Victim Location 29615
Total money lost $900
Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order
The scammer identified himself as Austin got interested in buying a golf set I wanted to sell through local Craigslist for $250. He text me few hours after the ad was published, if it is still available. I said yes and he text me that he will buy and requested me to take out the ad out for extra $50.00. I said how will you pay and when you going to pick-up. He said,he will send a cashier check through Priority Mail with tracking number. The check arrived and I was surprised to see an amount of 1200 in figures and 1500 in wording (i did not notice the discrepancy). He said you can get it cashed and keep your 300 and send rest to my mover who will pickup the set from your house. My bank cashed the check and I sent 900-12.5=887.50 via Western Union to a mover named Shirley in SC. Next day I found out that the check was fake and the bank took 1500 from my checking account. After that he started requesting more money because of life and death situation. At this time I got suspicious and did comply and told the bank manager what really happened. A net loss of $900.00 occurred. Lesson learned, do not believe on cashier check payments. I later found out that he used [email protected]