Well, Ladies, & Gents, it seems we all know how this scam works. However, I have not seen one story as to what any of you have done about it...
All of you have claimed to be unable to afford the expense of the bad check, yet, I see no steps to working to resolution.
I found the position on monster, like many of you. I looked it up on the internet, and found it to be a "debt collector", and nothing else. Nothing good, bad or otherwise. So I proceeded. What I found interesting was this... I e-mailed a note of interest, I was then instructed along with a letter of job description, the application from ERNESTO PAVONE.
I responded, and stated that I was going to immediately fill out the application in whole, and provide all the necessary identification required that day to speed up the process. I also said that I would e-mail RICCARDO CREPALDI after finishing his e-mail, as per his instructions. And I did.
About 2 days later I received an e-mail stated that my backround check came back clear & that "I was someone they could trust their money with..." FUNNY THING. I NEVER EVER SENT IN THE APPLICATION.
I got my first check on October 14th, for $4729.00. I called the bank from which it was drawn on. The account number and routing number were ctive. The company name was a name I was familiar with, and had actually done business with in the past.
I deposited the check on October 16th...
I withdrew the money on October 21, and WU'ed the funds to Balerus, per the e-mailed instructions. All seemed fine.
For some reason, on Wednesday, October 22, I got an urge to look up the company again. So I went to google, and there it was. And that is how I found you guys.
Immediately after reading the (3) postings that were there that night, I immediately called my bank, and at that point, I was OK, and if it made it (1) more night I should be fine. Well... Friday morning I ran to my computer checked on-line banking, and there it was, a HUGE negative balance for a returned item.
I immediately called my local police department and left a message with the officer in charge with the internet fraud department, I am still waiting to hear from him. I then contacted my local branch. Maybe the check was returned NSF, I didn't know. Well, it was to soon to tell. So then I called the bank the check came from, and really they could not do much, as I am third party. Here is the interesting part...
I kept the Federal Express Envelope that the check came in. It has the name, address & phone number of the sender. I reverse looked up the sender's phone number, and it did not even come close to matching any of the information in the "from" section.
I then searched the company name listed in the "from" section, and there was nothing to be found on the internet, or any listings, either. My envelope came from New York. Does anybody else remember where there's is from?
I contacted Federal Express to see of the person who sent the package paid by cash or by credit card, hoping credit card, for obvious reasons. But I got an even better answer. This person has an account with FedEx.
Here is the problem. I have no idea who will actually help any of us with this. Now, I obviously don't know if any of you have any of this tye of info or not, but I have been told that this is the Russian Mafia.
In addition, as you all have mentioned, it is quite a chunk of money. $4700.00 (or so...) may not seem like a lot to the police, or to the bank (in the fact of us having TO PAY IT BACK...) but I know we are in a HUGE bind now. I am doing every single thing I can to get to the bottom of this.
Quite honestly, I do not think anybody is in Milan. I think they are all right here in the US and are sending the money to there poor families in Russia. And I say that because of this. When you e-mail out of the counrty, you must put their country code at the end of the address, and I know I have NEVER had to put Italy's code at the end of my e-mails. NOW, if you were sending thru a web page, that may not be the case, however, THERE IS NO WEB PAGE.
If any of you have done ANYTHING please add it to your postings, or if you have any suggestions, I know I am open...
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