ladyfrog304 wrote:
... sent me a check of $3250 for the ship payment and the deposit. She told me when I get the money, deduct $1000 for the deposit and send the rest to her shipper in Massachusset (through Western Union ). So I did do it.
This is of course a very typical 'Overpayment Scam'. Anyone who sends a payment which is more than you are asking, and then wants a balance of that money sending somewhere else is 100% guaranteed to be a fraudster. What happened at your bank with this cheque? If it is a month ago, that cheque should have bounced by now.
ladyfrog304 wrote:
How can I get my money back ?
There is not much hope of that happening, sorry to say. First, you do not know who the perpetrator actually is, nor where they live. Despite them saying they are in the UK the probability is that they are in West Africa. Considering you do not know the person's identity, Law Enforcement have nothing to go on, and running an investigation across international borders is exceedingly expensive.
You should consider filing a report with your local police, and if your bank have not contacted you regarding that cheque, you really need to get that sorted too, they will come after you for it. Read SVU's article about Counterfeit Cashier's Check [
link].
Next is making a report to The Internet Crime Complaint Center [
link].
Finally is exposing the details that have been used by the scammer. Post their initial letter to you and any other that contains information about them. Email addresses, Names, Postal Addresses, Western Union transfer information, phone numbers are all very important for search engines to pick up. This information can help other people in a similar situation.
Don't forget to remove any of your own personal details before you post anything.