Another scammer

Last month I listed a broken down riding mower, a garden trailer that needs tires, & aluminum ramps to load the mower in a truck on Kingwood Yard Sales for $250.00. An individual texted me about it saying he would send me a check & wait for it to clear before picking the stuff up. A few days later, he sends a text that his secretary put the wrong amount on the check but sent it anyway. I received a check last Thursday for $1465.15 in the mail. The wife & I had plans for the weekend so I put him off until Monday. Warning bells started going off early on because of all of the vague text messages & no other way to contact him.

Well, Monday I went to my bank & was told the check was bogus. I also took the check to the bank it was written on & they too confirmed that the check was bogus. The banks suggested that I contact the FBI about this, which I did. I sent the FBI copies of all of the information I had. The agent I dealt with said to contact my local police department & turn all of the information to them. I forwarded the incident number, along with the police officers name & badge number. Maybe between the Feds & my local police they can bust one of these no good scammers.

My suggestion to all of our upright & honest members is, BUYER & SELLER BEWARE because there is all kinds of scum trying to beat us out of money.