same thing here. put ad on craigslist and received a text with a followup email. wanted to send cashier's check/money order and add 50dollars to hold item. claimed son was in the hospital and they needed to be with him
received text reply to craigslist item I have for sale and to email them dorothyaufrouren1958 @ gmail.com total scammer.... wish we can wipe them off this planet....
same thing here. put ad on craigslist and received a text with a followup email. wanted to send cashier's check/money order and add 50dollars to hold item. claimed son was in the hospital and they needed to be with him
The scam works like this. Communication is always by text or email for some made up reason such as they are deaf, they deployed and can't use their phone (then how did the text get out?), etc. They think your item as described is perfect. They might ask a few questions about it, and then will pay your asking price, sight unseen, because they are never around close by to come look at it (they use the stationed somewhere in the military a whole lot, or working overseas, or on an oil rig in the middle of the ocean, or simply fill in your own job here). They will give you an extra $40 or $50 to hold it for them. Then they tell you they will send a cashier’s check or money order for that amount plus extra for the “shipper”. They ask you to wire that extra money by untraceable means such as Western Union or Moneygram. The check or money order turns out to be bogus and you end up out the money you sent plus the bank fees. Also, if the check is big enough you may end up being charged criminally. Take the check and the envelope it came in to the post office and have them forward it to the postal inspectors.