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Craigslist buyer wants to send me a cashiers check
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:23 pm
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:23 pm
I’m selling a $600 item. 30 minutes after posting the ad I receive a text: “Am interested and i will be paying via a cashiers check which will be mailed to you and i will wait till it clears your bank and funds are available before pickup is done. Okay?”
I respond cash only at a public place. He responds “Would love to but due to my busy schedule thats why i want to mail you a check and wait till it clears your bank before pickup is done.”
Something about this seems off. You have to meet to pickup the item. Why not pay then.
I respond cash only at a public place. He responds “Would love to but due to my busy schedule thats why i want to mail you a check and wait till it clears your bank before pickup is done.”
Something about this seems off. You have to meet to pickup the item. Why not pay then.
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Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:24 pm to ctiger69
My financial advisors strongly discourage this.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:25 pm to ctiger69
100% a scam, he’ll ask for bank info or something in the process.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:25 pm to ctiger69
but yes sounds like the beginning of a scam
This post was edited on 5/29/18 at 8:26 pm
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:25 pm to ctiger69
Tell him you will take a personal check from a major national bank.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:25 pm to ctiger69
read the craigslist main page help link.. NEVER TAKE cashiers checks
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:25 pm to ctiger69
Because the cashiers check will be fake, it will "clear" initially and then upon further review it will bounce. This is a common scam. He may even make the fake cashiers check for more than the item costs and then ask for the item and cash back.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:25 pm to ctiger69
It’s a scam
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:25 pm to ctiger69
Its fake but tell him to mail check anyways
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:25 pm to ctiger69
100% scam.
This post was edited on 5/29/18 at 8:26 pm
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:25 pm to ctiger69
It's a scam. Your bank will credit you with the funds after deposit, then the check will bounce a few days later. Meanwhile, the buyer will disappear after jacking your shite.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:27 pm to Tigerlaff
Take it to the bank that it's drawn on, and cash it. I did this just last week.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:28 pm to FournetteForEver7
quote:
Its fake but tell him to mail check anyways
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:30 pm to ctiger69
probably a scam
quote:
However, cashier’s checks lately have become an attractive vehicle for fraud when used for payments to consumers. Although, the amount of a cashier’s check quickly becomes "available" for withdrawal by the consumer after the consumer deposits the check, these funds do not belong to the consumer if the check proves to be fraudulent. It may take weeks to discover that a cashier’s check is fraudulent. In the meantime, the consumer may have irrevocably wired the funds to a scam artist or otherwise used the funds—only to find out later, when the fraud is detected—that the consumer owes the bank the full amount of the cashier’s check that had been deposited.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:32 pm to greygoose
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Take it to the bank that it's drawn on, and cash it. I did this just last week.
Sounds like a solid idea. One would think they should be able to tell of it's a fake pretty fast.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:33 pm to ctiger69
quote:legit
$600
quote:scam
600$
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:33 pm to ctiger69
Contrary to popular belief, a cashiers check is not certified funds
Tell him the wire the money directly to your account. That’s the only sure way to transfer funds short of cash
Tell him the wire the money directly to your account. That’s the only sure way to transfer funds short of cash
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:33 pm to ctiger69
Ok, I’m going to ignore this potential buyer.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:34 pm to ctiger69
Tell him no problem, but your policy is to have a 90 day wait after the check clears to make sure it is good before you turnover the item you are selling
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