I'm calling on the powers of DU!

[Javaman]

I'm trying to sell an old table on craigslist. and I got the typical scam of the miswritten check for to much money, please cash it etc.

Well at first, I thought this guy was local, since I just sold a few things and my guard was down. So I sent him my address and phone #.

(I have alerted the FBI internet division already).

I feel like a schmuck. But I wrote him back stating, since you appear to be in florida and not in Austin and since you sent the wrong amount for the money. I will tear up the check, since I don't deal with out of area buyers.

I wonder what his next move will be?

Any help?

[Buzz Clik]

1. Chances are he'll leave you alone.

[KittyWampus]

2. how does sending a check for too much money work as a scam?

apparently I'm out of the loop on internet scams

[drm604]

4. The way I've heard it

they send you a forged cashier's check for too large an amount. You deposit it in your checking account and, since it's a cashier's check, they clear it immediately and the funds are immediately available. You then send a check for the overage to the scammer who cashes it. A while later the bank discovers that the cashier's check is bogus and you're responsible for whatever amount you sent to the scammer.

[guitar man]

5. generally

someone will send a counterfiet cashiers check or money order for too much money, then ask the person to send the excess back. Sometimes they will use a fake personal check made on a computer printer.

[drm604]

3. You might want to hold onto that check as evidence.

Since you've gotten the FBI involved, I'm assuming that you want this person prosecuted so you may want to turn that check over to the FBI.