I had a guy from Paradise City, Florida want to buy my tonneau cover which he saw advertised on this site.
Wanted to send me a $3,000 US Postal Money Order for a $400 cover. He was instructing me to cash the money order, keep my $400 then contact his "client" in my state who would arrange the shipping. I was then to send the amount that the shipper required to ship the tonneau cover Western Union to his "client".
Then I had to promise that I would return the balance back to the dude in Florida. I almost went for it then "flags" went up in my head. He kept emailing me to "Please Hurry" and let him know who he should put on the "USPS Money Order". I finally emailed him back and said I was not comfortable with how he wanted to conduct buisness and was withdrawing my interest in the deal.
The next morning I tried to get on my computer and couldn't. Took to computer place and guess what....a virus was sent to me and corrupted my hard drive, even through my protection. When I finally got back on the internet on another computer. GUESS WHAT?? All his emails he had sent to me were gone, but everyone elses I've been recieving were still there.
Just a HEADS UP.....

 

That is strange. I've never heard of anything exactly like that. I wonder what he was trying to do? Thanks for the info

 

That is a common scam. Usually it happens with a buyer from overseas on a big ticket item. If you had deposited the money order, it would have bounced. By the time your bank discovered this and took the money from your account to cover it, you would have already sent the buyer his "change" and you would have been left holding the bag. The problem with the overseas aspect, is no one overseas will ever investigate it. I have seen one case like this in my city.

 

Ues..very common....and mostly from overseas...

It is a fake cheque or money order..

 

Had the same thing happen to me from the classifieds here. Not exactly but very similar. These people are real a-holes.

 

Yes very common. I've seen it happen to landlords in the low rent districts. They only take money orders or cashiers checks and they bounce. All the dirtbag has to do is go to the place they purchased the money order/cashiers check and say they lost the instrument and receive a refund. This is just a higher priced scam than the landlords deal with.

 

Same scam happened to me a year ago. I had 98 Chrysler Town and Country for sale. A guy claiming to be "Richard Harris" from Sussexx, London emailed me about purchasing the vehicle. Anyway, it was the same deal about receiving a check over the amount and then writing the difference back to him. Flags also went up for me, and when I contacted my bank they told me it was fraud and to discontinue conversations with him.

 

Thats why on E-bay most sellers state that item will be shipped after e-payment is recieved or the check has cleared the bank.

 

That's why I never accept money orders, there not any better then a personal check IMO

Glad ya didn't fall for it. Too many poor suckers do.

 

ya should have acted like you were interested, and just never sent the tonneau cover.

I'de like to see him bring it up with the authorities;

douschebag- "This guy didn't send me my tonneau cover!"

authorities- "Sir, this is a fake money order, you have the right to remain...."

 

Like the comedian Ron White says..."I had the right....... but I just didn't have the ability! LOL

 

I saw that 'Blue Collar' video tonight and just about thought I was gonna die laughing. Some of the funniest stuff I've seen in a long time. First time I've seen Ron White and he's pretty funny for a total drunk. And Larry the Cable Guy hails from Sanford FL which is about 10 miles from me. I used to listen to him on the local radio morning show 15 years ago.

 

Did you watch Comedy Tour or Comedy Tour Rides Again? Both are hilarious!!!

 

Just saw the first one (Comedy Tour). I was at a friend's house for dinner and we watched it after dinner. We were too tired from laughing to watch the second one. I'm hoping to get myself invited over again tomorrow to watch the other one!


Oh, and to keep from hijacking the thread completely-
ARFF01- Welcome to the Internet. Anyone surfing for more than a few months should be aware of this type of scam. It is very common. I'm glad you didn't fall for it.