kh1958 Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 (edited) A musician sells their CDs through CD Baby. Someone buys a CD through CB Baby and says they really like it and emails the artist, asking to buy 100 copies for resale, inquiring regarding the price. The artist sets a price (say $500), and the buyer comes back and says that's fine, I have a business associate in the same city as you who owes me money; he will pick up the CDs and give you a money order for $2100. Kindly cash the money order and send me $1500 in cash through Western Union. I realize the CD business is probably full of flakes, but I find this proposal to be highly suspicious. Has anyone been approached through CD Baby for this kind of deal? I suspect that the money order might well be bad (or stolen), and that the result is the artist is out $1500. Has anyone ever done a CD retailing deal like this? Edited February 16, 2005 by kh1958 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AfricaBrass Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 SCAM! This is that classic Nigerian scam. You see it everywhere now. The money order will be BAD. Don't do it. Also, these people are bad news, so I wouldn't mess around, just say "no thanks" and move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 I would say "No thanks". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AfricaBrass Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 I spend time on guitar message boards and almost every seller (it seems like) gets offers like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AfricaBrass Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Here's a link to a page I just found about these scams: Scam info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AfricaBrass Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 This site looks like it might have a lot of info: http://internet-fraud.com/internet-fraud/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Damn, I've read about this exact scam before, but I can't remember where. I'll bet every CD on my shelves it's a scam though...pass!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 I agree it sounds like a scam for sure, but there's one thing I don't get. You get a money order, right? You cash the money order and send him the overage. If the money order is bad, how does it get back to you? You've cashed it. You walk away with $2100, with which a portion goes into a new money order. If the original money order is fake, how does it come back to you that it was fake? it sounds more to me like money laundering to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 I have heard of money orders being stopped, with the money taken back from the bank account of the person who has cashed it - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave James Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 In this day and age when there's spam of every sort and variety from bank accounts to lottery winnings to e-bay to paypal to Nigerian fund transfers...so much that at times it's borderline overwhelming, it's best to recall that tried and true old homily, "things that appear too good to be true generally are." Or, as my principal at Jesuit High used to put it many moons ago, "A word to the wise should be sufficient." Up over and out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Here's a website that describes the basics pretty well... Example of money order scam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stereojack Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 If it looks, smells & tastes like dog shit, don't step in it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md655321 Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 Why would you taste it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 you know the old saying - looks like dog shit, smells like dog shit, TASTES like dog shit - good thing I didn't step in it - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 I haven't heard of this particular scam but I have heard of the Nigerian scam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundsound Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 Isn't this the scam done to Jennifer Garner in Catch Me if you can movie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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