# This sounds like a new internet scam but can anyone explain it.

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 12, 2010, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-sounds-like-a-new-internet-scam-but-can-anyone-explain-it/546345 "2010-07-12T00:43:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![kombatminipig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5ac83/32.png) [@kombatminipig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kombatminipig)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-sounds-like-a-new-internet-scam-but-can-anyone-explain-it/546345/6 "2010-07-12T08:05:04Z")

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Yup. You pay to some random account, never get any car.

A couple of days later you’ll get an e-mail from the Alaska police, informing you that they caught the fraudster and they require your account information in order to reimburse you. Poof go your savings.

Oldest scam in the book.

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