I am selling a car seat and stroller on Craigslist. It was on there for about a day when I get an email about someone who is interested in the set. He said that he was out of town on business but was going to have his secretary send me a check for the stroller and then once I got the cashiers check he was going to arrange shipping. Then I get an email the next day saying that his secretary messed up and the check that was sent was for $2,500 dollars instead of $75. He wanted me to deposit the money into my bank account, keep $100 dollars for the inconvience and then send the rest of his money to his carrier who will come pick up the merchandise.
I told him I did not want to complete the transaction and it was fraud and he kept reassuring me it was not. The check arrived via UPS for the $2,500. I called the bank that the check was written on as the check was from Haas Medical Equipment. I knew when the check arrived that it was a scam but wanted to call the bank to make sure the knew about what was going on. On the check it said the bank was in Brandford, CT when the town is actually Branford. I called the bank and as soon as I said I was calling to see if a check was fraud they said "If it is from Haas Medical Equipment then yes it is and we are aware of the problem. Thanks for calling." They don't seem to be doing anything about the problem and after further investigations into the company, as I have a bachelors degree in Criminal Justice, they have ripped off over a million dollars.
If you get an email from Thomas Sallawaay it is a complete ripoff and don't fall for the scam. The email address that was used for me is Thomas. [email protected]
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