Thursday, August 28, 2008
Scam Attempt
All I wanted to do was sell a spare guitar for $950, but the check arrived today for $2900. Showed it to the specialist at the local police department and he declared it authentic... as in authentic fake. The killer thing about this check is that it will clear because it is using a good account number. BUT 3 to 6 weeks later the misuse of the account will be detected and that $2900 will disappear from my account. There is a large article on the front page of The Madison Press today about the general problem. Seller beware!
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Interesting. If it seems too good to be true ...
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That's an old and established scam that makes the rounds a few times a year at bookstores. Interesting that the private market has gotten big enough to target.
They are apparently hitting Craigslist hard. But from the pile of similar checks at the police department, they are hitting everyone these days. This is the first I've heard of this. Another pain in the other end!
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