vova is at it again (he or she?) texting from 1-614-379-3146 and email [email protected] to a listing on craig's list asking me for my info to send a check. Purporting to be a US Marine. just to let you folks know.
This is the message I received from this number (+1 33 45216528):
Good Morning
> How are you doing? Sorry for the late response, I just contact FED EX
> now and they said they are on vehicle for the delivery now and almost
> to your house
>
> My husband sent the check $1755 to you including the (freight and
> hand ling's fees) to pick up the item from you and some other items
> around your location
>
> As soon as you get the check, have it deposited into your Account or
> through ATM asap. Deduct your $350 as agreed and have the rest $1405
> balance transfer via Western Union Minutes Transfer as requested by
> the mover so that they can be at your location to pick up the item
> from you .
>
> You can locate any Western Union location around you and have the
> rest $1405 balance transfer to the below mover agent information via
> Western Union Minutes Transfer:
>
>
> Receiver's Name: Jjuan Maines
> Address: 1102 archer St.
> City: Savannah
> State: GA 31405
>
>
>
> Please do take care of everything asap so that the mover can contact
> you for the pick up arrangement . And as soon as you are done with
> the transfer, You will be given a receipt so get back to me with the
> MTCN #, Sender name and the Exact Amount transfer after deducting the
> minutes transfer fees from the rest money you are sending to Jjuan Maines.
>
> Thanks and God bless
>
Obviously it was a scam. You have to be very careful with this kind of situations. It looks you can get the money and the check is suppose to be certified but actually it's fake, it's a scam. Don't ever transfer the money because you will not recovered it.
Who wants to buy a piano without checking it? It didn't make sense.