Legal Question in Banking Law in Georgia

Money Laundering

I received an e-mail about a company in Finland that has customers here in the US. They found my info on careerbuilder.com. They need financial agents to accept payments from their US customers, cash them and then send the money to them via Western Union keeping 10% of the money.

I replied asking for more info approx. 3 weeks ago. I heard nothing until I received 3 checks in my mail box in my name from a trucking company in Arizona with no explanations in the envelope. I received an e-mail the same day with instructions to WU the money to Moscow.

They say this is legal.

Is this a legal transaction? What happens if I cash the checks?

Thanks so much!!


Asked on 8/03/06, 4:05 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
David Anderson Anderson Business Law LLC

Re: Money Laundering

If you cash the checks your bank will credit your account. Some time later (likely within 30 days) your bank will debit your account, informing you the checks were dishonored by the drawee bank. This is a SCAM. Tear up the checks.

Or have an attorney do a Due Diligence investigation and post Honoree deposits in a Trust account for verification. How much are the checks for?

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Answered on 8/03/06, 5:19 pm


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