Check this out... I was browsing and dreaming again, and I ran across this... read the first question for the seller. I emailed him and alerted him... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4517925346&fromMakeTrack=true These guys are everywhere! Frank
Local fellow had a bit of bad luck last November. No, luck didn't come into play,he was plain dumb about it. He's into the small railroad cab-cars that fit on real tracks. Two men in a cabin, a small engine, used by maintenance staff years ago. He collects these things. One he listed on E-bay garnered a response similar to this car. Deal was made to buy for $3000.00 Cdn. dollars. He gets a "cheque" in the mail for $ 7000.00. The difference was to be forwarded to buyers friend, in Canada, to cover shipping costs, to Nigeria! Vendor deposits his $7K in the bank, after countless attempts by his co-workers to convince him it was bogus. He draws $4K from his account & sends it Western Union, to the "shipper". Next day bank advises original cheque is invalid. He tries to contact the bank, Western Union but it's too late. Bank cleaned out his balance, which wasn't much at this time. If cows could fly they'd be crapping all over this guy. He's done a few other pretty dumb stunts.
Now, you would think that banks would've waken up by now and not released any funds from that check untill it clears. I deposited a bigcheck about 4 months ago (re-fi house), bank held the cash for 7 days (with disclaimer to wait longer if it hadn't cleared by then). It seems that if they would simply do this with these checks, the number of these scams would be greatly reduced. Except for the people who had that much in their account to begin with. Friend just got her ins. check from Hurricane Charlie Last month. (upwards of $40K)... Couldn't touch anything for 3 weeks, till it cleared the bank it was drawn from. A smart process that could put an end to our bothersome Nigerians o No:
You gotta wonder. It seems so obvious. Literally forever, wise people have told everybody else "if it seems to good to be true, it probably is". (Also, if it seems fishy, it probably is , too.) The guy with the 68 'Cat on eBay seemed clueless too. Frank
a guy tried to scam me the same way on a fire truck i was selling. something about being a broker and having a check for a larger amount for a truck his customer was going to by sent him an email back telling him to just bring a bank check for correct amount. never heard any more from him. super scam. too bad there are gulable people out there that will fall for this type of scam.
The bank doesn't release the funds from the check until the check actually clears - the withdrawn funds are from your personal account.
You're right on the bank clearance & release of funds. Think that's what happened here. Took his own cash & then some to send the "shipper" the funds. By the time the bank got hold of him & he tried to stop Western Union, it was too late.
