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Rusty Jones
01-11-2004 17:14:30
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Re: Re: What to do, possible internet fraud????? in reply to ChadS, 01-11-2004 12:26:45
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Your question about a foreigner wanting to buy parts is good, but the ones you have to watch out for are the ones where they send you a check for lots more money, tell you to cash the check,, pay the cost of crating or packaging and the shipping charges and send them the balance of the check. (What's left over, after you ship the part or piece) They usually count on the fact that your bank will say the check is good, and between the time you cash it, package up the part, tractor, car, boat, or whatever, and send back the money that's left over, the culprit will stop payment on the check, before it gets back to his bank! So now, you've shipped the part, a money balance, the check bounces, and guess who gets left holding the bag! The culprit gets whatever you have shipped back to him, along with a sum of money in a good check from your account! WOOOHHHAAA! So, be forewarned--if it seems to be too good to be true---it probably is! And check the internet in the hoax and fraud web-sites. There is a lot of info on them. Now, if somebody wants you to ship something, and sends you a check, take it to your bank, deposit it, ask how long to wait to make sure the check is good, like 2 weeks or more, then if everything is o.k. at the bank, ship the part-s. BUT! tell any purchaser that there will be a delay in sending the part-s! Rusty Jones
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