Got a message about an item I had on Craigslist. They wanted to pay with a check mailed thru usps. They said they would give me $50 extra to hold the item and then they would arrange for pick-up/delivery after I let them know it was deposited. I got the check today, mailed from a Chris Murphy in San Diego, CA, but the check was from Texas Central Title LLC in Waco, TX and through Texas First State Bank in Waco, TX. The check is for 2 1/2 times my asking price. I'm contacting both companies and the guy to let them know their names are being used for a scam.
I have just had the same scam scenario in the last 5 days for an 'item' on Craigslist - "save it for $50" and they'll send their movers and I can pay them. The telephone number the scammers are using has changed 424 672 4116 and so has the name of the bank and the company that wrote the check - It's a couple lawyers in Atlanta! The check is written for close to $2000 - 10 times the asking price! Beware!
Same thing just happened to me. They are "out of town on a business trip" They will pay $50 over asking price to hold your item for them and send extra $ to also cover the mover's costs. They said for me to keep my money and give the rest to the movers. These texts came from 424-293-1879. Maybe I should have went along with it and had a cop with me when the "movers" arrived for their money.
Just had a similar thing from a Chris Murphy from CA who I's currently on the "sea" do to the nature of his job offered to send me a business check and an extra $50 to hold