I was recently taken for $3500 American dollars by some folks in the UK. It worked like this. I was contacted in April. Of course I gave nothing but my name and address. On June 27th I received a check in the ammount of $3500 which I promptly cashed and sent $2700 to a supposed gentleman in Nigeria via Western Union. I have kept every e-mail received from the two individuals. I made a copy of the check and even called the bank that the supposed check was to be drawn on. It arrived at my doorstep in a UPS package with another gentlemans name on it and Bishopston Trading Company under his name. Address was from 606 Jeff King Street, Gallup, NM 87301.

The individuals that initiated contact do not know yet that I have found out about this and are in the process of having another check sent to me. What they don't realize is that this check will be taken in for investigation as well as all the e-mails I have received from them. Including the place the cash was sent, the recipients name and the passwords associated with it and the large UPS envelope. Unfortunately since this was obvious to everyone but myself I was laughed out of the police station when I tried to report it and my bank has closed my account. Ouch!