<p>My favorite craigslist attempted scam was when I was looking for some football tickets. I dont remember the exact message I got, but it said something along the lines of… that they were out of town and would fedex the football tickets. And first pitch was at 8 pm. :rolleyes: Good grief. Dumb scammers are the worst. Who is it- Jay Leno that loves stupid criminal articles. I should have sent that to him.</p>
<p>I hear you all. Thanks.
Since I have already given out one address and they claim that they have sent out the MO. The best action I can do is to send the MO back, after receiving.</p>
<p>Any more thoughts?</p>
<p>Send the MO back, and tell them if they pay in cash it’s a deal. Easy-peasy.</p>
<p>Why waste a stamp? Tell them your bank said the money order was invalid, so you’ll hold it until they stop be and replace it with cash.</p>
<p>^^^Love your idea, MommaJ^^^</p>
<p>Right on the craigslist site: [craigslist</a> | about > scams](<a href=“craigslist | about | help”>craigslist | about | scams)</p>
<p>Why not simply ignore them? They know they are crooks and that the MO is fake, and so do you. If you stop responding to them they’ll know you know. They will probably pester you a bit, but just ignore. If they threaten you in any way, tell them you have cc’d the correspondednce to the police.</p>
<p>Since cashier’s checks can be forged, is being paid through paypal a safer route? I’ve sold several items and have asked to be paid through paypal but I don’t know if it is the best method besides cash.</p>
<p>Paypal should be a reasonable option, I would think. I once made an expensive purchase from craigslist. We checked each other out on the web, and met at my bank, where I cashed a check and handed him cash. Have actually found a car for s#2 and s#1 also found a car on craigslist. There are legit folks there, but watch carefully for the scammers. Never buy/sell form someone you cant meet face to face. The “I am overseas on business” buyers/sellers are scammers.</p>
<p>Paypal is a form of ACH, all ACH transactions can be reversed. Therefore it is not an acceptable proof of funds/money transfer by the bank. For example, when you buy a house, the Escrow company will not accept ACH money transfers.</p>
<p>I used to sell arts on Ebay for an art dealer and we regularlly ship arts all over the world and thus handles a lot of money in mail.</p>
<p>The only way to assure instant verifiable funds is by bank wire and WU is a type of bank wire.</p>
<p>Or you wait until the check is cleared by the bank.</p>
<p>We used to tell clients up front those two options above. I regularly check with the bank to see if the funds are cleared in those days.</p>
<p>Forged MO or Cashier’s check is another form of scam that is relatively new.</p>
<p>Last week, An interesting thing happened to me on Craigslist. I wanted tickets to the sold-out rivalry game. I found a pair on Craigslist with a parking pass for a wonderful price (25% of dealer price) - 50 yard line loge seats with free buffet and drinks. sounded very fishy with fake tickets being sold second hand. I texted to show interest – he was leaving town but could fedex the tickets. This was Wednesday afternoon and the game was Friday after thanksgiving so it appeared to be a scam. I suggested the transfer service available to donors as these premium seats are available to donors only. He admitted that he wasn’t a donor - so the scam was apparent. Then I received a text to meet with the development officer who would give me the tickets and pass before the game on Friday - his dad was a big donor. He said he would give me his bank info when he returned - he trusted that i would pay after the fact – strangely it all worked out beautifully except we lost the big game.</p>
<p>rules for ACH reversal</p>
<p>[Rules</a> for ACH Reversal | eHow.com](<a href=“http://www.ehow.com/list_7147880_rules-ach-reversal.html]Rules”>http://www.ehow.com/list_7147880_rules-ach-reversal.html)</p>
<p>If a buyer paid me through paypal and then initiates a reversal, wouldn’t I be notified and able to stop the reversal?</p>
<p>The buyer will wait until you shipped the item with a tracking number before he reverses the transaction, I think the buyer has up to 10 days to make the reversal without a bank investigation. See the rules above.</p>
<p>lo and behold, the one I responded with my address actually sent in a check via Fedex. As described by some one in upthread, the guy sent some thing from a computer print out that looks like a cashier’s check, but it is NOT. The Check totaled $3700+ and he wants a “change” to be sent by WU to some “shipper” in KS and the shipper will “pickup” my $50 stove top. In the transmittal, he was VERY generous that I can “KEEP” $100 for my trouble. </p>
<p>ha ha… what a good idea to scam some one.</p>
<p>Whoa – you’re selling a stovetop for $50 and he gave you a check for $3,700? So you’re supposed to send him the $3,700 minus $150?</p>
<p>What chutzpah. And how insulting that he thinks you’re that gullible. I guess there are people who fall for these scams. There must be, or the scammers wouldn’t continue to perpetrate them.</p>
<p>here is the entire letter</p>
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<p>here is the cover up
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<p>The return address on the envelope is even bogus, it is addressed to Boscov’s in Johnstown, PA but the address is wrong it is not</p>
<pre><code>Johnstown - Boscov’s Galleria Mall, 570 Galleria Dr, Johnstown, PA 15904
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<p>So I wrote him an email asking for the correct return address, and if he does not reply, I told him I will report it to FBI for interstate fraud.</p>
<p>Tell them to wire you $1000.00 and you will return their check to them.</p>