In reply to Randy M.....I have a fake check for $8500.00, one for $8000.00 and one for $11,000 all of which came within 2 weeks of each other (hanging on the wall as a lesson) from Ireland, Nigeria, and The Netherlands. This is a big scam where they will try to intimidate you into wiring money into a foreign country. Best way to defeat them is to either stay away or demand a contact number, address, and inform them of a mandatory hold on (usually 7 business days) the funds to verify their authenticity. I think if you respond to one they send your name out as a potential sucker to others.

The other scam out there is you are a long lost heir to some huge fortune (15 million to 35 million) or they are trying to get their funds out of a repressive country. They need you to forward your bank account number so they can deposit the money in it (yeah right) or you have to send them money to pay for a lawyer in their country that will help with the transfer. Don't fall for it. Lastly, if it sounds to good to be true.................