I'm way too much of a paranoid pansy-ass to attempt such things.
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I'm way too much of a paranoid pansy-ass to attempt such things.
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Don't know if this makes me frown...but, I think someone is trying to scam me. I don't usually sell stuff online, so I'm not a master of spotting scammers. I put a bike up on Craigslist. Guy said he's sending me a money order for what I asked. He sent me back what is below (I'll just link it, since it's a screenshot). How could I get scammed if I get cash in hand? I'll use my rapist whit on him if need be.
http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/2395/scamn.png
Last edited by LMingrone; 04-12-2011 at 04:14 PM.
"If you can build it, we can build an arbitrarily larger version of it just to spite you. One-upsmanship is the core of our national character."
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Pretty standard scam, just different way of going about it. They normally send you too much money, tell you to cash it out and use the rest to forward on to their shipping company (which is really them) to cover shipping costs.Originally Posted by LMingrone
It all boils down to, they are sending you fake cashier's check/MO/check... by time your bank notices it (1-2 weeks), you've sent on money to them and then you have to pay your bank back.
CASH ONRY.
Last edited by Abilene; 04-12-2011 at 04:19 PM.
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That is a typical Craigslist scam. Generally how it works is they expect you to deposit it to your bank account, where it of course will not clear. But by the time you find out it hasn't cleared, you've already sent them money. It's the typical CL/WU scam.
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Classic scam. The money order is either fake, or will be reported lost/stolen as soon as you wire the money.
Edit: Google western union scam.
Last edited by Liagala; 04-12-2011 at 04:28 PM.
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And who sends more money than they're supposed to?
That, plus Western Union should set off all kinds of alarms in your head.
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where is honorbound?!
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So, if you want to have fun with the scammer, you write back...
'Definitely bro, you can trust me to do that!'... then when you get the whatever he's sending, pretend you cashed it, and say you fell on hard times and can't send the extra money yet, but you're working on it... drag him out, and make him anxious to get the moneys!
http://www.419eater.com/index.php
One of the most winning websites ever.
Last edited by Abilene; 04-12-2011 at 04:24 PM.
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Turbo
419eater.com is fantastic. Love that site.
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I wasn't ever going to use WU. EVER. I pay most of my bills with money orders, but haven't ever deposited one, and thought you could just cash them. Thanks guys. TIME TO GET MY
TROLL ON.
Edit: 419eater is one of the best sites out there.
Last edited by LMingrone; 04-12-2011 at 04:26 PM.
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