Armslist Scammers

[Marine24]

Received a cashiers check for $1950.33 yesterday via Priority Mail. No letter accompanied the check, which was drawn against the Huntington National Bank. Remitter was Lita Cklauda and the check was mailed from Jessica Massey with a return address of the Maryland Transit Administration in Baltimore. Priority mail tracking number indicates it was mailed from Cumberland, NC. Quick call to Huntington confirmed that the check was bogus (there is a shock).

Expect it was related to a "buyer" that was interested in a Brown 97D rifle I was selling. He wanted to send me a check for more than what I was asking for and asked me to send the difference to them. Didn't provide his name and address to send the ammo to, name and FFL number of the dealer to receive the rifle and insisted on having a courier service pick up the rifle. All sorts of red flags.

I called the deal off over two weeks ago, yet I still receive the check. Wondering if I'll hear back from my buyer named Hlasnicek Michael.

On one hand these guys are idiots. E-mails clearly show they don't have a good command of the english language, reverse their names with the family name first and surname second and ridiculous proposal to send me more money than the asking price and have me send them the difference. Check does look real with correct routing number and Huntington logo.

I'll send a copy of the check to the fraud division at Huntington, along with the additional information I have but doubt it will go anywhere. I'll do the same with the USPS IG but expect similar results.

[thvigil11]

Good on you for doing the right thing. I know of folks in the same spot that choose to ignore it and not follow through. Maybe these fools will get caught, but probably not. At least you put forth the effort.

By the way. I might be interested in that rifle, but my money's tied up with my family bank in Nigeria. If you could send me your routing number, mother's maiden name, and a combination blood/ hair/ stool sample. I'd be happy to pay you 10% more than your asking price on that gun.

[Ridge]

He wanted to send me a check for more than what I was asking for and asked me to send the difference to them.

The most basic 719 scam. Hoping stupid people deposit the check and draw the difference, then send it on before the check comes back as bogus and the seller is out all the money.

[Marine24]

....By the way. I might be interested in that rifle, but my money's tied up with my family bank in Nigeria. If you could send me your routing number, mother's maiden name, and a combination blood/ hair/ stool sample. I'd be happy to pay you 10% more than your asking price on that gun.

Deal. That will help me send money to a Pastor's widow in Indonesia to help her get back to the US after her husband died sharing the gospel to the last headhunters on the planet.

Unfortunately my Dad fell victim to this, sending money to an alleged cousin that was stranded overseas only to find out later that she was in Kansas the whole time.

[wctriumph]

I used to tell them that I had a lot of people interested in the item and that would need to overnight the check. I figured it cost them $5 to overnight a check. My wife made me stop because we were getting so many checks. Now I just reply to their initial emails with this:

..l..

[Marine24]

Hmmm. May need to use that technique. "Buyer" received the alert that the check was delivered and contacted me to provide my phone number. Despite providing him with the information from the bank, he still insists that the check is good and I should deposit it at another bank. I'll have to look in the mirror to see if I have "stupid" written on my forehead.

[RCCrawler]

That's the oldest scam in the book, can't believe you gave them your address.

[Graves]

That's the oldest scam in the book, can't believe you gave them your address.

This is precisely what I have a PO box for.

[Marine24]

Not concerned about the address, particularly since it is my work address that isn't linked to any of my accounts. Doesn't take much effort to track that kind of basic info down anyway.

[kwando]

I have an ad on Armslist now and someone with the email address xxxx@magpul.com contacted me.

I'm going to ask for a trade for a limited edition magpul gear