Hello, I know that this is not related to Indian tech support scams, but two days ago I got scammed and I was wondering if you could help. I got scammed via a false check. I was trying to sell clothes online to make money to pay for school and they sent me a check for way too much money and asked me to transfer the remainder back. Stupidly I transferred $435 before I realized something was wrong. I have three phone numbers related to the scam and three emails, although I’m not sure if one of them is related. I was wondering if you could help spam them or say “give back Clara’s money”. I have also tried explaining to them the devastating consequences scamming can have right now especially during the pandemic. Any information you can get about the operation would be helpful thank you. Here are the scam numbers: +1 (507) 200-7735, +1 (628) 270-2052, and +1 (815) 201-8159. The emails are: [email protected], [email protected], and another potential one is [email protected]. I might also try to post this same message on your discord. Thanks for the help
@cfmcint#147656 It is a shame you got taken, but unfortunately, there isn’t much that can be done now they already have your money. That is, do not expect to get it back.
The scheme you describe is fairly common, particularly on sites such as craigslist. The scammer will say they want to purchase your item sight unseen, and to remove it so nobody else buys it. They will then send a check for much more than the agreed upon price by 'accident'. Typically it's blamed on a secretary or bookkeeper who made the mistake for any number of various made up reasons. They will then ask you to keep the sales price + a small percentage for your trouble, and to send the remainder back.
Sound familiar? The problem is that the check they send is indeed a valid check. Even the bank the check is drawn on cannot (and won't) determine if it is fraudulent. It is not uncommon for the check to clear, funds withdrawn, and then only when the company sees the invalid check amount in their statement is it discovered to be fraudulent. The only way to really verify the check is to contact the company who wrote the check and confirm they wrote it before you try to cash it.
But now, you are out your product and your money, and probably on the hook for a bad check charge on top of it all. Lesson learned - although the hard way.
Hello Otis, thanks for your reply. I know I cannot get my money back but I was wondering if there was anything that could be done to find out more information about the scammers to possibly stop them from doing something like this again. I’ve tried making them realize the consequences of their actions, however, they were scared of the truth and blocked me.
@cfmcint#147683 There isn’t really much you can do to stop them since they almost always are in another country and out of the reach of our local law enforcement. They also use disposable e-mail and telephone numbers, so going after those just result in them getting another and continuing on. You can harass and slow them down a bit though, which will reduce the amount of time they have to scam others. They are not really all that bright and are easy to hook when baiting them. I have actually, on more than one occasion, been able to get them send me money via FedEx - although that is certainly the exception, not the rule. Usually the result is just wasting a lot of their time and them getting really upset at the end when they realize you have been playing them.
Hey Otis , i have been rapid dialling them and it is ringing , If they answer i shall tell them i am your cousin from Sydney who has the rest of the clothes , unfortunatly its a textnow telephone number basically a throw away phone number and they will easily dump it
@cfmcint#147656 I personally cause hundreds of scammer phone numbers to be shut down every day (oops… wait… I’m “retired”).
It’s nothing special though. Anyone can do it.
Please see my article for step by step instructions how to do it: https://scammerblaster.com/the-ultimate-method-of-scammer-payback/
@cfmcint#147683 hey i just wanted to say the same thing happened to me. i sell on depop and some woman named linda said she wanted to buy my item, gave me a check of $1550, told me to cancel it. i had to pay cancellation fees. she made me get cashapp and i was already suspicious at this point. i think i was scammed before u because i searched up her email [email protected] online before and nothing came up. i study criminology and so i literally was so paranoid about this happening. i’m doing everything i can to report, but if u want to talk about what happened with someone who’s going through the same thing, dm me on instagram @sharonkang_ or fb Redirecting...
i’m not planning to give up so it’d be great if u were with me on this 