Victim Location 59715
Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order
Classical scam: Overpayment on check, want money returned before check clears.
My wife put an item for sale on Craig’s list, with my phone number for a response (mistake, I know). I receive several long-winded texts from a prospective buyer, offering to send a check over a.s.a.p., with an extra $ 50 over the asking price if I hold on to the item (should have been a red flag). A few days later I receive a check for $ 1240, well over the agreed price of $ 110. Next morning an even more long-winded text: could the mover come and pick up the item, and I reimburse for the overpayment? Of course I wouldn’t, but others should be aware.
The check was drawn from Revenant Management LLC in Des Moines. This business is listed in the white pages, there is no phone number though, and the website is defunct. The phone number for the texts and the email address is given below. I note that the envelope of the check had a return address in New Jersey, not Iowa (Kim Service Inc., Paul Bloomfield, Bloomfield, NJ).