Bargain Shoppers Express James White Bargain Shoppers Express Scam Hickory North Carolina

Bargain Shoppers Express sent me a detailed letter explaining what I needed to do as far as getting started. There was a check enclosed in the amount of $4,680. The letter said that in order to get it cashed you have to deposit it into your bank account and let us know as soon as it clears or it will be void.

Before I did anything I called the company to make sure this was legit. I called the number that was listed with the name James White to contact. I never was able to talk to him but I did talk to a woman and she told me everything that I needed to do.

The next day I took the check to my bank and asked them if the check looked real or not and they all said it looked real but because it was such a large check they are going to have to put a hold on it for 10 days. I said that was fine but instead of putting the check into my regular account I opened a new account just for this "job" just in case it was a scam.

Before I left the bank I asked if I could get $100 out of that check and they said thats fine because I am a member there.

The 10 days passed and I called the bank to see if it cleared and sure enough it didn't and know I am $100 negative in that account. I tried calling James White and every time I get a hold of him I start to talk and he says hold on, hold on and puts me on hold for a very long time and doesn't every come back on the line. I looked up the area code and it's a Canadian phone number.

Alan
Sparks, Nevada
U.S.A.