Someones trying to scam me

[jezsoup]

About a month ago I put my glugel horn up for sale of some music website for £480, then after a few days some guy gets in touch with very dodgy broken english, straight away I was a bit sus. Anyway After some long and complicated story of how some guy in England owes him 3800 when he gets that he will pay me. I think hmm this is well dodgy but see if anything comes of it. For 2 weeks I heard nothing, then look what turns up through the post for me all the way from Lagos.

The question is what to do now.

 

[Spacky]

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Scam!

Fake!

If in doubt then no, don't cash it or anything and sell only to uk people.

 

[TheMagicPirate]

try and cash it?

 

[vanandjuanunited]

Scam alert.

 

[Adz]

Tear it up and ignore any future correspondence.

 

[jezsoup]

Scam!

Fake!

Numb nut I figured that read the title

 

[vanandjuanunited]

Numb nut I figured that read the title

So whay are you asking what to do then?

 

[jezsoup]

try and cash it? Dont send till it completely clears tho' obviously

That was my thinking. Just wandering would it be safer to open up another bak accoutn and put it in that, I was planning on opening a HSBC sccount anyway this weekend, so Im considering trying to open it with this cheque.

 

[Roalith]

Tear it up and ignore any future correspondence.

Gets my vote.

 

[Spacky]

Numb nut I figured that read the title

Sorry thought it said 'someones trying to spam me' (keeps digging hole)

 

[vanandjuanunited]

That was my thinking. Just wandering would it be safer to open up another bak accoutn and put it in that, I was planning on opening a HSBC sccount anyway this weekend, so Im considering trying to open it with this cheque.

So cheque bounces and you get hit with a fee. Smart.

 

[jezsoup]

So whay are you asking what to do then?

Wells ee it maybe a scam, or just laundering some money, is its the latter im not too bothered. Im just wandering if its worth risking cashing it, obviously I wont send the instrument till I have the cash in my hand.

 

[deSade]

Anything financial from Lagos is a big no-no anyway.

 

[Adz]

That was my thinking. Just wandering would it be safer to open up another bak accoutn and put it in that, I was planning on opening a HSBC sccount anyway this weekend, so Im considering trying to open it with this cheque.

The cheque is fraudulent. You know it's fraudulent. If it does clear, at best you'll have to give the money back and at worst you'll be under investigation. Is it worth it really?

 

[jezsoup]

So cheque bounces and you get hit with a fee. Smart.

If it bounces I get hit with a fee? I always thought it was the sender who got hit with a fee. Explain.

 

[sinister_stu]

Pay it in before you send out the item.

If it clears, all is well. If it doesn't, all is well.

I'm pretty sure you won't have to pay a fee if someone else's cheque bounces.

 

[Ukadder]

Take it to one of those instant chq converter places and see if they change it? I know they charge 5% but you would then have the money in your pocket.

Or phone up HSBC and talk to them about it? It's a printed chq so I'm guessing they must have printed/authorised it.

 

[Scuzi]

Call the police and tell them. They will likely be interested but if not, tear it up. You might actually get your money if you cash it and it clears but you could be taking part in a fradulent transaction without knowing.

Call the police. Nobody gives you £3800 for nothing.

 

[merlin]

It's a printed chq so I'm guessing they must have printed/authorised it.

You guess wrong

Let's see - the cheque has come from Lagos - yet it's been drawn on a business account of a UK travel agent. Hmm. Why would that be?

Bin it.

 

[Lagz]

Ask someone at a bank, not someone on an internet forum?