On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 10:36 AM, Igor PDML-StR <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Eric, > you did well on that one. > > This is an old "overpayment" scam. > You may want to read this detailed analysis of it, e.g. here: > https://www.snopes.com/fraud/sales/cashier.asp > > And there are variations of it: > http://craigslistscammers1.blogspot.com/
This is a well known scam in the equine world, sending a larger cheqe to pay the driver to pick up the trailer/horse/saddle etc. Dave > > Cheers, > > Igor > > > > Eric Weir Mon, 18 Dec 2017 18:00:07 -0800 wrote: > >> 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 > > -- > 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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.
