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[charlotte Staton]

it looked like a real check so thats why aI took it to bank to find out I was told they would be able to tell the Check was no good thats why i have to pay it back . there are a lot of people out there to judge but what if it happened to some one they loved they would not be so fast to judge . I guess that all 800.00 people that have been scamed by this company are all stuipd WRONG so i made a mistake stop judging me and help put these people out of business so no one else gets scamed by them I am going to do everything I can to see that another person does not get scamed by this company

Round UP wrote:

"More than a thousand"? How about "close to two thousand"? That is a lot of money. Not sure if you explained in the video, but the article does not go into detail about how a check that "looks" good can end up costing the recipient money. How did it debit her account? Did she write checks on the amount assuming the money was in there, only to find herself overdrawn by that amount?
I have heard that counterfeit cashier's checks are common now. I would like to see a follow-up explaining exactly what happened and how others can avoid this mistake.

[Rest of the Story]

OK, so the bank takes a check - says it's ok.
That's a problem; not following correct procedure for a check that size. Did they “hold” the deposited check for several days before crediting the money to their account ? Sounds like the bank made a cash advance on a bogus check.
A scammer scams the bank that scams the customer that pays the price.

[heh]

Round UP wrote:

and how others can avoid this mistake.

If it seems too good to be true, it probably is just that.
The banks aren't going to help.

[concerned citzen]

I have to put my 2 cents worth in on this scam of Buckingham woman. Frist of all the bank should have eat all of the money because I understand they knew the check was bad They had taken more then one. Two there are scams all over our state but this woman wanted to warn people of this company . Who are we to judge her, it could happen to one of us . Lets help people to stop scanning people and stop all the name calling We are all adults so act like one. I am sorry this happen to Mrs Staton and I think we all can learn something from this .So there is my 2 cents worth on this scam

[gary barnard sr]

I feel bad about charolete being taken by scum! And thanks to her story it's helped my daughter who recently recieve a postal money order for 990.00 and was told to deposit into bank.and send840.00 of it to next secret shopper TO: samual Weaver 526 E Highland ave Wilmington Delaware by western union. Postal money order looks real!thank you mrs stanton

[Charlotte Staton va]

oh I am so glad she did not depoist it thank you for letting me know

gary barnard sr wrote:

I feel bad about charolete being taken by scum! And thanks to her story it's helped my daughter who recently recieve a postal money order for 990.00 and was told to deposit into bank.and send840.00 of it to next secret shopper TO: samual Weaver 526 E Highland ave Wilmington Delaware by western union. Postal money order looks real!thank you mrs stanton

[Charlotte Staton va]

I am glad that one lady did not deopist the money order I hope no one else ever has to go through what my family has gone through

[T Corb]

I just received this $990.00 money order in my box.