Woman falls victim to Craigslist check fraud:
This reminds me a lot of the tutor scam but both is a variation of the fake check scam.
Anyway what happened is that a woman in Clarksville, Tennessee was scammed out of $2,950. She had posted an ad on craigslist for her daycare service. The scam artist claimed to be from the UK and that he would be there on business and would pay $600. The scammer sent a check for $3,600 and asked the overage to be returned.
No wiring this time as the scammer met the victim in person. The victim had cashed the check and had given the scammer the money. Of course the check was fake.
However an arrest has been made. Police arrested 26-year-old Tarrance Kerry Freeman who allegedly tried to fake a seizure at the time of his arrest.
Remember people, a check for over the asking amount is fake.
But you can win a very real CCL t-shirt.
Craigslist crime post #1273
Scam post #190
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