Re: OT: on-line sales scam

[Art Simon <simart@gmail.com>]

That's a classic scam:
http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/cashier.asp

On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 7:35 AM, Johannes Korn
<jenko.nashorn@googlemail.com> wrote:
> It hasn't happened to me, but I've heard of it. It's definitely a scam.
> You send them the remainder of the money, and then their check will 
>bounce.
>
> 2011/2/7 Doc Rossi <docittern@gmail.com>
>>
>> I've got a vintage Fender amp listed for sale on-line and I've run into
>> what I think might be a scam.
>> Three potential buyers have contacted me about it, each wanting to send 
>me
>> either Traveler's checks or a bank check for twice the asking price. 
>They
>> then want me to send the remainder of the money, minus charges, to their
>> shipping agent, who will then come and pick up the amp.
>> Has anyone run into this before? It sounds a little weird to me.
>> Doc Rossi
>
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