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Originally Posted by OneHungLo
This is 100% a fake check scam.
They're hoping you deposit the check and send the money off before the check bounces.
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Originally Posted by lezinterracial
He is gonna have you deposit the check. Which is fraudulent. Then he is gonna have you send cash or deposit cash into another account. The check you deposited will then be reversed.
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Originally Posted by pimpmaster9000
"my client does not accept checks so I want you to be my personal valet and go to the bank instead of my lazy ass and I do not have online banking in 2020"...sounds legit  |
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Originally Posted by weewilly
There is a scam where the check is no good but it takes 2 or 3 days for it to bounce. By this time you have already sent the cash out
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Originally Posted by Diomed
Yep.
Often they clear without issue.
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This is a common craigslist scam. They send a payment that appears to go through, you send them the cash, and then the payment fails and your bank comes after you.
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