this must be alive again. we got out 9600 $ check last year and expected it was counterfeit when we got it but took to head guy at our credit union who swore it was good and wanted to bet on it. It came back stamped counterfeit within a week! Never would take his bet though darn it. ----- Original Message ----- From: <SpicemanII@xxxxxxx> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2003 11:27 PM Subject: IML: Scam Alert from Joe Machado > Here is a situation that just happened to me, but we caught it before sending > any money. A buyer of something you are selling sends you a check or money > order or cashiers check for more money than you wanted for an item. They say > they want you to send the difference in whatever way they request and they > play on your honesty and really need it to be sent now. Do not cash it or > deposit in your account. Take it to the brand of bank the check is in. Let > them find if it is a good check. This is especially if the money is to be > sent out of the country. Nigeria is #1 in the world for money scams. Only > accept checks for the amount and never should you send a difference in return > that was more than you requested for an item or automobile. Joe Machado > >