[Scspamcop] Re: What's the catch?

[Marc J. Miller]

Sometimes the angle for this kind of scam is that there are customs fees
to be paid.  If the scammer fronts the expense with a phony check, that
can be used as evidence against them.  Usually the customs fees are
addressed somewhere that the scammer can cash that check.  Often it's
intercepted before it reaches the destination it was addressed to
(relatively easy with Money Gram and Western Union) so that they can
avoid giving out their true address.  This can be done from anywhere in
the world.



RandallW wrote:
> Spammers want one or both of these things:
> 
> #1: Your money
> #2: Your personal information, so they can steal your money 
> 
>