when a import export company asks you to cash a check and wire the money to them for 10% what is going on or i
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The internet has spawned many new confidence games.  This is one of them.  If you receive a money order or check and cash it to send 90% back to the sender, you will be out out out.. the whole amount because these MOs and checks are either forged or phoney. \n\nYep.. It's a big time scam and if you are sucked into it, you are foolish and will come out losing all of the amount that you cashed the check or MO for.  \n\nAhh life.. ain't it a trip?
943550
Its legal tender, theres no way a shop can refuse to take it, as it bears the queens head. They have given you a price for the item, so long as the currency isn't fake, you can pay how you like. If they did refuse, you could probably report them to trading standards or something similar, certainly, you should take your business elsewhere.
891176
the best thing to do would be to send a check or send a money gram not cash just in case someone steals it
872044
Its a scam!!!!  The check appears to clear, you take the money out, then the bank discovers the cheque is fradulent and wants the money back...FROM YOU!!!   \nDO NOT hand over any money.  Phone your bank and explain to them, they will investigate and you can bet your last jellybaby that they will come back with the news that this is a fraud.
660426
It sounds like being paid. It's totally up to the bank. They probably thought that you had money, but forgot to transfer. In a week or so, you will receive a letter from the bank saying you need to pay them. So go ahead and transfer the money now. It's not like you wrote a bad check. They don't really hold it against you as long as you have enough money in another account.
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You use a color printer and color copier and then you go to a foriegn country and find some hapless victem (because they are unlikely to know what the real currency looks like)to exchange your fake money with real money.  Then you go to the bank and exchange the money you have with the money you want.  For instance, you don't want to counterfiet dollars. You want to counterfiet yens, yauns and pesos for example.
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Its almost certainly a scam.  What they will probably do is pay you more than the item is worth, and ask you to send some of the money back (to cover shipping or something along those lines).  By they time their Money Order is discovered to be fraudulent, they have your item and your "refund" money.  And you get stuck paying the returned check fees at your bank as well.  Tell them that you only take Paypal and see if they send you any $$.
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You sound like you received the ages old Nigerian chain letter telling you they will give you a percentage of money if you just give them a valid account number to put money into. DO NOT BELIEVE IT! \n\nThat is why the scam works, is because they get suckers to put a few thousand bucks in an account, then you give them access, and they take your money out and it ends up in Africa or Hong Kong, or some other country that does not have as strict rules on businesses as in North America.\n\nCheck out the FBI website, or in Canada the RCMP website and they can give you some good info on what types of scams are going on and what to do about them.\n\nImagine their email reaches just 100,000 people. Out of that only 1% respond and they manage to steal $1000 per person, that is still a $1,000,000 jackpot for them.
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They have many reasons to do this, some say its for personal gain and some say it will someday bring America to its knees.\nMany work with stolen credit cards or ID's.\nI have a check for $9000.00 on a Well Fargo bank account. Was suppose to cash it and keep 4000.00 send the rest to Africa. When I didnt do this the guy sent me 2 boxes of Old Navy Jeans to sell for him. I called Old Navy and found that they were bought with a stolen credit card and so I sent them back. Lesson learned dont give out any info if you dont know the person. If you dont know the person or company that sends you emails dont open it.
412508
Work for me and I will write you a check for $1000
77282
Perhaps a sales tax problem or income tax reporting issues. If $10000.00 + transactions occur in US the IRS is notified. I am not sure if that is for all transactions or just cash. But it sounds like someone wants to avoid paperwork hassles.  It could be simple tax avoidance or could be a shady character.\nTwo folks were killed showing thier boat to a prospecitve buyer last year, The guy kept the boat and that is how he and his cohorts ended up in jail.\n\nMake sure you are dealing with someone reputable.
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No it is not like a money order. They are cheques issued by credit card and charge card companies and banks etc which enable the holder to obtain cash or pay for goods and services when visiting a foreign country. \n\nThe cheques are signed by the traveller on their receipt and again when payment is being made. They are covered against loss provided the issuing company is notified within a specified period.\n\nTravellers Cheques are one of the easiest and safest ways to carry money/currency overseas. The most popular TC currency would be the US dollar. TC's are very safe as a thief would have to forge you signature AND provide a document verifying that signature. They are very common and easy to get from any bank or ask your local travel agent. The most populat TC's are Visa and Mastercard as they are the most widely used and recognised.
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Hmm...You appear to be an O level student. Anyways here goes:\n\n   Whenever we make a business transaction by check we record it in our books. For example if you issue a check of amount Y to Mr. X, you will record that $Y have been given to Mr. X in your ledger account of Mr. X. Mr. X will than take this check to your bank and will ask for money. The bank will verify the check than issue the money and record that amount Y from your account have been given to Mr. X. At the end of month the bank will send you a statement of all your transactions and you will be able to see this transaction with Mr. X. Now think what will happen if Mr. X does not immediately take your check to the bank but instead decide to cash it next month. In that case there will be a discrepancy between the bank's account and your account. Thus a statement is needed to reconcile your balance in the Cash book with the bank statement. This statement is called a bank reconciliation statement. \n     The need for it arises because of lack of communication between bank and the account holder.
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IT'S A SCAM!  They are trying to get you to cash a big check (that is fraudulent) and pay them some bogus amount for Euro Tax so they can then mail you the huge check for the lottery winnings (which never arrives).  Meanwhile, the initial check bounces and the bank comes after you for the money!
91833
The bank will not be able to automatically read your check, so they will have to key it in by hand. If all your checks are like this, they will probably be calling you and telling you to stop it because it is slowing them down.
872200
Banks and Building societies have to notify the Inland revenue of all large cheques and unusual deposits.................. otherwise the go through the usual checks and credit your account........ unless its from Nigeria............ lots of scams!
314643
Need more info to answer.\n1) what country you in\n2) what was cash and stock received for and from whom