Ladies and Gents. I am currently in the middle of being scammed. I did not know about this but accepted payment and deposited the check. Luckily I found these articles and am taking steps to avoid the big loss. I post this here for your protection. Many of you probably already know about this but just in case I post it here:
Basically I was grossly over-paid for some merch. I was selling on Craigslist and th buyer said just give the change to the people who pick it up. Red flags and alarms were going off but I am desperate for cash so I deposited the check. My bank even inspected it and gave it the OK-which really ANGERS me!
Basically since the transaction is in progress I have to wait for the check to bounce and as long as I don't withdraw the funds or spend the money my total loss will only be $15 for a bounced check. But they nearly got me.
Basically I was grossly over-paid for some merch. I was selling on Craigslist and th buyer said just give the change to the people who pick it up. Red flags and alarms were going off but I am desperate for cash so I deposited the check. My bank even inspected it and gave it the OK-which really ANGERS me!
Basically since the transaction is in progress I have to wait for the check to bounce and as long as I don't withdraw the funds or spend the money my total loss will only be $15 for a bounced check. But they nearly got me.
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