scammage
“Thanks for the reply,this is how this transaction works,as soon as i took your info to the USPS place i will give it to them and give them the amount i want to pay after then they will give me a reciept for the payment then you will recieve a payment Confrimation for the USPS that my payment has been approved so that you can know the amount i paid and the address to which the payment will be posted which is your address after then you will have to email me back as soon as you get the sonfirmation so that i can go to the fedEx place and provide the fedex prepaid slip for you i will scan it and email it to u for u to print it tout and paste it on the package before taking the package to the fedEx place,Then make sure you email the shipping tacking number which will be on the fedEx prepaid for you i will scan it and email it to u for u to print it tout and paste it on the package before taking the package to the fedEx place,Then make sure you email the shipping
tacking number which will be on the fedEx prepaid slip to the USPS customer care section so that they can verify the shippment and post your money order after the verification.”
I <3 Craig’s list.
Here’s how that one really works: Person A works for FedEx. He draws up a fake money order and sends it to me. I “cash” the money order, and — all excited — I print out his prepaid slip, slap it on my box, and take it to FedEx that day (this is the crucial part for him). Now, here’s the good part: the money order doesn’t clear since his check is a fake, they reverse the payment to my account, and he steals the box (via the tracking number I sent him) so there is no way to get my camera back.
Good job, buddy. Did you really think I’d fall for that?
In the words of Andy Doe, “Do you know who I am?”
on June 27th, 2006 at 6:39 am
Actually is that quote from the Juggernaut?
on June 27th, 2006 at 3:13 pm
Actually, money orders are guaranteed funds. They will not draw one up with a check. He would have to pay cash or use a debit card. A money order cannot “clear.” The drawing bank has to honor it unless it is a fraudulent money order, i.e. the money order itself is counterfeit. However, I wouldn’t sell him a $900 camera when he can’t speak proper English.
on June 28th, 2006 at 9:29 am
Yea, either way. He’s in Texas, and I’d like to deal with someone in person.