Scammed 1400 pounds
By Kim Eccott onBasicly i was looking for a work from home job and found an ad placed on a site called gumtree.It said work from home now legit company please email us your cv ect,so i did as was asked and within a few days i got reply saying its a type from home job and it was mine if wanted it of course i said yes and within few days they asked me to send off my full address and full name so i did.
Thought nothing of it and then within a few days i had an envelope turn up with my name handwritten on and inside were four 500 euro travellers cheques?? Had no idea where they were from and never even seen one before.I wasnt sure what to do so went to bank the lady just said i cant look at them till you sign your name so i did then before could say anything she said ok they have beeb transferred into your account and can use the money instantly!
Well i thought they must be ok if she didnt notice so i took the cash and used it for a great christmas..But went to bank today and turns out they are counterfit and i now owe the bank 1400 i cant even use my card and the account is frozen.
I emailed the company who offered me the job and no reply from them so i no it was them i have given the email address on to the bank fraud department but i am still liable for the money to pay back. Been crying all day and feel so stupid
i thought maybe the bank would have noticed they were fake but didnt so i didnt think either. Any comments welcomed and please dont say how silly i am as i no and feel terrible.
I am so sorry this happened to you. It's appalling that the bank teller didn't pick this up or check them better. I would think this is the fault of the bank. And I would definitely take this up with the bank manager or go higher above them. It's not like you went to the bank and just deposited them. The bank should have had a way to make sure they were ok or not. And for the teller to turn them into cash and then you get stuck because they were fake, is just plain wrong. I sure hope you can get something rectified. Not only that, in today's world, it IS the bank's responsibility to be able to check these. If it were 10 or 20 years ago, maybe this would happen, but it shouldn't happen today. Gosh - this makes me so mad when people do this garbage!
Its the scammers who should have to pay. Not you! You would think the bank would be insured for this type of thing.
What happened to the other 600 pounds?
its is 500 euors which after conversion is 411 pounds on each check hun
I'm so sorry this happened to you =( I have friends who work for banks and they said it's true, they don't check for counterfeits at the counters. My ex boyfriend once withdrew money from the counter to give to me. I deposited it into my bank, and about a week later, I received a letter with a photocopy of a counterfeit bill that was deposited into my account. I was quite angry because this bill was taken from the counter of another bank. But of course, I had no proof of it, so I had to settle with having less $$ in my account. I hate thieves, I hate that people try to cheat to gain more out of life.
A friend of mine who is tight with his money. Surprised me that he too got scammed and for over $50,000 dollars.
There is a lot of this going on, especially with economy. I have friends who have been scammed as well. It sucks, yes, but unfortunatly you can't do a thing about it now. Just learn from this mistake and try to recover from it. I know its not what you want to hear but its the best advice I can offer at this moment. I hope aall goes well and you recover fast.
That's terrible! I'm sorry. :(
that is really ridiculous! the bank should have known. when the money was transferred to your account, the bank could already have been known that they were scammers, or that their account is closed or overdrawn. if the money has been transferred to your account. it is already yours and you don't have to the pay the bank anymore. it is alreayd the bank's liability. i believe there is connivance with gumtree and the bank.