Is this for real?

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Hi.I replied to a post on Craigslist for a computer technician.The person told me he has 7 computers which he wants to have upgraded and also wants to have some software installed,which he says he has the CD's.He is asking me to furnish him with my contact information so that he can send me a cashier's check for the amount of my services plus the shipping charges to and from me.He says that after I have cashed the cashier's check,I should send the money for the shipper to him so that the laptops will be delivered to my house and that when I am through,the shipper will come and pick them up from my house.I wanted to ask if anyone has done something like this to be sure the person is not a scammer trying to get some information.Thanks for your replies in advance.
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  • It's a scam. Just ignore it and move on...
  • It's a scam.

    You cash the check and send the "shipping fee" on to the scammers other alias or accomplice.

    2 weeks later you get slammed by your bank for cashing a bad check, and the scammer is nowhere to be found.
  • ***Caution*** Many times people will send, what looks to be a cashiers check. You then deposit it in to your account sending money back to this person. By the time the bank realizes it is a bad cashiers check, you have already sent him off the funds and you are screwed.

    The only way you can be sure of this is to make sure that you let him know that there is a 21 day hold on any check orders to ensure that the funds are there. 21 days sounds like a long time but, its the only way to be sure.

    Why wouldn't he just send you the computers on his dime from the begining?
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    • Thanks for the reply.I suggested the same thing to him but he said he is a very busy man and he doesn't want his company to be "double-charged".I will ignore him as everyone has suggested .Thanks.
  • Hello,

    I just went though this a week ago I posted some of my auto parts on craigslist and of course I sent my information and yes I did get a check ups.I took it to the bank and had them look into it they said it was fake..
    Then I told the guy that sent me the email he was a scammer he told me he i was gonna go to jail for not giving him his money!!! So then I replied with a few choice words and told him that I already gave the check to the police here..Never heard from him again..

    so yep it is a scam..
  • Absolute scam! Stay far away from it.....It's funny how this type of scam gets played out in almost every category on Cragislist.

    I will say that there has been tremendous improvement in Craigslist over the past few months but unfortunately the bad apples in the bunch will always be out there. The ease of entry makes it very attractive to them!
  • Sounds like a scam to me, just offer to deduct the shipping fee from your fee. If it sounds illogical, it's normally a scam.
  • Yep, avoid deals like this. More than likely, it is not legitimate and works as those above describe it.
  • Thanks to everybody for the replies.I will stay away from it.
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  • This scam has been going on for quite a few years now. Read where people received a check for a listed car, sight unseen, and was asked to send back the money for the auto transport. You know what happened next, the check bounced. Yikes!
  • Send the money for the shipper to him in the form of your own fake check. Or send it to him in Monopoly money.

    LOL

    J/K

    I see you've decided to steer clear. Good move.

    Cheers,
    Becky
  • I also think that its scam. Don't trust these kinds of websites at all. I have experienced one of these website one time unfortunately.
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    • I have gotten the same email a number of times and I am not even offering any computer upgrade type service, so I knew it was a scam.

      I find that every time I post anything on Craigslist I get scammers and spammers sending me email. Annoying to say the least.
  • It happens all the time on ebay as well. Especially big ticket items. Beware! I was once selling a lawn tractor, which I specifically said was for local pickup only, and I still received about ten of those scam emails about it, wanting me to ship the tractor to them. Steer clear of dealing with any of these people!

    Juli
  • So there are so many of these creeps out there, what would happen if we accepted their checks, took them to the bank and had the check investigated instead of cashed - then gave the FBI the check and the "shipping" details? Wonder how many of these people would be tracked down and apprehended?

    I think I'll try that one the next time I sell something and get a scammer on me. Wouldn't hurt to scare these people off the net.
  • Be careful it seems like it's a really clear scam.
  • The scam here is this:

    When you deposit a check your bank will usually make a small portion of that check available. Let's say on a one hundred dollar check they make $20 available to you.

    You withdraw the $20, send it to this guy as cash or MO or whatever then three days later the check he gave you bounces! You are left to pay $35 bounced check fee and the scammer just made $20.

    A friend of mine almost fell for a similar scam that was sent to her in the mail in which she got a check for $800 that she was supposed to deposit so she could then get the grand payoff check for $10,000.

    Of course she had to send $100 from $800 first!!

    SCAM!!
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    Is this for real?

    Hi.I replied to a post on Craigslist for a computer technician.The person told me he has 7 computers which he wants to have upgraded and also wants to have some software installed,which he says he has the CD's.He is asking me to furnish him with my contact information so that he can send me a cashier's check for the amount of my services plus the shipping charges to and from me.He says that after I have cashed the cashier's check,I should send the money for the shipper to him so that the laptops will be delivered to my house and that when I am through,the shipper will come and pick them up from my house.I wanted to ask if anyone has done something like this to be sure the person is not a scammer trying to get some information.Thanks for your replies in advance.