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Is this a craigslist scam?

I was selling an item on craigslist and recived an e-mail about someone wanting to buy it and if i still had the item to e-mail them back, so i did so and they sent me this response.......................Thanks so much for your swift response.I want to tell you that, .Had go thought the site and read the condition of the Item and am highly satisfy with the condition of the Item .I ought could have come down to you just to check the Item out but right now am out of state for art exhibition. As i said in my previous mail,my mode of payment would be in Cashier Check.Right now a money order will be issue out to you on my behalf which would be send to you any moment from now.Once the receive the Cashier Check,kindly take it to your bank and immediately you receive the payment from your bank all what you have to do is to send me a mail so that i can pass an instruction to my reputable transportation company to come down to your destination,,,...WHAT DO YALL THINK??

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cashiers checks area checks guaranteed by a bank. They are usually treated as cash since most banks clear them instantly. However, banks are permitted to take back money from a "cleared" check one or two weeks later if subsequent processing finds it to be fraudulent. Because customers believe the checks have been found valid and have been converted to cash in hand, customers are readily defrauded by schemes which ask them to part with goods or a portion of the money.[
Why do you think this is a scam? Their sending you a cashier cheque and are not asking you to send the item until you have received it and it's deposited in your account. If the cheque doesn't clear, then contact them and tell them that it hasn't cleared and you won't be sending them the item. If it clears, then just let them know and get the shipping info from them.
I kinda feel it's a scam. The wording in the email is very similar to those that are known scams. Contact craigs list and see what they have on this person.
Sell the item to him with the condition you will release the item only after the check clears, 10 days to 2 weeks, and only then. Tell him you will provide a recieipt for the transaction with these terms. I he balks at that, I'd be suspicious!
Wait until you see the check before deciding. There is a fairly common scam out there where the check will be made out for MORE than your selling price. The 'buyer' will then ask you to send him the difference, after the check. You'd get a story about needing to get some extra cash through that account or something. Cashiers checks are NOT guaranteed. It appears they are, and most banks will immediately give you access tot he money, but as noted above, they will pull that money BACK if the check is found to be fraudulent. All you need is an imprinter to create your won 'cashiers checks', so it is possible to fake them. I also note he mentions 'cashier check', and then says Money Order. Not the same thing, so wait until you see it. Ask your bank how long it will take to ensure the check is good, and refuse to send the item until it does.
I agree with Quizzard, the wording in this email is very much like the lottery scam emails going and I've received enough to know that they can originate from London, but eventually is from some part of Africa. In any case, your best option is to wait and see what "check" it is (I believe it would probably be over the amount requested) and you'll be sending out your money if that check bounces. It takes longer for overseas checks to catch up. That usually is the problem in selling online. You don't know who is trustworthy.
MAKE SHURE THAT THE MONEY IS YOURS IF YOU ACCEPT A CASHIER'S CHECK MAKE SURE THAT THE BANK ACCEPTS IT AND THAT THE MONEY IS GOING NOWHERE, DONT LET HIM TAKE THE ITEM UNITL YOU KNOW FOR A FACT THE THE MONEY IS CERTIFIED
This is a TOTAL Scam. I went through this too. They will double what you are asking and then once you cash the check will ask you to western union or wire the rest to a so called shipper. What will happen is you get the cash from the bank, but the so called check they send you is fake. Just as it states on craigslist...to avoid scams only sell to local people. When I have sold things, they had to pick them up or we met someplace and it was CASH only! BEWARE YOU ARE GOING TO BE SCAMMED