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Audiogon sellers, please stop and read this thread

I had a couple listings last week and I received one e-mail from a potential buyer to instruct me to contact him via his private e-mail right away.

I was offered to be paid by Cashier Check rather than Paypal.
I accepted the term that the buyer would have his "agent" to pick up the units for sale. In term, I told the buyer I would only accept the Cashier Check from major banks.

Yesterday, I received an e-mail from the buyer instructing me to deposit the Cashier Check one I receive it BUT since the Cashier Check was made by his "financier" for more than the sale price, the buyer wanted me to cash out the difference and send a Moneygram to his "agent" so his" agent" can pick up the merchandise and the buyer thanked me for my " corporation".

I demand to know if the Cashier Check was made from major banks or not and how much is the difference between the sale price and the amount of the Cashier Check. I have not heard a response from him since then.

What's up? Was I born yesterday or is it a case of innocence
'till proven guilty?
andrewdoan
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sebrof
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04-27-12: Mcloughlin
Here is another suspected scamer I just received today."

Usually if I see a response that refers to my "product" or my "placement" I know to be cautious and usually ask a question that only a knowledgeable person would know the answer to. I had a pair of speakers for sale and got one of those type of responses, so I said the speakers were not very efficient, what will you be driving them with. The guy replied "My car is big enough" so I figured it ain't happening and stopped replying.
tmsorosk
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That's an old scam.
polk432
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Beware of anyone wanting to be contacted @ 809,284,876 area codes trying to make their offer look legit. It can cost up to 2,425.00 per minute. Google it. Some leave fake emails too.
andrewdoan OP
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Here the guy @ Engneer_Pat727@Gmail.com. Patrick, I have the check. Come and get it , you little thief.
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theo
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I received two of these yesterday. I reported them to AudioGon and they are looking into it. Here are the items that I found each to possess:
1) They want you to contact them via e-mail not the RESPONSE button.
2) They have no feedback
3) they have no items listed
4) they have no discussion interteraction
5) they both would pay my list price
6) they both seemed to have some poor grammer/english

I did respond to one directly and he had a list of information he needed from me. But the big redflag was the
information about him moving and that he had a "shipper" that would make arrangements to have the package picked up.

As a suggestion, I sent AudioGon an idea that I think would help: Have the length of membership listed along with feedback. If they have no feedback and have been a member for just a week or so, proceed with caution. I realize that new members do sign up just to buy and that would be a tough call as they may not have any track record yet. But if they legitimate they will respond if questioned with a suspicious nature.
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