Victim Location 48883
Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order
I posted a dress on Craiglist for sale. I received a text message from this person named Tania Johnson for me to email her if the dress was still available for purchase, in which I did. I informed her of the price, which was listed at $250. She said that she would mail me a check next day delivery for the amount of $250, plus the movers fee for picking up the dress. She also gave me an extra $20 for selling her the dress. The total check I received from this person was $1580. The check was cashed at my bank (Isabella Bank). I kept the $270 and the remainder of the check ($1310) was taken to Western Union, per Tania’s request. The $1310 was to be sent to an Alex Sunday at 4194 Northeast Expy Atlanta, GA 30340 (the movers location). After I googled the address of the "movers" and got their phone number, I called them and the lady who I spoke with at Bulldog Movers said that their is no Alex Sunday who works there, nor do they come to a location to pick up a wedding dress. After I spoke with this person, I went back to Western Union to cancel the payment that was being sent to this Alex Sunday. I went back to my bank and had them look at the check that I received and they were almost certain that the check was in fact a fake. They advised me that the money I received was no good and that when the check bounces I would be responsible for coming up with the $1580 as they probably would not be able to contact the person who sent the check.
As of now, I have the $1580 in cash and am waiting for my bank to contact me when they see that this person is trying to get their fake money. Once my bank contacts me, I will then deposit the $1580 back into my account.