re: Financial blunder stories

A guy I worked with:
Him: Well that was the easiest $300 I ever made...

Me: Ok, I'll bite. How did you make the $300?

Him: This company in England sent me a money order to cash for them because they can't cash American money orders over there. I cashed the $2,400 M.O. got to keep $400 and mailed them the $2,000 in cash

Me: Sounds fricking fishy. Why would they send it to Joe Blow in arkansas? Could be a scam, could be money laundering.

The next day:

Him: You were right. That money order was counterfeit and since I mailed cash I have no way of proving I mailed it. The bank froze my accounts until I pay back the entire $2,400.

So much for the easiest $400 he ever made.