Does this sound Scammy to you?

This sound scary! What is ISP? How would they get money from you?

finding out your Internet Service Provider isn't going to do much... many people's email addresses SAY their ISP's name. They can't get into your bank account with just a name and phone number. There is definitely more to it than that.

My "day Job" is an Identity Theft Specialist. I fix people's ID's after they have been stolen. For something to occur here you would have to deposit the check. Once the check is deposited the scammer then has all your banking info including banking routing # and account #. They aren't going to get anywere until that check is deposited.

It is called a Phishing scam, where mass emails are sent out from "fraudsters" trying to get a "bite" of someone responding with either personal info, account info, or having a check sent to them.

Usually all email providers have where you mark an email as a scam or phishing, that way the email provider can start weeding them out for you.

You can always report this to your Better Business Buearu or the Federal Trade Commision.

Never respond with account #'s, and most importantly Social Security numbers or other personal ID numbers.

I got so tired receiving these that I told the last one that I would love to work with them, need a $2000. upfront cash deposit and they went away and never came back...

(Tried to get the bank & local law enforcement to go after a bad cashier's check from someone once--I had strung them along until they fedexed one on SOMEONE ELSE'S account. The bank WANTED to cash it, and all I wanted them to do was call the account owner & give them a heads up to close the account. It took nearly an hour at the bank to insist on it. (The poor guy was so thankful.)
Local law enforcement shelved it.

Hey Kristal! Finally having a look on the forum (only 360 posts since the last time!)

If you ever worry about a scammed we can always either lure the guy to meet RAY instead of you or I can always see what my brother in law, deputy chief of police would recommend

Good 'spidey senses' girlfriend!

Manabanana wrote:My "day Job" is an Identity Theft Specialist. I fix people's ID's after they have been stolen. For something to occur here you would have to deposit the check. Once the check is deposited the scammer then has all your banking info including banking routing # and account #. They aren't going to get anywere until that check is deposited.

It is called a Phishing scam, where mass emails are sent out from "fraudsters" trying to get a "bite" of someone responding with either personal info, account info, or having a check sent to them.

Usually all email providers have where you mark an email as a scam or phishing, that way the email provider can start weeding them out for you.

You can always report this to your Better Business Buearu or the Federal Trade Commision.

Never respond with account #'s, and most importantly Social Security numbers or other personal ID numbers.

So your saying that anyone who's check I may cash could possibly do harm by having my numbers?