more on private yoga class scams

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My husband, Siri Karm Singh received an email, which I will save you

from re-reading as a many have received it themselves. It is asking

for private yoga classes and follows the basic format of a new version

of check fraud.

 

The scam making the rounds is overpaying for products/service then

asking you to refund(wire) the difference. The trick is that your

bank, on good faith, will clear the check in a matter of days (1 or 2)

but in reality it takes up o 2 weeks to actually clear. When a victim

falls prey to this, they are not only out of the money they refunded,

but can also be blamed for taking a fake check.

 

Even bank tellers are not trained well enough to spot a fake check. As

a former bank teller, who lost a job for taking a forged check, trust

me on that.

 

These scams are being used on so many people, businesses, etc..

They simply cast a wide net, and see who gets caught. Lately, yoga

teachers seem to be targeted, which is sad considering the financial

challenges of supporting ourselves as teachers. The truth is that this

scam is being used everywhere, so much so that there are adverts all

over warning about it. You might have seen some adverts about these

scams in magazines, or on public transport, I see them on the bus in

Boston.

 

More information is available at

 

http://www.fraud.org/tips/internet/fakecheck.htm

 

Remember; If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.

 

God Bless you,

Siri Devta