How does a 'forged' stock certificate clear? When it is deposited to sell there is a delay on the
availability of the funds in the brokerage account. If the funds were used to purchase some other
security (in a margin account) there would be colateral available for the broker to recoup if the
certificate proved to be counterfeit. The account holder would be prevented from withdrawing for
at least 3 days and by that time the brokerage would more than likely know if the certificate was
valid or fake. A cash account would be even more restrictive.
So... how does this scam work?
Out the LAN card, down the cable, through the router,
out the gateway, to the ISP...nothin' but net!