Boris sending ME money??

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Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:39 am

Haven't had this kind of scam before .. I told her to lend money from a friend, and I would pay her back once she's with me. She replied this:

Quote:

My girlfriend can't send money for me from her home. For her hard go to bank and send it to me, because she is invalid. She can give it to you and you will send money to me. Please, help us. I want arrive to your country soon. We find a way how we can do this. She will send money to your account from her home. You will receive money and go to Western Union or Money Gram office and send it to me. You can make new account, if you don't trust me. I don't need in your money, understand me.

Does ayone have a clue where this might be going?

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:42 am

My guess would be either cheque scam or account flashing - more likely the former.

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:27 pm

I have a couple of vlads try this one. It was the account flashing for me.

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 5:57 pm

@tas - as you may know I'm new and baiting 3 vlads for my first ones. cheque scam I know. What is account flashing?? I've read bunches of stickies didn't come accross it(yet that is).

Elite Baiter Joined: 11 Jul 2007 Posts: 1979

They deposit a tiny sum into your account to 1) assess that you've given them real account information and 2) empty it out with fake checks drawn on it, later.

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:49 pm

Also they can have someone on the inside at a bank who finds a relatively dormant account. They transfer it to your account and you pay them, all well and good. Then the person identifies it or the insider reverses it to cover their tracks. You have lost the money.

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:54 pm

Or they just pay a fake check into it, then get you to withdraw the money once the transfer goes through, but before the check is spotted as a fake. Remember, it could be months before a fake check is spotted.

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 9:02 pm

Full requote of previous post deleted. See it ^^^^

Ok that explains why she wants me to open a new account. I have to be able to pick it up instead of the phoney check levelling my debit balance Laughing

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:23 am

@ Tas - Wayne - OB thanks for the info. So in each case the result is that the law knocks on your door and tells you that you've won a set of chrome bracelets and a suite with bubba. Sad

Baiting Guru Joined: 03 Mar 2006 Posts: 7103 Location: Yes

You might not get arrested, but you may get sued by your bank. Mad

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 4:30 am

^^JMR - I agree. The 'I didn't know' or 'they said its legal and I'd be protected' won't fly either. You're screwed either way and chances are you'll never be allowed to have a checking account again. Evil or Very Mad

Not quite a Newb Joined: 26 Jan 2008 Posts: 35

that email came from someone called Luba right? the invalid friend lives in Perth , Australia and she plans to come out , or so the story goes.

has a nice mole on the side of "her" face too.

its actually a money laundering scheme "she" is operating. They transfer funds from some poor soles bank account into yours and you WU it too her. Then the bank will contract you and ask for a please explain.
I read somewhere about a guy she did it too a few times.

Not too sure how they get the original account details to send to you, perhaps
from those annoying account verification emails we always receive