[Strikeout King]

if your selling something on craigslist and someone emails you about your item that you have for sale, and they live in a different state and they can only send you a check, wait til it clears the bank and it gets cashed then there mover comes to get the item but in order to get your money they need to have your address, cell phone number and everything....would that be a scam?!?!

[Wildcatk23]

if your selling something on craigslist and someone emails you about your item that you have for sale, and they live in a different state and they can only send you a check, wait til it clears the bank and it gets cashed then there mover comes to get the item but in order to get your money they need to have your address, cell phone number and everything....would that be a scam?!?!

Personally. If its craigslist. I only deal in person.

[Strikeout King]

Personally. If its craigslist. I only deal in person.

well the only one's that have even talked to me about it is people from outta state! idk if there telling the truth or not

[csabo17]

If the money has cleared how can you be scammed?
Sounds like they just want your addy to pick up the product and a phone number in case they cant find it, or make it easier to communicate. Not a lot someone can do with your address is there? **** you can get that anywhere on the net in less than 5 minutes.

[Uncle Fester]

Couldn't you have just posted this in the cragslist thread your started?

[Strikeout King]

If the money has cleared how can you be scammed?
Sounds like they just want your addy to pick up the product and a phone number in case they cant find it, or make it easier to communicate. Not a lot someone can do with your address is there? **** you can get that anywhere on the net in less than 5 minutes.

i'm waiting on him to send me another email back...haven't heard from him all day...he will probably send me an email later tonight, that's what he did last night around midnight or little before midnight

Couldn't you have just posted this in the cragslist thread your started?

i actually didn't think of it til you mentioned it just now, but yea i could have done that

[Strikeout King]

if a moderator could please move this to the Craigslist Thread?!?


Thanks

[ComfortEagle]

Here are tips I found on Craigslists FAQ's regarding scams, and FWIW, I always deal in cash with anything I buy or sell on CL. As for the more specific question of whether or not a "cashed" or "cleared" check means it's not fake....that's not necessarily the case. Sometimes it takes a week or two to realize the fraudulent activity, then the bank holds YOU responsible. See the line in red below.:



DEAL LOCALLY WITH FOLKS YOU CAN MEET IN PERSON - follow this one simple rule and you will avoid 99% of the scam attempts on craigslist.

NEVER WIRE FUNDS VIA WESTERN UNION, MONEYGRAM or any other wire service - anyone who asks you to do so is a scammer.

FAKE CASHIER CHECKS & MONEY ORDERS ARE COMMON, and BANKS WILL CASH THEM AND THEN HOLD YOU RESPONSIBLE when the fake is discovered weeks later.

[B]CRAIGSLIST IS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY TRANSACTION, and does not handle payments, guarantee transactions, provide escrow services, or offer "buyer protection" or "seller certification"

NEVER GIVE OUT FINANCIAL INFORMATION (bank account number, social security number, eBay/PayPal info, etc.)

AVOID DEALS INVOLVING SHIPPING OR ESCROW SERVICES and know that ONLY A SCAMMER WILL "GUARANTEE" YOUR TRANSACTION.
[/B]

Most scams involve one or more of the following:

Inquiry from someone far away, often in another country

Western Union, Money Gram, cashier's check, money order, shipping, escrow service, or a "guarantee"

Inability or refusal to meet face-to-face before consumating transaction



Examples of Scams

2. distant person offers a genuine-looking (but fake) cashier's check

You receive an email (examples below) offering to buy your item, or rent your apartment, sight unseen.

Cashier's check is offered for your sale item, as a deposit for an apartment, or for your services.

Value of cashier's check often far exceeds your item - scammer offers to "trust" you, and asks you to wire the balance via money transfer service

Banks will often cash these fake checks AND THEN HOLD YOU RESPONSIBLE WHEN THE CHECK FAILS TO CLEAR, including criminal prosecution in some cases!
scam often involves a 3rd party (shipping agent, business associate owing buyer money, etc)

3. Someone requests wire service payment via Western Union or MoneyGram:

Scam "bait" items include apartments, laptops, TVs, cell phones, tickets, and other high value items

Often claim that an MTCN or confirmation code is needed before he can withdraw your money - this is FALSE, once you've wired money, it is GONE.

Common countries currently include: Nigeria, Romania, United Kingdom, Ukraine, Spain, Italy, Netherlands - but could be anywhere


4. distant person offers to send you a money order and then have you wire money:

this is ALWAYS a scam, in our experience - the cashier's check is FAKE
sometimes accompanies an offer of merchandise, sometimes not
scammer often asks for your name, address, etc for printing on the fake check
deal often seems too good to be true

[Stardust]

I was just going to post the above, great find. I have never purchased anything through Craigs List, so I have no experience. No issues with E-Bay