$$ Scam on Craigslist

I was attemting to rent my timeshare in Hawaii on Craigslist and had a renter who responded. He sent a picture of himself & wife and wanted the name of business to send check via UPS express. The rent was for $1200. He then sent a note that the travel company had mistakenly sent out more money than was due but no problem I could keep an addition $100 for my trouble and there would be instructions with the check. Today I received 2 checks in two seperate UPS shipments for $3600 ea with a note to email paysecuredepts.com for instructions on how to cash. I called the bank listed which is in Santa Clara, CA and the bank is legit and the company listed on the checks is in VA and it is legit also. I knew something was fishy so I entered the web site paysecuredepts.com and that's when I found Scamwarners. I'm not touching these checks and I've cancelled my booking with the timeshare. It's pretty obvious this was a scam but I can see how someone could be duped.

This is a classic overpayment scam--I'm glad you recognized it before you were scammed!

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