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Oct 16, 2016
It is a classic money laundering scam.
They send you a check, but require some of the money be sent to a "third party".
You cash/deposit the check, then use some of the cash or your own funds to send to the third party, this done via wire transfer, pre-paid debit card, or via non-bank account depositing (like iTunes gifting).
A few weeks later, the original check bounces because it was stolen, fake, or forged.
You are out the money you sent to the third party, which was really the scammer, because it was sent by unrecoverable means.
Worst still, as you cashed/deposited a stolen, fake, or forged check, you are fully responsible for the face value of the check plus any fees and can be held criminally liable as it is a crime to pass bad checks.
See:
http://www.fraudaid.com/
http://www.fraudaid.com/solution_center/solution/draftsoption3/4c.htm
It sounds like you scared them off, but as you did reply to them they do now have your number and know there is a live person who will respond. These thieves have been known to sell numbers to other criminals on the black market, creating a "sucker list" for others to try and scam.
So you may start getting more scam calls/texts.
They send you a check, but require some of the money be sent to a "third party".
You cash/deposit the check, then use some of the cash or your own funds to send to the third party, this done via wire transfer, pre-paid debit card, or via non-bank account depositing (like iTunes gifting).
A few weeks later, the original check bounces because it was stolen, fake, or forged.
You are out the money you sent to the third party, which was really the scammer, because it was sent by unrecoverable means.
Worst still, as you cashed/deposited a stolen, fake, or forged check, you are fully responsible for the face value of the check plus any fees and can be held criminally liable as it is a crime to pass bad checks.
See:
http://www.fraudaid.com/
http://www.fraudaid.com/solution_center/solution/draftsoption3/4c.htm
It sounds like you scared them off, but as you did reply to them they do now have your number and know there is a live person who will respond. These thieves have been known to sell numbers to other criminals on the black market, creating a "sucker list" for others to try and scam.
So you may start getting more scam calls/texts.