a guy named bryan cole wright off millionairematch.com tried to scam me with the same check scheme. however the bank recognized the counterfeit check in the ammt of 25,000.00 right away. be careful out there!!!!
periopreventer wrote:
I too was scammed by a guy from Lagos, Nigeria. He contacted me through cupid.com. He said his name was Kenny Smith, Kenny Smith Cole. This guy sent me online checks, supposedly from his company, one to the checks cleared the bank, so I thought it was legitimate, however, shortly after wiring the money, the bank came back on me. I was only in it for $5000.00, which is alot of money. However, I recently recieved 5 more checks, totalling about $12000.00 that he assured me were good. He is still asking me to cash the checks and wire him the money. I believe his real name is Chenuda Nwatu. I have his phone number, and address, but doubt if that is going to help. I had no idea that you could go on the internet and print a check, but this guy has bank account numbers, bank names, etc of people. I also recieved three packages addressed to him that were all credit card frauds, I have sent the packages back, and called the companies. Beware of internet checks, they really look authentic.
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I think some guy off of the dating site Cupid Junction just tried to scam me. He emailed me first saying he lived in Wyoming. We emailed a few times then we added each other to yahoo messenger. He just chatted about how he was working in AFRICA and that he was in the pool/resort construction business and was over there just getting done with a job. He and his son would be back in the states and then we could chat more on the right time zones. Then he tells me one day that the banks over there wouldn't cash his check to come home on cuz it was an american check and so then he had no money to get home on. He said he was waiting on some clients from the UK with the money.....well what do ya know the UK starts getting terrorized and now he can't get ahold of them! So then we talk some more and he gets to thinking! (ohhh no!) he then asks me if I have a checking account. I said uhh yeah but I'm not giving you my account number duh! he said well of course your not, you dont even know me. He then said he'd contact some clients in Canada and see if they would send me a cashiers check or money order in my name to me then I could cash it and wire it to his travel agency so he and his son could fly home! Well the flashers in my mind had already been set off, I went back to Cupid Junction to take another look at his profile and waaalaaa its GONE. I searched all over the internet for him and his business and no luck. He stated that he was going to be working in Wy. on Yellowstone National park...He gave me an address in Indiana but said his ex lived there, she took the house he got their son. I did recieve a phone call from Quebec confirming that I knew this guy and that they would over night mail me a check and that I should recieve it on Tuesday...(we'll see) He is suppose to call me today which he hasn't, this morning tho I got online and looked up online dating scams and found this site! I'm glad I did, I dont think I would have really cashed the check tho cuz I"m not financially stable enough to cover a bounced check like that! and I know better, but had alarms going off. Before I even found this site I emailed him and told him that since he was over there and all I hoped he found a way to come home and made it safe but he wasn't getting the money from me. I still don't know if he's on the up n up since I haven't gotton a reply from that email. (doubtful) Told him I was gonna take a copy of the check and then return it to the sender. IF this guy is a scammer he's is very knowledgable on the english language from what I've read on here anyways ha He does type it very well and doesnt give any hints that he doesn't know it. I also told him I"m sure he had some family members who would be willing to get him and his son home and that I couldn't believe HE was TRUSTING a total stranger with HIS money! I'm just glad I know now not to cash it at all, and if he is on the up n up then maybe he'll get over it and forgive me hehehehe........Always hear theres weirdo's on the net and scams galore so be careful out there!!!! I'll post again if and when I hear from the guy....friends of mine say be careful but theres always a chance he's real..........hmmmmmm......