SOMEONE TRIED TO SCAM US - HERE`S HOW

After a long negotiation, a distant person sent us a money order for more than our request ($2000 more) for photography and wedding video services. They wanted us to send back the excess money to their wedding planner because they mistakingly sent too much and claimed they were out of town, so asked if we could accomodate them. We had heard about this scam...so when the cashier`s check arrived, our radar was up....the cashier`s check was so authenic looking that we were told the bank would have taken over a week to realize it was a fraud. By then we would have sent them back the $2000 excess amount, which would have cleared for them and we would have been stuck with owing the bank that amount because the check they sent (taking a week to clear) was totally fake. Luckily we recognized the fraud based on a article we read on Craig`s list about recognizing scams found on: https//www.craigslist.org/aboutscams.html

Hope this helps everyone. We are new to PartyPop...so our web page isn`t up yet. Thanks for taking the time to hear our story.

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Posted by Butch Edwards; updated 04/23/07

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We get them all the time. We tell them to sign a contract first, we never give out our address first, and if they don`t have our number, which they can get then they should call us. You are not the only one that gets these emails. Who would want to pay over the amount for service if you did not ask for it. We play along with them for awhile to waste their time but never follow through with it. Lol

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Posted by Al; updated 04/23/07