Craigslist scammer targeting my son...

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Personally I wouldn't have took a chance of them using your little game with them to get more of your info. Why chance it.The first red flag to me would have been when the check was for more than the agreed amount..That's old as dirt.
 
Be careful Karl. These scams are typically run by an organization not an individual. They first try to get the over payment refunded but they are also after getting you to deposit the check into your bank account. Once it bounces, they now have your bank routing number and your account number since it reports back through the electronic banking system to their empty account. Even if they don't get the overpayment, they will use forged documents to drain your account before you know what has happened. Then they move the money around faster than the bank can chase them trying to get it back.

This is absolutly true. Best and safest thing to do would be to have your son open another account and close out the old account. I wouldnt even do a transfer of funds between old and new accounts. Im just iverly pataniod i guess, but ive never had a single issue with fraud. I also always use a credit card with with good fraud protection so my bank acct is seldom used.
 
We didn't know it was fraud until after the check was deposited and some of the other signs started coming up...

Yeah, turn it around and try to blame us.... :icon_fU:

No need to turn anything around here. It's just hard to see your side as the victim when you claim that you were unaware there was something wrong with a check written out for way more than you asked for, and then instead of calling and asking the bank its drawn on to verify that there are sufficient funds in the account, you deposit into your account. Did you learn anything?

Reminds me of a quote Forest's mamma used to say...
 
My son put an ad on craigslist for some car parts and a guy responded who is trying to scam him... He sent a large check above the amount, and is trying to get him to send him back the "difference"...

I told him to be careful and not send any money until the guy's check clears, and wouldn't you know it, the check bounced (bank says the account was closed)...

Now the guy is getting real pushy trying to get him to send the "refund"...

We haven't told him that we know the check was no good, just stalling him saying it hasn't cleared... The bank hit my son with a NSF fee for the check bouncing...

We are going to string him along for a bit... Anyone have some suggestions of some other things that we can do to "play" with him....

Post them up and we will have some fun with this guy....

Sorry to hear, this **** really pisses me off.

I would be very careful about giving this guy any more communication. Unfortunately, the couple of times I have tried to get the cops involved with something like this (one was local and I even had the guy's full name) returned nothing. You can put a lot of energy into this guy or guys and not get anything accomplished.

My personal advice is to let it go and chalk it up to experience.
 
We didn't know it was fraud until after the check was deposited and some of the other signs started coming up...

Yeah, turn it around and try to blame us.... :icon_fU:
They sent you more money and wanted you to send the extra funds to him? You should have known better! NO ONE does a transaction like that except a POS!
 
My son put an ad on craigslist for some car parts and a guy responded who is trying to scam him... He sent a large check above the amount, and is trying to get him to send him back the "difference"...

I told him to be careful and not send any money until the guy's check clears, and wouldn't you know it, the check bounced (bank says the account was closed)...

Why would anyone even deposit such a check?

If that didnt immediately wave a giant red flag...well...
 
C'mon guys, offer help or insight...but don't pass judgment like you are some sort of perfect being...because you aren't.

Remember...

"Judge not, lest ye be judged."
 
Why would anyone even deposit such a check?

If that didnt immediately wave a giant red flag...well...

He was originally interested in a drive shaft and axles, then when he heard the gear ratio after sending the check, he said that he didn't want the axles. Front and rear axles for a 4x4 jeep... Then he included extra for "shipping"...

There was no talk about shipping. I do not want to ship something like an axle, that's why we put an ad in local craigslist...


They sent you more money and wanted you to send the extra funds to him? You should have known better! NO ONE does a transaction like that except a POS!

Refer to answer above...

I told my son when I saw the check to be cautious... He also wasn't telling me the whole story at first so I could get a better feel for what was going on...
 
Be careful Karl. These scams are typically run by an organization not an individual. They first try to get the over payment refunded but they are also after getting you to deposit the check into your bank account. Once it bounces, they now have your bank routing number and your account number since it reports back through the electronic banking system to their empty account. Even if they don't get the overpayment, they will use forged documents to drain your account before you know what has happened. Then they move the money around faster than the bank can chase them trying to get it back.


One of the oldest cons running.

Close bank account it was deposited in and get a new account.


I will alert my son to that...

He's always accusing me of being too "paranoid" for scammers/identity thieves, so comments from you guys may help convince him...

I will tell him to close that account and open a new one...

Thanks guys...
 
No need to turn anything around here. It's just hard to see your side as the victim when you claim that you were unaware there was something wrong with a check written out for way more than you asked for, and then instead of calling and asking the bank its drawn on to verify that there are sufficient funds in the account, you deposit into your account. Did you learn anything?

Reminds me of a quote Forest's mamma used to say...

As stated in an above reply, the original deal was for matched front and rear axles for a 4x4. Then when the guy found out that they were 2.76 and not 3.55 he backed out on the axles after the check was written and sent. He even wanted us to ship, and I told my son I wanted nothing to do with shipping axles.

The kid's young and likes to do things on his own and not listen to us older people with a little experience... :mad:
 
He's always accusing me of being too "paranoid" for scammers/identity thieves, so comments from you guys may help convince him...

No such thing as being "too paranoid" anymore. The internet has brought out the scuz of the earth for scammers & thieves.


The kid's young and likes to do things on his own and not listen to us older people with a little experience... :mad:

Send your son a link to this thread. Lesson learned (hopefully) Great job Dad!! :thumbsup:
 
This would make an excellent Father-Son project...well I guess it is already.
 
Personally I wouldn't have took a chance of them using your little game with them to get more of your info. Why chance it.The first red flag to me would have been when the check was for more than the agreed amount..That's old as dirt.

I know that and warned the kid, but he didn't give me the full story, and he didn't start pulling **** until after the check was deposited.... I told him to be cautious...
 
He was originally interested in a drive shaft and axles, then when he heard the gear ratio after sending the check, he said that he didn't want the axles. Front and rear axles for a 4x4 jeep... Then he included extra for "shipping"...

There was no talk about shipping. I do not want to ship something like an axle, that's why we put an ad in local craigslist...




Refer to answer above...

I told my son when I saw the check to be cautious... He also wasn't telling me the whole story at first so I could get a better feel for what was going on...
I'm not trying to bust your walnuts, but I know from reading your posts over the years that your smarter than that!
I just wanted to give you a light spanking. Not insult you. Sorry
 
The first time this happened to me, the scammer either never sent the check, or sent it to the wrong place. Then they were pestering me for their refund. I finally got tired of the game and told them that if I ever received their check, I would take it directly to the F. B. I. I never was bothered by them again, even on future c.l. ads.
 
Sorry to hear this. I'm going to echo some other opinions and advise you to close the account. It's a PIA, I understand, but far cheaper in the long run.
As for the NSF fee, all I got to say is, education costs, some more than others. I'd say you got off cheap with this one.
 
Tell the guy to...
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This guy isnt even in the country. Its an old Nigerian scam. Mostly they have moved off this scan. Hoaxhotel on youtube has some great videos messing with these guys. Whole lot of fraud going on these days.
 
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