of the most prevalent scams involve a a buyer who sends you some kind of travelers check or such for an amount in excess of the purchase price. The buyer requests that you go to the bank and cash it immediately, and send him the balance of the overage, which he plans to use to pay shipping or storage or some other invented cost. Many people have fallen for this scam, because they are trusting - and perhaps a little too naive.
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