I had a person contact me from Africa in need of help cashing and sending money to another person.....I received 3400.00 in money orders and all I'm to do is cash it, keep 10% and send the remaining to this person. Suposedly it's for Art work and they need a middle person so that they can avoid high tax xharges.....Is this legal....What should I do now that I have the actual money???
2006-06-26T08:05:48Z
This is not the 4-1-9 scam, although it sounds like it ..... It does sound 2 good 2 B Tru.... The money orders look real atleast The wtaermarks and the security strip is there......
Anonymous2006-06-26T07:51:03Z
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This is a scam. You should contact someone like the police or your state attourney general and give them the money orders. You do not have actual money, you have money orders which are probably no good. What they want you to do is cash the money orders and send them money. By the time the bank tells you the money orders were bad, your money will be gone for good.
Doesn't sound legal to me especially with the tax situation. I would send the money back to the people. I got something like this via email and it's just a scam. Don't do it.
"THIS A SCAM". You do not have their money. You have a bad check or money order that they want you to deposit and send them the cash .This is a Nigerian scam. Do not, I repeat, do not get involved. Throw the money order away.