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Scammers Employing Counterfieit Wal-Mart Money Orders


Task Force Member Judy Estridge in Troy shares with us the following alert. Like the scam mentioned in the June 10 Senior Fraud Alert, the fraud artists appear to be trading on the name WalMart. This time they are using it to run counterfeit check scams on eBay users.

A very good customer came into one our branches Thursday with a WAL-MART Financial Services Money Order in the amount of $2,000.00. This was a customer that anyone would have cashed the money order or taken for deposit. Because the teller knew the customer there was the small talk that we like to do which in turn helped us discover that the Money Order was counterfeit. The customer explained to the teller that the money order was delivered by UPS with a letter:

Dear Seller,

I am sorry for the delay.

Where is your bank? How far is it from your house?
Kindly visit your bank to have the money orders cashed
As soon as possible and visit Western union thereafter
To transfer funds:

Name: MARY EDWARD
Address:23A NEWCROSS ROAD
NEWCROSS SE45LW
UK

A complete Western union information should be sent to
Mary and I via email. Here is Mary's email address:
medward@kylie.co.uk

Thanking you in anticipation.
With Regards.

The customer stated she had no reason to receive money, but in the conversation she did mention that she used eBay!!.

I did verify with Wal Mart Financial Services that the money order is counterfeit (Money Order Number 53390724167). The employees said the money order looked official.

Judith B Estridge
Vice President/Security Officer
First Bank
P O Box 508
341 N Main Street
Troy NC 27371
Phone: 910-576-2265 Ext 214
800-548-9377
FAX: 910-571-1070
Email: jestridge@firstbancorp.com


******End of Alert******

July 11, 2005

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