I received a check for $1450.00 sent to my place of employment by UPS Express Envelope UPS account 71RR58, Reference Number 495566582 from Mr. John Gabby.
After checking the internet for any information about Mr. Gabby who listed an Arizona address I found that a similar check had been received and reported on this website.
I suspect that this check was sent by an individual who attempted to fraudulently obtain a vehicle I had posted for sale on Craig's List in that I was emailed a message in that a person identified himself as a buyer who would send a check ahead and once it cleared the bank he would send a representative to pick up the vehicle.
This is a SCAM in that the check will initially clear your local bank but then three weeks later will bounce when the Federal Reserve determinds that there are no funds in the account the check was written from. Three weeks later the seller learns that the merchandise picked up has in fact been stolen when the check bounces when it doesn't clear the bank listed.
Beware! Do not let your merchandise leave your possession for anything other than CASH.
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