Claim(permalink)
Scammers pay with cashier's checks larger than the purchase price and ask the balances be sent to third parties.
✓snopescom rating: not verifiable; published on 2003-08-03
Factors
veracity
not verifiable
Political Leaning
left political leaning
Sentiment
neutral sentiment
Date published
2003-08-03
Entities
MarsAdvance-fee scamWashington metropolitan areaConsumer protectionReal PeopleConfidence trickWest AfricaLarcenyCounterfeitUnited States Secret ServiceMotorcycleInternetAfricaFederal Bureau of InvestigationNigeriaFacebookUnited StatesThe SellerThe Scam (film)Federal Deposit Insurance CorporationPower of attorneyWestern UnionCraig Dean