Looks like a scam to me.
Jul 22, 2022 15:06:35 #
JimBart
Loc: Western Michigan
I posted an ad for a 2008 trailblazer on Craigslist and received 2 inquiries this is one response.
Hi,
Thank you so much for your response, I've been working really long weeks at work so I won't be able to meet with you before purchase, but am ok with the price and condition as shown on the advert, I'll proceed in issuing a check to you and when you receive the payment and it clears, I will make arrangement for pickup. So get back to me with the details below asap.
Full name :
Physical Address (Only,not po box):
City, State, Zip:
Your cell Phone Number:
Deal Price:
As soon as this is provided, payment will be overnight to you through UPS next day delivery and I will let you know the tracking number of the package. I will also add an additional $50 for keeping other buyers off till my check gets to you, also please delete the posting or mark as sold.
Thanks and I hope we handle this in good faith while waiting to hearing from you
Hi,
Thank you so much for your response, I've been working really long weeks at work so I won't be able to meet with you before purchase, but am ok with the price and condition as shown on the advert, I'll proceed in issuing a check to you and when you receive the payment and it clears, I will make arrangement for pickup. So get back to me with the details below asap.
Full name :
Physical Address (Only,not po box):
City, State, Zip:
Your cell Phone Number:
Deal Price:
As soon as this is provided, payment will be overnight to you through UPS next day delivery and I will let you know the tracking number of the package. I will also add an additional $50 for keeping other buyers off till my check gets to you, also please delete the posting or mark as sold.
Thanks and I hope we handle this in good faith while waiting to hearing from you
Jul 22, 2022 15:12:31 #
Jul 22, 2022 15:27:53 #
It's a scam. He can see you the next week paying in cash if he is legit. For a Craiglist buy or sell I would only do that in person.
Jul 22, 2022 15:34:08 #
Jul 22, 2022 16:03:44 #
It's a scam the check will be no good and he will want you to give him the money in cash and the bank will return the check and you will be out the money!
Jul 22, 2022 16:39:00 #
Jul 22, 2022 19:34:56 #
Definitely scam. One thing that pops up regularly is that the check will be for more than the agreed price, so a refund of the excess will be requested -- and, as noted, by time a bad check is caught and returned it will be too late. Another thing to watch out for: issuance of a "certified" money order. Believe it or not, USPS (at a local branch) is one of the best places to check on authenticity of a money order -- even banks need to wait for processing to determine if it's good or bad.
Jul 23, 2022 02:27:49 #
Jul 23, 2022 07:09:20 #
Laramie wrote:
Don't give him your address. Tell him to meet you somewhere open and public.
police station is a good choice.
Jul 23, 2022 07:54:55 #
JimBart wrote:
I posted an ad for a 2008 trailblazer on Craigslis... (show quote)
Yes, this is a scam. I had a piece of furniture I was selling in craigslists and received a response almost exactly like this. At first, I thought it was real. He was out of town on business but would send someone to pick up the item and transport it to his home. He sent me a cashier's check for several hundred dollars OVER the asking price. I took it to my credit union and the teller thought it looked suspicious. It was fake. I turned it over to the US Postal authorities but never heard any more about it.
I sell things on craigslist often but I never sell to anyone that will not meet me in a very public place OR pay in advance on PayPal and I will ship it to them. The price point at which the above scam is triggered is around $200. I have never received it for any item below that amount and almost always receive some variation of the scam above $200.
Jul 23, 2022 08:30:41 #
JimBart wrote:
I posted an ad for a 2008 trailblazer on Craigslis... (show quote)
Received almost the identical routine while in the process of selling my car. The âbuyerâ agreed to the price & offered an additional $50 to pull the ad which was 24 hrs after the ads inception. Big mistake & hats off to Auto Trader for reposting it with no charge.
I then received an email from the buyer that he had to cancel the FedEx check he sent because it had the âwrongâ zip code even though he knew it was right. He reissued payment by regular mail. I received a âcertifiedâ Bank of America check for 4K more than advertised. I took it to a branch office & while they acknowledged that âConsolidated Medical Services Incâ in Hunt Valley, MD was one of their customers, they would not honor it & in fact acted as if I was a scammer.
Itâs a jungle out there, so be careful.
Jul 23, 2022 09:32:20 #
Total scam. been there. Buyer issued a "cashier's check" for more than purchase price. I never cashed it, since that showed it was a scam. It almost worked because he used a reputable religious school as an address.
Jul 23, 2022 09:33:34 #
JimBart wrote:
I posted an ad for a 2008 trailblazer on Craigslis... (show quote)
Definitely a scam. I had the same thing happen to me. I let them send the check then took it to the bank and they ran a back trace on the check and found that it was a check already processed . Don't know how they got hold of the check, but my bank called the company that originally wrote the check and they confirmed that the check had already been deposited and cleared. I believe they started there own internal investigation. I told the potential buyer that I knew it was a fraudulent check and never heard from them again. I turned everything I had over to the authorities . Haven't heard anymore since. Thankfully my bank was extremely helpful. Good luck.
Jul 23, 2022 10:21:53 #
jack schade wrote:
Face to face purchase is the only way to go.
Jack
Jack
In front of a police station.
Jul 23, 2022 10:29:16 #
StanMac
Loc: Tennessee
I had the same scam tried on the sale of my motorcycle a few years back. I guess these scams work enough times and there are enough gullible people that they keep being used over and over.
Stan
Stan
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