Date:         Fri, 28 Mar 2003 10:10:12 -0500
Reply-To:     JonR <jon.hathaway@VERIZON.NET>
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From:         JonR <jon.hathaway@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: Warning!! Something doesn't sound right here,I need some
              advice please
Comments: To: Kenneth Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
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Kenneth Wilford wrote:

> There is a scam going on right now where people will send you a "cashier's
> check" for a higher amount than what you are selling an item for and then
> they want you to send them the balance (which is usually a large amount of
> money).  Folks go along with this because they think a "cashier's check" is
> like cash money.  However the kind of check this scam uses is not and what
> happens is that the check bounces after you have already sent the other
> person their money.  So you are left holding the bag and the other guy just
> got your money.  Usually this scam is perpetrated by folks in another
> country.  I read about it in the paper a few weeks ago.  Just a heads up.
>

This happened to me a couple weeks ago, except the person was a female from
Sweden...

After several e-mails saying that I was not able to accept "cashiers checks",
the buyer never replied.

My bank here in NH has put a temporary moratorium on cashing out of state
cashiers checks due to a counterfeit check scam that is going around the
country right now...

The other scam I'm getting right now is the African Banking official/Government
official wanting to transfer millions to your bank account, in exchange you get
to keep 10%-20% of transferred funds...

Always remember "There's no such thing as a free lunch (TNSTAAFL)...

                    JonR

            Sold my vehicle for cash money!!  <<G>>