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One of my friends almost fell for a similar scam.
She meets this guy on a dating site and they start IMing each other. He seems really nice to her and asks her to cash a check for him. He tells her to wait for it to clear BEFORE she gives him any money. He gives her the check and just before she deposits it she asks me (because I used to work for banks) if she should do it. I tell her it is a scam. However, when she called the bank, whatever dumbass she spoke with made it seem like as long as the check clears she will have no problems.
I told her to call that person back and specifically ask what would happen if it was a fake check written on a real account. THEN they tell her she would be liable. Of course, this guy disappeared into the wind after she called him on it. The cops didn't pursue it because she hadn't been successfully ripped off. I guarantee that this guy is ripping off other (too) trusting girls right now.
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