Timeline for Scam? Checks via Email
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| Jun 13, 2021 at 12:35 | history | protected | Chris W. Rea | ||
| Dec 7, 2020 at 21:17 | comment | added | TTT | @Ianna it won't work because the money isn't real. Eventually the check will bounce and you'll have to pay it back, and be charged fees, and depending on the details law enforcement could get involved. | |
| Dec 7, 2020 at 17:19 | comment | added | chepner | If this were legitimate, they wouldn't need any kind of "deposit confirmation"; they would simply see their own balance go down once you had cashed the check. | |
| Dec 7, 2020 at 16:27 | comment | added | Ianna | What if I just don't send the money back What if they send me the check and I deposited it and don't send them nothing if they ask for it ? | |
| Aug 9, 2019 at 12:33 | comment | added | Bob Jarvis - Слава Україні | @MonkeyZeus: plagiarism is the sincerest form of flattery :-) | |
| Aug 9, 2019 at 12:26 | comment | added | MonkeyZeus | @BobJarvis I'm stealing this: "the other guy is in a different room" | |
| Aug 6, 2019 at 6:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackFinance/status/1158618739123900417 | ||
| Aug 2, 2019 at 5:56 | comment | added | user12515 | I don't get how it's the 21st century and we still have these incredibly insecure forms of payment called "checks". | |
| Aug 1, 2019 at 16:13 | comment | added | Bob Jarvis - Слава Україні | Basic Rule Of The Internet #1273: whenever someone says they're going to send you money, it's a scam. This person is going to do everything they can to take advantage of you, your greed, and your naivete. Even if you can't see how this could possibly go wrong, don't worry - the other guy has it all figured out. Yes, yes, we know - you're the smartest guy in the room. Here's the problem - the other guy is in a different room. Delete these emails on sight. It'll save you time, trouble, effort - and above all, it'll save you money. Best of luck. | |
| S Aug 1, 2019 at 11:17 | history | edited | Bob Baerker | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Made question more concise
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| S Aug 1, 2019 at 11:17 | history | suggested | feetwet | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
No thanks necessary ;)
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| Aug 1, 2019 at 3:54 | review | Suggested edits | |||
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| Aug 1, 2019 at 0:05 | comment | added | AffableAmbler | I've encountered variations of this several times over the years. IT'S A SCAM! | |
| Jul 31, 2019 at 23:27 | answer | added | B. Goddard | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jul 31, 2019 at 14:08 | answer | added | Scooby | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jul 31, 2019 at 13:17 | comment | added | Mast | "I'm in contact with this individual who wants to send me money. Does this sound suspicious to anyone?" Well, yes. | |
| Jul 31, 2019 at 7:10 | comment | added | Mawg |
"They haven't asked for any crucial details (SSN, etc.), only for my email address" - how did you meet this fraudster^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^h person?
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| Jul 30, 2019 at 20:53 | answer | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jul 30, 2019 at 13:38 | comment | added | Steve-O | Agree with @RonJohn. When you say "not quite a stranger" do yo mean "I've been talking to him online for a few months" or do you mean "he's a guy I've met in person but don't know all that well"? I agree with others that this sounds like a pretty straightforward scam, but if you actually know the guy (and have corroborating evidence of his identity other than stuff he's given you) then that changes the picture a bit. Could still be a scam, but it changes the picture. | |
| Jul 30, 2019 at 12:29 | comment | added | RonJohn | How "not quite a stranger" is this person? | |
| Jul 30, 2019 at 12:11 | answer | added | mhoran_psprep | timeline score: 44 | |
| Jul 30, 2019 at 11:40 | answer | added | David Richerby | timeline score: 27 | |
| Jul 30, 2019 at 9:31 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Jul 30, 2019 at 8:29 | answer | added | Philipp | timeline score: 27 | |
| Jul 30, 2019 at 8:24 | comment | added | Philipp | What do they get in return for their money? | |
| Jul 30, 2019 at 0:50 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Jul 30, 2019 at 0:44 | history | edited | Colton Paeper | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 30, 2019 at 0:37 | answer | added | Rocky | timeline score: 12 | |
| Jul 30, 2019 at 0:35 | review | First posts | |||
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| Jul 30, 2019 at 0:34 | history | edited | Colton Paeper | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 30, 2019 at 0:32 | history | asked | Colton Paeper | CC BY-SA 4.0 |