[PBNJ2]

I have listed items for sale on TOTV. Recently received an inquiry asking if I will accept cashiers check, to which I responded that we prefer cash. This is the response that I received from the inquirer....has anyone else had this kind of experience? I have read that scams can be a problem with stolen Cashier checks.
This is the email they use...

report2storecherkersurvey@aol.com

This is the response...
"Good day Seller,

Am sorry about the late respond....I appreciate your response to my inquiry. I really want to buy this furniture from you. I would have love to come personally for viewing and pick it up but am currently not around due to nature of my work,. We move from one location to another And i believe that is in good condition base on your explanation. Pls do withdraw with immediate effect, the advert from Web, i don't mind adding $50 extra for you to do that, so i can be rest assured that the item is held for me.... I locate at 18028 Gawthrop Dr Bradenton, FL 34211, I should believe it is in good condition as stated. I will be making the payment via Cashier check/ Certified check as i mention in my previous mail, which my secretary will mail across to you. I'll be responsible for the shipping once the Cashier Check has been cleared from your bank. Also The check will take only 1-2 to cleared your account which will be sent to you soon Via USPS next day delivery . where would you want it mailed to? How should your name appear on the money? Maybe you can provide me with the. following details below

Full Name(required)

Home/ Mailing Address

City/ State/ Zip Code

Phone Number(required)

Email(required)

LAST OFFER required)

Thanks

I await your response.
Regards."

Thanks for reading this post.
What would you do?

[Bill14564]

The email address and the bad grammar don't instill any confidence. Given that this type of thing has been a scam in the past I would not go forward with it.

I'm not sure a bank would require a phone number and email address to write a cashier's check.

If I really wanted to continue I would talk to my bank about the amount of time it would take to have the cashier's check clear with the bank that created it. Until that happens you don't know that there are any funds backing it up and your bank could take the money back out of your account. I think 7-10 days is more realistic than one or two.

[Golfer222]

I wouldnt send cash if I were the buyer- no trail- what is the problem if they are telling you to wait until the check clears before shipping

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

I recommend cash and carry only for anything under $1000. For over $1000 get a Square credit card reader - Apple Square for apple iphones, and Square for Android phones. If the charge doesn't go through, then they don't get the item. And if they can't arrange a sale in person, then they don't get the item.

[GpaVader]

I had something similar happen to me but with Zelle instead of Cashiers Check. I caught it in time.... but I never exchange product or money until cash is in hand.... or bank account...

[Number 10 GI]

Smells like scam to me also. No, I take that back, it stinks like a scam.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Golfer222

I wouldnt send cash if I were the buyer- no trail- what is the problem if they are telling you to wait until the check clears before shipping

It's a scam. Typically, the scammer will send you a counterfeit cashier's check. Your bank will cash it and put the money in your account. Then, your bank will send the check to the issuing bank. The issuing bank, if it even exists, will deny payment and return the counterfeit check. Then, your bank will debit your account and take the money back. This process can take 2 or 3 weeks or longer, and your bank will not guarantee how long it will take. They will not "clear" the check within any definite time period.

[JMintzer]

SCAM!!!, SCAM!!!, SCAM!!!

[CoachKandSportsguy]

All these scam emails are so similar to each other. The current one going around the health care industry is one of missing a court case or something legal, and there is a warrant for your arrest, and in order to avoid being taken alive by the police and legal system, please send money in crypto, or small no sequential bills in a small brown bag mailed through the postal system. .

OP, start reading up on internet scams since you don't recognize this or read the posts on here about all these same scam approaches. . .

[TheRealRick]

Any legitimate buyer would want to inspect the furniture, (especially at that price point.) They are trying to to use the excuse of not being able to so they can pay by check and avoid cash.

[larbud]

Originally Posted by PBNJ2

I have listed items for sale on TOTV. Recently received an inquiry asking if I will accept cashiers check, to which I responded that we prefer cash. This is the response that I received from the inquirer....has anyone else had this kind of experience? I have read that scams can be a problem with stolen Cashier checks.
This is the email they use...

report2storecherkersurvey@aol.com

This is the response...
"Good day Seller,

Am sorry about the late respond....I appreciate your response to my inquiry. I really want to buy this furniture from you. I would have love to come personally for viewing and pick it up but am currently not around due to nature of my work,. We move from one location to another And i believe that is in good condition base on your explanation. Pls do withdraw with immediate effect, the advert from Web, i don't mind adding $50 extra for you to do that, so i can be rest assured that the item is held for me.... I locate at 18028 Gawthrop Dr Bradenton, FL 34211, I should believe it is in good condition as stated. I will be making the payment via Cashier check/ Certified check as i mention in my previous mail, which my secretary will mail across to you. I'll be responsible for the shipping once the Cashier Check has been cleared from your bank. Also The check will take only 1-2 to cleared your account which will be sent to you soon Via USPS next day delivery . where would you want it mailed to? How should your name appear on the money? Maybe you can provide me with the. following details below

Full Name(required)

Home/ Mailing Address

City/ State/ Zip Code

Phone Number(required)

Email(required)

LAST OFFER required)

Thanks

I await your response.
Regards."

Thanks for reading this post.
What would you do?

Check ain’t got a thing to do with it! 100 percent scam!

[larbud]

Ya’ll got some dumb assed answers, IT’S ONE MILLION PERCENT SCAM…
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[retiredguy123]

See Post No. 7. The whole scam is based on convincing the seller that the cashier's check has "cleared" the bank, when it has not. But, I don't think any bank will give you a written document that states a check has cleared. If the bank doesn't get the money, they will come back and take it from you.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

See Post No. 7. The whole scam is based on convincing the seller that the cashier's check has "cleared" the bank, when it has not. But, I don't think any bank will give you a written document that states a check has cleared. If the bank doesn't get the money, they will come back and take it from you.

Correct. And the "certified check" will magically arrive for a much higher amount "by mistake"...

They'll then delay their pick-up due to "unforeseen circumstances" and ask you to refund "some" of the overpayment, with you keeping a good chunk "for your trouble"...

Greed then takes over, as you think you're getting all this "extra money".

You send them a money order (they can't take a check from you, as it will cause problems in their internal banking, or some other nonsense), and 2-3 weeks later, their "certified check" will bounce...

You're now out the amount you sent them...

[Triker]

That has SCAM written all over it.
That’s how they work.