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Old 02-01-2022, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Sportster View Post
Have an ad here to sell a bike. Received an email expressing interest and asked about availability. I replied that the bike was available and here's the email I received:

Thanks for your quick reply. I'm glad it is available. Do you accept Certified checks as your mode of payment ? If yes, kindly provide me with your name,address and working cell phone number for the payment,because I'm purchasing it for my son in law as a surprise gift for his birthday.
I would also like to restate clearly that i will make arrangements for pick up which will be after the check clears.Awaiting your info.


Sent from: pertusnicholas1967@gmail.com (name in the header: Nicholas Petrus)

Smells like the certified check scam where a check exceeding the payment with a request to kick back the excess amount.

I guess these guys are everywhere these days.

--SP--
Got the exact same email referencing Barstools we have listed in the classifieds, substituting father in law instead of son in law. Our listing clearly states “cash only”. Definitely a scammer.