Round Rock Toyota Scion

Victim Location 76548

Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order

Scammer email me with a response from a Craigslist Ad, representing that he (President James) would like to purchase my item for sale and was willing to send me a CASHIERS CHECK for the amount that i was asking, plus shipping and that, after i received the check, i could deposit the check and that he would have his representative come and get the merchandise and any additional funds over and above the agreed amount.

As i sent him an indication that i would accept the Cashiers Check and then hold the merchandise until the check had cleared the bank in as long as a month, and the bank agreed that it had cleared properly, i would release the item. He sent another email asking to take item off the Craigslist and he would send The cashiers check by Priority Mail. A few days later i received a Cashiers Check by priority mail for the Amount of $1560.00, $1380.00 over the agreed amount for the item for sale.

As i was already Skeptical Of the Deal, With this Large amount, knowing now that the Scammer sent an email saying that the Check had arrived and that i could keep the agreed amount, plus the additional amount up to $560.00 and the Remaining $1000.00 can be given to the person that will be coming to get the Item for sale and the Additional Cash.

I Contacted the Local Authorities and Called the Bank that the Cashiers Check was written against (MERITRUST CREDIT UNION, P.O. BOX 789757, WICHITA, KS, 67278-9757) and consulted with the Fraud Division and the Bank Stated that the Check would no Clear and that the Check was probably a Fraudulent Check.

The local Police Fraud Department Took a Statement and scanned the documents i had received from the Scammer and I have made a file for my records in the event this Scammer is brought to justice so i could be a material witness in this case. It is believed that the Scammer was hoping that i was just another old person that would not check this out and the bright eyes of seeing the additional funds would be to good to pass up and just cash the check, unsuspecting it would bounce in the future and the person would be on the hook for the large amount of cash that would have been given to the pickup person.