Agree its a scam. You could string him along & cost him money. Have him send the check & then play it out. Or hit the delete key- I woulld.
On 11/6/07, Carl Ziegler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I totally agree with Brad on this. I have about 35 ads on Craigslist > alone trying to rid my life of some of my extras, mostly to buy what I need > for my ongoing projects. The "gooday" is the first sign. A lot of other > use "the item". I just hit the delete key. Every once in a while I will > toy with them. There is a false Paypal scam and US postal money order scams > as well when they try to do it electronically. I do not accept anything > other than cash, the green US postal money orders that have to be purchased > with cash or a debit card or good ole Paypal. I have had buyers open a > paypal account just to purchase from me across the world. I welcome > prospective buyers to view my e-bay feedback to let them know I am for > real. I would say 1 in 10 that contact me are for real and if that 1 is > interested enough and is not a "tire kicker" whatever I am selling is sold. > My $.02 > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Brad Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: The Chevelle Mailing List <[email protected]> > Cc: Randy S Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 6, 2007 3:52:02 PM > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] First time selling on chevelle forum and a > scam? > > Sorry but this is false. The scam often involves forged cashiers checks. > I know of cases where the bank verified the check, the money cleared, and > then weeks later the bank found out it was a forgery. They then took back > all the money from the person's account. They were out the item and had > problems when their account ran dry and checks started bouncing. > > Never wire money Western Union! > > I have not heard of problems with Postal money orders. > > If you are suspicious, run. If you want to make the sale, use Escrow and > let them take the risk. > > You might want to check with the forum admin to trace the IP address of > this guy to see if he is where he says he is. You can ask for his phone > number - and call it. Scammers usually disappear if you ask or provide a > false number. > > Brad Waller (owner of EPage.com <http://epage.com/> classifieds since > 1994) > > '66 Corvette | 327/dead | 4-speed | Wilwood Brakes | 245/45/16 BFG R1 > '67 Chevelle | ex-SS396 | 355/700R4 | F-Body Brakes | 275/40/17 Kumho MX > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Terry S Hodges > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 06, 2007 12:29 PM > *To:* The Chevelle Mailing List; The Chevelle Mailing List > *Cc:* Randy S Johnson > *Subject:* Re: [Chevelle-list] First time selling on chevelle forum and a > scam? > > > Just make sure you wait for their check to clear, it doesn't matter if it > is a cashiers check or not. Still takes three days to clear If the routing > numbers are legit, then your bank will notify you.. A US postal order is > better. Then you can go to the post office and see if it is legitimate or > not when they run the numbers. > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > -- Rick Schaefer 72 TPI El Camino
