Craigstlist scam - [email protected]

Just received the same email here as well.

From: [email protected]

I really appreciate your quick response to my text.I'm okay with the
price and the condition pasted on Craigslist. I really wish to be
there to see the item but i don't have the chance because I'm a very
busy woman. My mode of payment would be in a certified check drawn
from a local Banks. And am offering additional $50 with the original
price to have this asap..

Name to be on the payment...........
Address to mail the check to.............
Cell phone # to contact you ................
Final Asking price...................

I will make arrangements for the pick up as soon as you have the check
clear, due to my work frame and my Kids, I will not be able to come
with the cash and pick it up myself,So my husband will mail the check
and have someone pick up the item after the check clear.,Reference to
your CL post am completely satisfied with it and the payment will be
deliver within 24hours...

THANKS.....

Welcome to Scamwarners,

In this scam the scammer is NOT interested in your "item". He wants to steal your money.
The scammer will ask the Seller to cash a fake Cashiers Check / Money Order / Certified Check that is for more than the price of the 'item'. He will then ask the Seller to send the over payment to his Fake Shipper / Agent by Western Union or Moneygram to pay for the pickup and shipping.

The check / Money Order will be fake it will look real. Do not deposit or cash it.
Even if your bank tells you that the check/Money Order has cleared, it does not mean they will take responsibility for it when it is returned. They are required by law to give you access to money within a few days.

But later, when the check/Money Order goes to a clearance house or the original bank, the check/Money Order will be returned and you will be held responsible.

It can take days, weeks, or even months for the fraud to be discovered and you will be required to pay all of the money back, regardless of who sent the check/Money Order to you. The bank also may have you charged with 'Financial Fraud'.

This same scam can be done with Fake Paypal Payments. The scammer will send you an email pretending to be from PayPal with Payment Made. He will then tell you to pay the mover / shipper / agent via Western Union or Money Gram. If you send money by this method. You will never see it again.

Please sell your "item" locally.