Have you ever been the recipient of internet fraud?

No, I have not. But because I hear about it all the time, I err on the side of caution & would rather not respond to things I could be interested in rather than take the chance that it could be a scam.

Sorry you are going thru this.

I'm sorry that it happened to you and I hope it's easily fixed.

Nothing major. I used to moderate what is still a very popular stamping/crafting board so we were always on the lookout for scams and people begging for things (much like the types of things that happened on the old 2 peas). But not me personally.

Sorry that happened to you.

An attempted scam, but nothing that went any further.

We had someone contact us about an item we were selling on Craigslist. In the initial contact he said he was mailing a check out right away. A few hours later he contacted us again saying he was sending out multiple checks that afternoon and his assistant mixed up the amounts each person was supposed to get. So our check was for way more than our item. He asked that we go ahead and cash it then send the remaining amount back to him when we send out the item.

Yeahhhhh, right.

The check came for $9000+ for a $200 item. I guess the scam is that we cash the check (which the bank will do), send him back a check for $8800+, then when the check is declared fraudulent, we're on the hook for the $8800. I guess it works. It's a well known scheme. We googled it.

I've had all kinds attempted on me, so far they have been pretty easy to see through. The check for way more the amount and the third party person who will pick up and pay with an escrow account. We've gotten the fake IRS phone calls at work and just last week we started getting the one where someone calls and tells you you have a problem with your computer. I chewed that guy out and my coworker screamed at the "IRS" guy. These kinds of predatory scams infuriate me.