The Bank Draft Scam Warning!

So I listed this car on eBay that was generously given to me only a few weeks ago. I made the decision to sell because of high gas prices. (I started going around for three years and has been kicking butt for my wallet). The first two times, there were offers, but none have met my reserve. The third and final list, I have lowered the reserve and the buy it now price and the very next morning he had a buyer. I was thrilled! I received an e-mail from the buyer, from the outside in it will be called O, saying that he would be sending a cashiers check and cover shipping. I assumed the car would go to New York when he declared that he was in New York.

Very well indeed. All was well in my world of chaos, when the next morning I received an email from eBay stating that it had suspended the account of this gentleman is due to the fact that they were able to verify their contact information. Uh-Oh!

Warning number one ...

Then I received an email from O the next day to recognize that his account has been suspended, but that was by his own actions, and that he had called eBay and was straightened and the bill was returned. He also recorded that the bill the same day as did the buy it now ...

It was, and is still pending after nearly a week ... Warning number two ...

It shall also tell me your charger is in the United Kingdom and that the machine would go there.

Wow, I thought to myself. This car has spent his entire life in Mountain Home, Arkansas and Daleville, AL and is now going to London! Cool!

When I finished that thought came the warning number three ... Because man is in New York, but have its charger and the car to go to London? Especially the 1974 Cadillac?

The song "The wheels 'round and' the bus go round" echo in my head as I finally understood.

My revelation was cemented when I received the following e-mail yesterday:

This is to let you know that the payment was sent via regular mail, and will be delivered soon. As soon as you receive it, is necessary for your bank and cash out immediately, deduct the fund and the balance must be sent to my shipper via money transfer WU:

Sender Information:

Name: Robin

Surname: Wheelan

Address: 1 Canal Walk, SE26 5EG, London, United Kingdom

I understand that you should pay to have the money sent by WU, whatever that would mean, to be deducted from the balance of funds after the fund must be deducted.

After sending through wu, a number will be given to you called CONTROL NUMBER (MTCN) to send the control number to me through my mail. I await you reply containing the MTCN number and amount sent.

Thank you.

O

Friends, this is the old cashier's check scam. Someone abroad "buy" an item with the promise of a cashier's check. We all know that those are good now, right? Guess again. The world has changed. The seller is instructed to immediately deposit or cash the check and wire the shipping costs via WU or some such similar locations. Banks usually immediately cash a cashier's check, or hold it for only 1-2 days before cashing it. The moment the bank and the seller make the check was worthless, the money is long gone and the vendor is actually responsible for the money the bank gave them.

Luckily I smelled a rat, and I still have the car. The control, however, is in the mail on the road for me. I fully intend to take to the bank ... but I do not cash out and deposit it. I plan to have the bank confirm the check is not real and then follow up with my complaint to the FBI's Internet Department complaint and we will see what happens from there.

But if I have something to say about it, or will be caught and do a little 'time. Highly unlikely, but I can only try to catch a scammer from the streets.

And this, you can take to the bank!

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