Victim Location 92653
Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order
I was trying to sell an old band saw (1987) on craigslist. This guy was trying to scam me but I knew it was a scam all along. I just led him along to get some details as to how they pull this off, and to try to get as much identifying information that I could. He wanted to send me a certified bank check (obviously fake) so I gave him the address of the local police department. When he asked who the check should be made out to, I told him to make it out to "Paul Leese". He sent the check via USPS with tracking number (see attached PDF, last page). I pretended I cashed the check and he sent instructions on how to send his "carriers" the money. I have attached the email string so people could read the entire thing and know what a scam looks like. If we apply common sense, the money he spent to ship a 40 year old saw across the country was about $2,300.00. He could have easily bought 3 brand new band saws for this price and had them shipped to his door. He also could have bought one in his area. Also, why didn’t he pay the "carriers" himself ahead of time instead of having me do it? Hope this helps a bunch of people out there. When in doubt, ask a ton of questions.