Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Scam ?? NFC -

[LarryT (l02turner]

Ouch!  I think I'll leave it on my desk.   ;-)

Larry

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From: Michael James
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 10:48 AM
To: LarryT
Cc: Ferrarilist
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Scam ?? NFC -


If this were a check written-against your own account, then 'yes' the 
overdraft fees would apply - a $35 fee to collect several hundred dollars of 
free money 'might' seem rational.

But you're not holding a check.

A friend of mine found himself in an identical situation - a Western Union 
MO arrived in his mailbox with similar instructions.  He contacted the FBI, 
who informed him that the MO was a bogus re-print - they were well-familiar 
with this scam.  If my friend had attempted to process, exchange or 'cash' 
the MO, he was liable for the full face-amount, a stiff penalty, and Federal 
Authorities would be contacting him ASAP to apply handcuffs for WIRE FRAUD.

M

--- On Thu, 6/10/10, LarryT <l02turner [at] comcast.net> wrote:


From: LarryT <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Scam ?? NFC -
To: "Michael" <Cavallino_Rapante [at] yahoo.com>
Cc: "Ferrarilist" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Date: Thursday, June 10, 2010, 10:01 AM


Hi Larry (and Doug) -
Yeah, you're right - as unfair as it may seem, if I deposit a check that 
bounces I'll be charged $35 (at last count !!) so the best thing to do is 
ignore it - then if the sender does contact me and ask for his money back I 
can send the original MO back - which he probably wonât want.

I'll ask him for postage naturally.  ;-^

Speaking of bank charges - how can they justify charging a customer $35 or 
more because a check bounces?  All the banking stuff is done electronically 
AFAIK there's no labor cost involved - certainly not a hours worth of a $70K 
salary!

That's where the real scam is!  But life goes on.....

LarryT (TOL)


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From: Larry B
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 8:33 AM
To: Larry Turner
Cc: Ferrarilist
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Scam ?? NFC -


"If it's a fake, no harm done."  I've never heard of a normal checking 
account where the bank doesn't impose charges for bounced checks.  Even 
though you propose not to deposit any other funds in the account, you're 
going to have an unhappy bank which is certainly going to seek a way to make 
you pay when the money order inevitably bounces.

> From: Forza355 [at] verizon.net
>
> Sounds like a scam that somehow will eventually lead to them getting your
> bank account number. I say open up another checking account with only that
> MO deposit in it. If it is real , the $$ is yours in about 2 weeks. If 
> it's
> a fake, no harm done.



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