Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Florida

I was a victim of fraud......
I was a victim of fraud. It was one of those ''be Our bookkeeper'' emails through Careerbuilder. They contacted Me to work for them from the US, (I know, I feel stupid now) and We emailed back and forth and then talked by phone. The idea was that I be sent a Money Order (a Bank of America money order) and I deposit it and when it clears, I wire money to a bank in Tokyo. Sounds simple enough, so I deposit the money, and wait till the following week, go back to the bank and talk to one of the banks representatives. He tells Me the check has cleared everything is good and lets do the wire transfer. We proceed and everything goes fine. The next day I check My account and it is negative the FULL AMOUNT OF THE CHECK !!! I call they bank and they tell Me I am the victim of fraud and that the check was fake !! I go to the bank and am instructed to go to the Fraud Department at the main branch and They tell Me that I am responsible for the full amount and must make restitution !! First of all, I would never have done the transaction if I had known the check wasn't any good, they told Me it had cleared and everything was fine. THEY did the wire, etc. !! How can I fight having to pay this ?? Its like $25,000.00 !! Please advise Me !!

Asked on 10/26/08, 1:49 am

David Slater David P. Slater, Esq.

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Re: I was a victim of fraud......

You will need proof it cleared, otherwise it is your word against theirs.

Answered on 10/26/08, 11:42 am

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