Craigslist scammer tries to by items with a check from unknown location and sends shipper to pick up item, check bounces two weeks later. typical scam game. ignore it
Craigslist scammer tries to by items with a check from unknown location and sends shipper to pick up item, check bounces two weeks later. typical scam game. ignore it
Scammer wants to buy your large item on Craigslist (2/5/2016) via text msg. Can't come to see it - out of state. "Will send a (FAKE) check and after it clears, my movers will pick up". The check mailed to you is for much more than the sale amount, maybe 2,500. As soon as tracking no. shows delivered to you, he contacts you: "URGENT, the check is error and is my entire payroll check. You must WIRE me the excess amount ASAP because I need to pay my bills! Do this ASAP". That's right, can't wait for the check to clear. The check looks real and the bank accepts it but days or weeks later determines it to be a FAKE and reverses the amount out of your account. Money WIRED to buyer IS YOUR LOSS because a WIRE TRANSFER CANNOT BE REVERSED and CANNOT BE TRACKED TO A PERSON.