If you’re not in the know, there’s a scam going round with online sales. They find an item you’ve listed online for sale, offer a cashier check for more than the asking price, say they’ll arrange a pickup (since they’re conveniently out of the state for a while) after the check has cleared, and ask for personal information that seems innocent (name, address to mail the check, phone number, etc.).
When you cash the check, all is great... for around six weeks. That’s when the bank finds out that the account it came from is empty. Then the bank comes after you for reimbursement, plus fees. Scammer gets the money and what you’re selling, and you’re out hundreds, or even thousands of dollars.
I’ve gotten so many of these. Thankfully, I have a smart friend named Taylor, who knows about this kind of thing. I’ve usually just left the scammers hanging, but today, I had some fun...
The following conversation is one such scam. The address and phone number are easily Googled to reach the Salt Lake City field office for the FBI.
And now, we wait... 😈
Check out the phone number these texts came from, and have a little fun, yourself. Maybe something to the effect of...
Hey! My friend sold you (insert something expensive), and I was wondering if you’d be interested in my (something similar to expensive item).
Then, feel free to send it to your local police office or fraud department, or go all out with your nearest FBI field office.
Go forth and spam the scammers!
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