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Audiogon sellers, please stop and read this thread

I had a couple listings last week and I received one e-mail from a potential buyer to instruct me to contact him via his private e-mail right away.

I was offered to be paid by Cashier Check rather than Paypal.
I accepted the term that the buyer would have his "agent" to pick up the units for sale. In term, I told the buyer I would only accept the Cashier Check from major banks.

Yesterday, I received an e-mail from the buyer instructing me to deposit the Cashier Check one I receive it BUT since the Cashier Check was made by his "financier" for more than the sale price, the buyer wanted me to cash out the difference and send a Moneygram to his "agent" so his" agent" can pick up the merchandise and the buyer thanked me for my " corporation".

I demand to know if the Cashier Check was made from major banks or not and how much is the difference between the sale price and the amount of the Cashier Check. I have not heard a response from him since then.

What's up? Was I born yesterday or is it a case of innocence
'till proven guilty?
andrewdoan
operatenore
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Tholt wrote:
Operatenore, there is indeed a way via a link on the Craigslist generated emails to flag the responder as spam. Perhaps this is a recent addition. I used it a couple times on an item I had for sale within the past few weeks.
I appreciate this clarification as requested, Tholt: I'll be looking towards - what will be for me - this additional feature in the coming weeks. Boy, C'list has sure gotten on top of this kind of thing... just hope it works efficiently.

Thank you.
pspoon
1 posts
 
I had an offer to buy from a guy with zero feedback, who just moved from Calif. to Canada. He would have his assistant mail me a Cashier Check from his Bank in New York. He told me to take my AD off Audiogon since he going to buy my item.
Asked me to deposit in my bank and use Western Union to send his shipper the the excess funds.

This is the information from the sender not the buyer that they used :

Ashley M. Murray
5 Randy Frost CT
Baltimore,MD 21220

The check is drawn from Wescom Credit Union in Pasadena, CA 91101.
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tabl10s
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A few years ago when these were really numerous, I'd get multiple scams in my email box. In retaliation, I would forward the sender's message to another scammer.
tholt
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Tabl10s - love it!
ecruz
402 posts
 
If you've got the time and a sense of humor, you could do what this ebay seller did.
www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/
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