Scam?

I went to see the Police yesterday... Its all documented, I gave the Police the cheque and envelope. Despite my email, there has been no contact from the Nigerian

Hopefully thats the end of it!

 

If the cheque is drawn on a UK bank account you can order a special presentation which means that you'll know if it is cleared within 48 hours.

If it's drawn on a foreign bank account, walk away now, don't stop and wonder, there's nothing to see, move on, keep moving, go on, move off

 

Netserver

The cheque was a British bank, with a British address, totally legit cheque.

This is how i believe the fraud happens:

1. Person in Nigeria who makes the offer
2. Another person in uk who makes the cheque out
3. Then the account holder with the international code 234. (this could also be person 1) Either way I believe they know what is going on.

By definition the cheque was authorised and I could have attempted to cash it.

I considered it too risky to stay involved hence i went to the Police

 

The cheque can still be found to be stolen, or the money in the account was stolen etc. It can take a long time, but the bank will take the money back.
I don't think there is a time limit.

 

FC Domains

It does appear that is the case, the bank staff uggested that once funds had been authorised, the bank had accepted the cheque as genuine.

In this case, the issuer did not have enough funds in their account anyway.

 

Why don't you use an escrow service like Sedo? Then you would be sure to get the money...

 

It was offered to the client: