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I currently have my '83 Cal 27 MkIII for sale and am curious if anyone on the list has experienced what has happened to me. I received an email offer to buy the boat site unseen. Just a brief description and some pictures brought the following offer. The buyer's agent will send me a check for more than what I am asking for the boat (50%) more. I than cash the check and return the overpayment to him. Once the check is cashed, he will have someone pickup the boat and deliver it to the buyer. This has to be some sort of scam,but if I cash and deposit the check, can it be? Any advice is greatly appreciated

yes, it's a well-known scam: http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/cashier.asp From: "mikemcd48" <mi… [at] yahoo.com> To: <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 3:14 PM Subject: [Cal_Boats] would you believe this? > I currently have my '83 Cal 27 MkIII for sale and am curious if anyone > on the list has experienced what has happened to me. > I received an email offer to buy the boat site unseen. Just a brief > description and some pictures brought the following offer. The > buyer's agent will send me a check for more than what I am asking for > the boat (50%) more. I than cash the check and return the overpayment > to him. Once the check is cashed, he will have someone pickup the > boat and deliver it to the buyer. > This has to be some sort of scam,but if I cash and deposit the check, > can it be? > Any advice is greatly appreciated > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > >

Thanks for the help. --- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, "Bob Walden" <bob@b...> wrote: > > yes, it's a well-known scam: > http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/cashier.asp > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "mikemcd48" <mikemcd48@y...> > To: <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 3:14 PM > Subject: [Cal_Boats] would you believe this? > > > > I currently have my '83 Cal 27 MkIII for sale and am curious if anyone > > on the list has experienced what has happened to me. > > I received an email offer to buy the boat site unseen. Just a brief > > description and some pictures brought the following offer. The > > buyer's agent will send me a check for more than what I am asking for > > the boat (50%) more. I than cash the check and return the overpayment > > to him. Once the check is cashed, he will have someone pickup the > > boat and deliver it to the buyer. > > This has to be some sort of scam,but if I cash and deposit the check, > > can it be? > > Any advice is greatly appreciated > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

A well played scam, the check is a phony, the bank finds out after you deposit it and it runds the transfer funds route, and then the bank removes the amount from your account and you get blamed for passing a phony check. You are out the boat and 1.5x the cash. --- Bob Walden <bo… [at] bobwalden.com> wrote: > yes, it's a well-known scam: > http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/cashier.asp > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "mikemcd48" <mi… [at] yahoo.com> > To: <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 3:14 PM > Subject: [Cal_Boats] would you believe this? > > > > I currently have my '83 Cal 27 MkIII for sale and > am curious if anyone > > on the list has experienced what has happened to > me. > > I received an email offer to buy the boat site > unseen. Just a brief > > description and some pictures brought the > following offer. The > > buyer's agent will send me a check for more than > what I am asking for > > the boat (50%) more. I than cash the check and > return the overpayment > > to him. Once the check is cashed, he will have > someone pickup the > > boat and deliver it to the buyer. > > This has to be some sort of scam,but if I cash and > deposit the check, > > can it be? > > Any advice is greatly appreciated > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com

Mike, I cant remember where I have read about this happingin before. It is a scam that is all I remember. James --- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, "mikemcd48" <mikemcd48@y...> wrote: > > I currently have my '83 Cal 27 MkIII for sale and am curious if anyone > on the list has experienced what has happened to me. > I received an email offer to buy the boat site unseen. Just a brief > description and some pictures brought the following offer. The > buyer's agent will send me a check for more than what I am asking for > the boat (50%) more. I than cash the check and return the overpayment > to him. Once the check is cashed, he will have someone pickup the > boat and deliver it to the buyer. > This has to be some sort of scam,but if I cash and deposit the check, > can it be? > Any advice is greatly appreciated >

Mike, I cant remember where I have read about this happingin before. It is a scam that is all I remember. James --- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, "mikemcd48" <mikemcd48@y...> wrote: > > I currently have my '83 Cal 27 MkIII for sale and am curious if anyone > on the list has experienced what has happened to me. > I received an email offer to buy the boat site unseen. Just a brief > description and some pictures brought the following offer. The > buyer's agent will send me a check for more than what I am asking for > the boat (50%) more. I than cash the check and return the overpayment > to him. Once the check is cashed, he will have someone pickup the > boat and deliver it to the buyer. > This has to be some sort of scam,but if I cash and deposit the check, > can it be? > Any advice is greatly appreciated >