[ncr2482]

Recently I listed an item for sale on TOTV. I received an email asking for the condition and price of the item. I responded and received an email indicating they would send me a money order for a larger amt than asking, which would include shipping and a shipping company would pick up the item. Sounds shady. Thoughts?

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by ncr2482

Recently I listed an item for sale on TOTV. I received an email asking for the condition and price of the item. I responded and received an email indicating they would send me a money order for a larger amt than asking, which would include shipping and a shipping company would pick up the item. Sounds shady. Thoughts?

I'd cash the money order before sending anything

[justjim]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

I'd cash the money order before sending anything

Exactly.

[mfp509]

Definitely a scam. Wouldn't give any info - address etc! I have gotten this before when using craigslist.

[villagetinker]

SCAM, the money order is worthless.

[llaran]

we have had this happen on craigs list, it is a scam!

[ncr2482]

I responded to the email telling them, cash only, pickup in the Villages and I don't do business like that. I was wondering if others posting on TOTV classified have encountered this before. Beware

[Skip]

Originally Posted by ncr2482

I responded to the email telling them, cash only, pickup in the Villages and I don't do business like that. I was wondering if others posting on TOTV classified have encountered this before. Beware

Been going on your years. See "Let the seller beware" post.

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[Villager Joyce]

There are two threads about the same thing. Interesting.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Villager Joyce

There are two threads about the same thing. Interesting.

The scammers must be trying to confuse us

[TOTV Team]

Can you provide the user name of who contacted you. Only registered users should be able to contact you. We will take appropriate action.

Regards,

TOTV Team

[rradams]

Yup this happens all the time on Craigslist. If u fall for it u lose your item and get no money because the check is bad. I like to play with them and tell themI will take a check drawn at my bank. Or I will ask them if they trust their pick up agent and they say yes and then I tell them good send the cash with them since they are trust worthy. But the best thing is to just tell them cash only in person

[dotti105]

I did supply the emails by which I was reached regarding an item for sale. The first email came through TOTV with the Logo, user's first and last name and email address.

I replied to the email address and received a private email with the "money order- shipping company" scam.

I have forwarded all these emails to the administrator at TOTV on Tues of this week. Still no reply from them.

Either the member had his log in hacked, or the member is the scammmer .

Anxious to hear from Admin on this, as I am not the only one to receive these scams. I can understand it on Craig's list. I just didn't expect it on TOTV.

[Uberschaf]

Please don't use password or 1234 as your password.Change it frequently.Numbers and letters even your old childhood address like 1456Chestnut! then write it down.When you get a email from a friend and it wants to sell you something (like PE drugs) tell them to change their password for they have been hacked by a spammer.Like the joke:I use incorrect for my password that way if I can't remember my password I just put in anything and the site tells me my password is incorrect.

[Retiring]

Not to beat a dead horse, but what the heck- it’s already dead.

Couple years ago I put a motorcycle-for-sale ad in a popular … Trader magazine. I have never sold anything this way so I asked some people that sell motorcycles often for advice. They made me aware of this scam so I was prepared. I put in the ad, I will not ship, cash at time of pick up, no checks/money orders, or credit cards - NO exceptions. Within 2 hours of the ad going live I had at least 10 phone calls. Every one of them from out-of-state. Half wanted to send someone to pick up the bike with a money order, and the other half wanted to send me a money order and have me ship it. Some just went away, a couple got angry, and 3 or 4 actually kept raising the offer hoping I would say yes at some point. One woman from TX actually offered thousands above asking price, IF I would allow her to pay by money order.

Do I know for a fact they were scamming, no because I didn’t go through with the deal. Would I bet a years pay they’re scammers, yes.