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Craigslist Scam
I think I've told you about my Madone selling within 5 minutes of it being posted. Well, the check arrived today from Tampa, and it was drawn on a company in San Luis Obispo, CA and was for 3 times the asking price. Needless to say I reported it to the FBI and called the company in San Luis Obispo to let them know. They already knew and their checking accounts had been changed a long time ago.
The real ****er was that I had other offers that I turned down with all of this going on. A stock trader friend told me when I told him about it on Saturday that it was a scam but I couldn't see why anyone would be doing such a thing. Well, they are doing it and so look out if you're using Craigslist. |
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Craigslist Scam
On Mon, 28 Sep 2020 12:43:44 -0700, Tom Kunich wrote:
I think I've told you about my Madone selling within 5 minutes of it being posted. Well, the check arrived today from Tampa, and it was drawn on a company in San Luis Obispo, CA and was for 3 times the asking price. Needless to say I reported it to the FBI and called the company in San Luis Obispo to let them know. They already knew and their checking accounts had been changed a long time ago. The real ****er was that I had other offers that I turned down with all of this going on. A stock trader friend told me when I told him about it on Saturday that it was a scam but I couldn't see why anyone would be doing such a thing. Well, they are doing it and so look out if you're using Craigslist. Old scam. they send you a checxk/cheque over the amount. "woops, made a mistake, can you send difference back" You cash check/cheque (that turns out to be rubber) and send them goods and $$$ into the bargain. |
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Craigslist Scam
On Monday, September 28, 2020 at 9:18:49 PM UTC-7, news18 wrote:
On Mon, 28 Sep 2020 12:43:44 -0700, Tom Kunich wrote: I think I've told you about my Madone selling within 5 minutes of it being posted. Well, the check arrived today from Tampa, and it was drawn on a company in San Luis Obispo, CA and was for 3 times the asking price. Needless to say I reported it to the FBI and called the company in San Luis Obispo to let them know. They already knew and their checking accounts had been changed a long time ago. The real ****er was that I had other offers that I turned down with all of this going on. A stock trader friend told me when I told him about it on Saturday that it was a scam but I couldn't see why anyone would be doing such a thing. Well, they are doing it and so look out if you're using Craigslist. Old scam. they send you a checxk/cheque over the amount. "woops, made a mistake, can you send difference back" You cash check/cheque (that turns out to be rubber) and send them goods and $$$ into the bargain. Way old. Its a variation on the Nigerian prince scam, and something that has been happening on Craigslist for years and years. https://www.craigslist..org/about/scams Last example. They over-pay (with a fraudulent check), and you wire them the spread. It's always the first response to an ad. I think they're automated -- a form of phishing. -- Jay Beattie. |
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