Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Virginia
i had a cashiers check sent in a proity type enevelope. it was from a navy credit union in merryville va. there were emails sent to me from a david white- he claims that he is an art gallery owner that is located in melbourne austraila. he gave me instructions via email to take this check and deposit it-in 24 hours it would clear-he told me to take out a weekly payment of 500 dollars and take out 100 dollars then he wanted for me to send two seperate western unions to two different people-the rest of the money for art supplies... i have went to the art galleries web site and it seems to be real- and the credit union is real- but is this david white real...?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Absolutely not, NO; this David White as described is about as real as the Easter Bunny or the Man in the Moon.
What you've described is a classic example of what is known as advance fee fraud, i.e., the targeted victim (YOU) forward a fee for false promises that never come true.
I can assure you without a doubt that if you choose to involve yourself in
this scam, you will sorely regret it.