$3,300 in Fake Money
Original letter. Basically from an "artist" in the United Kingdom, asking me to be a go-between with American buyers. I say, sure, send me the money.
Got this e-mail this morning. I'll leave the line breaks for you:
Dear Richard,
How are you doing today? I hope great! I am sorry for the unwaranted
delays
you have
experienced towards receiving the payment from Saul Kramer. The problem
is
that the
payment was not sent until last thursday when we were able to conclude
with
the final shipping itineries involved in the recent purchases he made.
Please be patient with us as I am assuring you that you will be
receiving the
payment in no time from now. If it has arrived already, kindly also let
me know
so that I can give you further advise on how to disburse the funds.
Remember that you are to cash the money orders at your Bank where you
will be
given cash instantly.
Kind regards,
Bomi Savage
My response:
OK. I will let you know when the money orders arrive. peace
And sure enough, when I go to the post office, I pick up a plain brown envelope with four Postal Money Orders for $850 each.
Woo-hoo!!! Right? Not so fast.
They look good, but there's no image of Ben Franklin in the cameo watermark on the left, and the security strip that's supposed to be embedded in the paper is clearly inked on.
What's also odd is that "Saul Kramer" lives in Medford, Ma [sic], but the stamp and postmark are from Cotongo, Republique du Benin.
I'll take it to the PO tomorrow to see if they care (but I'll save one for a souvenir).
Now, do I continue to bait them? Hmmmm. Hell yeah!
Ok. I got four $850 money orders. Now what?
