Comment on What type of scam is this?
ArbiterXero@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Here, let me pay you $700 for this item that’s worth $500 and you can just send me the extra $200 difference. I have to do it this way because it’s your father’s, brother’s, nephew’s, cousin’s, former roommate’s will and I’m just signing the whole check off to you.
Meanwhile the original check is fake and now you’ve lost the original item AND $200 and the bank is investigating you, and not them.
cactusupyourbutt@lemmy.world 4 months ago
can you legally accept the check and tell the scammer you are gonna wait until the check fully clears?
ArbiterXero@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Yes, but since you deposited a fake check, they’ll freeze all your bank accounts while they audit and investigate you and everything you do.
It’s very unpleasant.