I think this is a Craigslist scam, what do you think?

[Ming the Merciless]

Originally Posted by chasedude

And no further response from the other party. So... do you smell some kind of scam in all this? Stolen systems maybe? What's your input guys?

I didnt read through the thread, but its the classic 'Nigerian' scam where they will send you a fake check for more than the amount, ask you to cash it...you get to keep your part but you have to western union them the other part....all seems fine for a couple of weeks until the fake check comes back to your bank and then you are on the hook for all the money.....and you cant do anything about the money they already got from you (the "extra" money)...Someone probably already posted this but it was faster for me to post than reading through the thread.

Classic nigerian scam (advance fee fraud)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance-fee_fraud

Specifically see: common elements----> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance...ommon_elements