fraud
Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 6:56 am
be wary of a new scam. A person naming himself as Paul Demango (a broker) is offering to buy peoples cars/parts and sending a cheque to cover the cost of the car plus shipping amount. Once the cheque clears he wants you to send shipping balance to a 'shipper' via western union. A day after that has been done he sends an email saying that the person buying the car has taken ill and won't be able to continue with the transaction, offering a small compensation amount and asking to return the rest of the money via western union again. It ends up turning out that the cheque is fraudulent and your bank may ask you to return all the money including what you originally sent back for the shipper. So be careful. Shane