On 25 Jun 2003 05:39:24 -0700, solrac@no-spam (Carlos Saenz) wrote:
>I didn't get suckered into any scam. I took the check to the bank to
>make sure it was not a fake check. If it was a fake, I would've sent
>it to the police. If it came back as a real valid check, I would have
>deposited it. I would have not touched the funds for at least 2 weeks,
>and if the funds were still in my bank at that time, I would then
>allow somebody to take my piano. If nobody ever came for my piano I
>would seek professional advice before even touching the money. If
>somebody did come for my piano, I would have let them take it with
>some kind of signature and official receipt. I would have then taken
>the remaining money and sent it back to the rightful owner and kept no
>more money than what I was owed for my piano. I have talked to several
>lawyers and not one said that this would have been illegal. I would
>have reported this transaction of money on my taxes.
>
>No I don't. In your eyes, I'm guilty of ignorance. Ignorance is no
>excuse for illegal activity, I do know this. However, under the penal
>code that I've been charged with, knowledge that the check was bogus
>AT THE TIME of my passing the check is necessary to be a crime. I had
>NO KNOWLEDGE of the scam at the time. I was attempting to investigate
>the check. Read the fucking manual, dipshit. Also, all the links that
>were posted to the scams in this thread were posted AFTER I got out of
>jail and posted this story. There's a thing called a time-stamp,
>moron.
Just curious. Was this an Ebay transaction. If so you should get Ebay
involved.
Ora