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If you do get the money, then you will get arrested. They use this scam as a money laundering scheme. They pay you with stolen CC funds and they get clean cash. Most of the time these types of things originate in Nigeria. The country's income is primarily based on Scams.
Bull, you won't get arrested for some idiot sending you money. If you cooperate and launder it for him, you could, but I guarantee, the funds he sends you will not be good. They are smarter than to send you money that needs laundering. They have other ways to do that. They send fake checks. There have been a few here that have gotten them and turned them in. Lots of stories in the papers on it and lots of warndings from the FBI.
You won't get arrested since it's not your fault, but the FBI will investigate you. That can be very embarrassing. I exagarated on the Arrested
. I run a internet company and get orders all the time, They want 500 widgets sent to Nigeria and will be paying by CC, and they want to pay with 10 different cards. Most of the time they come back as stolen, but if they do go though and you ship the stuff when the CC company is notified by the owner of the card of the invalid charge, you get the transaction reversed and you loose your money. They have now taken stolen CC money and LAUNDERED it into Tangeable resalable goods. Every web store owner I know will not ship to nigeria and a list of other small countrys known for these scams. They mostly sucker new store owners who get all excited becasue someone wants to buy 30 Big Screen TVs. It never clicks in that it's a scam people just see $$$$$$$.