[Land-speed] Scam of the Week

[BWANA343 at aol.com]

I was discussing a recent car sale with a pal works for a brokerage outfit  
today who inquired how I accepted payment. When I replied we did it through  
Ebay's Paypal, he said that was fortunate as the latest ruse is fake cashiers or 
 bank checks. You take your authentic looking check to your bank, deposit it  
against your account, and when it gets through the process a few days later 
your  car/boat/bike is gone and  you are scrood. Obviously being the cynic I am 
 I'd have the bank authenticate the check before I'd make the property 
exchange,  but there are lots of people that would take the check, especially if 
they think  they really did well on the sale.
My point is I called my bank just now and they confirmed it is a rapidly  
growing scam and recommended spreading the info to everybody...caveat  emptor...
Bob W



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