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Yes, I had a suppose woman want my furniture. She then asked me to use her private email, she gave some story about having her furniture movers come and get it and would send me a check and to pay them from the check and then she proceeded to buy another item and ask the same thing as if she didn't know I was the same seller, the cost of the movers was more than the furniture itself.

she gave some excuse that they were picking up other items along the way.as I caught on and started to question her she went on and on about her getting married in 2 weeks and needed to get the furniture in her new house, excetera excetera . she even had her supposed fiance call me from a New York number. I did not pick up . But the addresses from the checks ,they were in Florida.

I really would have liked to have caught these people. Long story short I was naive, thankfully I caught wind and the 2 checks did bounce.

I cannot believe Banks can approve them and then find out later approximately two weeks that they are bogus checks. I wish there was a way to catch them but they're probably from another country

Location: Hatboro, Pennsylvania

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this scam is used across most if not all online selling platforms. If you fall for this scam you're either a child or have the brains of one and deserve to be scammed

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Basically this was a very similar theme that I recently experienced. A gal wanted me to email her father that was set to buy a bedroom furniture set.

Wanted time to deposit overpay approx $2500 into a random person bank account - so called movers account. I emailed this person several times asking more detailed information - refused to answer. On to the scam and sure they will stop bothering us since I refuse to respond.

OfferUp you need to post this scam warning on your app! Just sayin....

Guest

The same thing just happened to me. I posted an item for $100 and the person said he would send a check for the amount and someone else would pick up.

Well I just got a check for $1800.00 where he wants me to pay the shipping company.

That raised a flag since I though he was local. Not only that but the check is from a company in CT and the mailing address is in TN.

Same story too, someone else messaged me with an email address for his "father in law" who is interested in the item.

Guest

did they end up taking the furniture?

Guest

Thank you very much for posting this. I just had the same message on Close 5.

I'm glad I decided to research it before anything. I received a message saying that a son wished to purchase it from his father and if I could email the father the information.

Not thinking too much of it I sent an email and had a response that the son was going to purchase it for the father and if I gave, my name, address, and phone number, they would send a check and that once the check cleared they would have movers pick it up. That's when it really raised a flag for me.

Guest

I was just googling scams on offer up and came across this. I had posted items for sale this morning and they want me to email another person, one offered more then and wants to send movers and a check due to his business. My husband said once you cash the check they have your routing number and they typically clear out your bank account.

Guest

Thank you so much I just got the same email and I'm so glad I read this.

Guest

This person just emailed me saying she would send a cashiers check. .I don't do business if they don't have a profile pic. That's what lead me to check the email she sent me

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