UPDATE!!!!!!! If anyone asks you to cash a check for them....

[KYS]

CountryWolf:This type of scam is very common on-line, especially on Craigslist. >>>>>>>>>>>

A Craiglist scam just happened to my niece and her husband.
They were renting out a room and advertised it on Criagslist.
They got a call from someone overseas to hold the room for them.
That person sent them 3 cashiers checks or money-orders. (overpaying)
My nephew-in-law contact the person and stated she sent to much money.
The woman wanted them to cash the checks and return the over paid amount back to her.
When my niece hesitated the woman told them a very believable story.
My nephew went to the bank and checked it out.
Sure enough he found out from the bank by running some number that was
on the cashiers check that one check was already cashed and the other 2 C. Checks were fraud.
They turned it over the Police. To be honest I might fall for some of these type of scams if it wasn't for friends e-mailing me warnings about stuff like this.

[lizbud]

CountryWolf:This type of scam is very common on-line, especially on Craigslist. >>>>>>>>>>>

A Craiglist scam just happened to my niece and her husband.
They were renting out a room and advertised it on Criagslist.
They got a call from someone overseas to hold the room for them.
That person sent them 3 cashiers checks or money-orders. (overpaying)
My nephew-in-law contact the person and stated she sent to much money.
The woman wanted them to cash the checks and return the over paid amount back to her.
When my niece hesitated the woman told them a very believable story.
My nephew went to the bank and checked it out.
Sure enough he found out from the bank by running some number that was
on the cashiers check that one check was already cashed and the other 2 C. Checks were fraud.
They turned it over the Police. To be honest I might fall for some of these type of scams if it wasn't for friends e-mailing me warnings about stuff like this.

Yeah, I''ve heard of that scam too. Does anyone watch Judge Judy?

She's had a lot of cases of someone getting scammed by a friend, who
they later sue for momey lost in the scam. "if it sounds too good to be
true, it probably is"