Recognizing stolen equipment ???

[Walter L]

I would never accept a bank cashiers check. A certified check is a different story. Even a certified check would be checked at the named bank before letting anything leave with a buyer. I take cash only when selling things. There are way too many thieves out there these days that will screw you over. I had a guy send me a $4K check to me once drawn on Bank of America for an item I was selling. It was one of those deals that they want to buy your item, ship it out to them and return the other funds after paying for the shipping. LOL, I know a scam when I see one. I brought the check to BOA and told them it was fake and to check it out. The teller ran it through her check machine 3 times and asked if it was okay to get a manager. I said sure, I know the check is fake. The manager came out, inspected the check, matched it up to one of theirs and it was identical, even the stripe going through it. The numbers were not BOA's. I told him the rest of the story. He made a copy of the check and gave it back to me. I gave him the name and address of the buyer. I emailed the buyer and said I'll get back to you when the check clears. LOL, I never heard from the idiot again.

Sounds like the same guy that tried that on me, and he got angry when i didnt want the deal or send the cash.

 

[mred2]

Many banks will no longer cash money orders. You can deposit into your account like a check and is if it clears. I was told that they were too many fake ones.

 

[JimR]

Sounds like the same guy that tried that on me, and he got angry when i didnt want the deal or send the cash.

The world is full of scum. Too bad we can't just cull them all from the herd and end this BS. Imagine how wonderful it would be not to worry about being screwed over.

Many banks will no longer cash money orders. You can deposit into your account like a check and is if it clears. I was told that they were too many fake ones.

They will cash it if you have enough money in your account to cover it. The only problem with that is your screwed if it is fake. You are better off depositing it and waiting until it clears.

 

[Ken]

end of the day common sense prevails folks. A lot of one sided stories here or the I know a guy story. Selling something of value get cash or a cashiers check and verify funds, dont take personal checks or promises. When buying do your due diligence.

Traveling in Northern Montana with cattle truck and realized the reserve tank was empty and low on fuel. stopped at unmanned location that would not accept Mastercard. so only choice was to cross over to Canada and stopped at fuel station. filled truck with 300 bucks of diesel. went inside to pay and man behind the counter would not accept cash in $100.00 bills. said Canada was filled with fake money . Didn't want Mastercard either. so wrote him a check for the amount. Never asked for ID . We live in a weird world. Theives make it rough on honest people and legal system is backing them.
ken

 

[D2Cat]

I would never accept a bank cashiers check. A certified check is a different story. Even a certified check would be checked at the named bank before letting anything leave with a buyer. I take cash only when selling things. There are way too many thieves out there these days that will screw you over. I had a guy send me a $4K check to me once drawn on Bank of America for an item I was selling. It was one of those deals that they want to buy your item, ship it out to them and return the other funds after paying for the shipping. LOL, I know a scam when I see one. I brought the check to BOA and told them it was fake and to check it out. The teller ran it through her check machine 3 times and asked if it was okay to get a manager. I said sure, I know the check is fake. The manager came out, inspected the check, matched it up to one of theirs and it was identical, even the stripe going through it. The numbers were not BOA's. I told him the rest of the story. He made a copy of the check and gave it back to me. I gave him the name and address of the buyer. I emailed the buyer and said I'll get back to you when the check clears. LOL, I never heard from the idiot again.

So how/why did this idiot get your mailing address?

 

[JimR]

So how/why did this idiot get your mailing address?

That was easy. I gave it to him. I had an ad for an item for sale on CL. The guy responded to it and told me he wanted it shipped and would send me a check to cover it all. He stated after I shipped the item to just send him a check for the balance. That is a scam for sure and I knew it. I played the game in order to get his information so I could turn it in to the FBI for computer fraud. I'm sure the bank did the same thing once I gave them all the information. The address was in California.

 

[CobyRupert]

Speaking of cashiers checks, I know a guy who sold a $20K truck to a man with a cashier check, both walked in a bank, they deposited check and 2 days later somehow check is no good. Truck gone, man out $20K bank says there is nothing they can do.

I wonder what would of happened if he asked "buyer" to cash check and have buyer hand him the bills?

On it's face, it seems deceptive, or misleading on bank's part to say "Yes, we can accept that check and "deposit" it in your account", while out the other side of their mouths say "No, we don't accept that and will not cash it". (Yes, I know banks have a CYA fine print policy that gives them this right, and in the snail mail days this was a necessity).

Basically a: "We don't accept this risk, but we'll let you. And the transaction will have the appearance that we do accept it. See fine print for details".

For many people, when a bank accepts it, and then issues a receipt of deposit, it means just that.

 

[JimR]

I wonder what would of happened if he asked "buyer" to cash check and have buyer hand him the bills?

On it's face, it seems deceptive, or misleading on bank's part to say "Yes, we can accept that and "deposit" it in your account", while out the other side of their mouths say "No, we don't accept that and will not cash it". (Yes, I know banks have a CYA fine print policy that gives them this right, and in the snail mail days this was a necessity).

Basically a: "We don't accept this risk, but we'll let you. And the transaction will have the appearance that we do accept it. See fine print for details".

For many people, when a bank accepts it, and then issues a receipt of deposit, it means just that.

This reminds me of years ago when my wife and I went to Boston to buy a private party car with $15K cash. When we got there the guy said he had to pay off the bank in order to get the title. He called the bank and found out the title was at the main office in Providence, RI. Off we go to Providence to pay off his loan. The bank would not accept my $15K in cash to pay off this guys car loan. I had to go downstairs to the teller and have it swapped out for one of their bank checks. That was what was needed there to release a car title. In the end it all worked out fine. It just took a lot longer than what I had anticipated because I then had to drive the seller back to Boston and then head back home in another direction 50 miles during rush hour. It was a 200+ mile day of driving.