I’m hoping someone can answer this for me before I proceed…I received a response from someone who was interested in purchasing a couple things I had advertised on Craig’s List but he then proceeded to tell me the following:
“there is a small problem now,my sec just called me now and told me she already sent the cheque but there is a mistake on the cheque, I told her the DVD cost $35 but she sent an over payment of $3500,what a silly mistake….pls all i want you to do now is to deduct your money when you get it including money for the jerseys and i will give you my information to send the remaining money too. thanks”
When I offered him an alternative way to pay me for the items, he wrote back, “The cheque as already been sent and it was a mistake made by my secretary,i just wanna get you informed that the cheque will get to you today or tomorrow morning unfailingly…..You will have to deduct your own money which is $160 and resend the remaining amount…Pls i want you to send it through MONEY GRAM, thanks. get back to me ASAP.”
Can someone let me know if I’m dealing with a scam artist here, or does this sound like a legitimate person?
If he is trying to scam me, should I even take the check to the bank to verify that it is fake, or should I just turn around and mail the check back to him without checking to see if it’s valid first?
Additionally, should I email him back to tell him that he’s getting this check back?
I was able to send an email to DHL, and I was able to have the check sent back to him. I’ll expect an email from this person within the next couple of days, and I’ll tell him to scam someone else.
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