Flynrider
Phoeix,#2Consumer Suggestion
Thu, September 24, 2009
Do any of these sound familiar :
1. You had to send the money via Western Union or Moneygram.
2. You sent the money to somone in Canada.
If that rings a bell, then you're the latest victim of the Advance Fee Loan Scam. Read all about it here :
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/telemarketing/tel16.shtm
The key to the scam is the two points offered above. By sending money via an untraceable method such as Moneygram or Western Union, there is no paper trail connecting the scammer to your money. By getting you to send the money to Canada, this assures the scammer that even if the FBI might want to try and catch them, they have no jurisdiction in Canada.