The 419 from the 603

You've heard this scenario before. Someone who is selling an item on the internet gets a buyer who sends them to much money. "Take your part and wire me the rest." After that, the check is returned but the seller already wired the overage. A typical Nigerian 419 scam right? So the money is going to Nigeria and there is no hope of getting it back or stopping this from happening again, right?

Well, that isn't exactly true. The State Police in Concord, N.H. arrested two (yet to be named) suspects in this same international scam. The estimated take is between $5 and $10 million.

The two men were sent monthly shipments of pre-printed checks along with instructions on where to mail them and who they were to be made payable to. Craigslist and eBay sellers were the main targets.

Police do believe the core of the scam was operated out of Nigeria, but a big part was originating right here in the U.S.