moto_spritz

i'm pretty sure this is a scam but here is how it goes

you'd post a car for sale

someone overseas will contact you saying all these stories why they're overseas and they'd come back to toronto blah blah blah

They'd ask you to subtract your amount from a bigger cheque they're sending (necessarily because they're buying another thing too)

I've gotten this twice already... i'm 99% sure it's a scam.
This last guy is saying he's buying some property so he wants me to take out my amount and send the rest to a next guy, lmao
why doesn't he just write 2 seperate cheques? lol

i just want to know how this'd be considered a scam...
i mean, do they actually even send you a cheque?

imported_BlazeInEk

Yes it is a scam. I saw it posted exactly as how you explained it. It was on a used car website, like leasebusters.ca or somthing....I can't remember as it was a while back. This scam has been going on for at least 2 years now.

scammers

imported_Bruce Fee

what? how does it work? you could put up a lot of fake ads with fake names. if they send you a cheque, take it to money mart and keep it all yourself

moto_spritz

the thing is, they send you a cheque, and they ask you for your
personal information so i don't know if you can cash it anonymously but yeah, i'm wondering how it works too lol just outta curiousity

Double_B

More than likely, you never get a cheque, and depending on what personal info they are asking for, it could lead to identity theft.

szuberi

this is not new....and its not just limited to cars. this happens with literally everything that goes up for sale on the internet. they will ask you for the personal info...promise to send you a bigger cheque telling you to deduct the price and keep the rest.....basically all they want is your personal info. for some malicious use.

Bruce...the cheque might arrive....but it will be a bogus one. the cheque will only arrive if you give your personal info like name and address etc.

imported_Bruce Fee

it will be a bogus name and your neighbours address... so it's okay if they steal it.

Double_B

How do you plan on cashing the cheque if one is actually sent?

cibs

they send you a money order usually then you send the money on after it clears bank comes back after you for the money once they discover its a forgery and you're screwed...

http://www.expertlaw.com/library/con...der-fraud.html

been around for YEARS...

cibs

they don't care about your personal info... waht are they going to do with a name and an address?? you can find HUNDREDS of them in this super secret spy book... (a.k.a. phone book + 411.ca) they want the money they could care less about your name and address...

what are they gonna do send you junk mail? lol

szuberi

i think thats the key....but why would you send the money anywhere before the check clears? but i guess some people may be naive and really believe its true

imported_Bruce Fee

easy. if one is actually sent, you take it into a moneymart place with a fake ID.

cibs

it does clear - read the linky..


it clears you have the money in your acct... a few weeks later they discover that it's a forgery

THEN they want the money back - after your check which actually had money has cleared to the other persons acct...

imported_Bruce Fee

i would just respond and have them send mail to russia (use real addresses and make up names)

make the scammers work.

Gallagher

my dad gets these email all the time from "prospective students looking for housing"

Saying they are from overseas, just got accepted into the university, blah blah blah


My dad actually got a picture of the girl n stuff before too....

moto_spritz

lmao eh, well i'm just gonna get the cheque, see where they send it from and start blackmailing them lol yeah i like the idea of having them send it to russia, i'll have them send it to north korea or something

moto_spritz

wow, these guys actually could've got me, i would've thought the same thing... "if the cheque clears, i'm safe" YALL SAVED ME!!!! GOD BLESS YOU! GOD BLESS CANADA! GOD BLESS THE HUMAN POPULATION EXCEPT FOR THOSE SCAM ARTISTS!!!
lol

RDub99

iTrader: (1)

when I was selling my home theater system on ebay I got all kinds of scams sent to me..

imported_starboy869

I'm thinking how do you scam this one? Did they want you to ship the room to them? wtf?

Xscorpio

damn i didnt know about this one, good info