tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525367131335248493.post7814146521110172799..comments2023-10-05T09:12:14.268-05:00Comments on Crafty Chic's: Warning for all who sell crafting items!Shawn Moschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00668897360179366316noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525367131335248493.post-78854594353265163412011-02-21T08:49:18.050-06:002011-02-21T08:49:18.050-06:00Ellen,
It is on any and all cashier's checks, ...Ellen,<br />It is on any and all cashier's checks, traveler's checks and money orders. The scammers will often hide where the checks really came from. There is another scam, a work at home job scam, where the scammers hire a person to be their Accounts Payable Clerk and this person is told that they are in charge of distributing checks to clients, so this person is in the USA and sending out these checks to the potential victims and does not realize that they are being used as a middle man in the scam. <br /><br />The biggest problem, in my mind, is that the banks will take these checks and tell their customers that the checks are "good", "clear" or "verified" but then a week or so later call the customer and tell them that they are liable for the entire amount of the check. I did a blog about this here<br /><br />http://scamvictimsunited.blogspot.com/2009/08/banking-terms-not-as-clear-as-they.html<br /><br />PayPal and credit cards are safer, but there are scams and problems with those also. The one clear way to know that any offer is a scam . . . if they want YOU to wire any of the money to anyone, due to overpayment or cancellation of the order. Yes, you might still be out the product if you have already shipped it, but you will not be out the thousands of dollars from the check.Shawn Moschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00668897360179366316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525367131335248493.post-73553045844940542702011-02-20T22:13:50.019-06:002011-02-20T22:13:50.019-06:00Thank you for bringing this to our attention, Shaw...Thank you for bringing this to our attention, Shawn. Is this scam only for those cashier checks we receive from out of this country, or are RATS also doing this in our own country? If it's only from outside the USA, perhaps we could do a better job of protecting ourselves by only accepting PayPal or credit cards for purchasers outside of the USA?Ellen Jarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17932914906202298059noreply@blogger.com