Meso 38 #1 October 4, 2011 The following scam has been reported: Quote On 3-Oct-2011 someone submitted their contact information in response to your ad in the Dropzone.com Classifieds. Please reply to this email to contact the person directly. Username => maricial Name => mar FromEmail => maricial@yahoo.com City => texas Country => usa Comments => its form sell?and how much it last prize Click here to read more about these kind of scams. Remember: DO NOT do business with anyone who offers to send you payment for a higher amount than your selling price with the understanding that you'll send back the balance. Be suspicious of anyone claiming to be acting on behalf of a "client" or another "customer". Be suspicious of anyone claiming to be from Nigeria or West Africa If you agree to accept a check payment, then do not send anything, gear or "change" before the check cleared. And be careful, if you manage to clear a fraudulent check then you may be liable for the damages if the bank finds out later. Make sure your bank authenticates the check. If it sounds to good to be true, then it probably is.This username has been disabled. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yoshi 0 #2 October 4, 2011 I just got the same email from this user... I hate scammers..._________________________________________ this space for rent. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrisat13000ft 0 #3 October 4, 2011 Me to.. Offered to send me a cheque for my canopy im selling here. Seems odd because as a test, suspecting a scam, i quoted well over the odds for shipping and was willing to pay. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobjumper 0 #4 October 5, 2011 This person scammed me too and i sent them my correct address and phone contact. Supposedly they are sending me a check before I send the canopy. How can we get this person locked up? I got the warning after I already sent the info. I figure there is no harm done as long as the check clears first and then I would take it from there......and as JP always says, "Share the love." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
koalling 0 #5 October 5, 2011 I don't know how it works over there on your side of the pond, but here, if the check is fraudulent and you somehow manage to clear it anyway you can still be held responsible. make sure your bank verifies the check as "good" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Meso 38 #6 October 5, 2011 In cases where you have received a cheque from a listed scammer, know that the check WILL be fraudulent. If this person has sent you payment, the best option would be to go to the bank and explain the situation, I'm not sure on what the laws are regarding the disposal of fraudulent cheques, or if there is a mandatory requirement to report cases where you received a fraudulent cheque. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yourrrparachute 0 #7 October 5, 2011 Same thing with me...he continues to send emails after i told him i am not interested in doing business with him...i will continue to ignore Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilot-one 0 #8 October 7, 2011 He is sending me a check that was "mistakenly" written for substantially more than the price of my canopy. Haha. He want's me to deposit the check and then wire him the difference and I can keep $50 extra for the inconvenience. I will report back when/if I get the check. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilot-one 0 #9 October 12, 2011 Well I got the check. Off to the bank tomorrow. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrisat13000ft 0 #10 October 16, 2011 How did you get on at the bank? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
