I realize this is a scam, but what does he get from it????? I mean he doesn't get any money from you, does he? Does he ask you to send any of your own money on to this other person who needs the operation? This is so weird,,,,, Debra & the terrible twos (Kismet & Charlie) [Moderator's note: Yes, you are sent a check (hopefully I don't have to write "cheque" now that people are returning from Toronto) and asked to deposit it and then send a portion of the money back to scammer after the check supposedly clears. But the check is indeed bad and the bank will eventually catch up with you long after you sent the scam artist your money. There are several techniques used to slow down check processing; I'd rather not get into on the FML ;-) BIG] [Posted in FML issue 5286]