| More Info On Fraudulent Buyers |
| Posted by CO_Admin | 3/16/2005 1:23:14 PM |
Part I
For your info: There are many people attempting to make purchases of products and animals from advertisers in the U.S. They contact the seller and claim that a representative in the U.S. will forward a check to the seller and the seller has to deduct his sales price and forward the rest of the funds to someone in the U.S. so that person can arrange the pick up and shipment of the purchased item. |
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| Posted by CO_Admin | 3/16/2005 1:23:28 PM |
Part II
The check sent may clear for the first week or two until it is acknowledged as a fraudulent check. The seller gets stuck with the debt which will have to be paid back to the bank. Put in the ad or send to all buyers a note: We do not accept checks, only direct wire transfers. If the buyer is legal he will accept this. |
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| Posted by floridaguy | 3/17/2005 11:10:22 PM |
The only thing I might add to that is if you do chose to do a wire transfer, you would have to give someone your ABA Bank Routing Number and Bank Account Number. Like Tom said, better to err on the side of caution. If selling an item, via classified ad - a relatively common and easy thing to do - starts to become complicated and arranging for payment starts to become a hassle, it might just be to your advantage to wait for the next buyer. |
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| Posted by cbuck894 | 10/16/2005 1:02:20 PM |
You could also use PayPal or GreenZap to accept funds. They both do all the fraud checking for you so you don't have to worry about it. There is a fee for their service (PayPal only charges if you are a business account) but it is worth it to know the money is real! |
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