Individual is trying cash fake cashier checks by fedexing fake fraudulent checks to seller. I placed an ad on-line (craigslist ad) in Atlanta, GA 24 Jan 13. He responded via text from (386) 385-8306 (FL #), stating he was David Robson "ready to make an instant purchase". He states mode of purchase will be in the form of a cashiers check and will arrange for local pick up. He stated he is willing to give extra $100 as soon as check is received due to hold the item for sale due to its inconvenient due to his work schedule and requests mailing address and name to send it to. Once the information (name & address) was received he sent out the check and was with an amount larger than item for sale (~$2000) and wanted me to deposit or cash the check, take out the amount for the item I was selling and MoneyGram the rest, to an address provided. In this case send payment to "Karen McMahon 525 1/2 Main St, Palm Coast, FL 32137". (address does not exist) On 29 Jan, the day I received his cashiers check from "Bank of America" payable to me, I went to deposit or cash it and was immediately identified as fraudulent and could not be verified via Bank of America as ever being issued. I received a phone call from (828) 351-4023 asking me where I was and what bank was I at. When I told him I was at CHASE bank he denied his check was a scam and denied it, told me he would call back, which he never did. This scam is being run over state lines and may even be international in nature (final caller sounded very arabic/foreign accent). Upon googling both numbers they have extensive records of scamming people and many have commented the are surprised they haven't been caught by the FBI. I live in fear in that these people have my name, address, phone number and bank name. If I had enough money in my account to cover the check I would have been able to cash it or if the experienced teller had not come over (upon hearing I said it was “suspect”), the inexperienced/new teller would have most likely been able to deposit it and I would have been ultimately been liable upon check bouncing later on...This crime is seemingly being done on a LARGE scale by this group of people and needs to stop. I have filed a report with the FBI, have security installed at my house (and gun), notified equifax placing an alert and notified the postal inspector
I went through the same thing... I alerted the cops after I tried depositing the check but failed.. He used same alias and number. He has my personal info and address wat can I do
They tried to get me too. Luckily I'm not a trusting person. Same M.O. and everything. He even threatened my life after I told him the deal was off. I vow to help stop this s.o.b.
This guy is tryin' to get me right now . . . I have a vehicle on Craigslist and I sell tons of stuff on C-List and have had every scam-dick in the world try to get me and for fun I string them on then unload and scare the [***] outta them and never hear another word . . . I just got to the point of getting this Karen lady in FL a pmt via Money Gram and immediately put her name and address into google after this dumbass actually gave me somebody to send it to for real ! ! ! ! and here you guys are been scammed or potentially scammed by them . . . the funny thing is I had them send what I thought was a check for the vehicle to an abandoned building using a fake name and they did send something but after I spoke to FedEx the package weighs a pound and was from a Macy's in Alabama . . which is strange if they are gonna send me a fake check to have it in a big box from a department store . . .so now im ready to take all my text msg's I have (which of course I kept b/c I hate these kinds of [***] crooks) and hopefully somebody somewhere can use my info to catch them . . hope this makes you guys that have posted here already feel somewhat at ease . .. . never, never ever trust somebody that wants to buy something from you, send you a check, then have you pay their shipping company with the money they just sent you . . and those of you that are trying to actually pull this scheme off . . . there's people out there like me waiting on your dumb [***] and im gonna string you along and waste the [***] outta your time all the while gathering your info and passing it on the law enforcement . . . have a nice day douchewads.