P.S.A. beware of fake deposits ladies

[thumper18474]

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Keep an eye on your accts ladies some douchebag is trying to pull the fake etransfer scam.
1 of my regs just told me about it.

 

[farquhar]

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Keep an eye on your accts ladies some douchebag is trying to pull the fake etransfer scam.
1 of my regs just told me about it.

The fake e-transfer scam where the douchebag sends a Request Money? So that instead of getting paid the deposit, the lady sends funds to the douchebag?

If that is the scam, there is a way to disable Request Money from all senders; there is a link in the E-transfer notification....but it requires you to actually be sent the Request Money first before you can block it.

 

[thumper18474]

No he asked her if she had direct deposit and on her email it appeared that he had sent 900. But it was a fake statement. So it appeared 900 had been sent but it really wasnt deposited. Then he he cancelled and asked for 900 back. . Then when she phoned him that phone number had been diconnected

 

[thumper18474]

No he asked her if she had direct deposit and on her email it appeared that he had sent 900. But it was a fake statement. So it appeared 900 had been sent but it really wasnt deposited. Then he he cancelled and asked for 900 back. . Then when she phoned him that phone number had been diconnected

That the same?
I'm not sure I don't do transfers unless I am well acquainted with the other party
Usually family
Anyways ladies be aware
He's either a member here or he is a frequent visitor apparently

 

[curvluvr]

That the same?
I'm not sure I don't do transfers unless I am well acquainted with the other party
Usually family
Anyways ladies be aware
He's either a member here or he is a frequent visitor apparently

Only accepting e-transfers from people you know is a good safeguard.
But if some stranger is offering to e-transfer you money, it's easy to be fooled into thinking that there's no downside.
You can easily think that the e-transfer is a sure transfer of money.
I've even heard of scams where the e-transfer actually occurred, but the funds were withdrawn by the bank later because the sender's e-transfer was somehow fraudulent. I don't know the details, but e-transfer isn't as sure as they say.

 

[y2kmark]

Scam's just an updated version of an older scam. Used to be done with paper checks. Say you were selling an item on e-bay and a price of $300 has been agreed on. Instead, you get a check for $750 and a quick follow up call from the purchaser: "Oh, I was doing several purchases at the time and your's got crossed up, accounting error. Please send the $450 to me and everything will be square. And BTW, I would prefer gift cards to a check." Later the check bounces

 

[Capital Amatuer]

Where there's a will, there's a way.
Although you can stop the password required option, I always, always password protect my transactions. If you make a mistake and sent the transfer to the wrong person, they won't know the password. Then you can cancel the transfer, or then it will expire after 30 days. I work too hard for my money to send into the bowels of the internet. Don't make it easy for the scammers.