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How many people have ever had scammers threaten your family?

Let me start by saying I was selling something on eBay for $800.00 (but this person sent a check for more than what I asked $2,150.50 and that wasn't what I asked.) Well, my bank confirmed that it was a scam (which I was suspicious) and they sent it back to where it came from. I told the guy that I refused to keep it and told him it was being returned (which he was one of those who wanted a pic of the check and deposit slip and my bank didn't give a deposit slip [which I believe was a good thing.) After he said I was lying about returning the money, he decided to say that my family would also pay (which was something I won't put with.) If he had threatened me, it wouldn't have bothered me; but when he mentioned my family, he got me furious. I already filed a complaint with the law; but my question is: has anyone else received this type of threat? (You and your family will pay.) One last thing was it was typed like this: "You only want to spend my fund , nothing is coming back anywhere and if you spend it , you wl also due with it , all your family WL pay for this ..." (and it was the "family" part he shouldn't have said to me.)

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  • 5 months ago

    If they sent you a check for an eBay sale, you already know the check is bogus and the bank SHOULD have forwarded it to the police, not returned it.

    Note: You CAN'T return the money that never existed. Even if the check were legitimate, until you cash/deposit the check, there is nothing to return, because the funds never left the account the check is drawn against.

    The threat is NOTHING more than an attempt to scare you into depositing the check and sending them the 'overpayment'. They have non clue if you even have family.

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