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Selling a boat? News on the latest counterfeit check scam...
One of our local marine title companies reports that in the last two
weeks they have receivd two counterfeit cashier's checks. One was for $470,000. In both cases, the party supposedly purchasing the boat presented the check for a substantial amount over the agreed upon selling price and requested "cash back at closing" so that the buyer could arrange pay a trucking company to haul the boat cross country. Looks like a confirmed wire transfer is really the only way to go. |
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Selling a boat? News on the latest counterfeit check scam...
Chuck Gould wrote: One of our local marine title companies reports that in the last two weeks they have receivd two counterfeit cashier's checks. One was for $470,000. In both cases, the party supposedly purchasing the boat presented the check for a substantial amount over the agreed upon selling price and requested "cash back at closing" so that the buyer could arrange pay a trucking company to haul the boat cross country. Looks like a confirmed wire transfer is really the only way to go. Chuck, that's been a scam going on for a long time, especially on ebay. They will "have their agent" , or someone in the states that owes the buyer, send you a check for an enormous amount over the agreed purchase price, then when you cash the check, they would like for you to send them the the merchandise as well as the remaing funds. Once you do that, it can even take a considerable time for your bank to come back at you wanting the full amount of money because the bank (fake) check was well,,, a fake. .. A friend of mine just about got bit really hard with this negotiating selling a tractor overseas, only instead of a check, payment was via a US postal money order. being a part time employee of the USPS himself, he took it to the PO and they scanned it and found it to be a fake. good deal for him. It's amazing hwo many people fall for this type of stuff though. |
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Selling a boat? News on the latest counterfeit check scam...
On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:37:54 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote: One of our local marine title companies reports that in the last two weeks they have receivd two counterfeit cashier's checks. One was for $470,000. In both cases, the party supposedly purchasing the boat presented the check for a substantial amount over the agreed upon selling price and requested "cash back at closing" so that the buyer could arrange pay a trucking company to haul the boat cross country. Looks like a confirmed wire transfer is really the only way to go. You guys out there in the Great Northwest are behind the times. That scam has been going on for years. |
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Selling a boat? News on the latest counterfeit check scam...
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:37:54 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould wrote: One of our local marine title companies reports that in the last two weeks they have receivd two counterfeit cashier's checks. One was for $470,000. In both cases, the party supposedly purchasing the boat presented the check for a substantial amount over the agreed upon selling price and requested "cash back at closing" so that the buyer could arrange pay a trucking company to haul the boat cross country. Looks like a confirmed wire transfer is really the only way to go. You guys out there in the Great Northwest are behind the times. That scam has been going on for years. Agreed Technology starts on the west coast and moves east then south.... Fraud starts in the east (especially FL) and moves west.... BTW... I know a guy in Africa who has a large amount of money he needs to bring in the US... he will give you 1/2 if you send him a small transaction fee now..... :-) |
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