Legal Question in Business Law in California

scam?

Recently my family's martial arts school was contacted by interested student from s. africa. he asked for 3 months of private lessons in LA b/c he was coming out for biz w/ his brother and his company would pay for it. We gave him the price, he agreed to it & then told us his boss would send the money for his lessons through ups. he told us he would be arriving on 9/28/08 in LA. So we waited for the bank check to come. Later, he tells us that his brother won't be able to accompany him & for us to send portion of the money to his new teacher they found in Nigeria where he would now be going for work.We told him ok, but only after we got the money. So the check finally came & it was sent from FL, not S Africa. We sent part of the money to Nigeria yesterday & he told us he would be arriving for lessons soon. After we told him the money was sent, he emails back telling us to send more money over there b/c he is now not coming to LA. Do we have to send money again to Nigeria? What do we do?


Asked on 10/10/08, 4:45 pm

3 Answers from Attorneys
Terry A. Nelson Nelson & Lawless

Re: scam?

Interesting variation on the "Nigerian Scam". Hope you didn't lose/send too much money. You'll find the check he gave you will be returned NSF or fraudulent.

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Answered on 10/10/08, 5:25 pm
Herb Fox Law Office of Herb Fox

Re: scam?

Yes, you have probably been scammed. Did you allow that check from Florida to completely clear before sending money to Nigeria?

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Answered on 10/10/08, 7:10 pm
Michael Stone Law Offices of Michael B. Stone Toll Free 1-855-USE-MIKE

Re: scam?

You will need to deposit funds with your bank to cover the bogus check you deposited.

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Answered on 10/10/08, 7:59 pm


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