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 Post subject: counterfeit checks, im in big trouble
PostPosted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 1:40 pm 
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i got victimized by these emails pretending to give me a part time job, i answered on of the emails, informing them that im interested about the job, so they told me is . all i have to do is become their accounts representative here in america, they have a company in london selling artifact and art crafts, so i did fall for it, so they told me that ill be getting 10% of the total amount of money their customer pays.by the way his name was MIKE JONES AND IS UNDER MIKE & MURLIE COMPANY INC., so i agreed on that 2 days later i recieved an email stating that ill be recieving their customers payment tomorrow thru fedex. so i just waited and i did recieve a doortag at my house so i went to pick up the envelope thru fedex office, i opened it and i saw bank of america travellers check worth $3000, i was so excited to cah it out and take my 10% which is 300, who wouldnt want that money. so in the morning i went to my bank and cashed it out, the teller even told me to sign the checks, coz it was my first time to see a travellers check, so i did and gave it back to her and there she even asked me if i wanted big bills so i said yes, everything went smooth and i havent had any doubts about the check. so i got the money and as said by mike i have to sent it to there accounts representive in london, so i did send it and even emailed him all the details. after the weekend, monday morning i recieved an email again from him that ill be getting another check from their customer, so i did get it thru fedex again, i was so excited coz it was $5000, meaning that ill get $500 from it and he even told me that ill get a $100 bonus of a job well mdone, so i went instantly to my bank, i went thru the drive thru service cause i need to get back soon to my job, so i gave the check and told the teller i want to cash it, she even send i back to me cause i need to sign every check so i did, its been taking her so long that i see her on the phone, i felt someting was going on so, i told her if i can park my car and wait out front, so i did park and waited on the bank lobby, one of the bank teller or lady invited me to her office and asked me where i got the checks i told her every thing and then she told me that it was counterfeit... I WENT BLANK AND MY HANDS WERE COLD AND SHAKING, I WANTED TO CRY, MY HEARTS POUNDING FAST, i didnt know what to do, i told her ill show her all the fedex envelope where they have put the checks , so i got out of the bank thinking that it was just there in my car but it wasnt so i drove back to my work place and got those envelopes with some emails i printed out and went bank to the bank, just when i was parking i see all the police cars and there i smell that im in big trouble. the police came up to me and i gave him all the envelopes and ask me few questions, it happened so fast they told me to wait for the detectives call but its been 4 days from know and havent heard from him, the police even told me that i might be facing fraud charges. i dont know what to do, to who ever had the same situation as mine please tell me what to do, the bank froze my account and nothing from them yet. i needed someone to talk to regarding this case of mine. please advise me of what will i do and will i be charged of fraud here cause what i know is im a victim too, because of my ignorance and stupidity i fell for this kind of scam, its true you cant have easy money, work hard to have money.. well its too late for me now. have to face it. help me please. needed all your advise and things to do....hope someone would answer me. i cant sleep and eat thinking of this big mess i have. email me anyone... kyoms76@yahoo.com

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 6:09 pm 
You need to contact the Security Department or the Branch manager where the incident happened and see if the bank is willing to arrange a repayment plan for you.


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PostPosted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 9:04 am 
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If you have been criminally charged with trying to defraud the bank because of one of these scams, and you live in Minnesota, contact me privately and I will send you the contact information for a wonderful lawyer.

If you live in a state other than Minnesota, or if you would like to look into the possibility of a civil or even class action suit against the bank, please contact

Jim at
The National Center for Victims of Crime
2000 M Street NW, Suite 480
Washington, DC 20036
1-800-FYI-CALL
http://www.ncvc.org

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Myles, I am sorry to hear that. I hope it will be fine to you since you are a victim of scams.

it is very lucky to me because I can find this website before I go to banks to cash these checks. thank you scamvictimsunited.com. I have a same story as Myles, but I suspect these guys from yim because what they (these guyz from yim) gave me is very vague. I doubted them from the beginning. I feel that I am very lucky and thank you admin for having this website a/v.


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cchuong1638 wrote:
I feel that I am very lucky and thank you admin for having this website


Glad to hear that you did not get scammed You can help to spread the word about these scams by telling friends, family and co-workers what COULD have happened to you so that they are warned.

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