[ForSale-Swap] It's BACK! Yes, the bogus cashiers check scam has surfaced again

[Ted Wright]

Amazing is it not ???
 It never ceases to amaze me as to what lengths these crooks will go to 
earn a dishonest buck...

tongaloa wrote:

> Yes, I know it's a scam!
>
> In short:
> I placed some adverts for Collins 75A-4 on some of the ham swap web 
> pages.
> Have been in correspondence for a week with a buyer who claims to be 
> in UK
> and wants to have her 'client' send me a cashiers check for $2k excess 
> of the
> asking price. I am then to wire the excess to her 'husband' who is to 
> make arrangements
> for the unit to be picked up.
>
> How this works is:
> 1)The check is bad but good enough to fool the bank.
> 2)The check is drawn on a bank that does not have an office where I am.
> 3)The 'lady' will fall into dire circumstance shortly after the check 
> arrives hoping to
> cause me to trust the banks judgment and wire her the money.
> 4)The bank WILL correct their 'error' in their favor.
>
> There's little room for recourse.
> 1)Three parties involved in addition to the seller.
> 2) The money is to go overseas by a no-recourse payment system 
> (western union).
>
> So be aware guys.
> The scammers are back.
>
> -bob
>
>
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