Victim Location 22209
Total money lost $1,700
Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order
I was issued a fraudulent check in the mail, and then made payments based on the payers instructions and ended up losing the money through fraud. I had cashier’s check sent in the mail for $2250 for a table I was selling along with the payment I was to pay movers. I deposited the check and it cleared so per the buyer’s request I sent the movers payment of $1700 with two separate transactions via Zelle to Thomas Teixeira at [email protected] and [email protected] The firsttransaction was $1000 on 10/5/18. The second for $700 on 10/6/18. The buyer later requested a refund and said he no longer wanted the table so I attempted to refund to Marquisha Freeman at [email protected] via Zelle on 10/9/18 however i realized the fraudulent check was withdrawn from my account by that time so I canceled the final payment. The issuing bank discovered the fraudulence and withdrew the initial $2250 Overall they stole $1700 from me. I have the person’s phone number as he has been texting me from ?+1 (631) 812-7442?. Zelle is able to track these transactions whom they were sent to however they won’t release it to me. My bank has an image of the fraudulent check. I have the text conversation as well.