Pufferpunk
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Boy, I'm having the worst luck w/this 43" stand I bought! I put it on Craigslist for sale as a bar, for $300 & a fellow was interested in it within an hour after listing it. He said he was away on a business trip in Asia & would have his secretary send me a check right aeway & he'd have someone come by & pick it up. That was Tuesday night. On Friday I was going away for the weekend & emailed him that I hadn't recieved his check. I come home to this email:
"Hi Jeni Tyrell , how was your day? I want you to understand that the deal is on and my secretary as posted the payment promptly, but there was a little problem which I guess we can handle with care. I contacted her to confirm if the payment as been mail out I was made to understand that its actually as been sent and but instead of the actually amount $300 for the Black Custom Made Pine Bar - $300, she made out the check for $3000. She claimed that was what I requested, but she didn't get that straight.
The payment was already posted before I was informed about this but I wouldn't want this to delay the sale as I have rectify this with my Bank and all you do once you have the payment is to take it to you Bank and have it cashed and you will then deduct the money for you good plus a $100 for your running around as well as the bank charges.
Pls you would then send the excess fund on the payment to my mover via western union that same day so that he can come for pick up immediately. I just informed my mover that the excess fund on the payment will be sent to him to offset the cost of the various haulages he had undertaken on my behalf. Pls do let me know I could trust you to have the excess sent to my mover thank you, Best Regards".
Smells like a scam to me!!! I told him I will return his check & he can Paypal me the $300, as I'm not interested in getting involved in his banking issues.
"Hi Jeni Tyrell , how was your day? I want you to understand that the deal is on and my secretary as posted the payment promptly, but there was a little problem which I guess we can handle with care. I contacted her to confirm if the payment as been mail out I was made to understand that its actually as been sent and but instead of the actually amount $300 for the Black Custom Made Pine Bar - $300, she made out the check for $3000. She claimed that was what I requested, but she didn't get that straight.
The payment was already posted before I was informed about this but I wouldn't want this to delay the sale as I have rectify this with my Bank and all you do once you have the payment is to take it to you Bank and have it cashed and you will then deduct the money for you good plus a $100 for your running around as well as the bank charges.
Pls you would then send the excess fund on the payment to my mover via western union that same day so that he can come for pick up immediately. I just informed my mover that the excess fund on the payment will be sent to him to offset the cost of the various haulages he had undertaken on my behalf. Pls do let me know I could trust you to have the excess sent to my mover thank you, Best Regards".
Smells like a scam to me!!! I told him I will return his check & he can Paypal me the $300, as I'm not interested in getting involved in his banking issues.
