FYI, not that a bunch of people don't already know this, BUT, you should 99.9% of the time NEVER send 'cash back' to a buyer!!
These same people tried to get me also in Nov/Dec '06. There were elaborate, non-form letter, emails back and forth between I and the buyer. Naturally, the 'buyer' had absolutely horrible written english.
I tried to call their bluff via email but they insisted it was a legit buy.
So, I waited, and finally today the UPS envelope arrived with a "check" inside!! Woohooo!
The check even looks fairly legit.
It's an elaborate scheme, but, they still have too many inconsistancies.
For your reference, here are some highlights of their scheme to me:
They were buying some car parts I had listed on a car-talk board.
The price was fixed at $250, they sent me a check for $3,200.75. (C'mon, seventy-five cents?!?!?!!? Stupid)
The bank name on the check and the business name on the check are both cut off by a few characters. (Bill Joplin's Compressor and First National Bank of Van....)
So, the phone number for the bank (on the check) is NO GOOD.
Bill Joplin's business has NO ONE named Eric Groves at their business. He signed the check!
This is easy stuff to see and check out. It's obviously a scam!
Also, the letter that came with the check has some obvious inconsistancies with names, email id's, etc.
scam artists!
Oh yeah, my email contact was with some tool named Shola Dinha
cheers.