what to do return the check or report it? or what?

Question

I posted an classified add to sell a brand new leather suade coat for 45.00 only.A lady wanted to buy it. I told her who to make it out to and my address.she said payment was on the way. I waited week... nothing yet..person #2 wanted to buy the coat a guy this time.. he wants to pick it up. Great. I write lady back and tell her that i have not received payment yet and if I dont have it by the Next Friday hat i was gona sell it to the guy. Friday comes still no check in the mail.. so I sold it to the guy... the coat is GONE. Today the fed Ex guy came delivering me a package with a cashiers check to me made out in the amount of 1750.00 YEAH.... A LOT! ok, I e mal the lady telling her I only asked 45.00 for it and that it was now sold because i waited 2 weeks for payment and figured she changed her mind. She says she sent a little extra money for me to CASH the check and Western Union her daughter who is in the hospital in Verona Wisconsin and she is in Italy right now. Her

Daughter so called had a spinal injury and for some reason, her boss owed her the 1750 and she had asked her boss to mail me 45.00 for a coat she wanted to purchase for her daughter. BUT her boss sent the 1750.00 in my hubbys name., now she wants me to cash it and just wire her daughter the 1000.00 and wants us to keep 750.00 of it even though the coat in no longer available. I am a complete stranger to her.. we dont know each other.. IT SOUNDS FISHY... I dont know should i rip the check up, or send it back but if i send it back there is a different name on return to sender on Fed ex enbvelope and a differnt name who it is from on the check. Its a weird situation and shes pressuring me to cash it and wire funds and wanting to be friends... What should I do Guys?

one, just wondering WHY couldny she just wire the money HERSLEF??????? OR WHY COULDNT SHE HAVE HER BOSS SEND THE MONEY TO HER DAUGHTER IF ITS LEGIT??? There is something that just doesnt sit right...

by the way, its a REAL check it has the water marks on the back...

Answer 1

sounds real fishy to me


return the check,and dont worry about it...



i'll tell you a liitle story about these checks and the fed ex man


they are all scams,and you will get screwed


I was selling a pony once, I was sent a cashiers check by sed ex

it was for almost triple the amount I was asking............
ok, I deposited it,,,guess what,,it was fake,and I was out $40




you did yourself a good deal,by selling to someone honest,,just return the check

Answer 2

One hates to seem distrustful, but that does seem just a little too round-about and peculiar. I would not tear up the check. But I would take it to my banker and get their advice. They should have the experience to sense whether something fishy is going on. And will let you know immediately if they think it might be some sort of scam needing the attention of the bunko squad. By the way, I would not keep a single penny of that money. I'd be afraid of it.

Answer 3

This is a classic scam.

You cash the cheque, send her the money, then it bounces. It is you the ank is going to come after for the money, not her.

Rip up the cheque or send it back to her. Immediately.

Answer 4

What a dang mess. You could keep it and
see what happens. But don't cash it.
OR you could show it to a lawyer and hear
what he has to say. OR show it to a policeman
and ask what he thinks. I definitely would not
cash it. It does sound screwy as heck.

Answer 5

send it back to her any way.it could be some kind of scam dont take a chance on it. i would take it to a lawyer and let them check it out.first. hope this helps.

Answer 6

talk to to law inforcement you can take him to court