i met this girl online and she clames to be from america but is now in nigeria as a nerse, the picture she sent me is not something that looks proffesionally done like shes a model, most of the usual profile of a scammer isnt her except that for being someone from america her english is pretty poor and she wants money from me, at first a $100 for her to pay for her phone (i didnt pay it) then $300 for her plane ticket back here, (didnt pay) now shes saying she trusts me enough to send her check here to me so i can cash it for her because her work checks can only be cashed in america (doesnt seem right) all i have to do is western union her the $50 it will cost in postage and she will send her paychecks for me to cash to them pay back to her to pay for the plane ticket and hold onto the rest for her till she gets here. sounds like a scam but, i actually like this girl.. do you think this is a scam? or what can i do to say this seems like a scam without upsetting her in the off chance it isnt?
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I think that you shouldn't do it and here are my reasons/theories:
1- if she's getting her checks from nigeria, she's supposed to be able to cash them there. I mean, doesn't nigeria have american banks??
2- A girl you met online is ACTUALLY asking you to cash her check and trusts you well enough not to steal her money? Doesn't that sounds quit weiird? Think about it...
3- If you're sure she's a scammer, why are you even thinking if she's scamming you?? I mean, hellooo!! SCAMmer?? But if she's the one who told you that she's not the one from the pictures you mighy have some reasons not to doubt her.. after all she told you the truth didn't she?
4- legally you shouldn't do it bcz if the check is in her name, why in the hell is it with you? Wouldn't the bank get suspicious? Unless it's a check cashed for the owner or whatever it is called but i dont think it is bca my sister is a nurse herself and she can choose whether she gets paid by cash or by check or by the hospital paying her directly to her bank account. And trust me, hospitals wouldn't wanna make a check easily stolen and easily cashed now would they?
5- if she's gonna send the check to you, it shoudl be in your name to cash it as i explained before so ur friend should transfer the money or whatever it is called from that check to the check you're abt to cash for her.. couldn't have she cashed it herself already?
6- and it's my final theory: she asked you for money before and you didn't give her, so by asking you to cash her check is sort of a way for making you feel guilty for not sending her the money and showing you that she is able to trust you in a way you wouldn't trust her even tho you do (i think).
Those were my theories, so if u agree DONT DO IT. Jusy tell her ina a nice way that she shouldn't trust you that much because you met online even tho you were so flattered and that she should cash it herself cause no one would write a check that couldn't be cashed in the same country.. i mean how stupid is that? Or should i say fake?? It's your call