davegonz wrote:
How do you catch these guys?
In my opinion, based on a very common factor: "Western Union" being the mode of transfer, I would think that cooperation and concern on the part of Western Union would be essential.
Knowing in advance that 1) it's a scam...& 2) where you are supposed to send the cash,
obviously the person who shows up at Western Union to pick up the money is part of the scam. Right? The scam is dependent upon you depositing the fake check into your own account and then using your own money to complete the transaction. That's why the "scammers" attempt to get you to send the money quickly...before the check bounces in your account. The fact still remains, somebody has to claim the money. Set up some kind of sting operation at Western Union?
Open to feedback.
I used to think the same way. The problem is that the money is being picked up in another country . . . usually Nigeria . . . so it would have to be the police in Nigeria who would have to set up the sting. Nigieria is a corrupt country, and some of the police are probably even paid off to turn a blind eye.
BUT I do think that all Western Union locations here in the United States should have a Fraud Warning at each of their locations, placed right where the customer will see it when the go to make the transfer. We have a copy of a warning that would be perfect here
http://www.scamvictimsunited.com/downlo ... ertSVU.pdf