New Spam Techniques

In 2005, I attempted to sell my furniture online.....well it turned out to be more of headache then anything. I started to review emails from fraudulent potential buyers stating that they would purchase my furniture for a higher amount then the selling price and then I return the remaining balance to the buyer. When I first received an email like this, I didn't think any of it. As the weeks went on, I received similar emails. One day I decided to response and I gave the seller my address; a few weeks later I received a money order in the mail for $5000.00, well that would have been nice but unfortunately my furniture was only $800.00. I also did not make arrangements for the buyer to pick up the furniture. I then took the money order to bank to report the incident because I knew that the money order was fraudulent even though the appearance was so real. The bank told me that the money order number was a duplicate. Since this incident happened I frequently receive emails from spammers offering to send me and enormous amount of money and as a favor I return a portion of the money. Recently, I was watching Dateline and there was a report on these money laundering schemes. Dateline reported that there are organizations set up in places like London and they communicate to US citizens via email and try to get them involves in a various money trading schemes. If you receive one of these emails, trust me it is not a legal individual or business. Do not respond because you will continue to receive the emails.