Online Sellers: Beware of Fake Check ScamsTuesday, May 13, 2008 @ 11:38AMIf you sell enough stuff online at sites like Craigslist and eBay, eventually you will receive an offer for your wares that far exceeds your asking price. Such offers are often the first stage of a scam in which the fraudster sends a counterfeit check along with some elaborate explanation for offering such a high amount. The scam artist then asks the seller to wire back the difference after the ...
Online scams are growing; prosecutions few, far betweenSunday, January 27, 2008 @ 3:32AMPete Giancola was looking for a fishing boat for his son, so he went looking on eBay, where he found one listed for a good price. He began the purchase...