fake bank advice needed please

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Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 3:23 pm

Hi guys I come across something I not heard of before and need some advice please.

someone tried to sell me an engine from an advert I placed in a free adds online newspaper.

I sort of knew if was a scam as they said they lived miles away and could deliver for the fuel and there time.
I said yes ok just to get there bank details and name and address so I could report it.

after I reported it to police I found the guy who bank account is was and made him aware that his name was being used for scamming people.

gave him all the info I had on it and turns out the bank details are the same bank details as his bank.

not heard of this before how can they take scam money from this guys bank if its the same bank account? I always thought that they opened a bank account in his name and used it that way (identity fraud )

does anyone know how this works please so I can advise this chap im trying to help

cheers for any advice

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 4:06 pm

The person you have contacted is very likely a mule who receives the money and then passes it on to the scammers. He may be a victim of a scam himself (receiving money for a "Internet friend or for an online job he thinks he has) or he may be complicit in the scam.

It is always best not to try and contact people if you don't understand what they are involved in - in this case, you could well have tipped of a money launderer, which in many countries is an offence in itself.

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 4:10 pm

I never contacted the chap in person as I thought the same as you did. I contacted his sister on face book I'm 100% sure the chap is not part of it after chatting for some time before saying to much.

we just don't understand how the scammer could use his bank account if its the same bank details he ask me to put money into. he must have a way of getting that money out for himself

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 4:18 pm

Please PM the e-mail containg the Bank Detais

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 4:21 pm

done

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 4:22 pm

was not an email was a txt message

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 4:54 pm

lowrider69 wrote:

I never contacted the chap in person as I thought the same as you did. I contacted his sister on face book I'm 100% sure the chap is not part of it after chatting for some time before saying to much.

You might not think that this guy is involved - his sister might not think he's involved and his pet dog might not think he's involved

Scammers don't invent valid account numbers and ask for money to be sent to it without being able to get their hands on it'

A banks Fraud Examiner will ! ... and that's my next stop

Please PM me the phone number that the SMS Texts came from

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 5:10 pm

have pm you the number...

I did report it to here this morning

http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/report_fraud

yeah your right they must have a way of getting to it or they wouldn't do it. might be just a case of they have got there hands on a card and are watching the bank account for when the funds go in

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