thebes Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Put an Ah Tjoeb tubed cd player on Craigslist for $225. got an inquiry, responded and here's his reply: "am ok with $225,am not in town right now because of health issues am attending to but I will send you cashiers check,it will include my movers payment,my mover will come for pick up as soon as you get it cashed from your bank.okay?" Gotta be a scam, right? I've sold a dozen or more pieces of stereo stuff on my local Craigslist without incident until now. Anybody know the particulars of this come-on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Dude, I have had these type responses before and did some followups. STAY AWAY! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 That's the oldest scam there is for CL... delete and block that number and DO NOT click on any links sent to you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minermark Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Yep, had a few worded just about the same way. I always reply: PayPal handles my transactions, would you care to proceed? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieb Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Do his health issues include doing duty aboard an ocean going freighter and won't be available for three months but his "agent" will handle payment etc. etc. etc. --- forget you ever saw it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwc Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Uh..... scam I see is a awesome CD Player for 225 bucks. Does it work? Have the upsampler? Do you have a picture of it? hey....you might be scammin' us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 That so called "check" would post but come back as fraudulent in a few days after you released the goods... on top of it all, you would be potentially in trouble for fraud yourself if you could not back up where the check came from or if you cashed out the money/closed your account/tried to open a new account with the check Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 225. Really? I listed a pair of speakers about a month ago. I had so many people try similar scams I had to change the ad to pick up only. Cash only. If some one tells you they want to talk to you but they only use Google phone, don't respond and definitely don't answer the phone by entering the 2 digit code they give you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted February 24, 2017 Author Share Posted February 24, 2017 Smelled funny and thanks to you guys I know its funny. I've always heard about Craigslist scams, seen plenty of other types in my life. However, I've always had wonderful experiences with Craigslist buyers so I guess I was reluctant to find out the magic has worn off. Sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted February 24, 2017 Author Share Posted February 24, 2017 13 minutes ago, jwc said: Uh..... scam I see is a awesome CD Player for 225 bucks. Does it work? Have the upsampler? Do you have a picture of it? hey....you might be scammin' us? LOL. Here's my ad: https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/ele/6011997453.html It's the 99 model without upsampler and I've thought of offering it up here. However, except for offering up a horn, which I felt could be a useful piece for someone, I've stayed away from selling here. I'm here primarily for fun and to learn, not to peddle. It is a cheap way to experience tubes, and tube rolling, if you only play cds or stream, but it's also 17 years old, which is several lifetimes in the realm of cd players and DACs where quality playback improvements happen at a frenetic pace. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthews Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 I invite them over for tea with us 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwc Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 I figured it was the older model. Just jabbin' at ya. GLWTS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 When I'm selling or buying on CL, it's cash only, and meeting in a public place to do the deal. Just last week, I had a guy back out of a CL deal an hour before we were to meet. Could have been a legit reason for the cancellation or the "buyer" deciding that there was no opportunity to scam me (does anybody here need a Getzen cornet?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtr20 Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Someone explained this scam to me once. They send you a check linked to an account with insufficient funds. You try to cash it, it bounces and now you wait for the bank to handle it. Meanwhile, the bank notifies the "buyer" that their check bounced and supplies them with your routing number and bank account number. Now they have your info to steal your money. It's never about the items that you are selling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted February 25, 2017 Author Share Posted February 25, 2017 Whoa, That's scary. Inventive, but scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 The typical one is just a fake check but the smart one is more evil than that. What happens is that they will overpay you (notice the movers fees), and let you deposit the check. Everything seems good for longer than usual. They will then come back and say they overpaid you. You, thinking it's legit, because you know, it's been a few days and nothing has bounced, think it's legit so you "refund" part of the money. The problem is that they've set up some kind of shenanigans to where it bounces around many accounts and won't bounce for like 2 weeks later. My day job is even with a bank data processor and I still can't explain it but whatever they do, it drags out the bouncing for a very long time so that it looks more legit than a straight up bad check. With scams like this you have no recourse. If somebody tries to drain your account just because they have your account information that's on the bank, but if you just write a check thinking it's a refund except it's not, that's more complicated. The odd thing is that they usually don't target small transactions, it's usually bigger things. Here's an example of what happens with a trailer like what I deal with: 1. I list a $2,000 trailer. 2. Somebody says I will pay for your trailer plus $1,000 for the movers to, well, move it. 3. They send a $3,000 check, and I cash it. 4. A little while later they say oh, I messed up and overpaid you, the mover only wants $300. How about you send me a $700 refund? 5. Being a big dummy and seeing that the check hasn't bounced, I do so. 6. Two weeks later, check bounces, and I'm out $700. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 22 hours ago, thebes said: Gotta be a scam, right? No need for me to add anything. You recognized it immediately and everybody here ^^^ filled in all the details of the scam. Good job, Klipsch Community. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japosey Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 I have $2,579 cashier's check sitting in a drawer right now for a $225 M&K subwoofer. Yes, I've had a couple of these offers on CL. I'm not dummy! I'm a banker and see and hear about these scams all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Haha, I still have a $2400 cashier's check. Every email I got from the scammer was a different email account. Check came from a totally different state, on and on. I finally emailed that they thought I must be stupid but my friends at the sheriff's office were very interested. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldred Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Wow. I have always had good luck with CL also...Always cash only though. That guy probably drives a white van George, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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