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 Post subject: Here is how the checks arrive in the US.............
PostPosted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 9:17 am 
This is from an investigator's board, the incident is in Florida...........

"A SUBJECT WAS FOUND IN POSSESSION OF 297 STOLEN AND/OR COUNTERFEIT CHECKS AND MONEY ORDERS ON 01-04-07 IN ST. PETERSBURG. HE ACQUIRED THEM FROM THE INTERNET AFTER BEING SOLITICED TO MAKE EXTRA MONEY BY SPAM MAIL (NIGERIAN SCAM). HE RECEIVED AT LEAST TWO PACKAGES WITH HUNDREDS OF THESE ITEMS FROM GUIANA AND THAILAND. DAYS LATER, HE RECEIVED E-MAIL INSTRUCTIONS TO INCLUDE PAGES OF LISTS OF NAMES & ADDRESSES TO WHOM HE SHOULD MAIL THESE ITEMS WITH SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS AS TO WHO GOT HOW MANY OF WHICH ITEMS. CASH WAS SENT VIA WESTERN UNION TO COVER POSTAGE. THE SUBJECT WAS LATER PAID CASH VIA WESTERN UNION FOR HIS "WORK". DETAILS OF CHECK/M.O. RECIPIENTS AND OTHER ASPECTS OF THIS INVESTIGATION WILL BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. THE ITEMS WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE U.S. BY MAIL USING THE SAME RETURN ADDRESS. THE DOLLAR VALUE OF THE RECOVERED ITEMS FALLS JUST SHORT OF $1,000,000.00. THE ITEMS ARE TOO NUMEROUS TO ATTACH; HOWEVER, THEY ARE MONEY ORDERS FROM WALMART FINANCIAL SERVICES, CVS PHARMACY, TRAVELERS EXPRESS MONEY GRAM, SPEEDWAY SUPERAMERICA & WALMART MONEYGRAM. THE CASHIER'S CHECKS WERE FROM COMMUNICATING ARTS CREDIT UNION, CAMPUS USA CREDIT UNION, CHASE CASHIER'S CHECK & CHASE OFFICIAL CHECK. THE SUBJECT SAID HE HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE NOVEMBER 2006, BUT E-MAIL INFO SHOWS HE WAS CORRESPONDING WITH THE SUBJECT SINCE AUGUST 2006."


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 Post subject: What do banks recover from victims?
PostPosted: Mon May 28, 2007 3:46 pm 
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Location: Rome, Georgia
Armac: You are the banking expert on this board. Do you have any idea what the banks are realistically recovering from the scam victims? I was a victim in 2005. Wepaid back $18K. At the time I asked the bank were thery treating me like other victims. I knew there was a Tennessee victim of the same two type checks that got me. The bank would not give me an answer - citing privacy laws. I do not think that I was treated fairly as I imagine some victims filed bankruptcy while some went to collection agencies - as well as some took a payment plan. Any thoughts that you have would be appreicated. Susan


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