Traveller's cheque scam

Attention !!! This is a big SCAM
The traveler’s checks are fake, do not do anything with them!!!!

Explain your story to the police...

And ask them to verify if it is really a stolen check.

Sincerely

Send him a letter by mail with the following written:

'Thank you for this donation, the check has been successfully deposited'

:D

This man is not English at all, but rather Nigerian.
A Google search with this name brings up numerous Nigerians with this last name.
The addresses in London are indeed false, but he can effectively have the money sent to the UK. Many Nigerians live in Great Britain, and often, the money from scams passes through England before returning to Nigeria.
By depositing these fake checks into your bank account, you can be accused of complicity in forgery and use of forgery, even if you do not withdraw the money.

Isis

It's a scam!
If you receive traveler's checks, bring them directly to the police station because they will be fake!
If you have doubts, take them to the bank, but UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES should you return the money!
Wait at least 8 weeks to know if they are real (it took me 6 weeks for them to tell me they were fake and the money was gone because my banker told me it was fine! And I have no recourse). Don't make the same mistake as me.

I just received traveler’s checks for an amount of 3500 euros from an American who claims to live in Greece. I met him on MySpace, but he just unsubscribed, so I can't verify. He says his name is "Michael Miller." Please help me.

Hello franfran,

How are you doing with your story?

Good evening everyone,

Recently, I was contacted by Mr. Wenzhao Xie (or someone impersonating him) from the company diesel.models.uk

I was tricked into signing a fake contract!
As a result, I am being prosecuted for attempted fraud against the postal service for 2500 euros of counterfeit travelers checks...........

Hello,
I myself dealt with a scammer when I posted an ad on Le Bon Coin. A so-called British man, working for an airline, so often traveling.
He sent me 4x500 euros in Travellers Cheques (when I only asked him for 100 euros). He told me I had to sign the cheques, put them in my name, exchange them at my bank to get cash, and send the change via Western Union. So, I signed the cheques and wrote my name on them. Then I got a phone call from a friend, we chatted, and I explained to her what I was doing. And then, she stopped me and explained that it was a SCAM! That the cheques were probably fake and that I needed to file a complaint.
So, I didn't cash the cheques, but they are signed (even if they are fake). If I go to the gendarmerie, will the fact that I signed the cheques and put my name be a problem?
Plus, this crook also has my name, my address, my mobile number, etc. I'm a bit worried that he might try to contact me again or something, since he has personal info (address...), what do you think?
Should I make him walk?
Thanks in advance.

Hello!

Oh my goodness, I’m glad I insisted on my research about Nicolas Girad! Thanks to his fake email address nicolasgiradd@gmail.com, I stumbled upon your comments, and I believe you’re going to save my life!

A few weeks ago, I received an email saying I had been selected to be Mr. Nicolas Girad's personal assistant. In this email, he explained that I would be responsible for overseeing and checking his apartment in France, which is under renovation, and that he would be back by March 20 at the latest. At that time, actively looking for a job to pay my rent, I thought this was good news. The strange thing was that I didn't remember applying for this job because I couldn't find any CV I had sent him. I had applied for so many positions that I wasn't sure if I had or hadn’t.

So I kept going. He explained that his French wasn't very good because he is English. Being a student in languages, I thought, well, this might be true. He asked me for personal information for the contract and I hesitated for a long time before giving him my info, but ultimately I did (so address, last name, phone number, social security number...) and a few days later, I received a contract that was half in English and half in French. I tried to research the company that was hiring me, but found nothing; it’s supposedly based in TEXAS, which didn't seem realistic at all. I trusted him...

Then he explained that I would work every morning and that I would be paid by check, which I would receive soon. In the meantime, I researched again but found nothing. I thought I was just being paranoid. This dear man has asked me every day up to today if I received the checks; this morning I replied no, but when I opened my mailbox, there was an envelope that indeed came from the United Kingdom. I decided to do yet another search and found your comments! I indeed received checks that are EUROS TRAVELERS CHEQUES AMERICAN EXPRESS OF €500.

What should I do? I don't want to be contacted by this person anymore, and what should I do with the checks??? Can I file a complaint for identity theft?? He has a lot of information about me, and that worries me...!!

Thank you for your help.

Hello everyone!
I too have almost been scammed.
I responded to a job offer for an assistant position by requesting additional information about the proposed position.
The person who replied claimed to be named James Whitcomb and explained that I would need to sort his mail, do some shopping for him, and he would cover all the expenses... blah blah blah. But since he is an American in the oil business, he travels a lot and we could meet in a few weeks. I asked to sign a work contract before starting to make everything official. He promised me that but also suggested sending me advance checks. He wrote that he was willing to pay me €300 per week for my work. He further explained that he would send me checks that I should cash at the bank, then I would keep my €300 and with the remaining money, I should go shopping and send him what I would buy.
He almost asked me every day if I had received the checks. I replied that I had never received anything from him, and this lasted 2 months. He disappeared until 3 days ago. I received an email where he assured me that he sent the checks, and indeed, I found an envelope from Great Britain in my mailbox. Inside - 6 traveler's checks AMEX for 500 USD each. A remarkable counterfeit and those who have never used these checks might believe they are valid. I replied to him immediately and he told me to cash them at my bank and to keep him updated when the amount appears in my account. Once the amount was cashed, he would explain what I should do with the money. I started to doubt because it's not normal for someone to send you, without knowing you, just like that, 3000 USD on full trust. Moreover, despite my request, he never gave me his phone number. Nevertheless, since I am in a bit of a difficult situation now and I need a job, I decided to check. Hope dies last - what a fool I am!!! I asked the bank if the checks were fake and they confirmed it. I went directly to the police station with the checks and a copy of the emails to file a report. I replied to his email that I know the checks are fake and I haven't received any more messages from him.

Now I regret that I didn’t take the opportunity to play with him, to make him hope in vain and then laugh afterward... But the important thing is that I didn’t suffer any damage and I don’t have problems with my bank.

DON’T TRUST STRANGERS!!! My mother repeated it to me every day when I was little... now I understand this advice much better.

And remember “If anything can go wrong, it will.” Edward Murphy

Hello everyone,
Like you, I’m 30 years old and I’ve recently started looking for a job (but it's already too long) with my bank account starting to take a hit. Anyway, I regularly respond to job offers online. And I want to point out that even while looking for a job, you can still get scammed in 2013. I have training as an executive assistant and that's how I was offered to be the personal assistant of an English-speaking businessman. To this day, I still don’t understand how this gentleman got my email. The Englishman (I won’t reveal his name since I don’t have proof of the scam yet) contacted me and offered me the position of his personal assistant; I am supposed to open his mail, sort his emails, and do his shopping for €250 a week. At first glance, it seems like a good deal, but nonetheless too good to be true. That’s been my feeling from the start which is why I remain wary without showing it to him (not foolish, the wasp ^^). The gentleman also sends me pictures of himself; indeed, he looks quite English ^^ and rich to boot. Diamond ring (or at least something shiny with a bling-bling style) on his right pinky, a photo of him on the golf course, and a video of him playing an instrument (a bit like a celebrity). When I mention a contract and a meeting, the responses are vague because he is someone very busy and often on business trips (he works in oil). He’s actually abroad right now but it’s impossible to know exactly where (in Canada from what I gathered).
And today, the big day, I received in my mailbox 8 American Express Travelers Cheques to cash in my bank...I’ll let you do the math knowing that I have never met this gentleman.
I dream of believing that these cheques are real and that this man is honest…but I have a big doubt that I will clear up tomorrow morning by calling the French Travelers Cheque control agency.
That's my little story!

Well, act like nothing is wrong with him, and ask the police to investigate...

Sorry, I don't know what to say or advise you to do :S

Well, honestly, I don't want to because I think it's dirty money and frankly I'm suffering too much right now after what he just did to me to have thoughts like that. I'm probably stupid, still blinded by my feelings for him, I find it too disgusting, I think it's going to take me a long time to recover, I'm really fed up, you know. Why is the world so cruel? I can't understand that.

Unfortunately for me, yes! I admit I’m too silly... I’ve opened my eyes, but I’m suffering horribly now... I’m just too sentimental, that’s all.

You two are meant to get along :D

It is true that this person is a s**t and what he does is unacceptable, the question that remains is:

_"Are you the only one?"

What we can do against the cruelty of this world:

Rise above it, ignore it, show that not everyone is like that person by doing good deeds (like helping someone understand how it works =) )

I'm here for that ^^'

mavis brown - mavis11223@hotmail.com: She's taking her time! And asks you to cash traveler’s checks. 8) You know the rest.

It still drives me crazy! I'm not particularly a fan of this shitty system… when there’s a way to make money off the system’s account… I’m not against it! But there’s a line when it comes to putting other people in trouble. It’s completely immoral, worthy of the dumbest of animals.

It is quite immoral, worthy of the dumbest of animals.

Here is one of the definitions of the scammer, or rather the crook who comes from West Africa....