Legal Question in Banking Law in Georgia

I recently started to work for an online employer my job was to search the web for 100s of products the employer sent me then the employer wanted me to open up an account were he could transfer money so I could go out & buy the products I had found online I just recently received money in the acct that I opened & withdrew it then the employer wanted me to send the money western union to a so called client of his I sent the money to the client then just today I received a phone call from the bank & they also had an investigator on the line who told me that I am going to be charged for fraud & they're investing me I told the police I had no idea that any fradulent acts were going on with this employer that I only did what the employer needed me to do for the job I was working & I didn't know that any part of the money the employer put into the acct I opened was fradulent or anything because the bank approved the funds & I just withdrew them like the employer directed me too & western unopened the funds to a client of the employer I was working I really need help cause I don't know what to do because the investigator is telling me I may have to pay the money back & I'm like I don't have the money I western unions it i have all the proof showing that it was sent to the client of the employer so I don't feel I should have to pay anything back to anyone cause I am a victim of this employer I really need advice on what steps to take


Asked on 9/12/13, 11:03 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
Scott Riddle Law Office of Scott B. Riddle, LLC

You did not have a job and there was no employer and no client. You were part of an old criminal scam that, frankly, should have been obvious. That is the harsh truth. The bank dealt with you and you only, and you set up the account, deposited money, and then withdrew money, so they will look to you to pay it back. They have no relationship with anyone else.

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Answered on 9/12/13, 12:14 pm
Glen Ashman Ashman Law Office also dba Glen Ashman Attorney

You never had a job and feel for a common and frankly very obvious scam. You will have to pay the bank, and you need to do that right away, in full. If you are criminally charged, and the fact the police are involved says that is likely you could face arrest, so get a criminal lawyer and stop talking to the police.

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Answered on 9/12/13, 1:02 pm


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