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Originally Posted by Lzen
Ok, maybe I'm missing something but what, exactly, is the scam?
I mean yes, all signs point to a scam. I'm just not sure how shipping laptops to you is scamming you. Are they casing your place for future burglary?
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see my above post, but basically at some point they will send a fake check/money order wanting you to cash it..but it will be for too much....since by law US banks have to make some of the money available within 5 days, people think because their account was credited, the check CLEARS. So, they wire back the 10% or whatever the extra money was (western union) in hopes of doing another deal with the same people....2 weeks to a month later, the check is discovered as a fraud and you are on the hook for the check PLUS the extra money you already sent the guys...plus any charges you may have for overdraft etc.