Martin Baker
Yes, I second Chris's opinion - this is definitely a scam. Basically, they
send you a cashiers check that you deposit, then you wire the balance of the
funds to a third party. A couple of days later the bank calls to say the
check was bogus and they have retrieved the funds from your account. But
you've already sent the balance to the "shipper" and you can't get it back.
This one is pretty common.
Martin Baker
From: Chris Brandt <chris_br-@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: chris_br-@hotmail.com
To: ob-@topica.com
Subject: RE: [OBRA Chat] Selling concerns - scam.
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 21:46:51 +0000
There are two SCAM warnings related to this subject on the www.MTBR.com
website. They are located at the top of the page, when you click on the
"classifieds" link.
This is most likely a scam, and these people pretty much target anyone
who posts a for sale add on a web site. I've been approached the same
way. Just think of how many sites there are out there with classifieds.
There's always a chance that someone will fall for it, but don't let it
be you. You can generally filter out the legitimate buyers pretty easily
from the scammers with a quick follow up email. But that doesn't mean
you won't still have to deal with countless "maybe" buyers.
Good luck selling.
Chris
Bonnie Heather Egilson wrote:
Has anyone out there ever sold a bike to someone overseas??
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