I am a financial investigator, I deal with the aftermath of these scams daily. People receive overpayment, checks or money orders and cash them using their account at a bank as recourse, when the phony check is returned counterfeit, your account is charged back overdrawing it. You are then responsible, because of the documents you signed at account opening clearly state that anything you deposit that is returned, can and will be charged back to your account.
Your potential buyer is not in America, there is a good chance he is from Africa, many of these schemes stem from there. Your best course of action is to ignore the scammer, if he gets your address he will send you some checks or money orders.
Some people on this board will suggest a "personal visit" to the guy in New York, your buyer is far from New York. I have dealt with thousands of these cases, do not let yourself get caught up in any "private investigator vendetta" it is a waste of time. Just move on.
Here is an example of what you would receive, all are very counterfeit
notice Travelers is spelled wrong
Your potential buyer is not in America, there is a good chance he is from Africa, many of these schemes stem from there. Your best course of action is to ignore the scammer, if he gets your address he will send you some checks or money orders.
Some people on this board will suggest a "personal visit" to the guy in New York, your buyer is far from New York. I have dealt with thousands of these cases, do not let yourself get caught up in any "private investigator vendetta" it is a waste of time. Just move on.
Here is an example of what you would receive, all are very counterfeit
notice Travelers is spelled wrong
