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Re: Yet another scam alert (by Mary Anne K.):

I had h similar experience recently in response to an ad I posted on craigslist. The responder said he was too busy to come and look at the fridge I had advertised, but would send a money order in payment and send his "associate" to pick it up. His English wasn't that bad, so at first I thought it was legit, but then he followed up with an e-mail that a "terrible mistake" had been made and his associate had sent me the wrong money order, and would I please take out the money for the fridge, hold it for the associate to pick up, and wire him the difference . I e-mailed him back , told him I would send the money order back uncashed, and suggested that if he still wanted the fridge, he should send his "associate" with cash when he came to pick it up. Haven't heard from him since! Variations on this theme have been out there for some time now, but I guess there must be some people falling for it or they wouldn't still be doing it.