Richard
Santa Ana,#2Consumer Comment
Sun, February 19, 2006
I am glad you did not fall for the scam. I would turn those money orders that you received to your local police. Contact the police in the area that the address the money is to be sent to. I am sure they are fakes. If you were to follow the scammer's request you would been screwed and maybe charge for bank fraud. I am sure you already know how the scam works. It is a classic scam the all too many fall for. Here's how the scam works for those who don't know. Scammer usually looks for sellers on Ebay or other private party sources. Scammer will send you a fake money order usually larger then the amount owed. Then the scammer will instruct you to cash the money order and take what is owed to you and maybe some for your time and send the rest back via another money order or Western Union. The scammer may contact you, pressuring you to hurry up or make you feel guilty that you are trying to rip him/her off (that's make sure you send the money before the bank calls you.. so you can quickly complete his request. Now that you have completed your part, the scammer receives the money, the stuff he purchased and skips town. A few weeks later you get a call from your bank with bad news..they money order is no good. Now the scammer has skipped town and you are left owing the bank the money and possibly threaten with charges if the bank does not recover their money. I can assure you, life will suck from then on. Oh, more thing, if the scammers emails you again, tell him the bank called and said the money order is bad. I am sure he won't bother you again. I hope they catch that scammer make him fry. I wish you luck.-RSW
Renee
Oak Harbor,#3Author of original report
Sat, February 18, 2006
I found the name "Patrick Ringnalda" on a website exposing lottery scams (same address, too): http://kenfroststupidpunt.blogspot.com/2006/01/despite-fact-that-this-site-has-been.html "THIS MONEY SHOULD BE SEND TO OUR ACCOUNT CLERK MR.PATRICK RINGNALDA,THROUGH WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER SERVICES OR THE MONEY GRAM TRANSFER SERVICES.THIS PAYMENT CHOICE IS DUE TO TIME FACTOR. MAKE THE PAYMENT ON THE NAME AND INFORMATIONS AS GIVEN BELOW: NAME:MR.PATRICK RINGNALDA ADDRESS: ADMIRAALSTRAAT,104 POST CODE:1053 GW AMSTERDAM THE NETHERLANDS. KINDLY SEND THE PAYMENT SLIP TO ENABLE US ATTACH IT TO YOUR FILE.AND IN THE CASE THERE IS NO WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER OR THE MONEY GRAM IN YOUR COUNTRY,YOU ARE THEREFORE REQUIRE TO SEEK FOR ANY RELATIVES/FRIENDS OUTSIDE YOUR COUNTRY TO HELP YOU MAKE THE PAYMENT AS THE EXPIRATION DATE IS 30TH DECEMBER 2005."