> On Dec 18, 2017, at 7:51 PM, John <[email protected]> wrote: > > UPDATE: These guys got pretty frantic trying to get back in touch with me. I > let them accumulate about a dozen "missed calls" before picking up again. I > told them I was having problems with my cell phone and suggested they call me > back on my "land line”.
I’ve got a compact dryer on Craig’s List. Within a half-hour of posting I received a text asking if it was still available and how much I wanted for it. I said it was and the price was the price I’d asked—$100. Then the guy said he didn’t live in the area, had arranged for a mover to pick up the dryer, and would send me a certified check with extra money for *me* to pay the mover and my trouble. When the check arrived I was to deposit it, wait for it to clear, and then send a check to the “mover,” who will then come to pick up the dryer. I received a check for $1250.45—for a $100 dryer!. I tore it up and threw it in the trash. The guy texted to see if I had received and deposited the check. I said I had received it but had accidentally put it through my shredder and asked him to send another one. I haven’t heard back from him. If he sends another check and gets in touch with me again, I’m gonna tell him that since he’s willing to pay 12 times what I asked for the dryer I’d like *him* to pay the “mover." There must be people who fall for these scams but it’s to understand how they could. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA [email protected] "You keep on learning and learning, and pretty soon you learn something no one has learned before." - Richard Feynman -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
