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charlie · 23-02-2006, 01:37:59 PM

I've seen this on TV or something - they do the same with ebay i think, they over pay - tell you to cash the cheque and then you have to pay them back but something about getting your bank details at this point

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Originally Posted by ebay

In the States, the latest scam is to ask you to send the item immediately upon receipt of payment from paypal and they will let you use their account to FEDEX the item to them in Africa. The money gets rescinded by PayPal and you will owe FEDEX the shipping as the accounts and PayPal were opened with a fraudulent credit card. Oh, and you are out the item and you still owe your fees.

Don't forget, they will also pay you too much money and will either 1)ask you to put the extra cash in the package as a surprise gift, or 2) tell you to keep the extra money for shipping so quickly. It doesn't make a difference... It's all leprachaun gold... disappears before the end of the day... unless you wise up and stop believing all this BS that sounds too good...

similar anyways - could be a misspell 2 and 7 are close

meinthecorner · 23-02-2006, 01:46:40 PM

Ask them to send the cash via something like western union. Once you have the ticket get the real cash in notes and complete the transaction.

aqls · 23-02-2006, 01:47:57 PM

no. don't go there.

don't deal.

-aqls-

rob · 23-02-2006, 01:50:35 PM

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Originally Posted by meinthecorner

western union

Anyone else read those two words and think

meinthecorner · 23-02-2006, 01:52:57 PM

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Originally Posted by rob

Anyone else read those two words and think

Made me smile typing it! Normaly you see Western Union in any online transaction you think STOP. However in this instance you would be putting the ball back in the buyers court.

retired_member11 · 23-02-2006, 02:05:13 PM

Give it a couple of days and then tell them that you have lost the cheque. Ask them to put a stop on it and then to send another cheque for the correct amount, 2,500. See how they react. Then you will have a clearer idea of what they're about.

olebean · 23-02-2006, 02:32:23 PM

I am going to see interpol in Saturday (if only to cover my own back)

In the meantime I have already emailed the client asking why the cheque is for a larger sum and explaining at this point without their authorisation I feel it is unreasonable to take the cheque to the bank.

I have also pointed out (3rd time) that they have not provided any contact details as such I am unable to complete the paperwork to transfer the domain into their name.

I understand from my bank that they had one cheque returned six weeks after they thought it had cleared, has anyone any clueas to the outer limit on returning cheques once cleared.

admin · 23-02-2006, 02:39:45 PM

Anything that uses a cheque these days would worry me, I haven't written a cheque for years. The only time I've seen them used anymore is the person in front of me in the "10 items or less" queue in Tescos grrrr

This one sounds dodgy, but as a matter of point, if someone offered me a cheque I would rather pay the direct bank transfer fees on their behalf than risk accepting one.

olebean · 23-02-2006, 04:46:18 PM

Admin

I understand what you say.

Equally if this is a scam, at least its being flushed out.

aiofe · 25-02-2006, 10:52:44 AM

Its a scam!

It is a classic Nigerian/African scam.
Part of what is known as '419 Fraud'

Heres the jist of it: http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/

And in particular, the overpayment scam: http://www.hoax-slayer.com/overpayment-scam.html

Use escrow, and not escrow of their choosing.

Good Luck!

~aiofe~

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