Mine is from a man named Edwin Ferrell. Scam

Curtesy of:
http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/checkcashingscams.php
http://www.bankingquestions.com/scamsfraud/scamsfraud.html

If you receive an email or letter in the post / regular mail saying you won a lottery and they send you a check? Or you sold something on Ebay and the buyer paid with a check? Or  you took out a loan from a distant or online bank and they sent you a check? You can just take the check to your bank and cash it right?

WRONG!  And what is worse, if you cash it, in most states in the US, you may be guilty of passing a counterfeit check, money laundering or worse. Clark Howard did a piece on his radio show about a man in California who was arrested for cashing a bogus check. In other words, by merely attempting to cash the check, you could go to federal prison!

What will happen to you guys is the check will deposit with no problem. You'll go to the bank and take out all the money as directed. A few days later you'll get a call or letter from the bank that the check was returned as stop payment. You will later find out the check is actually counterfeit. I'm now out $2400 because I too thought this was an actual job and stupidly I fell for it.

Whatever you do, please do not attempt to deal with this person. My life has been turned upside down because of this person. What you should do is contact your bank and the authorities and let them handle it. That is what I was told to do as well as file a complaint with the FTC. Please do not be scammed and taken for money u like I was.

Margaret txt me today to see if I deposited the check yet.   I told her no and that if she contacts me one more time I was contacting the FBI.  I told her I knew of her scam operation.  Haven't heard anything else from her.  

I've been in constant contact with Margaret by txt.  I told her I deposited the check.  She said once the account is available for withdraw, she would give me further instructions.   Lol I didn't deposit the check.  I will txt her back on Monday to see what the instructions are.

Another note, if you try to access this email margaretmyers9@gmail.com like it was yours, the number associated on the account does not match the number they are texting from.  Definitely a scam!  Spread the word!!!!

Just an fyi, I contacted Rock Chevrolet in Grayslake Illinois where "Harry Clinton" sent me the check from.  There is NO Harry Clinton that works there, but on the check the last name of the person who signed it was named Rivera and go figure there are two men with the last name Rivera who work there.  Needless to say after hours of digging, if ANYONE gets a check from them SHRED IT!!!!!

I'm asking her about the start up kit and the fax machine/computer I was supposed to get lol.

I will as well!

I will.  I'll post more here when I get some info.

See if you can get her to tell you where she wants you to send it.

I really hope it doesn't cost you anything out of pocket to get that  money sent back.

I think I will hold on to the check and go see local authorities to see what they recommend.

I am going to withdraw all the money tomorrow.  Then I'm going to confront her about it.  Can't b***s*** a b***s***ter.  I'm beyond pissed!!!!

Wish we could do something.   I know they're people out there that has to be in some trouble because they cashed or deposited it.  Just doesn't seem right.

I just txt Margaret and told her I haven't received a package yet.  She txt me back and said I would receive it tomorrow.   I got the check today.

I say we scam the scammer, meet up and have one f****n hell of a party!

My check was for the same amount.

Yes, the check was legit.  Bank manager called me personally and told me all my funds would be readily available to me tomorrow.  I got a check for $2,450.50

I would close that acct.  They could get your acct info from depositing it.  Was the check good?

I stupidly already put it in my bank account.  Now what LOL

Bummer!  I could really use $600 and haven't even worked for it.  

Dressing in business attire is a way for scammers to not get caught.  If you look presentable and like you're a businessman/woman they are most likely not going to bother you while making these transactions.  

Yes I was.

Mist, were you told to dress in business attire as well?

I don't want to send the money to wherever or whomever she tells me to send it to in fear it's like a drug cartel or terrorist group but I'm afraid to not send it because I don't want said groups shooting up my house as they have my address.  

Those money packs & Western Union payments can be cashed anywhere - no matter who/where  you address them to.  That money is GONE!

Moneypack at Walmart -   SCAM!!!!  That is as good as cash & you will lose the money.  The check will bounce later & you will have additional fees.

Have a blessed day - another typical scammer's ending - from out of the USA.

Read this ... carefully!
http://www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/news/cnwin0607/scams.html

Short version:
"In these cases, the depositor most likely will be held responsible for the entire amount of the fraudulent check."