preparing them for shipping. Finally, Mr. Ferguson replied again on August 3rd.
Subject:
Re: Sculptural Art purchase
Date:
Wed, 3 Aug 2016 17:49:21 +0000
From:
Kenneth Ferguson <[email protected]>
To:
Jose <[email protected]>
Hi Jose,
Sorry for the delay in getting this transaction taken care of. I just lost my son to oesophagus cancer and it has been very hard taking care of business. The payment has been mailed to your bank from Glenknoes Bakery Supplies and should get there anytime soon. Do let me know when the payment has been posted to your account so we can proceed with other arrangements.
Thanks,
Kenneth.
By now Jose was sure something was up and it was not the misspelling of esophagus that had set off his spider senses. Jose had determined that this drawn out procedure was indicative of a failed sale. On Monday, August 8 of 2016, Jose woke to a ringing phone but did not get to it in time. After his shower he listened to the recorded voice of his Bank Manager in Edmonton asking me to contact them asap as a large sum of money had been sent via cheque for deposit into his account. He had, of course been expecting this money to arrive and so he contacted the bank, who informed him that the amount that was sent was 58,000 CAD. There was an over-payment of 18,000CAD, and the cheque had not been issued by Glenknoes Bakery Supplies in Smalltown, Ontario; it was fraudulent! Now, Jose realized what the scam was!
Jose had received an email from Mr. Ferguson asking me to let him know when the check cleared. The bank had not been much help when Jose had expressed his fears. He was determined however to catch Ferguson in his own web of greed and misinformation. Jose wrote Ferguson back and told him there was an over-payment and that he required contact info so he could Western Union the over-payment back. Ferguson must have been drooling as he laughed and emailed Jose back. He supplied Jose with the name, address and phone number of his “shipper” in Alberta.
Jose, send the payment by cash deposit or wire to my shipper:
Cibs bank.
Kandace Kummings
transit 00049
acct 6141890
branch address- 60102 jasper ave edmonton
ab t5j 1w5
home 770-12063 king st west hamilton on l8s 4s3.
Send me a confirmation when done and let me know your proposed time for pickup.
Thanks,
Kenneth.
Jose then quickly passed all this info onto the Bank of Montreal as well. He also contacted the RCMP, and the Canadian Anti-fraud Centre, Turns out it was enough info to catch and jail the criminal Ferguson and Kummings! Unfortunately, like most Canadian stories, this one is anti-climactic; nothing seems to have happened.
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