Counterfeit cheques can fool your local bank... until it reaches the
clearing centre. This can take enough time for the scammer to have
your money and parts, though the latter will probably be left in a
ditch somewhere.
On 16-Nov-06, at 1:03 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:

> Date:    Thu, 16 Nov 2006 14:58:11 -0500
> From:    Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: EBay (NVC)
>
> Just as I thought. I was already expecting the cashiers check for
> more than
> the listed amount trick. As for Paypal, I offered Paypal as payment
> but also
> said I would take Money order (or cash if they are picking up).
>
> How can one tell is a Cashier's check/Money order is real or not?
> Beside
> trying to cash it and seeing if it goes through.
>
> If the payment is the right amount and goes through ok is there
> anything
> fishy I should be looking out for in shipping/pick up? Aside from
> making
> sure that happens in a public place is there any scam they can get
> me on
> with that?