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Sent: 2011-11-18
From: Dan Nadler
To: Students
From: Dan Nadler
To: Students
Subject: Check Cashing Scam
Dear Students:
The ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Police Department is aware of a check cashing scam targeting tutors. Students are contacted via email and asked to tutor a foreign student who will be enrolling at ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ in the future. The person sending the email negotiates a fee and sends a check for a considerably higher amount. The tutor is asked to cash the check and forward the extra money to a third party. The person sending the check may want a portion of the money sent back to them.
This is a very old scam that usually originates outside of the United States. It is very difficult for law enforcement to identify and prosecute the offender. The ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Police Department encourages anyone receiving a check, money order, lottery winnings or similar transaction to ignore it. No legitimate business transaction will require anyone to send a portion of the funds to a third party.
The ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Police Department is aware of a check cashing scam targeting tutors. Students are contacted via email and asked to tutor a foreign student who will be enrolling at ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ in the future. The person sending the email negotiates a fee and sends a check for a considerably higher amount. The tutor is asked to cash the check and forward the extra money to a third party. The person sending the check may want a portion of the money sent back to them.
This is a very old scam that usually originates outside of the United States. It is very difficult for law enforcement to identify and prosecute the offender. The ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Police Department encourages anyone receiving a check, money order, lottery winnings or similar transaction to ignore it. No legitimate business transaction will require anyone to send a portion of the funds to a third party.