BEWARE: new money scam!

KkSc · 10-14-2009, 02:42 AM

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BEWARE: new money scam!
I just got screwed over by a new money scam. Buyer agree to buy your item and send over an overfunded fake cashier check. Then buyer apologized for the mistake and ask for the difference back by Western Union. Few days later, cashier check bounced and you are basically screwed.
Usually the overfunded amount are quite substantial compare to the price of the item.

Buyer offers a little incentive for the trouble. "Please keep $50 for the inconveniences and send the rest to...."

You are WARNED. Don't let it happen to you

this guy from vwvortex forums got scammed!!

ehhhwik · 10-14-2009, 03:04 AM

this scam has been around for awhile, sad...

w2 · 10-14-2009, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by ehhhwik

this scam has been around for awhile, sad...

There really aren't any new scams, just new victims.

Nobody is immune to being scammed, but you can cut down your risk by remembering the two simple rules: if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is; and if it looks like you're going to get something for nothing, it's probably actually the other way around.

aspiring335 · 10-14-2009, 07:21 AM

+1. This one is the oldest one in the book. From craigslist:

# DEAL LOCALLY WITH FOLKS YOU CAN MEET IN PERSON - follow this one simple rule and you will avoid 99% of the scam attempts on craigslist.
# NEVER WIRE FUNDS VIA WESTERN UNION, MONEYGRAM or any other wire service - anyone who asks you to do so is a scammer.
# FAKE CASHIER CHECKS & MONEY ORDERS ARE COMMON, and BANKS WILL CASH THEM AND THEN HOLD YOU RESPONSIBLE when the fake is discovered weeks later.

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Originally Posted by ehhhwik

this scam has been around for awhile, sad...

shagkie · 10-14-2009, 08:12 AM

cash is king and don't forget to bring a counterfeit detector with you

JHFW89225 · 02-10-2010, 06:35 PM

is western union even trustworthy? A buyer wants to pay by western union and I have doubts....

ELITE_TRAYUNZE · 02-10-2010, 07:30 PM

People who get scammed are fucking dumbasses.

Donald-335i · 02-10-2010, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by JoshuaWong1989

is western union even trustworthy? A buyer wants to pay by western union and I have doubts....

simple i've been using Western union for ever.

just pick up your money DONT! send anything until you got the cash in your hands.

Synergy 69 · 02-10-2010, 10:57 PM

nigerian scams FTL

///M3Lover · 02-11-2010, 03:03 AM

I use bank to bank wire transfers to do all my international transactions.
Direct cash into your account, so, there's nothing to worry about.

However, the seller has to trust you though.

alanchan · 02-11-2010, 12:48 PM

there are many scam in the Vancouver Craiglist
always want your money in cash $$ or use paypal or ebay

FJc335 · 02-11-2010, 01:00 PM

i got one for an ebay auction... checked looked real good... commerce bank n.c. Too bad he wasn't smart enough to use Commerce bank NA.
I even had an email on some similar scam, so i gave him an address to send the check. Gave him the FBI headquarters in LA.

Then 2 weeks later, i emailed him again saying this is a sting operation and i'm on to him. Never heard from him again.

ELITE_TRAYUNZE · 02-11-2010, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ///M3Lover

However, the seller has to trust you though.

For what reason should the seller/buyer trust another buyer/seller over the internet? Trust should not be magically formed out of desperation of selling or buying an item...but it does...and that's why people get scammed.

FJc335 · 02-11-2010, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by TrackRat

Western Union is fine as Donald-335i stated. Get the cash before you ship anything.

Quote: "People who get scammed are fucking dumbasses." - Many times, yes.

common sense

mekeni · 02-11-2010, 02:46 PM

oldest scam in the world..

E90330iS · 02-12-2010, 05:42 PM

lol

10-14-2009, 03:04 AM	#2
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///M3Lover Captain 15 Rep 618 Posts Drives: 04WhiteM3 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Vancouver, B.C iTrader: (1)	I use bank to bank wire transfers to do all my international transactions. Direct cash into your account, so, there's nothing to worry about. However, the seller has to trust you though.
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alanchan Major 75 Rep 1,402 Posts Drives: 2006 323i Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada iTrader: (21)	there are many scam in the Vancouver Craiglist always want your money in cash $$ or use paypal or ebay __________________ 323i, Arctic metallic , Cream beige leatherette interior , Titanium matt trim , Premium , Auto , 18" style 189 sport wheels , 335i bumper + kidney grills, CF pillars, Chrome window trim package , LCI halogen.
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FJc335 First Lieutenant 25 Rep 341 Posts Drives: platinum bronze e92 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Smallville- NJ iTrader: (0)	i got one for an ebay auction... checked looked real good... commerce bank n.c. Too bad he wasn't smart enough to use Commerce bank NA. I even had an email on some similar scam, so i gave him an address to send the check. Gave him the FBI headquarters in LA. Then 2 weeks later, i emailed him again saying this is a sting operation and i'm on to him. Never heard from him again. __________________ Broken promises don't upset me. I just think, why did they believe me?
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mekeni Second Lieutenant 6 Rep 242 Posts Drives: LCI E90 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: cowtown iTrader: (4)	oldest scam in the world..
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