Believes this may be a current scam that is going on.but wants your input

[+ Chris]

Dear Clients and Escorts,

 

Over the past few days I have been writing back and forth with a gentleman in Denver,Colorado. Everything seemed to be going smoothly. He was looking for a 3 day overnight to which I requested a small deposit and a picture of himself to make sure that we would both be into each other. At the very last minute I received this email which I found to be rather odd. Please tell me what you think....

 

 

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I have mailed a check of 1950$ to your mailing address. You should have it in 3days time . Update me when the check has been delived. The reason why i mailed you a check for that amount is that the agent that ismaking the booking of your flight ticket can not recive check at the moment but western union. So all you have to do now is to deduct your 500$ deposit and send the balance to the agent through western union money transfer. He has booked your round trip ticket and place it on-hold till he recive his money. As soon you have the check deposit and deduct your 500$ and send the balance to the agent through western union.As soon as he recive his money he will send your flight ticket through email including the hotel we will be staying in. All of it has been taken care of. I hope i made my self cleared. I know you worth all of this ... just cant wait for the fun to begin. PLease remember to bring in any toy that fit in for the fun. Hope to see you soon.

[Guest Spanky]

100% scam

 

Scam. 100%. He sends you his check, you send back the excess he is requesting, you later find that his check has bounced and you're out the $500 plus all the bank fees.

 

The poor construction of his email to you is also typical in these sorts of scams.

 

Bottom line: Stay away from this. Stink all over it.

 

Dear Clients and Escorts,

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I have mailed a check of 1950$ to your mailing address. You should have it in 3days time . Update me when the check has been delived. The reason why i mailed you a check for that amount is that the agent that ismaking the booking of your flight ticket can not recive check at the moment but western union. So all you have to do now is to deduct your 500$ deposit and send the balance to the agent through western union money transfer. He has booked your round trip ticket and place it on-hold till he recive his money. As soon you have the check deposit and deduct your 500$ and send the balance to the agent through western union.As soon as he recive his money he will send your flight ticket through email including the hotel we will be staying in. All of it has been taken care of. I hope i made my self cleared. I know you worth all of this ... just cant wait for the fun to begin. PLease remember to bring in any toy that fit in for the fun. Hope to see you soon.

[JT Brooklyn]

Chris.....RUN don't Walk away from this Deal!

[+ Charlie]

Can you spell "Nigeria"?

[rvwnsd]

This is a scam. Don't do it!

 

This sort of thing has gone on for years. Here's what happens:

 

1) The prospective "client" mails you a counterfeit or stolen/altered cashier's check or money order.

2) You deposit the check in your bank. Because it is a cashier's check/money order they give you immediate use of the funds. (This is referred to as "availability.")

3) You withdraw the amount he wants you to send him.

3) You send him money via Western Union.

4) The check is returned by the institution on which it is drawn.

5) Your bank charges your account for the amount of the check plus a service fee. You might also be criminally charged with passing a bad/forged/counterfeit check.

6) The "client" has money that he would not have otherwise.

 

It isn't just escorts who are targeted with scams like this. Craigslist/eBay/PenneySaver/etc sellers are targeted as well. The "buyer" gives a seller a counterfeit cashiers check in excess of the agreed-upon price and the seller provides the merchandise plus the balance of the check. The "buyer" gets the merchandise and some cash. The seller gets screwed.

 

Just for fun, request that the "client" send YOU the deposit via Western Union.

[orbital sander]

. You might also be criminally charged with passing a bad/forged/counterfeit check.

 

This is not likely at all unless it can be established that your intent was deception. If you wrote the bad check then you could be criminally liable, but if you unknowingly deposit a bad check, you will not be committing a crime. You will, however, have to cover the funds for certain.

 

This thing is a variation on an old scam. Escorts have been a target of it for several years.

[+ Chris]

I have learned that when this message board says " run " I run ... in reading these replies I will not be engaging this client any further. This person already has my mailing address and will be sending me a check which will promptly be meeting my circular file. Again, Thank you for your suggestions.

[CF]

Chris, I hope you won't change your mind. There have been several altered versions of this same scam going on for years. They always offer someone, payment by money order or bank check. Usually when the person cashes it against their account, they find out they've been taken when it goes thru their banks procedures (usually within 7 business days). At that point, they find themselves responsible for making good on any loss the bank has taken.

I have known a very well reviewed escort on this site, that has had a first hand experience with this. Most of these scams can be linked back to Nigeria. Charlie's short post above confirms a long known fact.

[Tristan Waters]

Chris..

 

There can actually be more to this scam than you loosing out on some money.

 

I had a situation like this earlier in my career. When I took the payment to the Bank to cash it ( unknowingly) The police were actually called on me for whatever reason.

 

The best way to be assured of a deposit is to have a paypal account. It is Usually the safest bet for these type of transactions..

 

Good Luck!