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Scam involving cashier's checks is gaining steam
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 08:24:39 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com> Date: September 26, 2004 1:45:54 PM EDT To: undisclosed-recipient:; Subject: Scam involving cashier's checks is gaining steam CONSUMER BEAT Scam involving cashier's checks is gaining steam By Bruce Mohl, Globe Staff | September 26, 2004 Abigail R. Safran was taken for more than $5,000 earlier this year in what appears to be a burgeoning scam involving counterfeit cashier's checks, but the Northeastern University student is balking at paying back the money because she says her bank bears some of the responsibility. Safran deposited a $7,230 cashier's check at FleetBoston last June and the next day withdrew more than $5,100 and wired it to what she thought was a company preparing to ship furniture to a woman who was going to sublet her apartment. It turned out to be an elaborate scam. The woman never showed up to sublet the apartment, the money disappeared, the cashier's check turned out to be counterfeit, and Fleet is now demanding that Safran reimburse it for the $5,100 she withdrew from her account. ''At this point, they can totally ruin my credit," Safran said. ''I honestly don't know what to do." Safran is the latest victim in a scam that seems to be snowballing in size and sophistication. Banking industry officials say millions of dollars are being sucked out of consumer bank accounts and out of the country by scam artists operating largely from abroad. ...http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2004/09/26/ scam_involving_cashiers_checks_is_gaining_steam/
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