Last night I received a call at my home number from a man named Mark. Mark is a british born citizen working as a head chef for a restaurant in Poland. The restaurant had fallen victim to the advance payment fraud. He said they had charged a credit card for $12,000 and had wired $10,000 to a name in Spain. After the scammer received the $10K he told them they had another group of 15 coming, so they needed to charge the card another $12,000 and send another $10K. The restaurant was at the bank preparing to send the second wire and fortunately the bank stopped them.
He had called me because we run an active forum about the advance payment fraud. The whole situation this chef and restaurant were in made me very sad. I felt for him. He was convinced that the police should/could do something. He was talking about wire taps etc. He had called Scottland Yard too, they offered no help.
It truely amazes me that people fall victim to this. Just wanted to share.
He had called me because we run an active forum about the advance payment fraud. The whole situation this chef and restaurant were in made me very sad. I felt for him. He was convinced that the police should/could do something. He was talking about wire taps etc. He had called Scottland Yard too, they offered no help.
It truely amazes me that people fall victim to this. Just wanted to share.