Unbelievable. This same guy and a supposed "hard of hearing" lady. tried scamming me in AZ. I knew it right from the get go and I have their fake check in hand right now, as a trophy. And it's from Fifth Third Bank. Lol! And they are sooo stupid. They, meaning Carolina Lucas ,reached out to me initially with a text message, stating they found me and my services on a website....we went through a funny dance with emails for about 3 weeks...and when I told them their check was fake after receiving it...I heard nothing back. Now here is the hilarious part. 2 days after our last communication, they actually texted me back the same EXACT text I got from them initially. Like a robot! Dummies!!!! Carolina Lucas and Scott L Bredenbeck are the culprits of this. Carolina is not real as well. When I did a small search on Scott...I found a woman named Carol Bredenbeck as a relation. This is probably who Carolina is. They claimed they are living in NY but the check came from KY and was delivered out of NEBRASKA. Really? Lol! Be careful of these guys.... but it's really easy to tell when someone is scamming when they ask you to cash a check for over the amount of your service or product. DONT EVER CASH IT! NO MATTER WHAT!
I put my engine up for sale and he only contacts through text messages he sent me a check to cash. And told me to cash it at my bank but it's well more than what I'm asking for.
On Saturday May 27th I posted a computer armoire on Craigs list for sale and received a text from Jeff (972) 947-8294 who said he lived in Dallas. In his text he stated that he would like to purchase the item and would pay a little extra for me to hold it if I removed the item. I removed the item and received a cashiers check, check number 27824816, account number 0082509918, in the amount of $1855 on May 31st. The check was issued by Fifth Third Bank and a memo on the check stated that Scott L Bredenbeck purchased the cashiers check. I was given instructions to deposit $650 (the amount for the armoire) and that I should send a money gram in the amount of $1185 to Derek Armstrong, Horseshoe Bay TX (the person that was to pick up the computer armoire). This I did on May 31st money gram number 38808716.
The following day June 1st I received a text from (972) 525-1283 who stated it was Jeff and that he had lost his phone. I became suspicious at this point and found other complaints on the Internet at http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-972-525-1283.
Next I contacted First Community Credit Union and they advised me to call Fifth Third Bank. They told me that the check was a bad check. At that point I texted (972) 525-1283 and advised him what I had found on the web and was finally told that it was a scam!!
>> I was given instructions to deposit $650 (the amount for the armoire) and that I should send a money gram in the amount of $1185 to Derek Armstrong, Horseshoe Bay TX (the person that was to pick up the computer armoire). This I did on May 31st money gram number 38808716. <<
You fell for a fairly common scam. Look at Scam #1, described here:
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/facts.html
CRAIGSLIST WARNING as published on their site:
Avoiding Scams
Deal locally, face-to-face —follow this one rule and avoid 99% of scam attempts.
Do not extend payment to anyone you have not met in person.Beware offers involving shipping - deal with locals you can meet in person.Never wire funds (e.g. Western Union) - anyone who asks you to is a scammer.Don't accept cashier/certified checks or money orders - banks cash fakes, then hold you responsible.Transactions are between users only, no third party provides a "guarantee".Never give out financial info (bank account, social security, paypal account, etc).Do not rent or purchase sight-unseen—that amazing "deal" may not exist.Refuse background/credit checks until you have met landlord/employer in person.
https://www.craigslist.org/about/scams
Since you fell for the scam, you are now on a "sucker list" that is being distributed to even more scammers. BE VERY CAREFUL if strangers contact you!
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Unbelievable. This same guy and a supposed "hard of hearing" lady. tried scamming me in AZ. I knew it right from the get go and I have their fake check in hand right now, as a trophy. And it's from Fifth Third Bank. Lol! And they are sooo stupid. They, meaning Carolina Lucas ,reached out to me initially with a text message, stating they found me and my services on a website....we went through a funny dance with emails for about 3 weeks...and when I told them their check was fake after receiving it...I heard nothing back. Now here is the hilarious part. 2 days after our last communication, they actually texted me back the same EXACT text I got from them initially. Like a robot! Dummies!!!! Carolina Lucas and Scott L Bredenbeck are the culprits of this. Carolina is not real as well. When I did a small search on Scott...I found a woman named Carol Bredenbeck as a relation. This is probably who Carolina is. They claimed they are living in NY but the check came from KY and was delivered out of NEBRASKA. Really? Lol! Be careful of these guys.... but it's really easy to tell when someone is scamming when they ask you to cash a check for over the amount of your service or product. DONT EVER CASH IT! NO MATTER WHAT!