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Originally Posted by vl4226
Thank you Danial. There is more to this transaction than just the echeck.
1. The echeck was issued from a bank that I couldn't find when googling the name.
2. The amount was much higher than the agreed upon price which I suspect would have been part of the scam if I proceed with trying to cash it.
3. there was no verbal communication just text and no indication that the person was local..
4. My neighbor who also advertised furniture on the talk of the villages received the same texts regarding his product and received the same responses.
When googling e-checks in general I did get conflicting info regarding how legal they were and there was a lot of indications that they were often used in scams. To your point, from the right bank/company they probably are legal. Bottom line for me is this transaction overall sounded like a scam and I'd rather be safe than sorry.
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Sadly, scams are everywhere. Truth they are good at their craft. Many read this and say I would never fall for that. Perhaps, that is true. Few of us can honestly say we have never been scammed. Just not that one.
I would report it. It is unlikely because of your report there will be any serious effort to go after these people. However, enough reports and a decision may be made to spend the time, the effort and the money to close this down.