I was offered job transferring money for 10% commissions.
I received check for $3115.00 written by Barry Smith from Chicago.
I deposited it on my checking account with Wells Fargo in Montebello, CA.
After I discovered on-line that check was cleared I went to the said branch to make sure that check was cleared, funs available and nobody could take it from my account without my consent. After Business Specialist Sixto consulted with his colleges he confirmed this. Then I took cash from my account and sent it to Oleg, Moscow, Russia according to the instructions of my “employer”.
The amount sent - $2700
Transfer fee - $108
My commissions - $307
In four days after check was cleared and in three days after I sent money I discovered that the check was returned and my account was over drafted. Manager of the Wells Fargo in Montebello Ernie being aware that it was fraud said that I should’ve called Chase Bank in Chicago beforehand asking them about availability of funds and he told me more senseless things. The same day I received call from the following person by his own initiative:
Sergio
4025 E Thunderbird, Phoenix, AZ 85035
Phone 602-375-5543 Fax 602-494-9155
MAC S4141-011
He sounded concerned, but said that nothing possible to do. According to him, Wells Fargo made the funds available as courtesy to me as a good customer, but he denied the responsibility for this courtesy, which I did not ask them about.
Before doing anything I did lot of homework learning about different kinds of money transfer fraud, but I did not find anything even close to what has happened.
In my understanding those swindlers could do nothing without help from Wells Fargo therefore I suspect that they “work” together.
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