This is a scam; sorry it happened to you, no question.
Very boiler-plate language, they didn't even bother changing the locations
(Seattle to London move, etc.).
I'm only glad you made them spend some money FedExing the check to you.
Here is what happens next:
-you deposit the check, goes through initially (this is why it is sent from
one location, drawn on another city).
-she asks for the "shipping" amount to be wired to her, usually, or Western
Union-same difference.
-you patiently wait for the "shipper" to pick up the images, nobody shows
-as long as 6 weeks later, the initial check bounces and you are out the
shipping amount plus whatever fees your bank tacks on for a bounced deposit
check (yep, comes out of your account)
End of scam.
Go to scam.com and read all about it and a thousand variations. Or just
google the Seattle to London shipping scam.
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From: artshow_photo@yahoogroups.com [mailto:artshow_photo@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of James Dunn
Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 1:12 PM
To: artshow_photo@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [artshow_photo] I think this is a scam.
I got an email from a someone claiming to be a woman who
wished to buy three of my images - $950 worth, However,
she and her husband are moving from Seattle to London
England and want the shipping company to get the images
in the shipment of household goods.
So I say OK. Today a check for $3500 arrives via
Fed Ex. And her email - "oops" her husband got confused
and added the shipping company's payment to mine and sent
it to me by mistake. Could I deposit the check in my bank account
and give the extra to the shipper for her ?
How many of you think
1. This check is any good
2. The shipper will demand cash
3. No one cares about the images.
Additional info. Fed Ex overnight letter sent from
New Jersey by someone who's name has never
appeared in the conversation so far.
The check is supposedly written on an account
belonging to a company in Houston Tx. and drawn
on a bank in Minnesota.
I think I'll frame this check and put it on the wall.
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