Dominicans fall prey to internet scam

Dominicans are among individuals said to have fallen prey to a scam being run on the Internet.

Police Public Relations Officer Inspector John Carbon says the Criminal Investigations Department has discovered a scheme where counterfeit or fake US cheques are posted to people, advising them to cash the cheques.

Those who take the bait are told that they can retain a percentage and return the balance of the proceeds via western union to names and addresses provided.

“Some of the addresses provided are in Turkey. Several Dominican nationals have attempted to cash those cheques but it proved unsuccessful,” Carbon has been explaining.

The police are advising citizens to disregard these seemingly attractive ventures because they could be charged as accomplices in a criminal act.

The police are also concerned that participants in the scheme can allow international criminal networks to exploit the scarce resources of the country.

Those with information on the alleged scheme are being encouraged to contact the CID in person or by telephone 2665157/5165/5185

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66 Comments

  1. Maggi_R
    July 9, 2012

    All you retarded……….

  2. Justice and Truth
    July 7, 2012

    Some Nigerian men are famous for scamming people. They use the U.S. for their illegal trades. Sometime ago I saw a US TV program about a Nigerian man who resides in the US, probably Texas. He has a B.A. degree and owns some stores in the U.S. and is a crook. He had many different bogus credit cards which were shown on that program. At one point he was arrested and was deported. I believe more than once. He managed to return to the U.S and continued to ply his crooked ways. He was again arrested. He must be in prison and/or deported again. They manage somehow to return even though they are deported.
    I recall a Jamaican young man was deported twice from Toronto and he returned. Don’t know how they do it. The end result was that he was found dead in an apartment. This occurred some years ago when I had just moved to Toronto. Strange, I still remember his name. He was ‘Michael’ and was involved in illegal drugs and other illegal activities including, of course, bad company. Someone murdered him. I wonder if the murderer was ever caught. We have to be careful in those big countries and try not befriend certain people who may prove to be crooks who only prey on innocent people. Gone are the days when we could make friends easily with strangers and vice versa.

  3. Isshhh Toneh
    July 6, 2012

    DNO, Justice and Truth working for you man?

  4. virgo
    July 6, 2012

    This is what happens, when people are greedy and stupid, Dominicans should be aware of these because this is all over the world, they should be very careful especially with the nigerians they scam people, all the time they are very good at that.

  5. Anonymous
    July 5, 2012

    This is happening everywhere believe me.. I work at BOA I see these fakes all the time.. It took time to hit Dominica.. These ppl who do these scams make money on ppl who don’t know better

  6. conscious
    July 5, 2012

    Another example is young people who befriends elderly people. I Witness an elderly coming to my place of work to send western union to some college student the third time i called security because I question what is she doing with a college student as a friend. She could not remember the persons name.

    Penfriends do the same thing they always have a family member who is in some health crises and they need money. Every time the amount increases.

    • Justice and Truth
      July 5, 2012

      @ conscious

      They do scam the senior citizens. You did something good. We are here to help others especially the seniors who are so vulnerable to those scams.
      I hope that the security did something about it as also calling the Police and trying to locate her family in addition to contacting that student and if a fake, arrest him/her. The hypocritical sad stories they tell those people, cause their hearts to have empathy for them.
      A few months ago there was also a similar case in Montreal, among many throughout Canada and no doubt elsewhere, a teenager telephoned the senior citizen and pretended to be her relative as a grandson and asked her to send money. She went to the bank and sent him money. I believe that the bank officer got suspicious when she returned again to send more money to an address in Montreal. In the end there were three of them involved and they were arrested. That was the last I heard and read of the story through the Media.

  7. dominican canadain
    July 5, 2012

    its heating dominica now its hapening all over the world just becareful people it hapened rite hear in canada

    • Justice and Truth
      July 6, 2012

      @ dominican Canadian

      Last year a friend sent me an email stating that their computer system was hacked and her email address changed, that someone sent an email message to every one on her list, pretending to be her, stating that she was in Spain and had lost all her documents and could they send some money to her so that she can return to Canada. This person resides in another Province. They were away for that weekend.
      She stated that she is financially well off and she would never do a thing like that. I replied and asked, “Did anyone reply to this email message?” She said, “Only one person.” All her friends are highly educated people. Even the educated ones could fall for it. Surely everyone she keeps in touch with should have known that she was not out of the country.
      I did receive such an email on more than occasion but it was in French. I simply deleted it. I told her about it. This is another scam.
      Most of us who read the News and listen to TV news have heard about those scams and will not fall for them. I love reading and listening to the News. As I am writing this I am listening to CTV late news. Just heard that there is a power outage since 8:30 pm in downtown Toronto due to the heat wave we are experiencing. May it not be in the area where I reside. I expect it may happen if this heat wave continues.

  8. B-dawg
    July 5, 2012

    I don’t fully agree to some comments about the greediness of some people because scams are all over the world exactly like the WWW. (World Wide Web). Sometime in Febuary, I received one saying that he’s working for the Bill Gates Foundation and he wants to send me a few dollars but I have to send him some money to have it cleared. I laughingly ignored. I saw on the TV how they hook people saying they want to marry them and asking for help, even sending false photos to their victims.Many lonely hearts have been lonlier and pockets and bank accounts emptier.Some of those scammers were shown boasting and showing off all the money from their victims. Their prey spread all over on the bed and floor. They even train small children. Most of the criminals are from the Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire) and Nigeria. So be careful Dominicans, maybe soon, it will be about love and marriage.

    • Justice and Truth
      July 5, 2012

      @ B-dawg

      They pose as legitimate enterprises and also ask for names and addresses of people. Also saying that they have cancer or other ailments and forward the information to others on our email list and that for each one received Microsoft or other enterprise will donate a certain amount of money. We really have to be careful with them.
      Those emails we receive, some about Our Lord and some saints stating say this prayer and send the message to 5, 10 or more people on our list could be fictitious. I understood that the originator can trace all the email addresses to which they were sent. Now that I know, I will not forward such emails to anyone. Although we received an email warning about that, some people still continue to send them. I keep warning them and they continue to do so. Therefore, whenever I receive them I simply delete them.
      Be careful too of accessing an email message that you do not recognize. This could crash your computer system. I simply delete unrecognizable email addresses. It is better to be safe than sorry.

  9. Be Smart
    July 5, 2012

    I’m not saying you should do that but this is how a few people got back at the scammers…they took the checks went to a check cashing place instead of the bank, the check cashier called the 800 number to verify, the scammer said yes the check is valid. They people took their money and didn’t send none to the scammer…I recommend you destroy the check but that way works too…DOM-IN-A-CANS please don’t try that…y’all ain’t got check cashiers down there anyway…or do y’all?…don’t know; haven’t been there in a minute.

  10. Live
    July 5, 2012

    c’mon now people all it takes is good ol’ fashion common sense. Someone mails you a check, you know you didn’t work for the person, you don’t know that person why would you cash that check? This is the human race we are dealing with NO ONE, is going to just send a check to a stranger. I know these are hard time but let’s think with our heads people and not our pockets. I’ve gotten some of these check and I put them in the nearest trash bin.

    • Justice and Truth
      July 5, 2012

      @ Live

      Today there are more scammers who are desperate for money. It is as if they do not sleep and are always planning to scam their next victim or more, lazy and wicked people that they are. Those who have heard of their wicked schemes must inform others about it as each one reaches one. In the end, the scammers will get nothing and will stop. Already, some of them have received exorbitant sums of money from unsuspecting people.

  11. Nostalgia
    July 5, 2012

    Wisdom my people, if you don’t have it seek it.

    • July 5, 2012

      What about them scam artist going to countries telling citizens of them countries that they came give them papers to travel to Canada and other countries for which a fee is being charged, Them scam artist have all the tactics to scam people Fellow Dominicans wish up

      • Justice and Truth
        July 5, 2012

        @ Daniel

        A lot of that was done to people in the third world countries as India. Supposedly reputable people of travel agencies and the likes did that. I met a few educated Indian people, dentist, medical doctor, scientist who told me that they were told to come to Canada and they will get good jobs and that they paid some thousands of dollars for their service. Well, there were no jobs waiting for them. They expressed their disappointment.
        They told me that they were well off with a good job and home. I could tell they were decent, respectable people and they spoke English. I do believe that they were scammed. I asked them why would you leave such a job and a beautiful home to come here and start from scratch? They worked at a menial job. I do not know if they returned to their country, India. Some of them were told to apply for refugee status.
        I read that the government is sending some of them back who are not legitimate refugees and some who are not from refugee countries. The government is giving those people a free ticket and those who voluntarily leave, $2,000 to assist them upon their return. I also read that this money will not be given to them personally but will be handled by an organization to ensure that they do not waste it or use it for something other than it was meant for.
        Scammers are every where and in certain enterprises. Many were deceived in this manner and by people we would not expect to do such a thing.

  12. Concern citizen
    July 5, 2012

    Wake you all, don’t you all listen to news? Turkey is in Europe, the people there are struggling for money and cannot make ends meet, just as you all in Dominiica. Have you all heard the saying “REMEMBER! IF THE OFFER IS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE! THAT’S WHAT IT IS”. I know everybody is looking for quick money but try and investigate what you are investigating first before spending what you haven’t got already.

  13. salt and pepper
    July 5, 2012

    Don’t blame poor and desperate people. Don’t we have a government minister who was involved in an internet scheme?

  14. joe
    July 4, 2012

    i recieved a tex saying .congratulation you have won $50.000.00.i tex back and ask them where did they get my number and what was the contest .one of my n.y friend got a check and deposited it to his account ,without even telling his wife that he was rich (i guess he didnt want to shear )but when the bank sent the letter in the mail saying that they observed illigal transaction in his account the wife opened the mail and voila tote cwab ladjai.his bank account was clean and he did not have his shear of the rent .

    • Justice and Truth
      July 5, 2012

      @ joe

      How sad.

  15. Justice and Truth
    July 4, 2012

    Dominicans beware, not only in DA but elsewhere in the world. Never give strangers who telephone your name, surname and telephone number.
    Some people are not aware of those scams. There are many of them in circulation. They target people in every part of the world.
    I once received an email which originated from supposedly Nigeria about sending money. I ignored it. I also received more than one letter from Australia that many people whose pictures were printed on the information had won money and that I won some money, to send them some money. I ignored it. Those people could be right in the same city/country; some pretend to be living elsewhere.
    Recently a friend told me she received a letter mailed to her home to the effect about a supposedly relative who wants to share some money with her and she should send a certain amount of money. I told her to ignore it. She said that she wanted to take it to the Police. This is not a bad idea. These authorities would try to trace the originator which could lead to shutting them and their activities down and arresting them.
    A co-worker received a letter about winning a lottery but she must send money in order to claim it. I told her to ignore it and that it is a scam. Many people in Canada and elsewhere fell for this one and lost money.
    Last week it was broadcasted on TV that a woman who lived in an apartment rented a house from an unknown person. She saw a picture of the house and was asked to send $1,000 which she did. Her apartment was rented and she had to move out on July 1st. To her shocking surprise she found out that the house belonged to the owner of the house who had been living there for 20 years. This was either an Internet or Newspaper scam. She had nowhere to go to. I wonder what happened to the lady.
    Another scam is ‘identity theft’, changing people’s properties and selling their houses, unknown to them while they are still living in their homes.
    Another scam is those who telephone especially senior citizens stating that they are their relatives and are in a bind for money and to mail a certain amount to them. They give all sorts of excuses. Those people go to their banks and mail the money to them. Later they realized that they were scammed out of thousands of dollars. Some of them are to embarrassed to inform the Police about it.
    Another scam is those who telephone and state that they are calling from their Internet Provider or even Microsoft, that their computer has a problem and they would like certain information in order to repair it. They want to get confidential information which may be stored in your system as bank account numbers. They even want to come to the home to do so. The lengths crooks will go to scam people and there are more and various other ways they try to scam people, the unsuspecting ones. We hear and read about those scammers and are constantly warned about them. These people may not be listening to TV and Radio and also do not read the newspaper. It pays to do so.
    The Dominican Police authorities must make every one aware of those scams. People have lost millions of money to those scammers. They will not get my money. I know their tricks. It was also suggested not to reply to them. Once you reply they will get your email address and also your home address. Just ignore them.
    God has a place for those scammers. They will find out one day.

  16. CHARMER
    July 4, 2012

    It is not just receiving check, it begins with some communication and very convincing promises for service rendered. The persons who fell prey to the scam are not stupid, they just did not open their eyes wide enough

    • Justice and Truth
      July 7, 2012

      @ CHARMER

      It could happen to anyone. We trust people and never expect that they would deceive us in such a manner.
      I read today that the Canadian/Toronto Police is warning people of another scam, “Mystery Shoppers” which is advertised that, get paid to be one for free and make money. It also includes eating at restaurants. Those who reply are mailed a cheque of approximately $2,000 and told to keep $300 and mail the rest to the originator. They shop with the money believing that they are comparing prices and services. In reality, they are doing so with their own money while the scammers make a profit. They get nothing from it and lose their time. When the bank finds out they will have to repay the bank. They could be arrested and charged.
      Now that those people are exposed, bank staff and other financial institutions are on the alert. So should those who receive such letters, emails and read the advertisements. They should never reply to them.
      In this age of unemployment and increasingly so people are desperate to obtain a job. Scammers/ thieves are taking advantage of the economy and unemployment situation and preying on the vulnerable. They are making a mint on unsuspecting people and sometimes the gullible. If it is too good to be true, it is not good.
      There are a few more, “The work at home scam” and also computer typing work and performing research work on the computer from home.
      There are others, assembling books and filling envelopes to mail. When people reply, they are told to send a cheque and they will send them the material. After sending the money, what they receive for it are “instructions on how to assemble them.” This also means those who receive them could also do likewise and try to scam others. The scammers only provide a mailbox number.
      Some years ago someone told me that she was scammed in this manner for a work-at-home job. She showed me the information that she received from that crook. The unemployed must be aware of them. The best thing to do is not to reply and to alert the Police about it.

      • Justice and Truth
        July 7, 2012

        The person who told me that she was scammed is not a Dominican. She is from another island. I know her personally. She is an intelligent person. She was job hunting at that time. I thought I would state it in case someone thinks it is a Dominican.

  17. hmmm
    July 4, 2012

    ppl its not greed the man who did dis advertised a job on dno protalent and some of us applied for the job he than sent the check to us and we went to the bank to seek advice they told us at to do and we did jus dat so dont blame us plz

    • Live
      July 5, 2012

      you applied for the job…you have not started working and you received the check. That alone should tell you that something’s wrong. If you’ve worked before you’d know that you have to work before you get paid….like I said before somethings are just common sense….SMH

      • Lance Bokit
        July 5, 2012

        Ever heard of sign on bonus DUMMY

      • Be Smart
        July 6, 2012

        @ Lance Bokit…You’re the DUMMY dear because if the job has a sign on bonus you are notified of that during the application process…DUMMY!!!!

  18. lee
    July 4, 2012

    This would be very stupid and cash a check from
    an unknown person. I call this greed.

    • Live
      July 5, 2012

      I AGREE!!!!

  19. Jayson
    July 4, 2012

    The cheque has to be cleared right? Chances are you won’t get any money from it unless u have the amount of money in your account to cover it?

    The only person that’s getting screwed is the greedy person trying to cash the cheque, not the bank or anybody else.

    Serves them right!

  20. DOMINICAN ABROARD
    July 4, 2012

    Greedy people will always fall prey to these scams, they only have themselves to blame, if someone you don’t know, never seen, or heard of make you such an offer, alarm bells should start ringing. :-x

  21. ME
    July 4, 2012

    see what dominica commign to the rest of the world see how ……. u all are and now ur the target of there scams that goes to prove how stupid u all makign the country out to be grow up get with the times and see past u all bacwardnes and grow up this is just the biggining u all starting to look like a bunch or stupid hilbillies and rednecks this is just pissing me off RECEIVNG A CHECK FROM PEOPLE U ALL DOH KNOW AND GOIGN AND CASH IT HUNGRY U ALL HUNGRY MAN?

    • bone
      July 4, 2012

      You’re so sort!!! This is not targeting Dominicans in particular. This scam is being sent to persons all over the world and all over the world other “not too bright people” are also falling for it. Yes i agree we need caution but not the way you are branding us as hungry and stupid! COmmon!!

    • joe
      July 4, 2012

      i tried reading this comment as it was posted (without puntuation marks)and i almost choke

      • Isshhh Toneh
        July 6, 2012

        lmao.

    • justme
      July 5, 2012

      You just showed stupidity by even suggesting that only Dominicans are receiving such cheques. Wake up and smell the coffee. While you were busy trying to tear down your people whom you should be building up, the world became a global village and these scame are international.

    • Anonymous
      July 5, 2012

      Go and learn the English language then you can call people stupid. By the way, when you are smart, you use wisdom and don’t call people stupid.

  22. PAPA MET
    July 4, 2012

    my cousin almost feel victim to it. why because they posted the ad under the classified section of DNO claiming they were a outsource company and I know a few people who received the cheques and tried clearing it at banks only to be advised it was fake. right under jobs ads on DNO these con artists were posting there thing. I saw it and read it with my own eyes about 2 months ago

  23. July 4, 2012

    This scam pertains to a “Secret Shopper” service I beleive. Someone contacts you directly and asks you to western union money to them in order to evaluate their speed of service. They offer a percentage on the banker’s cheque (bank draft). However the catch is that after this banker’s cheque is processed it bounces and you are liable for the funds (based on the research i did). Actually spoke to one of these people and realized their game.

  24. Cza
    July 4, 2012

    Ay live uwp people alone lool just kidding but really allu must be really ass to think u all gonna benifit from some online scam lol muchless if allu living overseas lol

  25. Francisco Telemaque
    July 4, 2012

    Lots of Dominicans have fallen for such a scam, not only in Dominica, but all the way in Canada too.

    Hahahahahahahahahahahaha: a Dominican even try to get me to give her my account number so that she could give to someone in Dubai for them deposit a million dollars into it.

    I am not giving any details on this one you see except to say she may have fallen to scam which is all over the Internet, the story is the same, yet she is convinced she was about to help someone.

    Millions of Dollars sounds good, but only a fool would believe simply because they have a computer, and someone they do not know send some junk mail to them with this ridiculous offer, and fall for it.

    I have a friend in Canada, who give her credit card number to some thief, who got quite a few dollars from her account, I doh calling her name either, cause she blogs on DNO also, and I know she will read this, and this boy here doh want have her shoot me down the next time I visit her in Canadian country eh!

    FET.

    • Justice and Truth
      July 7, 2012

      @ Francisco

      I had to laugh at especially the last sentence. :lol: How could that person be so stupid? I can tell you no one will ever play that trick and scam on me. First of all I would become suspicious of that person. I would have to be out of my mind for it to happen to me.

  26. hmhmhm
    July 4, 2012

    Greed and stupidity is a very bad thing.

  27. Roz
    July 4, 2012

    How do they find these people and make contact and even write them cheques? There must be a “Retards, Click Here” button out there on the internet.

  28. ca mem
    July 4, 2012

    This scam occured a few years ago in Dominica and some people are still paying loans from this venture. they went to the banks with the cheques, the banks gave them the money unknowingly at the time, when the authorities realize what was going on, the people who cashed the cheques had to pay the money back.

    seriously Dominicans?? you recieve a travellers cheque from an unknown person then you taking ten percent and sending the rest??? if you smart you will hold all for yourself.lol

    • Funny
      July 4, 2012

      Sounds like is the banks self that doing that…

      • Justice and Truth
        July 7, 2012

        @ Funny

        Making me laugh? :lol: Please do not say that?
        May I share a story with you? Some years ago a young guy of West Indian parentage (not from DA)was employed by a Canadian Bank in Toronto. A customer came into the bank to withdraw an exorbitant sum of money – $10,000. He had a bag to put the money in. The bank clerk took him into a room since it was alot of money and it had to be counted. The clerk told the man to return for the money. The man returned, got the money and left. As he was nearing his home some black guys accosted him, threw him to the ground and took the bag of money from him. They injured him.
        It was broadcasted that night through the Media. The Police did their investigation and found out that when the clerk told the man to leave, he telephoned his friends and told them about the man, obviously gave them his address and they followed him. That clerk was arrested and no doubt was imprisoned along with his friends. I did not hear anything more about the case or about him. He was only in his early 20’s then.
        As far as I heard, the man withdrew the amount to pay some contractors. It is dangerous to withdraw so much money and carry it around. He should have paid them by cheques.
        A non-Dominican friend who is from the same island as his parents told me that she knows the family. There are some who steal from the bank but not all of them. Scammers use the banks to conduct their illicit business.

    • CHA
      July 4, 2012

      kool
      but greedy and foolish people will not understand
      some of us have family working overseas and they wont send a $ to us so why should someone u dont no send u money just like that if its not a scam?
      why dont they just chang their checks for themselfs

  29. July 4, 2012

    Trust me if any one falls for such a well know scheme and falls for it to the point of trying to cash those fake check{American ]spelling]British spelling.[Cheques]they need to be arrested on the spot where ever they attempt to cash such check. Sa sort zor sot ignorance of the Law is no excuse. SMFH! wake up my people.

  30. RCx2
    July 4, 2012

    I was just waiting for something like this to happen in D/ca. Allu so damn ignorant and unprepared.

    • sticky
      July 4, 2012

      where u self living?under a rock?

  31. July 4, 2012

    Dominican have TV and internet they should have been aware of the scam going on all over the world, being call the Nigerian scam

    Not only Dominicans receiving these money scam/lotto scam on the internet

    I received a long email sometime ago from a woman informing me that he husband passed away, also stating that she have many relatives, and she want to give her husband’s millions of dollars to me, also saying that her relative and husband relative do not deserve the money.. I goggled the telephone number only to find out that this telephone number and whoever it is was a scam

    I also received a letter from Australia informing me that i won that country’s lotto, since i did not purchase any lotto from this country and i have to send them money to process and transfer that winning to my account, i called The Better Business Bureau took the letter to them where they were already investigating since i was not the only one who received that letter

    One keep hearing on the news what is going on with the seniors all over the world, where them scam artist reaping them off their retirement saving, some having to sell their houses because of the money scam

    As the saying goes you have to be in it to win it, so if one did not purchase a genuine lotto how the hell you expect to win

    Them scam artist are scamming people all over the world, all i have to say is they will surely reap what they sew so day some how

    • RCx2
      July 4, 2012

      Nigerian scams are different to this

      • July 5, 2012

        Last year I saw a documentary on 2020, where the Nigerian scam artist based in England were exposed

        A few USA citizens received that same type of email, they went to the FBI. One woman was asked to send some money which she did while the FBI were tracing the scam artist where they were trace to many addresses in England

        The woman was asked to send some more money, the scam artist not knowing that the woman was in contact with the FBI and they were listening to every phone call was asked to send over one hundred thousand dollars, she told the scam artist that she is not feeling comfortable with the way they wanted her to send the money unknowing to the scam artist that they were on his trail

        They arranged to meet in a Hotel in London to deliver the money, they flew to England when they arrived there they started to communicate with another individual who was the pick up person not knowing to the scam artist that he is being set up, they were waiting for him gave their room number he arrived to collect his huge cash only to find out that he was busted and expose, as soon as they started to expose him he bolted for the door, and yes they were Nigerians, saying that Nigerian scam are different from that this is not true,they use many tactics to scam people

        I received an email saying that i won the Liverpool Lotto, this was what i did Google and this message is being posted

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    • True!!!!
      July 4, 2012

      @Grace; I got all kind of letters too, stating they are christians and they read my info and choose me to share their millions of dollars with… Am I that dumb????

      I keep getting emails that I won millions of euros & pounds, but one thing is certain,I have never played lotto so I know I cannot win no millions in lotto…..

  32. AmazingFace
    July 4, 2012

    What happen, Nassief selling idiot man? Why would somebody try and cash a cheque from somebody they don’t know??

    • Met Yo
      July 4, 2012

      u forgot is Dominicans you dealing with.

      Skerrit is the Prime Minister there we, go figure.

    • Anonymous
      July 4, 2012

      Maybe the check is made in China….

  33. 1979
    July 4, 2012

    “The police are also concerned that participants in the scheme can allow international criminal networks to exploit the scarce resources of the country”.

    LOLOL this is HILARIOUS!!!! I thought we were already infiltrated by an international criminal network…

  34. Morihei Ueshiba
    July 4, 2012

    What do you expect when we teaching our people that hard work is wrong and freeness is the way. They thinking everything in the world is free. No wonder the internet scammers target them.
    Close down the Red Clinic & get people to work.

  35. Prince
    July 4, 2012

    If you are that stupid to fall for that scam, you deserve to lose your money.

  36. ann
    July 4, 2012

    What am i hearing there? Be careful people.

    If you know you have not taken part in any comprtition, you have not worked have not done anything for anyone, don’t expect to just recieve check. There must be some horror behind it

    Use your senses God gave you.

  37. Fed Up
    July 4, 2012

    Why would someone deposit a cheque they received from an anonymous person? If it seems too good to be true – it often is!

  38. strengths
    July 4, 2012

    some dominicians are to greedy for money. anything for money,. take it easy. I know the country hard but plenty fo us are living above our means.

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