any one ever had this request?

[Devoid169]

Like everyone else says - - 100% scam - GUARANTEED! The money order is bogus - Don't waste your time. I get these same emails all the time. I too was awarded 400,000 bucks from the FBI office in England, yah, right. And all I had to do was....send them $$ first to get it. Whatever.
If you look at the sentence construction and wording, its usually not from someone from this country. They'll spell words with a European style or something similar.
Bottom line is selling any stuff, only accept PayPal or cash - period.

[art23rockpile]

This should go without saying, but just in case...

If you ever consent to accepting any manner of check or money order, NEVER furnish your actual residential address. As a record and book collector for many years, I have a P.O. box in town where I receive everything (aside from bills). In this day and age, it's best not to let complete strangers know where one lives.

[evdog]

sorry dude I cannot believe you even had to ask whether this was a scam or not!

[dirttorpeedo]

its all scam. you can tell by the way the letter was writen. i wanted to rent a room at my house and got the same CRAP letters. DO NOT GIVE ANY INFO. like fone numbers,address nuthin! k? SCAM!

[wheels]

so to update i insisted that he paid via paypal, and for the last two days I have not heard from him...so he's a scammer.

[davidB]

shocker

[DirtymikeTDB]

I didnt read averything, but its absolutly a scam, I have a couple of the money orders at home, I just wanted them because. There obviously fake, they could care less about teh product, they just want your money.


If they start sending you with... wheres my refund... send them back with.... I took your money order to the Bank, who directed me to the FBI..... you will never hear from them again

[.8down]

too bad bro, good luck with your sale.

[wheels]

any possible way to get scammed via Paypal?\

BUYER:

Hello i really appreciate your response to my earlier mail.like i said i will like to buy this item so pls do withdraw the advert from
Craigslist. I will also like you to know that i will be paying via check I will need you to provide me with the following information to facilitate the mailing of the check.

1.Your full name
2.Your mailing residential address
3.Your phone number.

**I will like you to know that you will not be responsible for
shipping i will have my mover come over as soon as you have cashed the check**
Have a nice day.

ME:
sorry paypal or cash only. thanks.


buyer:
kindly send me your paypal Id so i can make the payment to you Asap..

[bankerboy]

Originally Posted by wheels

any possible way to get scammed via Paypal?\

BUYER:

Hello i really appreciate your response to my earlier mail.like i said i will like to buy this item so pls do withdraw the advert from
Craigslist. I will also like you to know that i will be paying via check I will need you to provide me with the following information to facilitate the mailing of the check.

1.Your full name
2.Your mailing residential address
3.Your phone number.

**I will like you to know that you will not be responsible for
shipping i will have my mover come over as soon as you have cashed the check**
Have a nice day.

As a banker, I can tell you that YOU can be held responsible for the check even after you cash it. In most cases, you would use your own account to cover it because the account the check was drawn on is not located at your bank. It is called recourse. Bankers will verify you have sufficient funds in your account or a lengthy account relationship that would warrent the cashing of the check. Even though you have the cash, if the check comes back as bad (it will) then you are going to have to pay the check amount as well as fees associated with a returned item.

You have done right by demanding paypal. This will continue to drag on from the buyer. There will most likely be some tear jerking reason the paypal account does not work and they will retry the overpayment scam.

I can't tell you how many customers my employees have to discourage from cashing this type of check and the Canadian lottery checks. What is really amusing is how much the customers fight with bankers, insisting the funds have to be good. Why else would they send me a check?

The world is full of suckers, don't be one of them!

[DirtymikeTDB]

Originally Posted by bankerboy

As a banker, I can tell you that YOU can be held responsible for the check even after you cash it. In most cases, you would use your own account to cover it because the account the check was drawn on is not located at your bank. It is called recourse. Bankers will verify you have sufficient funds in your account or a lengthy account relationship that would warrent the cashing of the check. Even though you have the cash, if the check comes back as bad (it will) then you are going to have to pay the check amount as well as fees associated with a returned item.

You have done right by demanding paypal. This will continue to drag on from the buyer. There will most likely be some tear jerking reason the paypal account does not work and they will retry the overpayment scam.

I can't tell you how many customers my employees have to discourage from cashing this type of check and the Canadian lottery checks. What is really amusing is how much the customers fight with bankers, insisting the funds have to be good. Why else would they send me a check?

The world is full of suckers, don't be one of them!

Back in the day, when this was all first starting......My brother was one of the first victims, the money order that showed up looked quite legit, he even took it to the bank who also told him it was a legit money order, so he cashed it, wired teh money, and three days later a sherrif was knocking on his door, letting him know that he had three days to replace the money at the bank, or he would be taken into custody and charge for the fraudulent money order.



Just pass on it, your better off!!!!