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Originally Posted by MandoMan
I have a really nice e-bike up for sale on Talk of the Villages, a paid ad. Never ridden or even turned on. In the past two weeks I have been targeted by three scam artists all pulling the same scam: they promise to send me a cashier’s check or certified check for $2,000 more than I’m asking ($1,500), and when the check clears, they’ll pick up the e-bike and I give them the $2,000. Then, a couple days later, the “cleared” check at my bank turns out to be fake, and I’m out of luck. I told them no. These scammers prey upon us all. No redeeming social value.
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I blame the banks. They need to clarify to their customers the real meaning of a "cleared" check.
On a related topic, the banks should require their merchants, especially restaurants, to process offline credit card transactions in the presence of the customer.
Why don't they do these things???