So, apparently my girlfriend has run into a few version of the Nigerian scam. She posted an ad on Craigslist looking for a roommate to take the place of a friend who's moving out, and received a reply from a supposed female from Sweden (hereafter known as "the Swede") looking to come to the area to study.
After a few emails back and forth, the Swede said she would be mailing a check to cover the first month's utilities. The check would be made out for more than was necessary (surprise); however, rather than asking to send the surplus funds directly back to said Swede, she asked that my girlfriend instead use the remainder to pay the movers/moving company. My girlfriend and her current roommate of course said no.
Fast forward to a few days ago, and the Swede has apparently called a few times (using what my girlfriend described as a "voice disguiser, or she just had a really weird voice"), and persisted in sending the check, which I now have in front of me.
The check is from "Charles Schwab&Co,LTD" in San Francisco, was mailed from Ontario, is made out for "Mischellaneous Payment (Pay in U.S.D.)," and is signed "C. Schawb" (all in horrible cursive). I'm now wondering what exactly to do with the check. Give it to the police? Frame it and hang it on the wall as perpetual comic relief? Something else?
Cliffs:
-Girlfriend ran into new version of Nigerian scam while looking for roommate
-Received check for too much money, asked to pay movers/moving company
-Said no
-Received check from "Charles Schwab&Co, LTD," signed by "C. Schawb" himself apparently
-What to do with check, and/or about alerting authorities?
After a few emails back and forth, the Swede said she would be mailing a check to cover the first month's utilities. The check would be made out for more than was necessary (surprise); however, rather than asking to send the surplus funds directly back to said Swede, she asked that my girlfriend instead use the remainder to pay the movers/moving company. My girlfriend and her current roommate of course said no.
Fast forward to a few days ago, and the Swede has apparently called a few times (using what my girlfriend described as a "voice disguiser, or she just had a really weird voice"), and persisted in sending the check, which I now have in front of me.
The check is from "Charles Schwab&Co,LTD" in San Francisco, was mailed from Ontario, is made out for "Mischellaneous Payment (Pay in U.S.D.)," and is signed "C. Schawb" (all in horrible cursive). I'm now wondering what exactly to do with the check. Give it to the police? Frame it and hang it on the wall as perpetual comic relief? Something else?
Cliffs:
-Girlfriend ran into new version of Nigerian scam while looking for roommate
-Received check for too much money, asked to pay movers/moving company
-Said no
-Received check from "Charles Schwab&Co, LTD," signed by "C. Schawb" himself apparently
-What to do with check, and/or about alerting authorities?
