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Anybody still getting those odd checks drawn from Citibank from Cyprus
Still getting them and trying to figure out what the scam is
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Alot of euro companies are located in Cyprus, mostly for tax reasons. Citibank is fairly large in europe as well. They have no reference on them?
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Nope, someone posted a while ago about them possibly being a scam. They came to my home addy, which no affiliate checks do, and I usually know who I am making money with. I have kept like six of them (scared to deposit) but it would be cool to keep the cash
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Hmmmmmmm, yeah I'd be careful too.
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yeah its weird, I mean if I deposited them and they bounced I can't see what info they can mine that would do anybody any good. Meaning I sent out checks that have my corp name, addy, account number and routing number already. Strange
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Are they large checks? What does the name of the account/check say?
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I get checks that I don't where they came from too..Company names are different..
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So they could send you a $500 check but get a $3000 loan. That is just speculation on my part and I don't know if it would even work.
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http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showth...light=citibank
seems people got similar checks from companies based in Cyprus, and also the checks cleared... |
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yup, every week. haven't deposited them and never will.
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Any US Citibank office can verify the actual check is genuine, but doubt they will do more than that - it's outside their jurisdiction and prob "should" have no access to data at Citibank Cyprus. Gut feeling is there is nothing wrong with the checks and not a scam - just unfamiliarity with webmasters. |
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Is the check denominated in U.S. dollars?
Is it drawn on / through a U.S. or Canadian bank (probably is - typically New York)? Check the routing number prefix (first 4 digits) and see what area it's associated with - is another way to determine more precisely what intermediary bank it's drawn on. If no standard routing code, then it's totally foreign check requiring even more research. Ask in person at a local branch about it ... and then also call the bank's main customer support # to confirm what you were told was accurate. Whatever you do, do NOT cash any unfamiliar checks - always deposit ... reason is that if a check is "bad" and one simply deposits it, the worst that likely happens is returned check fee, nastygram, etc ... but if one tries to physically cash a "bad" check, they likely could find themselves being taken away in handcuffs regardless of whether they knew the check was "bad" or not... and yes, there have been court cases in which people that got arrested / detained and later tried to sue their bank and lost - again, don't cash, deposit and wait two weeks (several weeks if truly a foreign check) before withdrawing the funds. Ron
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go to a check cashing place. they may tell you they need to hold the check's for awhile but you wrent going to cash them anyways.
i cant see any risk there , the checks will go to the check cashing bank account not yours , if its no good it just wont go thru and they wont cash it.. if ytou go during the day they can manually check if the cheque is good
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Couldnt someone just open a new account with the 100.00 minimum or whatever and deposit the lot of them they have recieved. Figure worst case is they bounce. Hell I would even let my bank know in advance and explain that I will not touch the money at all for sixty days or whatever. See what happens. Worst I could see you would be out is 100.00 in bounced check fee's if you deposit say 5 of them and your bank charged 20.00 each like mine does. Err wait mine is now up to 22.00 so I would be out an extra 10.00 though I never got any.
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I used to get those checks from perfect gonzo.
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There are a bunch of different sponsors that send those checks from Cyprus. Hentaiboss.com for example, is one sponsor that uses those checks.
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Chances are it's from a sponsor... doubt it's a scam
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another odd thing the envelopes always come unsealed. I think it bugs me more that I can't figure out the scam then being unable to cash the checks, Lex Luther where are you.
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It's somehow a scam, I'm not going near it. None of the amounts add up.
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Why not just open a new account in bank and deposit them? Btw, i'd consider value of checks as well. I am not going to take chance for smaller checks.
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bump for answers !
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I deposited six of these checks into an account that I use for content production. I talked to my bank about it, WAMU, and they didn't see how it could be a scam. They told me the checks could bounce, but the check would physically be returned to me thus giving the bad check writer no info.
The checks came to my address with my corp name on it correctly. IMO if they where fishing for my account and routing number it would be a whole lot easier and cheaper to just send me a few sales and get a check from me which would also have my signature on it. The funds are on hold so I will update everybody when they are cleared. It also seems odd to me to continue sending the checks for so long, I have gotten 8 so far, one per week like clockwork. Also IMO, why not just send out a few checks here and there and disappear? I hope it turns out well though. ![]()
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yes please keep us posted ... hit me up on ICQ if you want too 283633188
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It's not a scam. Several sponsors use the Cyprus Popular Bank (Laiki) which writes checks ceritifed by Citibank. Slickcash, Hentiboss and a few others.
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ok good, but i don't promote either of those sponsors so I have no clue where it came from ... and it is weird that all of the checks have been coming in unsealed envelopes and all in the past 3-4 weeks to multiple people
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if this turns to be the case please lay off the drugs. |
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I get my EU Netcash checks from cyprus, I thought it was odd too until I figured out who it was from.
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