Wire transfers and fraud

[IC_Hawk]

I currently have two requests for international shipments. They both came for the same product within a couple days of each other. Which seemed a little fishy since I don't get these types of request that often. They are large ticket items. One going to Saudi Arabia and one going to Australia. I don't get a lot of these and when I do I generally ignore them because they look fishy. They are decent orders and if legit well worth the time.

After communicating through email, both customer seem legit. They have both agreed they would send the money through a wire transfer, since that is the only way I will do anything overseas.

Is there any way for someone to actually do a fraudulent wire transfer? For example, send the money and then two weeks later the bank says that it was bogus. I have heard of fake money orders but I have never heard of someone being able to scam a wire transfer.

[LifeinAsia]

Good discussion here [webmasterworld.com].

[Green_Grass]

some people think a wire transfer can be fraudulent.. Never happened to me ..

here is another one..more heated.

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[IC_Hawk]

Thanks a lot, this helped out a ton.