Bike Scam

[Matt]

And tell them your assistant is @Kasi

[mclaincausey]

The way I would handle this if there were a chance of it being real would be to request a cancellation/stop payment of the overpayment and a certified check in the correct amount before releasing the bike. Just in case any of those hoops would be fun to make them jump through. If this were a real situation, it would be their fuckup and their burden (including the risk they're trying to shift your way).

[mclaincausey]

@chrisjohnnick:

@Giles:

What should I do next to waste more of his time?

Say something came up with work, so you won't be able to message about the transaction anymore, but that you're going to put them in touch with your assistant to handle it. Have the assistant send emails from another email and start it over from the beginning, having them explain it all again. And just keep sending the same responses as before.

Ooh! can I be the next assistant? I can set up a fake email address. Maybe we could pass this schmuck around the planet like the MRMF.

[Giles]

There is zero chance this is not a scam….

Latest.....

_Am very sorry another cheque can not be issue kindly bear with me the
cheque will clear in your account before we proceed for the pick up
okay.

Best Regard
Dominic_

[Kasi]

@Matt:

And tell them your assistant is @Kasi

@Matt
Really

I rather says nah let you be the personal assistant, the pain in arse 

[BloodnThunder]

@Giles:

There is zero chance this is not a scam….

Latest.....

_Am very sorry another cheque can not be issue kindly bear with me the
cheque will clear in your account before we proceed for the pick up
okay.

Best Regard
Dominic_

I'm surprised the scammer has even responded this many times.  Figured by now they'd realize it's not going to work and it's time to start looking for a new sucker.

[Omega Man]

Looks and smells like a scam - Cheque Fraud.  You deposit the cheque in the account, it will eventually bounce and you will be out-of-pocket for the money.  A few got scammed this way in the Great White North:  https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/banks-online-scam-fake-cheque-fraud-td-1.6244111

[ROman]

There have been scams going on like this in Charlotte and reported on the news this past week.

[Giles]

I know it's a scam. What I did not know was how it worked…..

[Kasi]

Gang organised…

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[Giles]

Still biting…..

_Thank you for the update am very sure you will receive the cheque
today and tomorrow 16th you deposit the cheque before you go okay just
let me know when you receive the cheque and deposit .

Looking forward to read from you soon_

[Kasi]

Give the doggy a bone

If he biting

[louisbosco]

take the money and not give him the bike…

[Kasi]

Cheque going to bounce…

@louisbosco

[Giles]

Cheque will clear, and then they will pull the money….....

[Kasi]

@Giles:

Cheque will clear, and then they will pull the money….....

Exactly… fake balance

As no money has been put in the first place..

Just tap in the system, once it’s re update’s..

Will shown 0.

[Giles]

Cheque for Euro22,000 just received

[Kasi]

What the next plan G…

[Giles]

Do nothing for a while and let them sweat

[goosehd]

I might be enjoying this as much as you are right now.

Could possibly tell them there was a major issue when you went to deposit it at the bank and you were called into the back to speak to management.  The police were called and an investigation was launched concerning the cheque and it's ties to the Russian Oligarchs currently being sanctioned.

The cheque is being placed on hold while Interpol is being contacted and it will be a minimum of two weeks until the situation clears.