cashiers check?
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From: the moral high ground
Tell the guy he can travel with a cashiers check, money order, personal check anything he wants.
All you got to do is accompany him to a place that has a vault with greenbacks in it.
It is his responsibility to exchange whatever he carried into cash.
You don't sign nothing
How in hell can they come back to you for a bad check when they don't know your name?
Maybe the guy don't want to meet a stranger with $9,000 cash in his pocket in the middle of nowhere because he don't trust you.
If someone told me, "you must travel with cash or no deal", I'd be
thinkin, do I want to just forget about this or do what he says and also carry a gun because I may have to kill the SOB.
All you got to do is accompany him to a place that has a vault with greenbacks in it.
It is his responsibility to exchange whatever he carried into cash.
You don't sign nothing
How in hell can they come back to you for a bad check when they don't know your name?
Maybe the guy don't want to meet a stranger with $9,000 cash in his pocket in the middle of nowhere because he don't trust you.
If someone told me, "you must travel with cash or no deal", I'd be
thinkin, do I want to just forget about this or do what he says and also carry a gun because I may have to kill the SOB.
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I also would not accept a cashiers check. There is a scam and if you ever advertised here on f150 online you would know what I mean.
You can ask for a Post Office money order, if theres a scam then the feds will get him.
OR
You can meet him at his bank. Have someone drive you so you have a way back.
You can ask for a Post Office money order, if theres a scam then the feds will get him.
OR
You can meet him at his bank. Have someone drive you so you have a way back.
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Originally posted by 01 XLT Sport
I still have green ink stains on my fingers…
I still have green ink stains on my fingers…
It's funny you should say this. I'm getting ready to sell my ATV this weekend to a guy for cash and I'm paranoid about getting counterfeit money.
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From: Sunny FL
This is a cut and paste from right here on F150online. Go to the classified adds and click on “Click Here To Reply By Email”
Please be aware of a scam currently being used against members of sites of this nature. An individual contacts you about buying parts you post for sale. He then sends you a cashier check for thousands of dollars more than the purchase price. Claiming its an innocent mistake (such as saying the check was intended for a different sale), he asks you wire (Western Union) the difference back to him. After all, a cashier's check is supposed to be good as cash, right? Wrong. The check he sends is a counterfeit check that's so well done your bank will accept it. A few days later, after you've wired him the money, your bank will notify you that the check is a counterfeit and you then owe them the money (banks aren't responsible for bad check deposits to your account, only for bad check withdrawals).
Please be aware of a scam currently being used against members of sites of this nature. An individual contacts you about buying parts you post for sale. He then sends you a cashier check for thousands of dollars more than the purchase price. Claiming its an innocent mistake (such as saying the check was intended for a different sale), he asks you wire (Western Union) the difference back to him. After all, a cashier's check is supposed to be good as cash, right? Wrong. The check he sends is a counterfeit check that's so well done your bank will accept it. A few days later, after you've wired him the money, your bank will notify you that the check is a counterfeit and you then owe them the money (banks aren't responsible for bad check deposits to your account, only for bad check withdrawals).
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The FDIC guidelines work fine for me. I just tell them, bring cash or I will have to hold the vehicle until YOUR check clears YOUR bank.
http://www.cars.com/carsapp/national...ll_beware.tmpl
http://www.cars.com/carsapp/national...ll_beware.tmpl
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From: Brighton, Michigan
Originally posted by jpdadeo
This is a cut and paste from right here on F150online. Go to the classified adds and click on “Click Here To Reply By Email”
Please be aware of a scam currently being used against members of sites of this nature. An individual contacts you about buying parts you post for sale. He then sends you a cashier check for thousands of dollars more than the purchase price. Claiming its an innocent mistake (such as saying the check was intended for a different sale), he asks you wire (Western Union) the difference back to him. After all, a cashier's check is supposed to be good as cash, right? Wrong. The check he sends is a counterfeit check that's so well done your bank will accept it. A few days later, after you've wired him the money, your bank will notify you that the check is a counterfeit and you then owe them the money (banks aren't responsible for bad check deposits to your account, only for bad check withdrawals).
This is a cut and paste from right here on F150online. Go to the classified adds and click on “Click Here To Reply By Email”
Please be aware of a scam currently being used against members of sites of this nature. An individual contacts you about buying parts you post for sale. He then sends you a cashier check for thousands of dollars more than the purchase price. Claiming its an innocent mistake (such as saying the check was intended for a different sale), he asks you wire (Western Union) the difference back to him. After all, a cashier's check is supposed to be good as cash, right? Wrong. The check he sends is a counterfeit check that's so well done your bank will accept it. A few days later, after you've wired him the money, your bank will notify you that the check is a counterfeit and you then owe them the money (banks aren't responsible for bad check deposits to your account, only for bad check withdrawals).
