My first work - check scam over CL

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Hello I'm New here! Joined: 08 Sep 2014 Posts: 2

It's not nearly as creative, time-consuming, or damaging as some I've seen, but I got the guy for 2 checks totaling $15, 400 and cost the scammer $40 for shipping USPS Next Day.

Before anyone tells me I screwed up using my real phone number, I know I did. Pretty stupid looking back, but it was dropped in my lap and I just rolled with it.

Scammer sends me a text asking if my items are still for sale, and I tell "her" they are. I'm asked to provide a PayPal. I don't have PayPal, but I'll take a check. Scammer asks me to send mailing address and remove the post. I send my PO Box number and receive a check 2 days later for $7500 ($3000 more than the list price).

A day or two (probably 3) of stalling, I finally tell "her" I am going to the bank in the morning. Well, don't ya know, my truck was broken into and the check was stolen. I send a text explaining and tell "her" to deduct $100 for the trouble.

2 days later I get another check. This one for $7,900. I send a few more texts back explaining my secretary must have the check and I'll get it in the bank ASAP.

Unfortunately, it ends here. I had great plans for this one, but they fell through. I was going to tell her that I spent some time in the custody of the Secret Service being questioned about the check (which would have made for perfect timing with my anniversary trip).

No matter, I consider it mildly successful. I notified the banks and companies that the checks were drawn on and got two of them out of circulation. And made the scammer waste $40.

As a side note, it is amazing how cooperative and helpful people are in some government offices when you tell them you are hunting a scammer and need property owner info and such.

I did not use my real name, however. If anyone wants the number for this joker, I'll be happy to dig it up and pass it along.

Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 4:10 pm

Ummm, I hate to pull a "Chicken Little" here and start screaming about how the sky is falling but exactly how much of your personal information did you give the scammer?

You said the scammer has your phone number but, if the scammer sent a check to your PO box, that means he/she also knows what city you live in.

Then, unless you had the scammer send a check to a business owned by you, that means the scammer also has your name.

Not good. Please think about everything the scammer might know about you and respond back.

Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 4:39 pm

Hi Jetmania,

Welcome to eeater-and TLH has a good point. Several of them in fact. The guy txting you on your phone with your number is a criminal, right? A scammer? And you gave him further info, including a PO Box and address. As you pointed out, it isn't hard to find out info about owners or just watch to see who picks up the mail. Plus the checks were made out to someone-your name? This isn't a good idea to hand your personal info over to a criminal. I'd block the contact on your phone and maybe pay attention to my bank statements for a couple months.

If you want to bait, have fun and cause mayhem, please bait safely with none of your real life info. You want to take a look at this thread and think about a mentor.
https://forum.419eater.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=237673

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