The above individual has attempted to purchase some goods from me using fradulent cashier's checks.
First, she contacted me showing interested in the item I was selling in recycler.com, she then asked for my home address so she could send payment. In her instructions, she indicated that the check was going to be higher than the asking price for my goods, because she wanted me to send the reminder of the funds to her shipping agent so they could arrange for pick up at my residence.
On one of the following emails sent by the same person, she told me to take the check to a check cashing place, not my bank, and have the rest of the funds wired through Western Union. This seemed a little suspicious, so I personally called the institution where the check had been drawn from.
The institution told me that the check was fradulent. Here are the details: Check drawn from First Community Credit Union, in Ellisville, MO 63011. The number I called is 314-432-1029, which I obtained from their website. The remitter on the check is Tom Perkins, amount $3920, check #050688, signed by what it seems "manuel" on the approval line. The numbers at the bottom of the check are 050688 281081877 097700 004.
The person that I was supposed to send the reminder on the funds is: Jonathan Deworishe, 11 Piccadilly Plaza, Manchester, Greater Manchester M1 4AF, United Kingdom.
The envelope in which the fradulent cashier's check came in had the following sender: Sean Johnson, 411 Ice Land Apt6, Allentown, PA 18104-5586.
Now this crooks have my address, if you receive any offers similar to mine, be careful, and make sure to protect yourselves by verifying any forms of payment you are being sent.
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