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[quote=Anonymous]PP with the dad who was scammed out of $31k here.

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My dad was told by the scammer that he was an agent with the social security administration.   He told my dad his social security number had been stolen and was being used to open accounts for numerous drug and child sex abuse trafficking rings. He told my dad they would need to get a new SS number for him and it would cost $31k (we don't know how they arrived at the number.   It was just about $1k less than what my dad had readily available in his bank account.)  He told my dad that because these drug and child sex abuse cases were currently being investigated by the FBI and numerous other agencies, that everything had to be kept confidential and my dad could not tell ANYONE about this.

My dad went into the bank and asked to withdraw $31k. 
The teller DID ask him what it as for (as they are trained to for elderly making large withdrawals) and my dad said that he was "buying some property."   Apparently that was what the scammer had told him to say if anyone asked.
This was in Orange county, CA--no way can you buy "property" anywhere near there for $31k.
Even if you could-wouldn't you want a cashiers check or other form of trackable payment for buying property?   But apparently my dad passed the test by saying that.

So if the contractor in OP's case shows up at the bank to cash a $3500 check, and the teller asks what it was for-the contractor could just say it was for arbor work on the homeowners property.   Without knowing the scope of the work, the teller would know that $3500 for arbor work is not  an unusual amount.   There would be no reason for the teller to think this was any type of scam or unusual transaction.[/quote]

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