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Be careful out there! Scams

Author: L. Omar Henderson
Date: 2004-09-02 10:56

It has been a while since I put anything in the Classifieds for sale but have been amazed by the good/ and bad responses. It is not Mark's fault but in the responses in the last week have been 3 scam (or to my thinking scam) attempts from international sources. It is relatively obvious, but to the unsophisticated seller they might seem real. Sellers - do not give your bank routing information to unknown buyers. Do not accept unknown cashier's checks because they may be fakes. Even credit card sales are suspect and take 2 months to pop up as fraudulent. If you do not know the buyer there are few safe ways to sell items other than cash and postal money orders drawn in country funds (even these can be counterfeited now I guess). I do not want to discourage international customers but a few crooks ruin the game for everyone. Does anyone have a foolproof way to encourage international sales and discourage potential fraud?
The Doctor

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