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Does anybody know how this latest craigs list scam works?
I have listed a couple small household items and within minutes I get offers from people that never correct grammar to overnight a certified check to me and they will arrange pickup. I know it's bogus, but how are they scamming people this way?
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- KittysueLv 76 years agoFavorite Answer
It's not a new scam. It's a very old scam.,it's a fake check scam. Google craigslist check overpayment scam -- thousands of hits https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-insta...
The problem with certified checks is that they can take 3-4 weeks to come back as fake, YOUR bank has no way to know it's fake if they use a real account number and that account has money in it. Thats why the scam works.
Read Craigslist's scam warnings page http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams -- it can't be any clearer
- RudydooLv 66 years ago
Can't find any warning against this exact arrangement, I've been attempted before, someone mailed me a check for ten times the asking price, then asked for a refund along with the item that I had to ship. I mailed back their check, which was certainly no good and told them sorry. Not responding to this, but it doesn't add up for me.
- tehabwaLv 76 years ago
Hmm. Certified check? If it were transfer into your account, I'd get it (they want bank info, to drain your account).
The only guess I have is that the stuff gets picked up, and they sell it, either without paying you at all, or paying you less than they resell for.
Sorry, I dunno. Does the craigslist scam warnings page describe this situation?