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A man from Norway who says he's from Florida wants me to invest a suitcase full of money. I told him to send it to the local police department and I would pick it up there. Of course he insists he will lose it if the Express Security company who is holding his money goes bankrupt so wants to have a security person deliver the money to my house. What is this scam do you think?

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A man from Norway who says he's from Florida wants me to invest a suitcase full of money. I told him to send it to the local police department and I would pick it up there. Of course he insists he will lose it if the Express Security company who is holding his money goes bankrupt so wants to have a security person deliver the money to my house. What is this scam do you think?

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  Pretty much any time someone contacts you with a financial proposition, you should conclude that it is for their benefit, not yours.
  
  – zeta-band
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  Ask yourself why a complete stranger on the Internet would want to send you (as wonderful and deserving as you surely are) a suitcase full of money.
  
  – RonJohn
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  Heck, ask yourself why a close friend would want to send you a suitcase full of money.
  
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The possibilities are endless. (The only thing that's not in doubt is that it's a scam, and if you're not in on designing it, you're an intended victim. Very often even if you think you're in on it).

• It could be a money-laundering operation. (That's pretty much the only real-world situation that involves suitcases full of genuine cash).




• Or an advance-fee scam where a "courier" would show up on your doorstep with a suitcase and demand that you pay a delivery fee. (The suitcase is locked; that will not be the "courier"'s problem).




• Or, as another advance-fee variant, you hear that the suitcase is being detained by authorities when it's almost gotten to you, and they need you to supply money for customs or bribes.




• Or you actually receive a suitcase, but most of the apparent cash in it is false. The scammers hope that by the time you're caught you will have succeeded in depositing some of the fake cash in a bank and "invested" it in targets they control.

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  I caught him in one lie. He said his son died right after his divorce. Then later he said he would move to Idaho with his son. He said he wants to invest in a boarding school and medical facility.
  
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  @CindiBethel-Carmona people regularly invest large large sums of money on a regular basis without using cash. (Of course, rich people used to also carry large sums of cash to Switzerland...)
  
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  I agree this is a scam. I just am curious how they make it work. You people have given good input...like money launder and some fake cash. After telling him to deliver the cash to the local police department I sent of picture of me standing in front of a police car with a thumbs up :-)
  
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Yes; this is a scam; I garantee it.

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  I've heard similar stories where the bad guys use schemes like this to get the victim to help "import" various bags of suspicious substances into the US and Canada.
  
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The possibilities are endless. (The only thing that's not in doubt is that it's a scam, and if you're not in on designing it, you're an intended victim. Very often even if you think you're in on it).

• It could be a money-laundering operation. (That's pretty much the only real-world situation that involves suitcases full of genuine cash).




• Or an advance-fee scam where a "courier" would show up on your doorstep with a suitcase and demand that you pay a delivery fee. (The suitcase is locked; that will not be the "courier"'s problem).




• Or, as another advance-fee variant, you hear that the suitcase is being detained by authorities when it's almost gotten to you, and they need you to supply money for customs or bribes.




• Or you actually receive a suitcase, but most of the apparent cash in it is false. The scammers hope that by the time you're caught you will have succeeded in depositing some of the fake cash in a bank and "invested" it in targets they control.

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  I caught him in one lie. He said his son died right after his divorce. Then later he said he would move to Idaho with his son. He said he wants to invest in a boarding school and medical facility.
  
  – Cindi Bethel-Carmona
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @CindiBethel-Carmona people regularly invest large large sums of money on a regular basis without using cash. (Of course, rich people used to also carry large sums of cash to Switzerland...)
  
  – RonJohn
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I agree this is a scam. I just am curious how they make it work. You people have given good input...like money launder and some fake cash. After telling him to deliver the cash to the local police department I sent of picture of me standing in front of a police car with a thumbs up :-)
  
  – Cindi Bethel-Carmona
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

5

The possibilities are endless. (The only thing that's not in doubt is that it's a scam, and if you're not in on designing it, you're an intended victim. Very often even if you think you're in on it).

• It could be a money-laundering operation. (That's pretty much the only real-world situation that involves suitcases full of genuine cash).




• Or an advance-fee scam where a "courier" would show up on your doorstep with a suitcase and demand that you pay a delivery fee. (The suitcase is locked; that will not be the "courier"'s problem).




• Or, as another advance-fee variant, you hear that the suitcase is being detained by authorities when it's almost gotten to you, and they need you to supply money for customs or bribes.




• Or you actually receive a suitcase, but most of the apparent cash in it is false. The scammers hope that by the time you're caught you will have succeeded in depositing some of the fake cash in a bank and "invested" it in targets they control.

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Henning MakholmHenning Makholm

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  I caught him in one lie. He said his son died right after his divorce. Then later he said he would move to Idaho with his son. He said he wants to invest in a boarding school and medical facility.
  
  – Cindi Bethel-Carmona
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @CindiBethel-Carmona people regularly invest large large sums of money on a regular basis without using cash. (Of course, rich people used to also carry large sums of cash to Switzerland...)
  
  – RonJohn
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I agree this is a scam. I just am curious how they make it work. You people have given good input...like money launder and some fake cash. After telling him to deliver the cash to the local police department I sent of picture of me standing in front of a police car with a thumbs up :-)
  
  – Cindi Bethel-Carmona
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

The possibilities are endless. (The only thing that's not in doubt is that it's a scam, and if you're not in on designing it, you're an intended victim. Very often even if you think you're in on it).

• It could be a money-laundering operation. (That's pretty much the only real-world situation that involves suitcases full of genuine cash).




• Or an advance-fee scam where a "courier" would show up on your doorstep with a suitcase and demand that you pay a delivery fee. (The suitcase is locked; that will not be the "courier"'s problem).




• Or, as another advance-fee variant, you hear that the suitcase is being detained by authorities when it's almost gotten to you, and they need you to supply money for customs or bribes.




• Or you actually receive a suitcase, but most of the apparent cash in it is false. The scammers hope that by the time you're caught you will have succeeded in depositing some of the fake cash in a bank and "invested" it in targets they control.

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Yes; this is a scam; I garantee it.

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answered 8 hours ago

MusuyajinMusuyajin

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I've heard similar stories where the bad guys use schemes like this to get the victim to help "import" various bags of suspicious substances into the US and Canada.
  
  – Rocky
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

4

Yes; this is a scam; I garantee it.

share|improve this answer

answered 8 hours ago

MusuyajinMusuyajin

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I've heard similar stories where the bad guys use schemes like this to get the victim to help "import" various bags of suspicious substances into the US and Canada.
  
  – Rocky
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

Yes; this is a scam; I garantee it.

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answered 8 hours ago

MusuyajinMusuyajin

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answered 8 hours ago

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