I was selling some furniture on craiglslist. "Steven Carl" said he wanted to buy it and was going to send me a money order because he was traveling. After a week I received from him another email telling me the following:
Hi, I hope you are fine and alright. I have been busy myself but doing great. There is something i think i must bring to your notice. After a reconciliation of my account, i discovered that somehow my
assistant must have over paid you. The payment that was meant for another transaction was sent to you and the one meant for you was sent to another; however i want to believe i wont have a problem with you. Please once you receive your payment, i will like you to deduct your money and send the remaining via western union to the manager of the shipping company that will help me with the pick-up.
Deduct the western union transfer fees from the remaining money. I will ask the shippers to contact you
as soon as possible, Let me know if this is ok with you when you get this mail. Please contact me as soon as you get your payment. Warm regards. Steven Carl
A friend warned me this is a common scam using fake money orders. I told Steven Carl I would only send back to him the exta money after cashing his money order and see actual money on my account. He did not answer and I canceled the sale.
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