tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38606399.post1008421389868137677..comments2023-09-23T00:38:53.296-07:00Comments on Money and Such: Mail Fraud - a Colleague Foils an AttemptUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38606399.post-43974799252589588682009-07-08T21:21:01.256-07:002009-07-08T21:21:01.256-07:00One way that the banks can help with this is to no...One way that the banks can help with this is to not cash the checks. I have only seen this in the US where the banks will allow you to get the money, in the Caribbean you cannot 'cash' those checks. You MUST deposit it and it is held for one to two weeks until it can be verified.<br /><br />Even with regular checks in the US this is a problem as I know people who have deposited checks and two days later it comes up fake....not so in the Caribbean....it has to be held until it clears.luluhttp://www.howisavemoney.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38606399.post-85884891273004867162009-07-03T16:46:16.577-07:002009-07-03T16:46:16.577-07:00People's ingenuity in cheating their fellow ma...People's ingenuity in cheating their fellow man is boundless...Shadoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11742366461186295248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38606399.post-55937649750560787822009-07-03T12:27:03.141-07:002009-07-03T12:27:03.141-07:00I was almost caught by that exact scam when I was ...I was almost caught by that exact scam when I was 16 or something and selling stuff on eBay.<br /><br />Not being smart enough, I was saved by my forgetfulness and stupidity, and the Paypal amount that was paid to me, was reversed, and I never ended up making a money order in cash for the entire amount to mail to this person.<br /><br />Phew.FB @ FabulouslyBroke.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12966672580040786485noreply@blogger.com