The Fraud Checked

The story of my friends, Fraudulent Check

On one wonderful Christmas break day, my friend and I were hanging out at her house bored out of our minds. The house was still, silent as everyone was still sleeping; it was still 2:30a.m. and it wasnt the time to be loud and noisy. Now, the day before my friend 'Wishberr' posted on Craigslist.com that she was going to sell her camera for at least 500 dollars. She got plenty of replies but only one seemed promising; the guy that would give her 50 dollars more. So she would get at least $550 for her camera, and that was good for her since all she wanted was a quick buck to spend on lord knows what. In time the check came, her mother was scared that it was a fraud and so was Wishberr's step father. "Its totally a fraud, this guy used alot of different names on this check.." was what her step father said, and it was true. The guy had stated that his name is (Insert strange name here), made up a fake bank, had his 'secretary' sign the check which was (Insert Strange Name Here) and then told us to go cash it. 1. It was literally 2 grand on the check, not just $550 but almost 2 grand. 2. The guy had used 4 different names, emails and addresses. and 3. It just didnt seem right.

I bet your thinking, that sucks or thats too bad that its not a real check. But imagine what actually happened! So this is what went down, Wishberr's mother took her and I down to the bank and asked them if it was real or if there really was any money behind the paper; and this is where it gets tricky, they said that it would take 3 days to clear it and then Wishberr could get the money. Only after the three days, seems easy right? But Wishberrs mother stated that she just wanted to know if there really was any money on it, expecially since he sent like 3 times as much money was requested. So this was a bit of a shock for all of us, and Wishberr being as impatient as possible and just wanting the money was stressed. We all went home and slept of the worry and woke up with a few more answers; Wishberr talked to the guy early in the morning on messanger and asked him why he would send a frauded check. He stated that it was not a fraud and that if she wasnt going to cash it to just send it back to him. Now Wishberr, was anxious to get up and go see what to do at the bank whether her parents thought it was a frauded check or not. She was craving that money and she wanted it right  now. Nuts right? 

After that a few days went by when Wishberr finally gained the courage to go down to the bank and attempt to cash it whether it was a fraud or not. So she did, and I wasnt around to see her face light up when the bank litterally gave her a hundred of her money now while they cleared the rest of the check and gave her the rest of her money within 2 more days. It was crazy when she explained it to me but thats how it went down. 

So the real moral of this story is, Craigslist isnt always a fraud... and neither are checks..

Haha, Hope you enjoyed the tale!!!