I've been Cragislist frauded!

dude, just hold it don't cash it and tell the guy hes a fucking frauding idiot, he'll stop. i've done this just to laugh at the scammers. they move on to the next victim fast. did he tell you to send him the difference back? LOL

 

PayPal or snail-mail a USPS money order for long distance craigslist transactions.
And of course ignore all broken English emails to begin with.

 

Yeah i tried telling him to back off my cock but he kept latching on lol! Though today i'd just recently gotten another fake check by the same guy, This dude is really desperate at this moment!

 

I don't get why you would get in trouble if you try to cash the check and there's no funds... Given you wait for the check to clear before doing anything. Wouldn't he get into trouble? Maybe it works different in the US than in Canada?

 

I honestly don't know for sure since this is my first time but so far nothing has happened to me as of lately but he did try shipping me another fake check but I'm not gonna cash it of course.

 

How do you know it's fake? Maybe the guy is just stuck in the 80s?

I sometimes pay by check, for big amounts (in real-life™), and as long as you understand that the recipient will have to wait until it clears, I really don't see the security issue. Again though, the situation might be slightly different between Canada and USA.

 

Yeah, UK works similar. I'm not understanding the issue of this whole thread.

Get cheque, cash cheque and wait for it to clear. If it clears, send item. Doesn't clear, don't send it?

 

I think the concern is that the checks are stolen. Like I stole a checkbook and wrote checks with it. However, you'd think you ship the item to the address on the check?

 

In the UK, if you cash a cheque and its been cleared for like 6 days - the money is yours.

The person who had the money stolen via their cheque book also gets a refund - the bank covers it. If the bank detect it within 6 days, they take the money back.

I guess the US just works differently?

 

Avoiding Scams
Deal locally, face-to-face —follow this one rule and avoid 99% of scam attempts.

• Do not extend payment to anyone you have not met in person.
• Beware offers involving shipping - deal with locals you can meet in person.
• Never wire funds (e.g. Western Union) - anyone who asks you to is a scammer.
• Don't accept cashier/certified checks or money orders - banks cash fakes, then hold you responsible.
• Transactions are between users only, no third party provides a "guarantee".
• Never give out financial info (bank account, social security, paypal account, etc).
• Do not rent or purchase sight-unseen—that amazing "deal" may not exist.
• Refuse background/credit checks until you have met landlord/employer in person.

Who should I notify about fraud or scam attempts?
United States

• Internet Fraud Complaint Center
• FTC Video: How to report scams to the FTC
• FTC complaint form and hotline: 877-FTC-HELP (877-382-4357)
• Consumer Sentinel/Military (for armed service members and families)
• SIIA Software and Content Piracy reporting
• Ohio Attorney General Consumer Complaints
• New York Attorney General, Avoid Online Investment Fraud

Canada

• Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre or 888-495-8501 (toll-free)
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

If you are defrauded by someone you met in person, contact your local police department.

If you suspect that a craigslist post may be connected to a scam, please send us the details.

 

Im also failing to see the problem here, if you cash the cheque and it clears then your good to go and you ship the console, if it fails to clear then you dont ship the console, I dont think you will get in any trouble since your taking payment for something your selling

 

In the U.S., if you deposit a check and the person who wrote the check has non-sufficient funds (NSF), you can be charged a bounced check fee. It has happened to me numerous times before.

I have come across only one scam on Craigslist, but it was a doozy. I had purchased a Macbook Pro 13" (also off Craigslist), but it was too small. I found an ad that wanted to trade a year older 15" MBP for the newer 13" model. I bit. Met in a public location, all that. I was dissecting every detail of his MBP. He was barely touching mine. Something seemed off. The "About My Mac" showed all the right things, but I still had a funny feeling. When I drilled down into the hardware details, I saw that the hardware was actually for a much older model MBP. Somehow this person had changed their "About My Mac" screen. I searched Google at the time (about 4 years ago) and couldn't find any information on this. This individual quickly bolted to his truck and drove off, but I had jotted down his license plate number when he arrived. Since a crime didn't actually happen, the police couldn't spend resources on it. A relative took the 13" MBP and is still happily using it.

I have had good experiences on Craigslist overall, though. I've lived through all the red flags. Broken English is everywhere and hasn't been an issue for me. I mean, modern English is pretty much all broken: "wrt convo bout CL ad, letz meet @3 l0l".

I have sat in someone's car to purchase a brand new iPad 2. Me: "I have to open it to make sure there's an iPad 2 in here." Them (much bigger person than me): "You open it, you buy it." I opened it, verified it was an iPad 2, and completed the transaction. I drove to a very shady area of town to buy a PSP. Similarly for an iPad 4. The iPad 4 was Apple ID locked, so when I factory reset it, I couldn't use it. The seller already had my money and said, "Sorry, can't help." But their conscience got the better of them, they found the Apple ID and password, and called me a few days later. (I am not an Apple person; I didn't know the newer iOS had this policy.) If I take "backup" with me, they often don't let me get out the car, so I usually go alone.

Selling retro gaming lots on Craigslist is annoying in my area because I get lots of dealers. I want to sell my stuff to someone who will play it, not resell it on eBay. This is why I switched to eBay for selling games.

eBay has odd scams, too. I will often sell small items for $1 in case someone can reuse them. (Like a special cable for an old calculator.) I have had three return to senders (wrong address) on these items. I have never had a return to sender on any other item, ever. I think people are trying to build their feedback before running a large scam.

 

Thank you, I was not aware of that

 

To be fair, I'm not surprised. This is the country that charges people to RECIEVE text messages, while also charging the sender.

 

Really? didnt know that either, cheers!

 

*Types girlfriend into ebay search bar*

that didn't end well

 

Hey guys, do you know any walmart reference numbers? I need a quick one because now he's telling me to go to walmart to do so and I'm just sitting here messing with him lol!

 

https://gethuman.com/

 

In my area, Kijiji is the Craigslist equivalent. I've used it many, many times with no issues, but I've never dealt with with checks - cash only with one exception. Someone from another province wanted my item and wanted me to ship it, so I basically said I'd do it if he paid first (email money transfer). Somewhat to my surprise, he agreed, I got payment, I mailed the item, all was well.

The police in my city (and other cities as well) encourage people to do transactions at the police station's parking lot as they're lit, have cameras, and in case something goes very wrong, the police are literally right there.