I posted some apartments on C-list And got a not so typical response. This lady is suppositly overseas. Wants to rent an apartment unseen. Than wants a company to sent a check for more than the apartment cost. Have me cash the check and send the rest to and undisclosed address.

Yea Right. Check will bounce and she would have my money. I dont think so.

scam fail

What is c-list?

That site is scam central

craigslist It's good for finding garage sales, I've had legit people look at my apartments too.

Typical Nigerian scam. If you responded then you are going to get a lot of spam!

Have her send the check, call the bank and ask for a verification of funds, the bank will ask the account # and the amount of the check and tell you if there are enough funds in the bank to clear the check.... If there is tell her you will keep the money til she arrives and signs the lease.

Problem is they will not send a check they will send a money order and the money orders look like a real one they will tell you to deposit it in and account and draw out so much to send them through money gram or western union. That way it does not go through back to them in the US Mail that way they can't get them for mail fraud.

Then after you deposit the money order and take their part out and send back to them they will disappear then about 2-3 2 weeks later you will find out the money order was in fact fake and you will be left holding the bag on the money you send them back.

This has happened with large amounts of money several times too many fall for it thinking hey if the bank takes it it must be real then not finding out till 2-3 weeks later. Thinking it is the banks fault for not recognizing it in the first place. But not true it all lays on whom ever deposit the money order.

You can still call the money order place and check for availability of funds.

Or take it to a check cashing place and get the money minus a fee, if it's over the amount charge it to them in the overage they paid you.

But still if they cash it for you for the money orders they use they say the banks don't even catch there real so I figure it is the same with the check cashing places as well and if in fact they get it back then you have to pay them the full amount back for you are the one that received the money.

I am sure the cheque would be okay, I think this must be the same woman-whose-husband-died-in-Nigeria-left-her-14million-usd-she-will-tell-me-the-location-where-it-is stored-she-will-then-give-me-10 million-of-it-if-I-will-send-her-1,250.00-usd...blah...blah...blah...

..Uh-Unh