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Allright check this out guys.
I listed something in a classified section on a web page, shortly there after I recieved an e-mail from a guy saying that he was interested in buying it but was out of country, he stated that he had a buisness associate here in the states that owed him $5500 and that he was going to have this associate send me a cashiers check in this amount he then wanted me to deduct the price of the item I was selling including shipping cost and send him the remaining ballance via western union :nono
at this point I knew something was fishy but decided to play his game anyway.
I just recieved the check this weekend and WOW :O this thing looks real. Its a cashiers check from a bank here in the states so I call them to verify the check. Well the first lady I talk to tells me to go ahead and deposit it and not to worry, so I got ready to go and deposit it when I decided to call the bank one more time and make sure.
Heres the kicker, the second lady tells me this is a big time scam, here in the states the funds from a cashiers check must be made available the next buisness day once deposited, so had I made the deposit my bank would have told me the check was good, assuming the check was good I would have sent this guy the product and wired him his ballance, but in two weeks when the check finally made it back to the bank of origin and it was discovered that it was fake, guess who would have been responsible for the entire amount?????? ME :O so not only would I have to repay the $5500 I would have lost my product.
just wanted to let you guys know, dont be fooled by these a$$holes.
I listed something in a classified section on a web page, shortly there after I recieved an e-mail from a guy saying that he was interested in buying it but was out of country, he stated that he had a buisness associate here in the states that owed him $5500 and that he was going to have this associate send me a cashiers check in this amount he then wanted me to deduct the price of the item I was selling including shipping cost and send him the remaining ballance via western union :nono
at this point I knew something was fishy but decided to play his game anyway.
I just recieved the check this weekend and WOW :O this thing looks real. Its a cashiers check from a bank here in the states so I call them to verify the check. Well the first lady I talk to tells me to go ahead and deposit it and not to worry, so I got ready to go and deposit it when I decided to call the bank one more time and make sure.
Heres the kicker, the second lady tells me this is a big time scam, here in the states the funds from a cashiers check must be made available the next buisness day once deposited, so had I made the deposit my bank would have told me the check was good, assuming the check was good I would have sent this guy the product and wired him his ballance, but in two weeks when the check finally made it back to the bank of origin and it was discovered that it was fake, guess who would have been responsible for the entire amount?????? ME :O so not only would I have to repay the $5500 I would have lost my product.
just wanted to let you guys know, dont be fooled by these a$$holes.