U.S. postal-order scams surging
An article by Tom Zeller Jr. (The New York Times) in the International Herald Tribune (April 27th edition) reports that a new type of scam is making an appearance:
"Phony checks have been the stock in trade of online fraud artists for years. Now, the authorities say they are noticing a surge in schemes involving sophisticated counterfeiting of a different form of payment: U.S. postal money orders. And the fleecing of victims often begins in an e-mail inbox."
posted by Fergie @ 4/26/2005 07:30:00 AM
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