/me being extra cautious/paranoid

[imported_Baloo]

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy
Should be fine. You can't screw someone with a cashier's check; they're guaranteed by the issuing bank.

The concern would be that you CAN screw someone with a PHONY cashier's check.

 

[CorCentral]

On another note with Cashiers Checks......... I've found out that the bank has to hold it a certain amount of days before putting it through. I always thought that cashiers checks were as good as cash, since you have to instantly pay them before you get the check!

I remember while in FL, I tried cashing a Suntrust (issuing bank) cashiers check and they still had to hold it for 7 F'in days. What was my bank you ask?........... SunTrust! **LOL**

Both banks were like 5 miles from eachother.

 

[FoBoT]

scam , anything with "agent" is a scam, normal/real people don't have "agents" doing things for them

 

[Darwin333]

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy
Should be fine. You can't screw someone with a cashier's check; they're guaranteed by the issuing bank.

A shipping agent is a person or company who will handle the company. This person may be referring to an individual who will come by and physically take the paino, or he may be talking about a company like UPS.

But the grammar (or lack thereof) would scare me a little. Grown men and women are able to form full sentences (as a general rule); this sounds like a middle schooler wrote it trying to sound like an adult.

EDIT: Oh, yeah, only deal locally. No point getting caught in a scam with someone in a different state/country.

That is not actually true. In theory a cashiers check is guaranteed by the issuing bank. Unfortunately, scammers have been forging cashiers checks for some time now. Some of the forgeries are so good that your bank will not be able to tell its a forge until the issuing bank refuses payment.

ALWAYS wait for checks (of any kind) to clear before shipping/allowing someone to pick up merchandise. If they have whatever you sold them and the cashiers check turns out to be forged then you are basically SOL.

 

[compuwiz1]

LOL

Check out this scam email I got:


"OVERSEA INVESTMENT MANAGER

Dear Sir,


I am sourcing for services of an Oversea Investment Manager (OIM) to manage the sum of US$40Million, this amount represent an over invoiced amount of money from a contract that was awarded to an American Oil exploration company[HARLIBURTON] in 2000, one year later in 2001, the American company completed the contract and was fully paid by direct Wire transfer for the execution of the contract, leaving the over invoiced sum safely deposited in a special security account managed and monitored by the top officers of the corporation that I represent, this top officer are in charge of the day to day running of accounts and finance section including the auditing department of the corporation and have perfected all documents to back up the payment as to avoid any trace whatsoever, which makes the transaction 100% risk free.


My request is your assistance in receiving this money using a secured account that is able to take this money and thereafter you invest it for a period of 2 years on their behalf. You would be entitled to 30% of the total fund in question, while 5% will be set aside for any sundry expenses incurred by both parties in the course of this transaction. I have noted your honesty and ability to protect the highly exalted positions of the officers here in discuss. On your acceptance to assist, we will first draft an MOU to be signed by both you and me and sworn as affidavit in the court before the processing of the payment, which will pass through the relevant authorities for purpose of authentication before a transfer to the account you will provide for this purpose.


As an administrative officer I was mandated to seek your indulgence on this matter, if this is acceptable to you, contact me strictly by email XXXXXXXXXX@myway.com stating your private phone number Please DO NOT bothers to respond if you are not interested.

Yours

Sincerely,


Mr.Peterside Johnson"


Notice how he spelled Haliburton. Buwahahaha. :laugh:

 

[tasmanian]

Originally posted by: compuwiz1
LOL

Check out this scam email I got:


"OVERSEA INVESTMENT MANAGER

Dear Sir,


I am sourcing for services of an Oversea Investment Manager (OIM) to manage the sum of US$40Million, this amount represent an over invoiced amount of money from a contract that was awarded to an American Oil exploration company[HARLIBURTON] in 2000, one year later in 2001, the American company completed the contract and was fully paid by direct Wire transfer for the execution of the contract, leaving the over invoiced sum safely deposited in a special security account managed and monitored by the top officers of the corporation that I represent, this top officer are in charge of the day to day running of accounts and finance section including the auditing department of the corporation and have perfected all documents to back up the payment as to avoid any trace whatsoever, which makes the transaction 100% risk free.


My request is your assistance in receiving this money using a secured account that is able to take this money and thereafter you invest it for a period of 2 years on their behalf. You would be entitled to 30% of the total fund in question, while 5% will be set aside for any sundry expenses incurred by both parties in the course of this transaction. I have noted your honesty and ability to protect the highly exalted positions of the officers here in discuss. On your acceptance to assist, we will first draft an MOU to be signed by both you and me and sworn as affidavit in the court before the processing of the payment, which will pass through the relevant authorities for purpose of authentication before a transfer to the account you will provide for this purpose.


As an administrative officer I was mandated to seek your indulgence on this matter, if this is acceptable to you, contact me strictly by email XXXXXXXXXX@myway.com stating your private phone number Please DO NOT bothers to respond if you are not interested.

Yours

Sincerely,


Mr.Peterside Johnson"


Notice how he spelled Haliburton. Buwahahaha. :laugh:

Inform him that you will be contacting his fake company and the police and telling them of his illegal intentions.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Scam!!!!

 

[RossMAN]

I'm 100% positive it's a scam.

 

[thomsbrain]

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy
Should be fine. You can't screw someone with a cashier's check; they're guaranteed by the issuing bank.

WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG BOOEEP BOOEEEEEP INTARWEB NOOB ALERT


Sorry, I just couldn't say that loud enough. The Nigerian scam operates using cashier's checks.

This is an OBVIOUS scam. No one buys anything on CL with cashier's checks except for scammers. You buy with cash, and cash only, with the only exception being really expensive cars, in which case you'd want to go with the person to their bank to watch them issue the check. And you show up in person to buy it. NEVER ship anything from CL, NEVER accept anything other than cash, NEVER sell anything valuable that could be easily stolen from you unless you have extra people there with you. NEVER take the cash if you don't trust the person to be giving you real cash. If the person shows up and looks shady, then "sorry, it just got sold."