Everyone would like to think that at some point in their lives a money tree will rain bills upon their heads and solve all their financial woes. Unfortunately, as they go through life they realize that the odds of that happening are nil and none. A newer scam which hit the streets sometime in 2000 became known as the Black Money Scam and is a high-tech trick that rivals that of magicians performing on stage.

The wash wash ripoff bears some resemblance to the other advanced fee ripoffs, differing only in that there is a container of cash involved to further hook the mark. The mechanics of the ripoff are relatively simple and yet devious, a mark is identified and contacted in some fashion and then convinced there is a container of real money and a few genuine bills are shown in their demonstration to further reel in the victim.

Marks are told that the money has been dyed black in order to avoid customs inspections and taxes. According to those who have been arrested, by coating money with white glue and either iodine or raspberry Kool-Aid, the money appears black.

There are several real bills treated in the same way and the rest of the container will be full of black construction paper, to convince the victim they are asked to choose a random bill to “restore” which is actually a genuine note the con artist has palmed and changes out for the randomly chosen piece of construction paper. The palmed cash that was cleverly switched is then treated with a simple solution that removes the coloring and the victim is thereby convinced the entire trunk is full of genuine bank notes.

Marks are originally contacted via email after thousands or millions of memos have been sent to accounts found through either hacking of user accounts or by contacting accounts randomly. Of the few who will respond, contact will be made first via email then by phone which is why it’s important to use telephone services such as tele-search.com/California/San-Diego/858/653.htm in order to verify that he or she are actually who they say they are.

The Wash Wash Ripoff shares some factors with the advanced fee scam in that cash will be required from the victim to cover what might seem to be ordinary expenses to get the money into the country or purchase special chemicals to restore it. The requests for more cash will not stop until the mark becomes suspicious or balky, these are con men and can find many reasons to continue to milk the victim. The next step of this ripoff is to hook the mark further by having them sign a document stating they know they are doing something illegal such as accepting money acquired by drug dealing or theft, or an intent to avoid taxes, this is only done when the victim seems to be catching on and this is also the time when the “proof” will be presented and the victim shown how the cash is real using the fake bill switch.

Ripoffs are most efficient when they are new because like well done stage magic it takes watching and studying to figure out how they are doing it and where the “catch” is. There is no way to win with a ripoff artist and with ripoffs like these even “proof” such as the victim taking the trunk with them to keep in a secure place, is of anything but another misdirection. A container full of black construction paper has no value because the ripoff artists will do anything to keep the money flowing from the victim. Some Wash Wash Ripoff artists tell the victim that exposure to light or air will chemically alter the paper and render the money valueless, this buys them more time before the fraud is discovered and they use that time to request more cash from the victim supposedly to buy chemicals or pay more bribes.

As mentioned previously, there have been some arrests in these Black Money Scams mostly because of reports by those who were fleeced. Although one may be reluctant to report because they feel embarrassed for being duped, it is through these reports that governmental authorities can ensure the financial safety of everyone.

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