From Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
Look at the following examples. Decide if each one is fraud and then answer the questions. Check the answers to see if you are correct.
Brilliant Equity Marketing Associates (Ponzi scheme)
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From: A.E. Graham
To: Ms. Lepage
Dear Ms. Legpage:
I am strongly interested in purchasing the vehicle you listed for sale in your online posting of July 8. Your asking price of $27,599 is acceptable. I will shortly send you a money order for $27,599, which covers the change in currency (since I am in the U.S.) and shipping fees. As soon as you receive the money order, please cash it and immediately send me a check for the difference of $6,000 so that I can arrange for my representative to come and pick up the vehicle and drive it across the border. Please let me know the exact name you want the money order made out to, as well as your mailing address and phone number.
Thank you. I hope we can do more business together in the future.
A.E. Graham
