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"Sold" my car but worried this could be a scam
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<blockquote data-quote="SoCalCobra" data-source="post: 6458490" data-attributes="member: 26149"><p>Definitely sounds like a scam. The problem with cashing the money order is that your bank will initially credit your account with the funds. When the money order makes it's way to the supposed issuing bank, if it's fake, they won't honor it and your bank account will be debited for the funds your bank deposited in your account. By then, you would have already wired the funds to this guy via Western Union and you'll be in the hole.</p><p></p><p>Be extremely leery of shipping anything overseas, especially a big ticket item. Extra red flags should get thrown up when the payment method is a Money Order and they want you to wire them the funds back via Western Union. Also, the third and final strike in my mind is that he's sending other money as compensation for you doing this transaction. Of course he'll give you extra money, it's not his to begin with.</p><p></p><p>Here's some reading I suggest. This is snipped from Western Union's own site</p><p><em>The Western Union Money Transfer® service is a great way to send money to people you know and trust. If you need to send money to someone you don’t know well, you may be putting yourself at risk for fraud. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Because we care about consumers, Western Union urges you to protect yourself from fraud by considering the following: </em></p><p><em>Never send money to a stranger using a money transfer service. </em></p><p><em>Beware of deals or opportunities that seem too good to be true. </em></p><p><em>Don’t use money transfer services to pay for things like online auction purchases. </em></p><p><em>Never send money to pay for taxes or fees on foreign lottery winnings.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/savinganddebt/consumeractionguide/p122096.asp" target="_blank">LINK</a></p><p><a href="http://www.nbc5i.com/news/3986449/detail.html" target="_blank">LINK</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SoCalCobra, post: 6458490, member: 26149"] Definitely sounds like a scam. The problem with cashing the money order is that your bank will initially credit your account with the funds. When the money order makes it's way to the supposed issuing bank, if it's fake, they won't honor it and your bank account will be debited for the funds your bank deposited in your account. By then, you would have already wired the funds to this guy via Western Union and you'll be in the hole. Be extremely leery of shipping anything overseas, especially a big ticket item. Extra red flags should get thrown up when the payment method is a Money Order and they want you to wire them the funds back via Western Union. Also, the third and final strike in my mind is that he's sending other money as compensation for you doing this transaction. Of course he'll give you extra money, it's not his to begin with. Here's some reading I suggest. This is snipped from Western Union's own site [I]The Western Union Money Transfer® service is a great way to send money to people you know and trust. If you need to send money to someone you don’t know well, you may be putting yourself at risk for fraud. Because we care about consumers, Western Union urges you to protect yourself from fraud by considering the following: Never send money to a stranger using a money transfer service. Beware of deals or opportunities that seem too good to be true. Don’t use money transfer services to pay for things like online auction purchases. Never send money to pay for taxes or fees on foreign lottery winnings.[/I] [URL=http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/savinganddebt/consumeractionguide/p122096.asp]LINK[/url] [URL=http://www.nbc5i.com/news/3986449/detail.html]LINK[/url] [/QUOTE]
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