how does this scam work???

[luv2liv]

every time i post an item on facebook. 9 out of 10, i get this kind of message. its annoying!!!! it sounds like a scam but how does it work?

Dear Seller,
I am interested in immediate purchase of this item of yours and am buying it outrightly.For a quick sale. I came purposely to facebook to find this item for a son of mine.Am going to pay you for shipping fee to get the item mail to him directly.Because am buying this item for him as birthday gift to him in abroad,Becos this will determine the extent of my love for him.I will give you $100.00 for the item cost,while i will give you $1500.00 for postage fee for the item to be shipped to him directly through usps.I will be paying you through check.Kindly reply me back asap if you are okay with my offer,so you simply get back to me with your full name and your postal address plus your mobile contact number,so i can effectively send the payment to you right away. I await your reply.NB:Honestly,I do not know the actual worth of this item because i can't wait till you end the auction for me.here is my address.jorgemorgan00424@gmail.com.Many thanks

 

[randomlinh]

they're hoping you send it as the check bounces?

 

[irishScott]

He/She/It gets your item and runs?

 

[Deeko]

Tell them you'll do it if they send straight cash homey.

 

[luv2liv]

Originally posted by: randomlinh
they're hoping you send it as the check bounces?

off course i'll wait for the cheque to clear
but is it ever possible for them to take the money back once it's cleared in my account?

 

[Schfifty Five]

It's the same as any other "Nigeria" scam.

You get overpaid a lot, they ask you to pay back the difference. Few weeks later the original payment gets bounced or bank determines it's not a legit deposit so they take it out of your account and now you ended up losing hundreds and thousands of $$$.

 

[crystal]

When a check is "clear". It is not really clear since the bank can reverse charge if they found out later it was a bad check.

 

[gamefreakgcb]

how bout u empty the account before shipping so it cant be reversed?

 

[MattCo]

Then the bank overdrafts you.

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: gamefreakgcb
how bout u empty the account before shipping so it cant be reversed?

This isn't Paypal. You don't screw around with banks. You screw with your checking/savings account at one, don't expect to be able to get another one.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: Schfifty Five
It's the same as any other "Nigeria" scam.

You get overpaid a lot, they ask you to pay back the difference. Few weeks later the original payment gets bounced or bank determines it's not a legit deposit so they take it out of your account and now you ended up losing hundreds and thousands of $$$.

qft!

 

[luv2liv]

heres another one. but he's planning to pay via PayPal. which should be fine right??

"Hello,
How are you doing? Am sorry for my delay in response. I am in Texas right now, but will be leaving to Japan soon for an international trade summit in few days time.Am interested in purchasing the Toshiba R200 ultraportable laptop/notebook with 1GB RAM 2.6 pounds!! for my grandson as a birthday gift, it's a promise; he's on vacation to spend time with her mum where she works in the US consulate office in West Africa .
I'll be paying you through Paypal secure online payment immediately, provide me with your payment id, so that i can send you payment before you ship it. I will pay you $1,400 and extra $300 for you to send it to him as soon as possible.

I will send his mother residential address to you for shipping as soon as the payment reaches you.

Have a nice day,
Mr. Ethan Jefferson"

 

[yllus]

If they offer to pay extra on top of the item's cost, it's a scam.

 

[intogamer]

Its a scam either way...

Paypal = chargeback too

www.paypalsucks.com

 

[sourceninja]

What about a check cashing place? I've always wondered about this. If you cash a check at a grocery store or a check cashing place can they call you months later to ask you to bring the cash back?

Granted, you are moving the scam on to them and that would be bad. But just thinking out loud.

 

[dfuze]

I've seen many emails worded virtually the same way. It's a scam 100% of the way.
If you have any doubt, drop by scamwarners.com and they can give you another opinion.

As others have said, just because the bank gives you the money, it can take weeks for it to officially clear and they get their money. Usually by that time, you already paid the scammer the difference and they disappear with your money.

 

[purbeast0]

lol @ the grammar.

if that doesn't stick out as a scam to you, then I don't know what to tell you.

 

[TanisHalfElven]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
lol @ the grammar.

if that doesn't stick out as a scam to you, then I don't know what to tell you.

thats what i was thinking.
not that i am not sensitive to people learning new languages ()and being unable to use it 100% correctly) its probably that i've read so many bad english scam emails worded so so similarly its like a alarm goes off in my head

just for the record i';m not a natve english speaker and my family still dosen't speak that great english so i'm not dishing on that point.

 

[luv2liv]

i wish i know how to stick it to them. teach them a lesson or something. like someone suggested, cash the check at a grocery. i get my money. and if the check is fraudulent, cops go after the bad guys.