Comments on: Wire Fraud – Wire Scam

By: Candice

Candice — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:40:40 +0000

I was scammed out of $80,000 from BANK OF THE ATLANTIC supposedly located
in Montreal Canada. They promised a huge return on my investment but when
I asked them to wire me my money, they claim it would take 6-8 weeks.
This was more than 11 weeks ago, and since then, there has been no answer.
A friend of mine who introduced me to BANK OF THE ATLANTIC was also frauded
out of $150,000 and another person I know about $100,000.
BEWARE, they are BAD and DANGEROUS. They scam on innocent people, my
friend did business with a Japanese department there so she really thought
she could trust Bank of the Atlantic but we were so wrong!! Now we are in the
process of contacting the FBI.

By: hilary

hilary — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 04:29:00 +0000

i got scammed out of 3362.00. i was looking for a nanny job when the woman told me the job had been filled and told me that a man needed someone to work for him part time. he sent me checks by ups 995.00 i was to deposit them but my bank had to let them clear over night and when they did i was to cash them deduct 10% and send the rest western union to were ever he told me to send it to. come to find out 2 weekd later all of the checks bounced now i owe my bank 3362.00. i talked to an investogater and filled a police reprt but now my bank wants to take me to cort over it if i dont pay it back within 60 days?? like i have the 3000 dollars in my hands right now?? so now i have to talk to a legal aid about this or deal and or try to get a loan to pay the bank off if i even have to.

By: Mr. P

Mr. P — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 14:46:30 +0000

I have a man who wants to buy 4 coins I have, total cost $170.00, and he wants to send me a certified check for $1500.00 and have me take out my money and wire, via Western Union, the remainder to a shipping outfit who will pick up his coins for him. He is offering me another $50 to do it this way, “for your inconveince.” I could mail the coins to him for less than $5.00, or overnight via Fed Ex if he is in a hurry, for $25.

Anybody see anything fishy about this, and where would I stand legally if I did it this way.

By: Tanya

Tanya — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:15:07 +0000

My mom wanted to sell a timeshare but she ended up being scammed out of 1500$ via money wire to TD bank. She called the bank but they said that they knew the account was fraudulent so there was a chance that she could get her money back since no one had touched the account yet. She called back a few days later and they said that there was now no money in the account and they won’t admit to ever having said that there was a chance that she could get her money back to begin with. Who can she contact to have this checked out? It seems like not only did my mom get scammed but the banks are NOT helpful at all.

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:35:30 +0000

I was scammed out of $631.00 by a company saying I needed to send them a security deposit for a personal loan. silver creek equity group from NJ. After I sent it they told me I had to send in another $631 I refused and asked for a refund. Now the phone number and website don’t work what can I do?

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:30:16 +0000

I forgot to mention, regardless of your success getting your money back, you should report fraud to law enforcement for investigation. You can contact the FBI if local law enforcement doesn’t seem like they are going to pursue the issue. Good Luck.

Remember …. fraud hurts every law abiding and tax paying citizen.

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:26:15 +0000

Yes, I have the answer. Report that immediately to the lending institution or bank that the funds were transferred by. For example, if you gave money via check/debit card, contact your bank. They will generally give you the money back after a small investigation into the fraud. You have to report it quickly so they can reverse the charges.

If you gave the money via credit card, contact the credit card company and notify them of the fraud. They can sometimes reverse the charge.

By: Audrean Dixon

Audrean Dixon — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:19:15 +0000

I too would like to know an answer to Mary’s question as I have been taken for $850.00 by a lending company that has now mysteriously closed. The name of the group is Cedarview Lending in Massachusetts. BEWARE……

By: MARY SAFIR

MARY SAFIR — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:09:19 +0000

IS THERE A NUMBER YOU CAN CALL TO REPORT A COMPANY THAT REPRESENTED THEMSELVES AS A CREDIT CARD SERVICE. THIS HAPPEN TO ME. I WAS SCAMED OUT OF $1195.00 AND THEY WON’T GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK. I DIDN’T AUTHORIZE ANYONE TO TAKE THIS OUT OF MY ACCOUNT.