This is true - and it's true of "cashier's checks" as well. It's nearly as easy to create a fraudulent bank check as it is to create a "personal" one.
Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 13, 2016, at 6:43 PM, Bruce via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > > another part of this scam. they will send you a check for the amount you are > asking plus another say $500 or $1000. then ask you to send some sort of > payment either by western union or one of those money cards to a freight > company who will pick up the item and ship it to them. of course, you being > prudent will deposit the check and wait a few days to see if it bounces. > however, because the account does not exist, it takes about a week to two > weeks for it to actually bounce. had it been a real account, it would have > bounced nsf (non sufficient funds) in a few days. now we are about 4-5 days > out and you think woohoo, so you get your funny money for the guy and send it > off only to find after the week or two, the bank just yanked all the money > back. you still have your radio because they never sent anyone to pick it up > but are out that fee they took for their freight company. > > it is a fun world. i stopped selling anything on ebay because if it is worth > something, they will say you shipped them an empty box. then you are out and > seen as the crook. > > face to face at a hamfest, get the cash and be happy. > > 73...bruce > > >> On 2/13/2016 6:10 PM, Daniel Cruz via BVARC wrote: >> >> Who would I report a person that is using someone else's call sign that >> became a silent key this past November? Don't know if their doing it on >> air,however I was recently contacted by this person via email who was >> supposedly interested in buying a radio I am selling. Including trying to >> phish my qrz login info. >> >> >> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> BVARC mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > > > -- > > Bruce Paige, KK5DO > > AMSAT Director Contests and Awards > AMSAT Board Alternate 2015-2016 > > ARRL Awards Field Checker (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE > > Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0200z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* > Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com > Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes > > Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News > http://www.arrl.org > > AMSAT on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
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