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Scam?

Posted on 1/17/18 at 1:52 pm
Posted by Jax-Tiger
Port Saint Lucie, FL
Member since Jan 2005
24743 posts
Posted on 1/17/18 at 1:52 pm
I'm trying to sell a wine bar on Craig's List, and I got a fishy sounding reply, that I'm certain is a scam, in all likelihood. It feels like a scam, but I'm trying to figure out how it would work.

Here is the text that I got regarding the wine bar, with the name being the only thing I changed. I left in the typos.

quote:

My name is John J Doe. What is the condition of the item? I will be mailing out a cashier check for the payment, and once the check clear at your bank i will have my mover's to come for the pick up and notice that the payment will include the mover's fees and I will be giving you extra $50 for keeping the item for me, kindly text me your full name and address, if that is okay by you. Thanks.


The name is definitely American, but the e-mail sounds like it was typed by a foreigner.

Is the scam tha this is a bad check, and they want me to give them the wine bar plus moving expenses, only for me to find out later that the check was no good? If so, can't my bank tell if the check is legit, or not?
Posted by thatguy
Member since Aug 2006
6890 posts
Posted on 1/17/18 at 1:53 pm to
If you have to ask...
Posted by Displaced
Member since Dec 2011
32711 posts
Posted on 1/17/18 at 1:54 pm to
Nah, you're probably good.
Posted by USEyourCURDS
Member since Apr 2016
12063 posts
Posted on 1/17/18 at 1:54 pm to
Posted by Upperdecker
St. George, LA
Member since Nov 2014
30575 posts
Posted on 1/17/18 at 1:54 pm to
Home invasion
Posted by BABAR
Huntsville
Member since May 2013
330 posts
Posted on 1/17/18 at 1:55 pm to
If you can't tell if that's a scam, stay off craigslist
Posted by FinebaumsHair
Monroe, La
Member since Aug 2017
3001 posts
Posted on 1/17/18 at 1:55 pm to
Sounds like that Nigerian really wants that wine bar baw
Posted by Vandyrone
Nashville, TN
Member since Dec 2012
6961 posts
Posted on 1/17/18 at 1:56 pm to
Welcome to earth
Posted by Brosef Stalin
Member since Dec 2011
39195 posts
Posted on 1/17/18 at 1:56 pm to
Is his email address @some weird site you've never heard of? If so, its probably fake.
Posted by Tiger Prawn
Member since Dec 2016
21898 posts
Posted on 1/17/18 at 1:57 pm to
quote:

The name is definitely American, but the e-mail sounds like it was typed by a foreigner.


Because that's Prince John J Doe of Nigeria
Posted by LeMarteau
Hoover, AL (B.R. native)
Member since Mar 2008
2163 posts
Posted on 1/17/18 at 2:00 pm to
LINK

The overpayment scam explained.
This post was edited on 1/17/18 at 2:01 pm
Posted by Vinny V
Kenna Brah
Member since Jun 2011
3837 posts
Posted on 1/17/18 at 2:00 pm to
it’ll look good at first then the bank realizes it’s bad. They take the money back and hit you with fees
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
124227 posts
Posted on 1/17/18 at 2:01 pm to
Let me see the wine bar. I’m in the market for one
Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
164137 posts
Posted on 1/17/18 at 2:01 pm to
The first step in a Craigslist murder is for you to give them your home address.
Posted by SaturdayTraditions
Down Seven Bridges Rd
Member since Sep 2015
3284 posts
Posted on 1/17/18 at 2:02 pm to
Yea... not doubt it is a scam. Look up "advanced fee scam"
Posted by idlewatcher
County Jail
Member since Jan 2012
79123 posts
Posted on 1/17/18 at 2:02 pm to
Typically they send you a check for more than what the item is worth and when you make the transaction happen, your bank comes back 2-3 days later and bounces that check.

My friend sold a table recently and 10 different people came at her with the same scam. They do it all by text too.
Posted by Jax-Tiger
Port Saint Lucie, FL
Member since Jan 2005
24743 posts
Posted on 1/17/18 at 2:14 pm to
The part I was not aware of is that my bank cannot verify the check. Can they not contact the other bank and verify it? Or do most people not bother to ask their bank to do so?
Posted by TheArrogantCorndog
Highland Rd
Member since Sep 2009
14814 posts
Posted on 1/17/18 at 2:15 pm to
quote:

 name is John J Doe.


Sounds fishy... don't do it
Posted by Jax-Tiger
Port Saint Lucie, FL
Member since Jan 2005
24743 posts
Posted on 1/17/18 at 2:17 pm to
quote:

quote:
 name is John J Doe.


Sounds fishy... don't do it



Posted by JamalSanders
On a boat
Member since Jul 2015
12135 posts
Posted on 1/17/18 at 2:26 pm to
Can you not cash the check at one of the check cashing places?
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