hello, I hope you can help. quickly this is what is happening.
I bought a house last month with about 15 huge oak trees in the yard.
I knew oak trees are worth something to people in the logging industry (turning them into funiture or whatever)
I figured it would cost a fortune to remove maybe I can contact someone and have them remove them for free and just keep them. Then I thought maybe I'll just say make me an offer. If I could make a few dollars that would be great.
I posted a classified ad online at
http://www.logsplitters.com/
i was contacted by quite a few people from the lumber industry all offering me various amounts of money.
Finally I settled on Callisy Dough who offered me $3500. He was from Sweden and told me his client in Kentucky wanted them.
Then he said he would send money for the trees and we would arrange for a removal/shipping company to take them out.
Then he emailed me and said his son sent the money via money order but acidentally sent both my money and the cost for the shipper. He asked if I can send the shipper's money to their home office in Belgium. At this time I have had a phone conversation with Callisy Dough & one from the Shipper. I never thought scammers would be prowling on a website dedicated to logging. I think I may have been mistaken.
I recieved the money orders and cashed them at my bank. I then sent $3400 to the "shipper"
We sheduled the removal of the trees for Sunday May 22nd
Wednesday I get an email saying the client has passed away and the deal is off. he wants me to send back the money from the money order. I start to get worried. This doesn't sound right. I of course didn't send any money.
Yesterday my bank decides to freeze my account. They didn't question the money order when I cashed it on Monday or notify me that there was a problem. I had to find out when I tried to use my debit card last night.
That's where I'm at. please help.