Mebane Woman Spots Fake Check Scam
WFMY News 2 - 3/10/2017 - MEBANE, N.C. -- The BBB recently released the 5 most riskiest scams.
Home improvement scams
Fake checks and money order scams
Employment scams
Online purchase scams
Advance fee loan scams
The BBB analyzed about 32,000 reports and looked at how likely someone would be exposed to the scammer, how likely someone is to fall for it and how much money is lost over all. Larrisa Palmer avoided becoming a victim of the fake check scam.
"They literally had everything down to the T, which made me think it was even more legit," Palmer said. "So it wasn't like they didn't have this well laid out." Palmer is an actress and found what she thought was a really great role on a website she uses pretty often. But it wasn't long before she noticed some red flags. The booker would only communicate over email and was willing to pay a booking fee up front. That offer came with strings attached. "He sent me a text message and said he's sending me an overnight check for $7,000," Palmer said. "He wanted me to deposit that into my account and then take a picture of the deposit slip and send it to them." Turns out the whole deal was a scam. Read more @ http://www.wfmynews2.com/news/local/2-w ... /421573207
Home improvement scams
Fake checks and money order scams
Employment scams
Online purchase scams
Advance fee loan scams
The BBB analyzed about 32,000 reports and looked at how likely someone would be exposed to the scammer, how likely someone is to fall for it and how much money is lost over all. Larrisa Palmer avoided becoming a victim of the fake check scam.
"They literally had everything down to the T, which made me think it was even more legit," Palmer said. "So it wasn't like they didn't have this well laid out." Palmer is an actress and found what she thought was a really great role on a website she uses pretty often. But it wasn't long before she noticed some red flags. The booker would only communicate over email and was willing to pay a booking fee up front. That offer came with strings attached. "He sent me a text message and said he's sending me an overnight check for $7,000," Palmer said. "He wanted me to deposit that into my account and then take a picture of the deposit slip and send it to them." Turns out the whole deal was a scam. Read more @ http://www.wfmynews2.com/news/local/2-w ... /421573207
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