Here's some good info on these type of scams --> http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams
<http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams>-Ted On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 6:47 PM, Russell Standish <[email protected]>wrote: > Be very, very wary of these things, as they are almost assuredly > scams. I'm not sure if my understanding of it is correct, but it is a > way of laundering money, for instance created by selling someone > somthing that doesn't exist. When the original purchaser calls foul, > and asks for the money back from er credit card provider, you will be > left stumping up the refund, whilst the perpertrator is laughing all > the way to the bank (or has a nice wad of cash stuffed under the > matress) somewhere in Backofbeyondistan. > > Some people take intellectual delight in trying to figure out the > scam's angle. But you've still got to be careful - these people are > criminals, and probably very intelligent ones at that. > > Cheers > > On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 03:30:49PM -0600, Gillian Densmore wrote: > > well heres the story in so far as I understand it: > > I found a help wanted on craigs list posted as customer service. > > The guy got back to me saying I'd be a "conducting agent". To evaluate > > money services and or wal greens and wal mart.and I'd get paid 200 > > dollars for doing so. > > A week ago he said he'd be sending me a package wich made me > > suspicous. Then he said he sent a check 200 of wich is mine the rest > > is some other persons.(minus wester union fees) he'd like me to report > > back on the experience. When I asked what type of credentials he has > > so that I know that it's above bord he responded by saying: "are you > > trying to insult me?" also when I said I couldn't do anything between > > 1 and 2 because I have a regular apointment at that time at 140 he > > sent me a few impatiant texts. Apparently he also wants it all handled > > in cash to. Sufficed to say that's what prompted me to ask what kind > > of assurances he has that this is legit. > > > > On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 3:18 PM, Nicholas Thompson > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Gillian, > > > > > > I would start by calling the Bursar at Central Christian College. That > > > person should be straightforward, down-to-earth, and should have an > > > explanation for this odd procedure. It doesn't sound right to me, I > have to > > > say. > > > > > > What does "test out Western Union" mean? > > > > > > Let us know how it comes out. > > > > > > Nick > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf > > > Of Gillian Densmore > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 3:07 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: [FRIAM] craigs list q > > > > > > Hi this is gillian densmore, > > > I've apparently been hired by someone working for central christian > college > > > to test out western union- but how do I know if it's legit? The college > sent > > > me a large check a big portion of wich is to be wired to someone else. > There > > > isn't a contract though, leaving me feeling a bit uneasy. is this par > for > > > course for craigs list? Also when asked if it was ok to double check > his > > > background he didn't respond very profesionaly asking if i'm trying to > > > insult him. Wouldn't it be understandable to want to do so in this day > and > > > age of scams? > > > > > > ============================================================ > > > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > > > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, > archives, > > > unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > > > > > > > > > ============================================================ > > > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > > > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > > > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > > > > > > > ============================================================ > > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > > -- > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Prof Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) > Principal, High Performance Coders > Visiting Professor of Mathematics [email protected] > University of New South Wales http://www.hpcoders.com.au > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > -- Ted Carmichael, Ph.D. Complex Systems Institute Department of Software and Information Systems College of Computing and Informatics 310-A Woodward Hall UNC Charlotte
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