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legoman67
Elite Veteran
Location: Nanoose Bay B.C, Canada

Ok, so i was selling some manifolds and heat exchangers from an engine on craigslist.com, i get this odd email from a guy who wants to send me a check for my full asking price sight unseen(no pictures on add) i figure what the heck and give him a mailing address. Sure enough yesterday i check the mail and there is a check for $2000(the full amount) all is great, i so fire him an email to let him know that i got the money and he can come pick them up. He replys saying he needs me to send his son 900 of it to pay of some bills, and he will repay me when he comes to get the manifolds.

I feel like i want to just say to bad, you have paid me already. but also i feel bad if his son actually does have bills to pay. I took the check to the bank today and they cashed it and the cashier said it is instant(cash is already in my account, no clearing stage

any advice? should i tag along in his game, keeping the additional 1000? or should i say too bad come and get them? i already have basically spent the money and it was paying off a loan, so i would have to get another loan to tag along...

Matt M.
http://www.filepile.ca
11-04-2008 11:56 PM
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whirlyspud
Veteran
Location: USA

No friggen way. I'd make sure the check fully clears, and no way would I send any money to anyone else. I'd bet the check bounces at some point.

Mike
11-05-2008 12:26 AM
 
 
1stPlace
Senior Heliman
Location: Ohio USA

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i already have basically spent the money and it was paying off a loan, so i would have to get another loan to tag along...

That's a damn shame. Your bank is probably going to return the check, and you will be overdrawn. It's a scam. Why didn't he just send his son the money? You got scammed and the bank is going to want the money back that you've already spent. Sorry dude. It sucks to be you right now.

Hat man dir mal ins Gehirn geschissen und vergessen umzuruhren?
11-05-2008 12:26 AM
 
 
legoman67
Elite Veteran
Location: Nanoose Bay B.C, Canada

well, i will just be back at square one with the loan, i havent sent him anything yet...

of course i will wait till it fully clears.

but ya, i will probably just say too bad, you bought the item

Matt M.
http://www.filepile.ca
11-05-2008 12:28 AM
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Rotor
Key Veteran
Location: USA

I wonder if he is playing the same game as the "Nigeria" scam. They send a check that they can cancel after you have sent some of the money back to them. That way he will get the $900.00 and all you have is a bad check.

Before I would do that I would want to wait several days (maybe 10 to make sure the check will not be canceled and you are left with nothing but a loss of the $900.00.. I wonder if going to your bank and explaining the situation to them might give you more information to go on.

Good luck and don't get taken by this..

My motto is this..Fly...Rebuild...Fly
11-05-2008 12:28 AM
 
 
hockeysew
Senior Heliman
Location: Co-USA

Keep it simple Legoman- Cash and carry ONLY. Anything else is pretty much BS

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11-05-2008 12:33 AM
 
 
legoman67
Elite Veteran
Location: Nanoose Bay B.C, Canada

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I wonder if he is playing the same game as the "Nigeria" scam. They send a check that they can cancel after you have sent some of the money back to them. That way he will get the $900.00 and all you have is a bad check.

Before I would do that I would want to wait several days (maybe 10 to make sure the check will not be canceled and you are left with nothing but a loss of the $900.00.. I wonder if going to your bank and explaining the situation to them might give you more information to go on.

can a bank actually take back a check once the money is in my account?

Matt M.
http://www.filepile.ca
11-05-2008 12:34 AM
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Dennis
Senior Heliman
Location: Orygon

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can a bank actually take back a check once the money is in my account?

You bet they can. When a check bounces, they take that money back from you.
11-05-2008 12:35 AM
 
 
legoman67
Elite Veteran
Location: Nanoose Bay B.C, Canada

so after 10 days its in for good?

Matt M.
http://www.filepile.ca
11-05-2008 12:38 AM
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zaw
Veteran
Location: Lebanon, NH - USA

Whenever I try to sell anything on Craig's List somebody from UK always want to buy it for more then I ask for and want to pay in a very complicated way.

Don't fall for it, its all a scam. I get those EVERY TIME I SELL something on there!!! You can play some game with him if you want. Drag him a long for a long ride.

I deposited a check I got on a ride along then I got letter from my bank about I'm being fraudulent. Took me a meeting with bank manager to clear it up.

There is no sick son. If there one I'm pretty sure he can also mail him a check him self.



SCAM SCAM SCAM!!

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11-05-2008 12:39 AM
 
 
legoman67
Elite Veteran
Location: Nanoose Bay B.C, Canada

the name on his email is Brandon Wooten... if anyone has heard of this. i did a google search on it and got nothing.

Matt M.
http://www.filepile.ca
11-05-2008 12:40 AM
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Dennis
Senior Heliman
Location: Orygon

Its a scam.

Don't do anything until that check officially clears. Chances are, it will bounce anyway.
11-05-2008 12:43 AM
 
 
zaw
Veteran
Location: Lebanon, NH - USA

The rule with bank is if you made it deposit, even a fraud one bank have 10 days to clear it, or else you keep the cash.

HBK2 built with cheapest parts!
11-05-2008 12:45 AM
 
 
legoman67
Elite Veteran
Location: Nanoose Bay B.C, Canada

the thing is, according to the cashier the check was instant, i even asked how long will it take to clear, and he said there is no clearing stage. But i will give it 10 days. if it is still there in 10 days i will say come and get your stuff, if not, then whatever. i can sell them again.

Matt M.
http://www.filepile.ca
11-05-2008 12:46 AM
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Rotor
Key Veteran
Location: USA

Lego,
I don't know that 10 days is enough but I would not wait less time than that. I think your best best is to contact your bank and see if they have some protection for you.

I think it is a scam too but it may not be. You just have to make sure you are covered and won't be taken for this..

As Dennis has said. I believe there are circumstances where the money can be taken out of your account once it has been deposited there. That's why I think you need to involve your bank..

Good luck..

My motto is this..Fly...Rebuild...Fly
11-05-2008 12:47 AM
 
 
Mutt
Key Veteran
Location: t ca usa

it is a scam read criags list scam section this one is in there it is a very commen scam.

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11-05-2008 12:54 AM
 
 
marked23
Key Veteran
Location: Lynnwood, WA

Print out this thread and take it to your bank. They will recognize the scam immediately. Heck they will probably pre-declare the check bad at that instant.

The check is no good. No question in my mind. And it can be far longer than 10 days before it comes into question.

Show this to your bank. And don't deliver the goods.
11-05-2008 01:00 AM
 
 
Flint325
Senior Heliman
Location: Albany, New York

100% scam, you will be left holding the check.. But you can play with him! Until the bank advised you have a bad check on you hands make him send you $20.00 cash for shipping. Take his twenty and boy yourself lunch for the wasted time, you will thank me later.

I learned to fly inverted, I just stand on my head
11-05-2008 01:07 AM
 
 
legoman67
Elite Veteran
Location: Nanoose Bay B.C, Canada

this seems really weird to me, that a bank can just randomly reverse the check once the money is in your hands. of course i understand the clearing stage, but after that the money is fair game is it not?

Matt M.
http://www.filepile.ca
11-05-2008 01:39 AM
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1stPlace
Senior Heliman
Location: Ohio USA

I don't know about the Canadian banking system. But, I have had my US bank return several checks in the past after clearing into my account. One of them was for over $4K, and it was returned 14 days business days after it had cleared. That sucked! I had to sue the customer that wrote the bad check. That wasted another $1000.00 on court and attorney fees, waste time in court, and it took me over a year to collect on the judgment.

Hat man dir mal ins Gehirn geschissen und vergessen umzuruhren?
11-05-2008 01:55 AM
 
 
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