Lot owners! Watch out for scams.
Its snowbird season! I have an ad for my rental lots in Florida on RVparkstore.com I got an inquiry through the site about one of my lots. I quoted the person a monthly rate even though they only pr...
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Vulcan Rider wrote:rockhillmanor wrote:
YOU are held responsible, AND it's a felony rap.
OK my previous answer was wrong for the specific situation being discussed but THIS answer is also wrong; so MANY amateur lawyers pop up on forums all the time it seems.
You are not guilty of any kind of illegal activity unless you KNOW what is going on. If you are duped by someone else, you are the victim and not the criminal.
You are held responsible only to the point of making up the missing money; sometimes not even that. If you somehow refuse to do that, it's a different story.
Guess you are an amateur too! :W
Because the state's attorney where I live thought differently when they tried to prosecute me. Been there done that saw it first hand.
And it's right in the statement you made.
I KNEW the check was going to be deposited.
I PROVIDED the routing numbers for deposit.
As does everyone who decides to take payment via direct deposit. Which is fine until you run across a counterfeit check.
That's all the evidence they need.
Ton of case law on people who were prosecuted, albeit they were scammed....or said they were scammed.:W
