WKRC 12 Cincinnati - Scam Warning From Indiana State Police

WKRC 12 Cincinnati - Scam Warning From Indiana State Police: "Scammers are bilking unsuspecting victims out of their money using Internet sale/purchasing programs such as EBay.. Anytime one deals with Internet purchases and requests involving cashier's checks, one should be especially suspicious.

Typically the scammer will search the Internet for offers of expensive items for sale such as cars or computers. The victim will receive an email from the scammer offering to purchase the item through a relay service and the scammer will promise to pay with a cashier's check. The victim will receive what appears to be an authentic looking check in an amount made out for several thousand dollars more than the agreed upon price and the scammer will request the victim wire the excess amount back. The victim's bank credits the victim's account with the amount of the check and the victim sends the excess money back along with the purchased item to the scammer.

Several days after the completion of the transaction the bank informs the victim the cashier's check was counterfeit. The victim has not only lost the item sold but has been scammed out of several thousand dollars as well. "