by Ryan Hains
Sat Nov 03, 2012 3:37 pm
Jennifer M Garry
[email protected]
This is usually where the victim is selling an item online. If you are selling small high value items the scammer will hope that you ship it before the fake check bounces.
If you are selling a large item the scammer does not want your 'item'. The scammer will indicate interest in buying the item but want to send a FAKE check for more than the asking price for the item, requesting the seller to cash or deposit the check and send the overage to a third party, often a supposed shipping company. The "shipping company" or other third party is either the same scammer or his accomplice.
Please do NOT cash or deposit any checks or money orders you have received or may receive from anyone who is contacting you through email. The checks or money orders that the scammer is sending to you are fakes, forgeries, or stolen.
Understand that even if your bank tells you that the check has cleared, it does not mean they will take responsibility for it when it is returned. They are required by law to give you access to money within a few days but later, when the check goes to a clearance house or the original bank, the check will be returned and you will be held responsible. It can take days, weeks, or even months for the fraud to be discovered and you will be held financially responsible and required to pay all of the money back, regardless of who sent the check to you.
Craigslist is meant for face to face transactions with the buyer with cash in hand.
[email protected]
This is usually where the victim is selling an item online. If you are selling small high value items the scammer will hope that you ship it before the fake check bounces.
If you are selling a large item the scammer does not want your 'item'. The scammer will indicate interest in buying the item but want to send a FAKE check for more than the asking price for the item, requesting the seller to cash or deposit the check and send the overage to a third party, often a supposed shipping company. The "shipping company" or other third party is either the same scammer or his accomplice.
Thanks for getting back to me ,I really appreciate your
response and i want you to consider this item sold. am ok with
the price and condition as stated in your advert i promise to give
addition $50 if you remove the advert from Craigslist completely,
so i will be rest assured am in hand of this item. I will paying you
as soon as possible tomorrow with CERTIFIED CHECK,so i,ll be sending the
payment to you via FedEx or Usps. So you need to provide me the
information to facilitate the mailing of the payment.
Full name on the check..................
Physical address to post the check............
City....................
State and Zip Code................
Home & Cell Phone to contact you..............
Note : I would forward all your details to my secretary to make the
payment out to you fast and the payment will be shipped to your address
via usps or fedex courier services, and i will take care of the
shipment of the item, as soon as you have the check cash, i will send
my mover to come down to your address and pick the item,
Thanks and hope to hear from you as soon as possible.
Regard
Doris M. Garry
Please do NOT cash or deposit any checks or money orders you have received or may receive from anyone who is contacting you through email. The checks or money orders that the scammer is sending to you are fakes, forgeries, or stolen.
Understand that even if your bank tells you that the check has cleared, it does not mean they will take responsibility for it when it is returned. They are required by law to give you access to money within a few days but later, when the check goes to a clearance house or the original bank, the check will be returned and you will be held responsible. It can take days, weeks, or even months for the fraud to be discovered and you will be held financially responsible and required to pay all of the money back, regardless of who sent the check to you.
Craigslist is meant for face to face transactions with the buyer with cash in hand.
