Ryan - It is my understanding that what you describe is exactly the case. If, for example, a wire or check - any banking instrument - was funded with monies that turn out to be fraudulent, then yes, the bank will hold you responsible for those funds. This is especially insidious if the funds were laundered through one or several transactions and banks with a tangled paper trail that takes months - or even a year - to untangle. The problem I was facing was that because Nigerian scams have begun to run through UK banks, this could have been the case. I'm not saying it was the case, but the possibility was there, and outside the US I had no legal recourse. From emailing back and forth with the English buyer, he seemed very sincere and righteous but.....ya never know. I finally decided to sell 10440 to a guy from New England and will be shipping it this week. He seems sincere too and, if need be - I have a cousin who's an attorney in Boston to fall back on. The buyer's name is Jason and I am strongly encouraging him to join the DMC News Group. So yes, the scamming business IS worse than you thought. Thanks all for all the input and warnings guys.............................LP and 10440 >If banks can fully clear checks, then come back a month and a half >later and say, "Oh, sorry. That check was fake. We shouldn't have >cleared it", then the whole scamming business is worse than I thought. >I'd be surprised of this is the case; can they really clear a check in >full, then come back and say, "Oops, that was a good forgery. Give us >the money back?" To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/