Salina Man Avoids Scam
KSAL Staff - Thu 10:26 AM 05/10/2012
Police say that you should be suspicious when doing business with someone you do not know, and especially when you are sent a check or money order with instructions to keep some of the money and send the rest to another location.
A Salina man avoids an employment scam.
Police say that a 23-year-old man thought that he had obtained a personal assistant job via a college work place website. Through e-mail correspondence, the man was led to believe that he was going to help someone establish a new business in Salina.
The man was sent two money orders, each in the amount of $956. He was told to deposit the money orders, keep $150, and send the rest of the money to an address in Florida.
When the man went to make a bank deposit it was determined that the money orders were fake.
Police say that you should be suspicious when doing business with someone you do not know, and especially when you are sent a check or money order with instructions to keep some of the money and send the rest to another location.
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WhoCares
Thursday 10 May 2012 13:50 Report this comment
I bet our hero t-bone prevented this scam... I mean, after all, he is the most knowledgeable person in the state of Kansas...
missmanners
Thursday 10 May 2012 14:46 Report this comment
Why would anyone send someone too much money? If they send you more than they agreed, and want some returned, I would think one would think something was wrong. Send me too much and I am keeping it. If it clears the bank, then I will send it back.
Iamgonnagetu
Friday 11 May 2012 08:11 Report this comment
Why did this Guy answer this to begin with? I got the same deal and emailed back for them to f*** off. It screamed of being a scam.
ksfarmdude
Saturday 12 May 2012 10:26 Report this comment
I think this fella needs a college course on common sense , anytime you gotta send money back that means red flags
WhoCares
Sunday 13 May 2012 09:15 Report this comment
If I ever get 2 checks in the mail, I am going to return it to them with a note attached; "Please deposit both checks into your account, and keep $8.00 for yourself, and send me the rest by money order. P.S., please dont get law enforcment involved, it's bad for our scamming business..."