A real live scam!!

[catslock1]

How to deal with a scammer who is replying to you:

Just stop replying.

 

Yeah but I just so want to be the one to put him out of business 

[sjonathan02]

There was no loss here.  I would never send money to anyone before knowing that the check cleared.  I was just playing his game.

Oh, ok. I wouldn't even play the game. 

[LaylaMonroe]

ACTUALLY... just to sprinkle a little REASONABLE TRUTH in here... not that the truth means much when there's always speculative fear-mongering...

It is actually quite easy to report a crime, when one has been committed... whether it's via CL or any other website. The difficulty here is that there is no victim. So yeah... I can see why that would be hard to report.

Now if you have read the link that U13 provided before buying or selling anything on CL, and you still get scammed or are afraid of CL or reluctant to use it for fear of being scammed, etc... well then I just refer you to Darwin.

[under13]

How to deal with a scammer who is replying to you:

Just stop replying.

 

qft

[phbrown]

qft

what does qft mean?

Queen from Texas?

Question for thread

Quick forlorn tunnel?

Quantum formula texts

Quality Fit Tires

[catslock1]

I had to look that up too... quoted for truth!

[phbrown]

I had to look that up too... quoted for truth!

ahh okay, thank you Catslock

[catslock1]

I found this website earlier today.  This scam that I'm dealing with is listed under Malaysian scams

http://www.hobotraveler.com/da_sc_afghanistanscams.php

[LaylaMonroe]

I found this website earlier today.  This scam that I'm dealing with is listed under Malaysian scams

http://www.hobotraveler.com/da_sc_afghanistanscams.php

Wanna hear something funny?

The company that your scammer alleges to work for is owned by my company. LOL. I actually talk frequently to a colleague who works from our Kuala Lumpur office. At least he picked the name of a real business (which was actually quite dumb).

[catslock1]

I was actually quite impressed with his references.  I googled all the addresses and they were legit.

[nessalynn77]

I just scanned the other comments, but any time someone wants you to cash a check for them and forward some of the money to them or elsewhere, it's a scam.  Think about that for a minute, he obviously knows the decorator better than you and has a working arrangement with her, why didn't he send her the check and have her pay you? 

[phbrown]

wasn't there an article posted here about Chase bank causing that dude a bunch of problems with cashing a check? Said it was fraudulent and it turned out to be legit and then he lost his job cause they put him in jail and then didn't do anything to show how sorry they were except say my bad?

[nessalynn77]

Another Craigslist tip:  Don't give any money for a vehicle without the title in hand.  The title being held up, etc. etc. will keep you from ever being able to clearly and legally own the vehicle, and if they have your money, there's not much you can do.

[catslock1]

wasn't there an article posted here about Chase bank causing that dude a bunch of problems with cashing a check? Said it was fraudulent and it turned out to be legit and then he lost his job cause they put him in jail and then didn't do anything to show how sorry they were except say my bad?

I don't remember the post but I remember the incident.  BTW... are you suggesting that the check might be legit ?  

[LaylaMonroe]

Another Craigslist tip:  Don't give any money for a vehicle without the title in hand.  The title being held up, etc. etc. will keep you from ever being able to clearly and legally own the vehicle, and if they have your money, there's not much you can do.

Yep. Good one. That's an easy mistake I can see someone making. And of course that tip can be used far beyond CL.

[catslock1]

I just scanned the other comments, but any time someone wants you to cash a check for them and forward some of the money to them or elsewhere, it's a scam.  Think about that for a minute, he obviously knows the decorator better than you and has a working arrangement with her, why didn't he send her the check and have her pay you?

Good point.  I though about that.

[catslock1]

wasn't there an article posted here about Chase bank causing that dude a bunch of problems with cashing a check? Said it was fraudulent and it turned out to be legit and then he lost his job cause they put him in jail and then didn't do anything to show how sorry they were except say my bad?

I think this is it.

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/washington-man-wrongfully-arrested-check-fraud-chase-bank/story?id=14027856

[malthumb]

Erase the word "Malaysia" and insert the word "Nigeria".   Erase the words "property you have for rent" and insert the words "bass guitar you have for sale".  Erase the word "decorator"  and insert the words "business agent".  Then I can say that I've received that same email every time I've listed an instrument for sale on eBay or CL over the past 10 years.  Just sayin'. 

At this point, if you can physically get the bogus check back, offer to mail it to him and tell him the space is no longer available.  No explanation needed.  If you can't get the check back, relax.  Get some sleep.   Move on.

[LaylaMonroe]

Erase the word "Malaysia" and insert the word "Nigeria".   Erase the words "property you have for rent" and insert the words "bass guitar you have for sale".  Erase the word "decorator"  and insert the words "business agent".  Then I can say that I've received that same email every time I've listed an instrument for sale on eBay or CL over the past 10 years.  Just sayin'. 

At this point, if you can physically get the bogus check back, offer to mail it to him and tell him the space is no longer available.  No explanation needed.  If you can't get the check back, relax.  Get some sleep.   Move on.

Yep, I remember the first one I got when I listed a phone for sale. I think it was my Sprint Pocket PC. I had some guy tell me he wanted to buy it for his niece who lived in some city like 4 hours from me. He said he would mail me a check and I could mail the phone once I got the check. Then he emailed back later or the next day saying that she didn't have ID and asking if he could send me a check for an extra $1000, plus $100 for the inconvenience. He wanted me to deduct the $100 for the phone and $100 for inconvenience, and then when I mail her the phone, send her the rest to get her school books and dorm furnishings.

smh.

Maybe some folks just aren't cut out for CL. To me, the scams are just so easy to spot. *shrug* Maybe one day they'll get creative, but for now, it sticks out like a farm girl in Times Square.

[under13]

Erase the word "Malaysia" and insert the word "Nigeria".   Erase the words "property you have for rent" and insert the words "bass guitar you have for sale".  Erase the word "decorator"  and insert the words "business agent".  Then I can say that I've received that same email every time I've listed an instrument for sale on eBay or CL over the past 10 years.  Just sayin'. 

At this point, if you can physically get the bogus check back, offer to mail it to him and tell him the space is no longer available.  No explanation needed.  If you can't get the check back, relax.  Get some sleep.   Move on.

Yeah, I always put "no scammers: or "cash only" in all of my posts. That works most of the time.