Probably a Phishing expedition to get some of your info, then the real=20
scam begins. Don't know whether I would trash the evidence, might be=20
some time before the rest happens. Have you contacted the issuing bank?=20
Did you give out any of your info like social security or bank account=20
numbers. Might discuss it with your bank, they might put a watch on your=20
accounts. Credit card numbers? Can the company CFO put you in contact=20
with their FBI contact?

On 1/19/2012 11:27 PM, Joe Wronski wrote:
> This might be of general interest as there are a lot of contractors out
> there.
> I answered a craigslist ad for a PC tech job, asking who is the employer
> and where is it located.
> The answer was that they are looking for someone to virus clean 7
> laptops and upgrade from Vista to Windows 7.  I offered to do it for $60
> per unit.
> The next message stated that price was fine, can they have an address to
> send the check to?
> I saw red flags all over this, but gave them a link to my mailing address=
..
> The next morning (today) I got an email saying that the check was on
> it's way, and all I had to do was cash the check, deposit my fee, and
> send the rest back to other agents who would collect the PCs and use the
> funds to get them shipped to me.  And several hours later, a check for
> 20x my $420 fee arrived via fedex.
> The Fedex tracking info says the shipment originated in Ontario.  The
> check is from a credit union in California.  The From information on the
> packing slip gave the name and address of a Georgia (US) company.    I
> found that company on the innerweb, and contacted it's CFO.  She said
> they had some problems with their accounts getting hacked, and that the
> FBI is involved.
> I'm sitting on a counterfeit cashier's check, hoping it can be used as
> evidence catching the scammer.
> I called local police, but they don't handle this, and I think I'll call
> the local FBI office tomorrow.
> If they don't want it, it'll go in the trash, and I'll tell the scammer
> it never arrived (it was just left in the hallway, no signature required)=
..
> I remember a story about an ingenious person that played one of these
> scams out to the point where he arranged for the scammers to get caught
> walking into a bank in London, but it seems like too much work to get
> involved to that level.
>
> Joe W
>
>   =20
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