I got a job through the internet; and before I started I got sent money, is it safe?

I found this tutoring job at craigslist.com, I applied and the guy told me that he lives in the UK but his son is coming to the US and needs a tutor. I sent him an e-mail back with the info he requested for the payment; and after he did not reply for a while. He then calls me today (because I gave him my number on the e-mail) and tells me that his insurance sent me a check and that it was delivered today, for $2,700, $320 that I am to keep upfront and the rest that I have to send through Western Union to the Nanny that will take care of the boy. I got home and the check was here, delivered by UPS. The check is from DLT Solutions, INC and they are in Virginia. The check is signed by JC Collins.

Well, I tried to do research on the guy. I found almost nothing, but a guy with his names that plays poker and lives in Connecticut. I don't know if it is him. I researched DLT Solutions, and it is some random company. It seems well established, but I don't know. JC Collins is an insurance, so that makes sense. It doesn't make sense that the check is from them though. Lastly, I researched the name of the Nanny and it seems she is a normal person. IT all sound a bit skeptical though. That's why I am worried. I mean, sending $2,700 to a complete stranger?

Could it be a scam? Could I get myself in legal trouble?

 

Cash the check mate, what are you waiting for? If he didn't ask anything in return that was illegal, you won't get in to trouble. My tip is, cash it, deposit it on your bank, get the interest for a year and if by then nothing happened, buy your friends a weekend Las Vegas.

 

its perfectly ok, nothing can go wrong afaik...as Plugger said, cash it immediately...

 

Do NOT cash that check!!!

That check is probably from funds aquired from money laundering. Don't get involved in this illegal game.

 

The funds will vanish once you send the "nanny" money. This scam is old, maybe older than Google.

 

You are kidding right? Do people still fall for this crap anymore. You cash the check, send the money, the check bounces and you are charged back the money on your account and all fees plus you lose the money you send to nanny.

WAKE UP!

 

It's a scam, and it blows my mind that people in this thread are falling for it.

 

Seriously?

If I cash the check though, aren't the funds mine already? How is the check going to bounce after?

 

What if I cash the check and do not send the money until I find out if the check will bounce or not?

 

A check especially if it's out of the USA will take a couple business days to clear funds.

 

Sure, get the money in your hand first and than do the rest. No need to be paranoid like the others.

 

The whole thing was very vague...

Bad grammar, weird story, etc...

That's the thing though, it is supposed to be from out of USA but it is from DLT Solutions, here in the US.

 

Dude, it's a scam and the Easter bunny is not real. If you get bored call your local FBI office or even your postmaster and they will confirm the fact that it is a scam.

 

omg

 

Lol, the next time you re-order checks waste $10 and order checks with a fake name, company and address, the people who print checks don't care what they print on them. They really don't care if your checks say "Google INC, [username] President'.

 

Yeah, I guess I will call the FBI. Sounds pretty fun.

One thing though...how would I loose the money if the check is cashed? Once it is cashed, they can't take it back.

 

CONFIDENTIAL

Dear Topic starter,

Good day and compliments. This letter will definitely come to you as a huge surprise, but I implore you to take the time to go through it carefully as the decision you make will go off a long way to determine the future and continued existence of the entire members of my family.

Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Dr. (Mrs.) Mariam Abacha, the wife of the late head of state and commander in chief of the armed forces of the federal republic of Nigeria who died on the 8th of June 1998.

My ordeal started immediately after my husband's death on the morning of 8th June 2007, and the subsequent take over of government by the last administration. The present democratic government is determined to portray all the good work of my late husband in a bad light and have gone as far as confiscating all my late husband's assets, properties, freezing our accounts both within and outside Nigeria. As I am writing this letter to you, my son Mohammed Abacha is undergoing questioning with the government. All these measures taken by past/present government is just to gain international recognition.

I and the entire members of my family have been held incommunicado since the death of my husband, hence I seek your indulgence to assist us in securing these funds. We are not allowed to see or discuss with anybody. Few occasions I have tired traveling abroad through alternative means all failed.

It is in view of this I have mandated DR GALADIMA HASSAN, who has been assisting the family to run around on so many issues to act on behalf of the family concerning the substance of this letter. He has the full power of attorney to execute this transaction with you.

My late husband had/has Eighty Million USD ($80,000,000.00) specially preserved and well packed in trunk boxes of which only my husband and I knew about. It is packed in such a way to forestall just anybody having access to it. It is this sum that I seek your assistance to get out of Nigeria as soon as possible before the present civilian government finds out about it and confiscate it just like they have done to all our assets.

I implore you to please give consideration to my predicament and help a widow in need.

May Allah show you mercy as you do so?

Your faithfully,

Dr (Mrs.) Plugger (M.O.N)

 

apparently no one explained very well, the check looks legit and your bank will think it is also until they go to grab the funds from the completely fake account, what he is hoping is that you wire him the money before the 2-5 days that it takes for your bank to figure out its fake and there are no funds to get

however if by some slim chance it is real, i say deposit it and just keep the money =]

 

So, in essence, deposit it either way?

 

Plugger,

I for sure know those are scums. Yeah, I am not that much of an idiot...those are clear scams though. This one, doesn't seem liek it as much...but I guess it is.