Newest Scam: Fake Escrow Accounts

Posted by timothy on Tuesday December 17, 2002 @09:31PM from the caveat-emptor dept.

MImeKillEr writes "MSNBC is running an article warning about the latest auction site scam: Fake escrow accounts. The article claims scam artists are tricking Net users into wiring thousands of dollars to fraudulent bank accounts. The criminals do this by setting up a trap auction and when the winner asks how to make a payment, the criminal tells them to pay into an escrow account. One legit escrow account who had a criminal mimic their site said that as many as 50 users had lost and average of $10,000 with at least one being conned out of $30,000 in such a way. There are reportedly at least 150 fake escrow accounts. The FBI is currently investigating the matter."

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FUCK!!! by ericmc42 · 2002-12-17 22:14 · Score: -1, Offtopic

The post counter thingy is broken again.. I got a fuckin woody thinking I'd have a FP... but no... Denied as usual
Great stuff for Bush administration by Koos+Baster · 2002-12-17 22:15 · Score: -1, Offtopic

This is just the last push they needed to justify creating another crime busting agency: This is why we need A STRATEGIC MISSILE DEFENSE SHIELD... Can't you see? Any domestic problem can be solved by pointing weapons at foreign enemies.

Eh? We live in strange times, don't we?

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