LeeAnn S
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Sounds a little weird.. But if you CASH it you will get the money upfront from the bank and it will be his fault and will show on his bank account, not yours. Its not like they are going to come looking for you asking for 2500 in cash back, they will ask him for it since he is the one who wrote the bad check (if it is bad). If that doesn't work, tell him you will not send out the item or give anyone money until the check clears. |
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msdnmo
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return the check to him uncashed. let him deal with his own matters. find another buyer and beware. |
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bradley L
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DO NOT CASH CHECK! This is an increasingly common scam these days: read this article for a basic overview of how it works, but there are many similar variations....
http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/cashier.asp
If anyone ever offers you a cashiers check for more than the amount of your sale it should be an automatic red flag and is probably a scam.... |
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Mommy to Lauryn and Sydney
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I would send it back, NEVER take a personal check always cash or a cashiers check.. Dogzilla is right that is a huge scam that has been used on craigslist alot.. |
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Tom S
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This is a takeoff of the ol Nigerian email scam, don't even reply to the email. Do NOT give the sender ANY information regarding who, what, or where you are. Report this to your local FBI office. |
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Curious
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I wouldn't trust personal cheques from someone you don't know. The bank won't cash it for at lesat 5 days so if it bounces, you are out of money and out of the item - bet the buyer disappears... Tell him the cheque is not acceptable - you want a certified cheque or cash. |
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Dogzilla
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It's a widely used scam. The check is no good, and it will come back to you in about a week. |
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gilly g
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Dont ******* do it. It's obviously a stolen check book and he's trying to get cash. You'll be charges as an accessory to the crime if he gets caught.
Tell him you are canceling the purchase and you have ripped up his cheque. |
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Dee
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ABSOLUTELY NOT.
Take the check to your local police and report it as fraud. Because that's exactly what this is.
Let's say you cash that check at your bank. They give you $2,500 in cash. You give the cash to the mover (who is an accomplice in the fraud).
Your bank submits the cashier's check through the system for it to clear at the bank that wrote the check, and so the bank that wrote the check will send $2,500 to your bank.
Two or 3 days later, or even as much as a few weeks later, your bank gets a notice that the check was a fake. Guess who has to come up with the $2,500? YOU DO. The original bank hasn't lost any money, because they don't have to make good on a fake check. Your bank has already lost $2,500, which they gave to you. So now you have $2,500 and your bank wants it back. They can put a freeze on all your accounts with them until you pay them.
If someone makes an honest mistake and writes a check for the wrong amount, it is always best to meet with them and let them give you a check for the correct amount at the same time you hand back the incorrect check. But you aren't dealing with an honest person. So protect yourself - give the cashier's check to the police and let them investigate with the bank that supposedly issued the check. |
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SLF
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don't do it. I've heard of this scam before. You bank the cheque, you give him the cash, then the cheque bounces. It can take weeks for the bank to return the cheque, so don't assume the money will clear in a few days, because it doesn't always work that way.
Send him back his cheque and tell him you want cash from the mover. |
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Crazy Horse
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Sounds like he's trying to launder money with you. Don't cash it! My girlfriend had that happen to her and she was jailed for laundering! I had someone want to send me a very large amount for a puppy (I'm a breeder) and they would reimburse me.
Just dont do it! It's a scam and report him! |
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annonymous
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Hi..
I have the same problem. Do not cash it, do not send it, and do not give this person any more of your personal information.
I have been dealing with this for 3 weeks and the guy keeps harrasing me. Have you seen the check yet? I think that we can put a stop to this BS. I am going to contact the federal agency (suggest you do the same) and ask them if they are interested in looking at a counterfeit check.
I have been researching on this matter. For what I have learned the checks are NOT real, but they are good counterfeits. So when you deposit it, since the teller does not realize it is not real at the beginning, your bank actually creadits your account, then you take the money out of your account and send cash to someone else. When the bank realizes that the the check is fake, the bank wants its money back and now you are 2500 (or however much you send in a money order) in the hole!!!
They guy gave me the same mover story too. |
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Kylee [boomerang]
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Fishy. |
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maz_5
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Yes, it is a scam, don't do anything with it. Send it back to the person unopened. It is either a bogus check or stolen, this has been going on for some time now. The other option is to take it directly to the police upon receipt and have them investigate it. They have been trying to break this fraud ring for a while, a friend of mine had the same thing happen to her about two months ago and when she received the check, she contacted the bank that it was drawn off of and found that it was a fraud. Good luck, when selling on craigslist, try to get people that will just pay you cash, that will limit the amount of scams you get. |
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mychellelynne
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I had this happen to me! It is a bad check. I called Bank of America and they confirmed it. Had I cashed it I would of been out a lot of money. Call the bank if you want to do it to confirm. |
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katydint
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...another small point to consider...
there'll always be the record of checks you've cashed, in the end you may be responsible for taxes on those amounts. |
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Judy1
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Yes, it's a very standard scam. Just say no. |
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patrickintally
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Yes it sounds fishy to me. How could his bank make a mistake like that? Can you say money laundering? |
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Leo F
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SCAM!!!!!! If the bank made a mistake why did he not have them correct it. Would you send someone you dont know a check for $2500 and trust them to send back the difference?????? The check is bad. Keep it and frame it and put it on the wall. |
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Priceless
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LIKE THE OTHERS SAID, DON'T DO IT... even if it's a cashier's check... don't do you--- pay pal is your best bet. In the end you'll be the one having to pay for it. |
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tamparav
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No dont do it. The check will bounce and your bank account will have to cover it |
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t j
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Please do not cash that check. It's a scam. Return the uncashed check. A lot of that has been going around lately. Mostly over the internet.
"How could he be scamming me, when he gave me his check?" You ask. People are very tricky. Here's what he could be doing;
Since the check has to clear first, they will basically be giving it to you out of your own money. When (and if) this check clears, the money will go into your account. In the meantime, the money you'll be giving the mover will be your own. When the check does not clear, and the guy disappears- you'll be out of luck and out of money. |
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nemeta2002
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is it more or less than the amount promised?
but kinda fishy |
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Nollie
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idk...it does sound a little fishy but its hard to tell..... |
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♥Mom Of Irish Twins♥
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You have every right to be suspicious. I smell a scam.
Since when does the bank write cheques for people?? That should be your first clue. |
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Van Halen
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keep the money! |
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