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Hi guys I just wanted to let you guys in on a something that happened to me recently. I had an item on here for sale and a woman offered me a fair price. she asked to send a cashier's check. I got the check and instantly knew it was fraud... I got legal advice and she is being investigated. her goal was to get me to fall for stealing $1000, but she would end up with the money and my item!i just wanted to post this so you guys are aware, stay safe my fellow bees!π(DO NOT DEPOSIT DO NOT DO NOT)
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nicole_pop
If I would have deposited that's when I would have gotten in trouble! Thank goodness I am smarter to see that her check and her shipping address were different. she actually ended up "accidentally" sending me too much money to wire back to her. that info was different than the shipping address, and the check as well. how stupid does she think i am!
cyanidepuppet
Cashier's check? On here, for payment? Lol. When she offered the cashier's check, that would have been the first sign that something smelt fishy. That's good that you caught that, though! To be honest, I find that to be sad. I pity her. The desperateness of some people that end up doing this sh.it to other people who need the money. God, that irks me.
nicole_pop
@cyanidepuppet I know my mom instantly smelled fraud when she said check. but i was so happy because i really wanted to upgrade my tortoise's tank size but my dad is giving me a researching job in payment for one
cyanidepuppet
Ah, yeah, I hope there are repercussions for that woman. If not, Karma. Research job? That's pretty cool. I'm studying Psychology, and I would like to go into research.
cyanidepuppet
Thanks for making this post, by the way!
nicole_pop
@cyanidepuppet yeah karma or the police will get her eventually so i'm not to worried. and ya he owns a rennaisance festival and wants me to do research on fairies! and wants me to report back what i foundπ¦ im so excited to get started
nicole_pop
@cyanidepuppet i would love nothing more than to help the community whether posh, local to my house or just helping people in general and putting this out there for maybe girlys who don't really know about it know how dangerous it can be!
cyanidepuppet
Oh, that's so freak'n awesome! Good luck on your research, by the way. Researching fairies sounds fun, lol. π
What she was trying to do is serious stuff, and I'm glad your spreading awareness to other people, especially to girls that are less experienced with dealing with this sort of stuff or are just gullible. Again, thank you! π
lisssaluvya
Who was it? I think we should post these ppl's names so we all know... that is so messed up:(. I hope you get your item back!
nicole_pop
@lisssaluvya when i went back to the item her comments were gone... idk how but it's very weird. i never sent her anything. i never deposited the check, i was skeptical from the moment she contacted me, thank goodness!
bluedreamer1551
was it a person that asked you to "email them with the last asking price"? I've had a a lot of people comment on my listings with this lately and I emailed the first one. they asked me to do a cashier check also or send someone over.
bluedreamer1551
and all of the people accounts don't have listings or reviews. after I reply and tell them to stop commenting, they delete their account. it's really sketchy so be careful of people that don't have reviews or anything π·π
nicole_pop
@bluedreamer1551 it was! but honestly i was just not thinking at the time because i was killing the sales for the week and was in a such a selling mindset i didn't think to be more skeptical:(
bluedreamer1551
@nicole_pop yeah I was the same, that's why I replied the first time. I hope everything turns out okay, so sorry this happened to you >~< β‘
nicole_pop
@bluedreamer1551 honestly it's not like im really upset more than just worried for the posh community and the people she might be stealig from
lisssaluvya
Was it a 1000$ item?! Why would they send a cashiers check? Lol what was her reason for even asking? I'm curious to know exactly what they are doing!! Yeah, if you had cashed that and got money from the bank they would make you pay them back or you would be on this list and wouldn't be able to open any new accounts anywhere in the country because you would be on the bank fraud list if you didn't pay the bank back in full.
lisssaluvya
Someone did this to a friend of mine.The check fooled the bank.They gave her 800$ then called days later saying she had a week to pay it back or they would file a case and put her on that national fraud list so she could not open any bank accounts anywhere! Most ppl don't even know that this exists, but there is a national database! sadly even victims like you are on it because the bank can't tell if you are really a victim or a part of the scam! Out of curiosity what was she trying to buy?
nicole_pop
@lisssaluvya she sent me $1100 extra snd wanted me to send the rest back. but ya the same thing happened to my roommate and she is still in the same exact position as your friend. I think she wanted to get the item as well but i'm in a personal finance class and my dad and mom are very good business people so we had no problem figuring out right away what her plan was so there was no way i wasn't going to be able to catch her bs. i was literally taught about people like herπ
ninjastank
@bluedreamer1551 i dont think that they delete their accounts... im pretty sure poshmark does. I noticed on my higher price items that i always instantly get "users" asking to buy such items off poshmark. Those are the ONLY comments that get deleted on poshmark...and they usually get deleted quickly. theyre "career criminals" and some are craftier than others
ninjastank
Also... we live in freaking 2016! The only people who offer to pay via check are scammers (asides from paying rent, who else pays via check!?) Lmao
nicole_pop
@ninjastank wow that's an awesome conspiracy. but you're a 100% right when you think about it. i honestly thought it was an old grandma buying it for her granddaughter or something lol
bluedreamer1551
@ninjastank yeah I noticed that too. it was always on my most expensive items
ninjastank
@nicole_pop oh yeah... amd grandmas too... asides from that when people ask if i accept checks my eyebrow raises and i say nope lol. I know there are a couple legit money wiring apps too, like ven-mo... so checks are a dead giveaway of scammers. I feel like companies and freelancers use services like ven-mo to help reduce check scammers too(i cant even type the v-word without a hyphen... thats how protective poshmark is! U go poshmark! Lol
nicole_pop
@ninjastank yeah idk why i thought to go along with it. ππ
ninjastank
@bluedreamer1551 yeah.. scammers man! I work at a high-paced clothing boutique in soho, nyc (prime target for scammers & con artists) ive gotten real good at spotting fake credit cards (especially now that we have chip cards) and shady behavior. I also have my bachelors in psychology amd 15 years experience working with troubled kids heading down the path of career criminals lol.
ninjastank
@bluedreamer1551 if u or nicole ever have suspicions feel free to ask me for my opinion :) ill directly call a scammer out for you too if i suspect it! Im moxy like that lol
ninjastank
@nicole_pop girl! Sometimes we get excited for those big sales our mind doesnt think straight! But its always best to play it safe. If someone REALLY wants your item, they just buy it here or ask list it on Ebayyy or another platform with less fees. Outside of those options.. its a scam in my eyes
bluedreamer1551
@ninjastank woah π I'm taking psychology right now and it's pretty hard so good job π
and thank you so much! ππ
nicole_pop
@ninjastank you're 100% right! π
machineislove
People are so scummy.
tessiebea
shared.
sergeantspark
Happened to me too.
mandyhoedel
I just got fooled twice with this once I realized they both had the same email response. I gave them my information and they are sending the checks.... what do I do now since I know this is a fraud. Just stop responding and obviously not deposit the money. Is there anyway they can come after me if I donβt answer or deposit it?! Iβm freaked out
kitty52ny
Happened to me too. I received the same message from 2 people offering to pay more and they will send certified checks. I was stupid to give address. Ladies names are Sandy Hook sandyhook39 and waltonlinde on gmail.
cayden_r
@ninjastank hi so I have this lady that wants to purchase a dress from me she sent me a cashier check that was $950 and told me her husband accidentally sent me more money she told me that the rest was for her daughter that was in a hospital she also sent me a paper that told me to send my full name and the total amount of the check to another number on the check it sayed the name of I guess her daughters hospital should I deposit the check
ninjastank
@cayden_r no! That's a scam! Never take checks!
ninjastank
@cayden_r hospitals dont even take cashier checks... they only take cash, credit or insurance cards
cayden_r
@ninjastank ok thank you
_leilaniiiii
@nicole_pop so as long as I donβt cash the check and donβt send my dress than Iβm good bc know she has all my info address number email ???
sa_rahh
Ugh I had someone emailing me about a cashier check
Too!!! Cynthia_oba915g was their user name. Email was Traciecellahan@gmail.com on gmail they changed their name to βSarah Careyβ which was odd bc Iβm a Sarah... Iβm thinking of deleting this app. If anyone wants any of my items feel free to purchase but Iβm jsut gonna end up donating stuff after today. I HATE people who ruin fun by being ginormous POS!!!! Like Tracie/Cynthia/Sarah... hope she falls off a cliff lol
fishih
Hey can I get your advice on something? sooo this person just sent me a $1100 and sheβs saying she mixed it up with a different check. The $1100 was her daughterβs medical bill???? I returned it to the address it was sent from. Even though she kept saying to deposit it and just return her the rest of it. Should I report this? The name who bought the check isnβt the name of the person emailing me... now sheβs not even replying to my emails.
vanesaaaale
@fishih i received a check as well, but i just tore it up rather then send it back to them just because its a fake.
fishih
@vanesaaaale how do people get their hands on fake cashierβs checks?!
vanesaaaale
@fishih i have no idea, but i have another one coming in the mail so iβm just going to do the same and throw it away. idk why people do things like this..
knicoleconnell
Thanks so much for this info!! Iβm new to poshmark as of yesterday and have gotten two of these. Thought it was odd, but your post confirms it! Thanks again!
knicoleconnell
Thanks so much for this info!! Iβm new to poshmark as of yesterday and have gotten two of these. Thought it was odd, but your post confirms it! Thanks again!
jennghetler
legit just happened to me!
kicks123414
@nicole_pop i girl is doing the same thing to me she said wait for a package and she sent too much. Money by mistake to send it back with the item n keep 50$ when the item was 10!
raacchhxo
this just happened to me with an $800 check and i deposited it but i called my bank IMMEDIATELY. so now i have to go file a police report and all this crap.
mariselaa_3522
@eazyem yes ! Me too asking about cashier check or certified check
mariselaa_3522
@kitty52ny me too ! Iβm worried they have my info now !
p3closet
I just posted for the 1st time today and I had someone comment to her text and final price and she wil send a cashier's check and give me $30 extra to hold item until her check clears, she is on business trip but I was skeptical and am not answering her back- I made the mistake to say I was new at this but I think this scammer knows this as it was my 1st listing and then I had someone else reach out to text or call cause she "isn't online" I researched and reached out to Poshmark support
palomachapa
@nielsenp3 hi! Same thing is happening to me today. A lady told me to email her and said she would add an extra 50 for me to hold the dress for her but would send me a check because her husband βissuer secretaryβ idk seems too fishy for me.
emilyg60
Hey guys I just got an email asking to hold item with $50 on top of asking price. She asked for my name, address and cellphone number. It already raised red flags when she offered to pay more for asking price. Her email address is gracekristen4@gmail.com
emilyg60
dorseydt11@gmail.com and another one! Almost the same verbiage. Hold the item, $50 on top of asking price and they want to mail a cashierβs check
bellastar2326
Beware of clarajohnson1167@gmail.com!!!
moonthreads
yes this is a very common scam.that's y they say don't do off app transactions
jessanicole0210
@nicole_pop I just got the same kind of check in the mail. Luckily I knew something was wrong when the bank stated they needed to hold the check for ten days so I said no. I went to a check cashing place and they told me the check was not associated with any bank whatsoever! Thank god I didnβt ask them to hold it for ten days! Thatβs just sorry glad I kept my PokΓ©mon card lol
tiffanysentosa
@jessanicole0210 did anything happen after you didnβt cash the check?
smadaelile
@knicoleconnell I just got one today! This is sad! Sucked the joy out of this app in an instant!
trugirlegirl
thanks for your post I'm new to poshmark and i too just got in inquiry on my item n she emailed me n wanted to send me money by cashiers check. I thought it was fishy n tired looking up more on recieving payments but not what I was looking for so I went on Google n found ur post thanks I now kno how to handle that tricky trickster smh
veronuggetz
@nicole_pop did anything happen to you due to the scammer knowing ur address? I want to know because I am currently going through the same situation
misfitmermaid
thank you !
misfitmermaid
Thank you I just had my first encounter of this and I instantly didnβt feel OK about it
cloutgod1017
@nicole_pop THIS IS HAPPENING TO ME HOW DO I TAKE LEGAL ACTION TO GET TJIS PERSON INVESTIGATED
amyroderick982
@trugirlegirl this just happened to me twice! The woman offered 70.00 to hold the dress and said her dad had to get a cashiers check. The other said 50.00 and the same. Iβm so glad I googled!!
maddiekaee
Had 2 people request to send certified checks- names are Steven Adams and Sharon Hemric- they can be persistent please be careful!!!
maddiekaee
One offered $50 and one offered $80 to hold the dresses- luckily I googled this. Something didnβt feel right!
zarcoka13
@nicole_pop thank you for this post. a lady tried to do that to me. Her closet doesn't even have her name up!! wow!!!
zarcoka13
@lisssaluvya the lady I had said she needed the item for her daughter
jennybotto
almost had this done to meπ i felt it was fishy so i did my research before sending my information out like that
ahaoum
@cyanidepuppet this happened to me twice within the course of 2 days. I would not give them any of my information and said that I only go through PoshMark, i never heard from them again.
k_vanwagoner
yesterday
Thank,Β I'm interested .The payment will be processed to you overnight
ASAP I'll be paying with a Cashier's Check from my Dad Bank.
sdrakecosign
Was the email Burke Charles
sdrakecosign
@nicole_pop you know a guy name Burkecharles12
mirandalime
that's exactly what happened to me. luckily I didnt send the item first. she made lies about her son dying from a car crash and she kept telling me shell have her shipping agent. I'm supposed to take it to a post office. I'm new here but pretty sure the $1000if fake. she at first offered 50$to get asap.i didnt know not to make transactions off the app till after. luckily I didnt send the item. shes gone silent and ghost. like she has my address and everything. sorry for the long messages guys.
anysapetersonn
customers ask me for my address to send in a check I did for the first two customers but then thought about if you want to buy something I need my money first and then I send you the item.
anysapetersonn
@k_vanwagoner annoying
anysapetersonn
@mirandalime please show me how to do that
fashion101cm
@anysapetersonn omg Iβve had 3 people do this to me today. Today is my first day posting items, so I very new to this but I was unsure of the process. Thanks for this!
k_vanwagoner
@anysapetersonn. I'm annoying?
k_vanwagoner
I don't know how to repost it. I tried but it says Ive used too many words.
I am new on here so just figuring out how to answer people
mirandalime
@anysapetersonn how to do what
doanapril8
I just sent the shoes I sold today, but didnβt get the check yet. Suppose to come in the mail. But it sounded fishy. Luckily I looked it up because another person did this to me again. I sent my address and everything. Now I know donβt deposit the check!
topherxmatias
Someone just offered me a certified check yesterday. She wants me to email her so I emailed and she started saying some bs. I just laughed on it lol
capettengill
the same thing happened to me, 3 times! thankfully I noticed it before I actually sent back the money. always be safe when it comes to these mysterious people!!
tbeaudoin
@capettengill same for me, except i knew something was off so i said i only send money through this app
autumntomao
Who did you contact about this? One contacted me.
autumntomao
@cayden_r I have a woman speaking to me right now who says the same thing. LOL
devonalysse_
@autumntomao Iβm pretty sure this is happening to me right now! She deleted her comment. I already sent my information but I just responded saying I didnβt want anything π wow so happy I seen this !
caitie507
Thank you so much I almost fell for someone who said to email them and comes to find out they want to do the check and offer 50$ to the listed price. Iβm new to poshmark and almost got fooled more people should see this π©
blackarabqueen
Same thing happened to me but I instantly knew it was a scam because I heard of similar stories happening on Craigβs list. Iβm new on here and this has already happened to me on each of my only two posts. Thanks for sharing !!!
ninjastank
@_dre_dre_ sure, you can DM me on IG.. my handle is n1n.ja
ctaft1028
Yesterday i received a check from an Escrow company in Burbank, CA. for $1,880.00. I was trying to sell a pair of boots for $80.00. she told me through email her dad messed up have the check made out and $1,800.00 was supposed to go to a hospital for her daughters hospital bill. I so wish i had more info on this scammer so i could turn her into police.
gabmaia
Same thing just happened to my boyfriend on here. I knew something felt sketchy and did what I do best and googled if this was a scam. Your comment was the first to pop up. Thank you for sharing this information. Beware of scammers π
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jellybeanjody2
This just happened to me. I thought she would send me a picture exact amount for item. But she sent me over a thousand-the item is $150. She wanted me to deposit it and send rest to her daughter. If it wasnβt for my mom finding this post I would have been screwed. Thank you for this post
elisamcgowan
I JUST had a buyer offer me more money to hold the item for her and to give her my address to give me a cashierβs check. I was so happy that I might get to sell something but i guess itβs fraud :(
ctaft1028
Had this happen to me also . Reported to my local police dept.
ytsteph
some one just offered me a certified check and since im new on here i didnt know what that ment but so glad i did my research before even accepting cuz it didnt sound right thanks for your story i will not be accepting it at all or any other one
lindsey_107
@jellybeanjody2 some lady just did the same thing to me! Iβm new on the app and figured a cashiers check would be legit but she just texted me some elaborate story and is asking me to deposit the check once I get it and send money to her daughter. Thank you so much for sharing because I would have been screwed.
jellybeanjody2
@lindsey_107 sounds like the same lady. My boyfriend sister went through something similar outside of Poshmark. Some person emailed her that he needed help around the house and that he would pay her $800 before she started. She got a cashiers check for $3000 and he included in the envelope instructions on how to deposit it and to give him the rest back it was super shady because it said deposit in YOUR bank account.
jeanne_nichols
Thanks for all the info. I'm a new seller and had two of these "cashiers check/extra $ to hold" offers yesterday!
lanawinston
@jeanne_nichols this is happening to me on like almost every listing I put up this week. I report it on Poshmark then I go to the users page and report them. One person was txting me and I told βherβ I was a detective and she just ignored me and send me a tracking number on a cashiers check. I work at a police station for the Judge. Iβm going to talk with them as soon as I receive it. This is unreal. No transactions off Poshmark ! Thatβs not the point of the app ! Scammers ruin everything.
lanawinston
I wonder if we take it to a check cashing place if they could spot a fake. Cashiers checks are as good as cash.
shineproject
wow thank you so much for this information! I just got in the same situation, and it sounded so weird i decided to check and found you
haley_courtney
Wow thanks! I just had a lady ask me if a cashiers check is fine!
maxikae
Iβve been offered a chck twice. Theyβre comments are so scripted and specific too. I would usually tell them I accept paypa or zhll. They never reply back after that.
parkershep6
This just happened to me today!! Woman commented asking me to email her more photos, and after I emailed she said she would send me a certified cashierβs check, that she needed my name/address/cell phone number, and that after the check cleared I should send her the boots. I read it to my dad and he told me immediately to stop replying, so then I googled the situation and this thread came up! Thank you for posting and helping us be more aware on here!
tiffanywhipple
@parkershep6 this same person just tried this with me!!!!
phoebehulls
Same thing happened to me- I wish I wouldβve realized it was sketch from the beginning. Donβt know if I should tear it up or give it to the police??
phoebehulls
@vanesaaaale did they ever reach back out to you? i just had one delivered today and was just going to rip it up but i donβt want them to try and contact me... i tried blocking their email but for some reason they keep coming through
vanesaaaale
@phoebehulls they never said anything afterwards!
februaryevans
same thing is CURRENTLY happening to me and when I realized it was a scam my stomach fell. it always felt weird but idk why I didnt think to stop this lady. now she knows my addressπ since shes sending the check. who did you ask legal action from? because im not going to cash in the check, I was just planning on mailing it back.
fashion_by_c
Omg thank you so much for this!!! Someone offered today to pay via check outside of the Poshmark system and give me an extra $50 to get it in 24 hours πππ the worst thing is this is the closest I have been to a sale since I started posting a few days ago haha
txchili
Thanks so much for the warning! I just got an offer to do the same thing. Said thanks but no thanks!
alexhartxoxo
This happened to me as well. She said her name was Festos Maria and she "accidentally sent" her daughters medical bill money ππ SO FAKE
alexhartxoxo
@ ghjklkjhghjklkj is the user that has been trying to scam me
alexhartxoxo
@lizzaa1 Same!!
heathereberger
@nicole_pop what did you do with the check? I gave my
Address and immediately realized it was a fraud. Blocked her
Email too. Just curious what to do.
arielhurleyy
This just happened to me as well, should I just rip up the check when it comes?
azizawathab1
Omg I fell for it !! And she sent me the check ! She said it will be here in about two days . She also made up some dumb story about her husband accidentally sending me extra money . And then she asked me to take the amount of the dress and return the rest of the funds to her . Can you please tell me what I should do with the check if it does arrive?
azizawathab1
@cyanidepuppet so being the naive person that I am I fell for that π€¦π»ββοΈ. And I just got the cashier check today and itβs $855 . I have no clue what to do with the check !! Can you pls help me out??
azizawathab1
@nicole_pop I fell for it and the check arrived do you have any idea on what I should do with it ??
katieliseclarke
guys this was attempted on me TWICE. if anyone EVER requests to pay for an item outside of poshmark, NEVER ever accept it. simply block and report.
starbabydoll282
@nicole_pop Did she tell her name or anything
amberh7466
This just happened to me be careful everyone ! They told me to email them with additional pictures and when I did they asked me to remove the item from poshmark and offered to give me an additional $50 in a certified check! Blocked them
kinzas15
This literally just happened to me!
doreenheckman
My dumb ass sent them the info. so I guess Iβll wait for it and figure it out from thereππ if anyone gets a message from Sarah Jette, beware she has multiple accounts. Iβm gonna go to bed now and think about how dumb I amπ€£π
deliabridget
Thank you so much for your posting. This just happened to me! Thankfully I was very suspicious of someone insisting on paying with a cashier's check this day in age, and especially through a website/app. It was odd that they wanted to continue communication through email and wanted me to send them a bunch of information about myself. A head's up, my suspicious buyer's name was Gift Parks.
deliabridget
@katieliseclarke I'm new to Poshmark. How do I report and block the buyer that tried to pull this scam on me?
deliabridget
@parkershep6 That's exactly what just happened to me too.
deliabridget
@katieliseclarke That's ok, I figured out how to report and block. No need to respond.
katieliseclarke
@doreenheckman girl I also almost got scammed by a SARAH JETTE LMAO why are people like this π₯΄
katieliseclarke
@doreenheckman did she say she has a daughter that you could send remaining $ to? π like nah. I will pass. quit trying to scam people go apply for a job LOL
doreenheckman
@katieliseclarke yes!!! I sent her a picture of my dog eating the $1200 checkπππ
hmb24611
Can I ask who that was? Somebody is trying to do that right now to me? lol but they emailed me and said can I send you a cashiers check. I said you can buy it through poshmark and then she says no just check! π€£
doreenheckman
@hmb24611 Sarah Jette?
lyndakeen
I think someone tried to scam me this morning. I just listed a few items, just now getting started on Poshmark and she was the first to show interest in my items. She asked me to send a couple of pics of the dress to her email which I did. Then she said she wanted to buy it and would I take a cashier's check and offered me an additional $50 to take it off Poshmark. That's more than three times what I was asking for it. I'm starting to rethink if I want to continue on Poshmark if this is what I'm
elizabethrosed2
I just had this happen to me, i have not received the check, nor have i sent any products out, can someone tell me what i meed to do and how i need to handle this?
doreenheckman
@syristore yeah I ripped it up. A couple days later they told me they opened a case against me with the βFBIβ for fraudulence and taking their money lol. Never heard anything after I sent a pic of the check ripped up
doreenheckman
Theyβll stop responding once they realize you wonβt fall for it.
doreenheckman
@elizabethrosed2 just donβt use the check because youβll cash a fake check and owe money back. Tear it up when it arrives, cops canβt do anything really unless you cash it. They will stop bugging you if you tell them you wonβt cash it.
amanda_99
Omg Iβm so glad I found this I was so confused what the person meant. I knew it was sketchy at first. I almost accepted that payment.
carirapunzel251
@jeanetteh02 ahh same something to me I though it was normal. I feel so dumb!!!!! Three women send me a over priced check!!!!!! except one was rejected from my bank! The one actually went it but the other didnβt and one hasnβt processed yet. Can yβall help me!!! Should I go to the bank??
holly_feld
I just had the same exact message so I googled it and thank you for posting cause Im not falling for it because of this!!
lessaryk
@nicole_pop hi, so Iβm new on here and already I had four people ask me to email them and that they would send me a cashiers check..are these people trolls, Like fake people? I have a feeling they are because they have nothing posted on their page.
lessaryk
@nicole_pop damn I feel dumb! I email three of them back with my name and address, thinking it was legit because this is my first time. Should I just rip up the check when I receive it?
doreenheckman
@lessaryk yes if you cash it it will bounce and youβll owe the money back.
doreenheckman
@lessaryk just donβt cash the checks, they will be way over the price for the item they want to buy. Theyβll tell you a story of sending you the wrong amount and ask if you could cash it and send them the difference back. It will eventually bounce and youβll owe the bank they money while they run with your real moneyπ
lessaryk
@doreenheckman thank u, sad how people are doing that!!
lessaryk
@rhondarhodes99 I did the same!! And thought the same
stephmante
@rhondarhodes99 I did the same thing! woman sent me a check for 1383 and said that her husband mixed up her daughters medical bills and that I must deposit the check and mail the rest back to her with the item. I tore the check up knowing it was a scam but they have all of my information ,... can they do anything with it?
cyntiaa04
same thing happened to me yesterday and sadly i fell for it but if i do receive a check i will be ripping it up and not using it. shpukd i contact the police bc they have my address and number or does nothing really happen with scammers?
eicummings
@katieliseclarke I had the same thing from her she just sent me a tracking number from Texas and I just got a FedEx pkg with a $1500 cashiers check from PA. This was my first sale on PM I should have realized it was too good to be true
eicummings
@jeanetteh02 me too! I just got a check FedEx Today
eicummings
@rhondarhodes99 I did the same
eicummings
@rhondarhodes99 I have reported them to the bank fraud division and police
eicummings
I donβt know why poshmark blocks me listing the scammers email
eicummings
cid:B7F61480-3C76-4A8B-BF59-9F3091866DA3
rnmollym
@zarcoka13 that is literally what this lady is trying to do to me right now.... I am SO freaking happy that I found this post!!!!
rnmollym
@doreenheckman omg this is the woman who just tried to scam me!!!!
vickie2017
@oanhd2014
patubelacrumb
Today a person asked for more photos. sent them. They offered to pay with cashiers check and asked me to give them my info. I responded no for security reasons. User reported.
Beware of scams. Never do transactions outside Poshmark.
willbandy
I have an item posted for about $110 and was sent a postal money order for $870 and the customer Asking me to subtract 110 from the 870 and asking me to wire it back to her for her daughterβs hospital bills Along with the dress this is got to be a scam right if I deposit this money order Iβm going to get in trouble?
patubelacrumb
@willbandy Please don't cash anything and don't send anything.
stephanie0227
@nicole_pop OMG! I just had this happen to me. I had a Michael Kors purse that I just listed and not 20 mins later I was offered the money by cashiers check. Same stuff too much money wanting me to send it to her "daughter" I told her to stick it that I knew I was being scammed and never heard from that person again. Person goes by Grace Kally. My security team said it's a scam, deposit the check and there's no money and you are on the hook for all of it.
isabellafp
Ugh seriously it was so fishy!!! STILL happening. She just did this for a dress and talked about how she was a "God fearing woman with a family to protect" *eyeroll*. Seriously- thanks for making this post!
willbandy
@patubelacrumb again as soon as I posted the dress again two people literally within seconds both commented the same thing about measurements and about how their daughter likes it and could possibly have it altered they both literally said the same thing I reported them for trying to do transactions off of Poshmark and I reported them for spam
ccjeanes
Someone did the same thing to me! Same story about her daughter! PEOPLE BE SO SUS
hanbphung
@nicole_pop can I ask you something? I am also in the same situation. She told me: she send me a check but it over the money I sell. She told me she wants give that gift to her daughter. So I think the address on the check and the address I send the gift is different. So itβs fake right.
htowwn
Iβm confused
dentalfairygirl
What if they offer a money order to be cashed before you mail the item?
dentalfairygirl
@ninjastank hey there! I just received an offer from a lady wanting to purchase a dress from me. She said she couldnβt get her internet to work properly to pay... she wants to send a money order for $50 more, and when I cash it, I will send her the item.
She needs my address and phone number... something is up!!? Help!
ninjastank
@dentalfairygirl oh nah! she's totally a scammer! ignore her, better yet report her for off poshmark transaction
ninjastank
@dentalfairygirl she's phishing for your personal information!
dentalfairygirl
@ninjastank thanks!! I knew I smelled something. The money order threw me off!! I should give her our local police address!
erei9288
@palomachapa Got the same thing today. SMH!!
erei9288
I just got one of those. Email name is Proud Mary...told them to go scam somewhere else. They sent me an email back with a wink face saying "mostly" in Japanese. #douche
mademoiselles1
omg.. I just started posting a couple of items on my posh account, I literally received a similar message, & i was a little confused on what to do? thank u for posting thiπ
daisydancing
@mademoiselles1 same here
suzannegayle
hello a woman just messaged me and asked me if she could send me a cashier's check to then have me send the item to her daughter's address. I haven't responded to her. what should I do? This is the first thing I've ever sold on poshmark before.
nicole_pop
@suzannegayle just block her !!! Never do business outside of poshmark payments EVERπ€ thatβs the #1 golden rule of staying safe from scammers for online resale sites!
numeek9
I just got 2 offers for the same type of transaction. I instantly knew something was up.. They both offered to pay extra to hold merchandise as well... smh
_coach_addict
I am going through the same thing. I have the check and am doing some research. I knew it was a scam or money laundering. I am having so much fun with this. I have a name ALEXON JOCAY, sent me a check from southern glazers wine & spirits [which is a real company, we have branches in Nevada] the co. address on the check is Miramar fl, mailed from shenandoah ia conveniently had a glitch on the actual senders name/address. I am talking to the companies accounting department
sunflowerr87
I think some girl tried to do that to me. Look at the comment below my item. I canβt post or screen shots the emails
monikw28
@lisssaluvya Maria Thomas
dameliafonseca
@bluedreamer1551 Sadly, this has been happening a lot for me. I'm glad I'm not alone otherwise I would have fallen for it.
dameliafonseca
@sunflowerr87 Yeah, lately they've been asking to email about the item then it turns into 'Ill offer you more to hold it for me so I can send you a cashier's check/ money order' 'just send me address full name and phone number'. I keep getting these.
sunflowerr87
@dameliafonseca same itβs a noying. It didnβt sound right when they offered money order. Who does money order now? If they are doing that that means they are in a different country
sunflowerr87
@dameliafonseca trying to scam
dameliafonseca
@sunflowerr87 lol as I was typing it out I received another one. Luckily I reported them but idk how much that'll do.
southernridge
@nicole_pop that recently happened to me- can you elaborate on what would have happened if you had deposited the certified check? Bc she told me that I could deposit the check before I sent the item just to make sure it was in the up and up
southernridge
@palomachapa thatβs the exact verbiage that this lady said to me via email - husband was issuing secretary - damn they got me - but it just started today but she does have my mailing address and email and phone number - can she sabotage me with that minimal info she has of mine ? Thank god yβall out there posting these scams - ty
haley_duane1
@nicole_pop Iβve had 2 people ask me tonight if they could send a cashier check
caseyrosen
This exact same thing happened to me!!! The story with the daughter's hospital bills and everything. Thankful I saw this post or I would've tried to cash the check.
jayy_bug
Oh my goodness I actually sent someone my address gave them my real name & phone number wish I wouldβve known sooner!
jeaninebryce
Just happened to me. And she told me her husbandβs accountant accidentally wrote the check for extra, but not to worry. I told her to pay through Poshmark and she said I was stupid and insane ... haha!!
analiacosta11
Omg this just happened to me. I am new to the app and got 2 comments about emailing them more info and I did and one said sheβll send a cashiers check and the other one a money order, I also got an offer via text and said her secretary made a mistake on the check and sent more than what it was supposed to be. I did send my info tho I didnβt know any better. Now if I get the checks should I just cut them and throw them away? And the money order?
tiffxniee
wait!! i just had someone say they were gonna over night a check for my dress?? is that fraud?? they also said theyd add an extra $60 for it ππ SOS it sounds kinda unusual! never sold anything on here before
wilamatos23
@tiffxniee all fraud! some βwomanβ did that to me too! but i googled before because it sounded fishy! And then I googled the email and saw that the email had been used on other comments with different usernames! Donβt trust it
asimsmom
thank you for this info. I just had the same thing happen to me. seeing an item and the buyer asked to send a Cashier's Check. she also asked for my home address, personal phone number. I told her that, I only conduct business directly through Poshmark!
bond2637
@asimsmom I just received the same email!
asimsmom
Please be careful. I will not be doing any transactions with ppl asking me to email them or wanting to send a check for payment.
keepitkhris
It may be because I am new here- but I had someone ask me to email them about something I am selling ( because they were so busy). She told me she would send a cashiers check and asked for my address and phone number. I thought it sounded very odd so I just did a quick search and found this thread... I am so glad too.
raquelbateman
some lady just offered me a cashiers check for an item but it felt off so I did my research and ended up here. thank you for posting this. we need to stick together when it comes to these scammers!
kp8677
I think I was victim to this. I deposited the money but since the transaction took forever I sent the money back to them
gporcek
oh my god I just did this what do I do???
gporcek
@shimacruel I just got the same message
aleksandra_p_
yaelw23456yuhgf and marham356455534 - these two accounts
This is my first time here. Ask me to send additional photos on my ad. I sent the photo to them and they offered me a check. I tensed and went to look for information. Be careful.
daffodilla_15
Thank you for this post. I was naive at the cashiers check mention so gave my info, and when the woman mentioned extra money accidentally being sent on the same check and this whole story about her daughter just seemed fake. Glad I saw this, now waiting for the check to turn in to the police.
morrisamber6488
this happened to me today the person told me to take my posting off the site they were going to buy it needed it ASAP but needed to pay with a check their accountant was going to write me a check they needed all my personal information and we're going to add $50 to my asking price they needed ASAP why wouldn't they pay with debit or credit card why would they wait a week or two weeks for the check to clear before we would send out product
maya2298
@morrisamber6488 thatβs the exact same thing someone just said to me thatβs what lead me here right now I had to look it up because this is my first time and I didnβt want to get scammed it just didnβt sound right to me y send a check when u can pay with card so I looked up do ppl use cashier checks on Poshmark and I seen all these comments
rwnyc1
omg, im so glad I looked it up and saw your post. I uploaded a pair of Fendi sunglasses earlier and someone commented and asked me to email them with more details, and so I did. then she replied telling me she's going to buy the sunglasses, but her husband will send me a cashier check because poshmark isn't accepting her form of payments. she also asked me to mark the item sold and she'll pay an additional $85.
heidi_kristine
@rwnyc1 same thing just happened to me! lady commented on my listing to email her more pictures, the email name wasnβt even the same as her profile! she wanted to send me a cashiers check and I was like huh? so I googled, found this, and emailed her back calling her out on her scam!
anna_sidney
This is happening to me right now! Unfortunately I was stupid enough to give her my address so she can send the check. But my item was 50$ and she sent me 1,380$. And she had this huge complicated story, and her bank couldnβt make two separate checks? And her email name and name on here didnβt even match up. Watch out for a girl named Hannah Clark
rwnyc1
@heidi_kristine happened twice to me today... smh reported them lol
ymarin7
@rwnyc1 Iβm in this situation now! I emailed them and she offered a cashiers check. How do I report her??
rwnyc1
@ymarin7 I blocked them from my email. On poshmark, go to their account and on the top right, thereβs like 2 or 3 dots. Tap that and you can report them.
ymarin7
@rwnyc1 thank you!!
rwnyc1
@ymarin7 no problem!! :)
marinaa88
I recently posted a few items and got two comments with the exact same wording on two different items. One of them wanted to send me a cashiers check...then I saw the second message with the same wording and I knew it was fishy.
gxxxxx
I posted an item and in under 5 mins received a comment requesting I send an email. I did, then buyer asked if I could take a certified cashiers check. A bit concerned by the request and random letter combination for their name on here. Glad Iβm not alone. Be careful, folks.
nicvanlemus
@lisssaluvya same thing happened to me with 3 persons. you can look up their user names on my closet, asking to email privately.
carbur402
@coloradocloset2 @nicvanlemus @gxxxxx never do shipping or payment off the app!
π©HUGE red flag if they request your personal info or give you theirs. real people buy and sell thru the app with security and protection.
report them any time you see personal info being given! I do it all the time. PM needs to get better at removing these sellers before they cause as much damage as they do π
nicvanlemus
@carbur402 yup, agreed
mrn0703
Thank you so much for sharing this. I almost got scammed by the lady idk if thatβs a same person.
zarifas
@gxxxxx please help I deposit it and now I donβt know what to do. I am trying to cancel it through my bank
rozie8899
@sa_rahh hey Iβm just reading this today I posted a purse and a lady wants it but wants to send me a cashier check. This lady even said to hold the item until the check cleared wow Iβm new so how do you get paid
theglammam
I just had emailed someone with more photos of a dress Iβm selling then she offered to pay with a cashiers check plus pay 50 dollars more π€
gabbymcneal
@mandyhoedel what ever happened. Same thing happened to me my very first listing!
gabbymcneal
@rozie8899 anything happen?
gabbymcneal
Is poshmark even gonna do anything?
gxxxxx
@zarifas ..What did you deposit? Someoneβs cashier check?
zarifas
@gxxxxx I did but my in my heart it felt something was wrong so I searched about this on Poshmark and I found out it was a fraud. So I contacted my banks fraud department and our local police. They told me to donβt spend it or transfer it.so few days later the check was bounced back
zarifas
I even got a email from Tm
Hem threading me saying that I stole their hard earned money, they have family members in FBIi. So send them a reply back saying not to worry that I already contacted the police.
zarifas
Them* threatening me *
cal9062
Thank you Nicole for sharing this, and everyone else for commenting. I am new to Poshmark, and am so grateful to be warned. Someone by the name of "R****** T*****" just commented on a listing and offered to send a Cashier's Check + $70 to hold a dress. It seems like she goes by different Poshmark usernames, I am hesitant to report the user because I have no evidence that this is a scam.
cal9062
@nicole_pop thank you so much for sharing this!!
julieta98
I found it fishy once I deposited , I hasnβt thought that it might be scam . The lady told me itβs for her daughter in the hospital . And now I came to realize it could be a scam . What do I do now since I have already deposited
alisha_mauro
Omg thank you for this. I just got an offer for one and knew it was sketchy from the start. What was the name of the seller??
monicap86
@katieliseclarke wowww i just rec a msg from this person asking for me to email her when i did she offer to send payment via cashier check i told her to make the purchase via poshmark smh
katieliseclarke
@monicap86 yep itβs so terrible the extents these scammers will go to LOL like a cashiers check is already sketchy in general. just be careful and I would honestly never trust any transactions off of poshmark. thereβs just no validated reason to do so ever. itβs so simply to make the purchase through poshmark so thatβs a major red flag if someone says to email their sketchy email address and to send them a check lmao!
sandyiii_
Thank you! I have been getting a lot of cashier checks offers
alim01
Just had the same thing happen twice.
alim01
@cayden_r I had the same thing twice this week.
sed99
Beware kylee4578345678 and diannawhi69. Also offering to pay with cashiers check. I did not give them my address. Thanks for this post. Iβm just not going to reply to ppl that give me their emails.
marsch101
this is so good to know. I've had 2 people reach out to me today about my items asking to send a check and a cashiers check. I just joined and this all seems a little fishy. thanks for sharing!
blinkgreen
Thank you for posting this. Iβm having a really fishy experience with someone right now who is sending me a cashiers check for an item. I will not cash it.
imaginglyn
I just had this happen to me the women wanted to person to pick it up from my home
nnicoleisabel
i just had a Sarah Collins and also a guy asking me to email them about my listing... She offered a cashiers check and i said no. She then asked if i had zelle.. what should i do! please help!!
amyeller
This literally just happened to me. I gave my work address and not my home address but then I decided that this was probably a scam so then I wrote back and told her only through Poshmark. But I'm really glad you made this post because I'm dumb and was like well it's a cashier's check It's guaranteed. I'm glad I thought better of it and I'm glad I found this post. Damn I'm gullible. Times are tough right now. What a jerk she is.
shinsuke_kita
Omg, this just happened to me. I just started with online selling, so I didn't know what a cashiers check is. Gave them my info, (name, address, number) Then, I got an email, saying she accidentally sent the payment and her daughter's allowance together in one check, then asking me to take my part, deposit it then ship the rest of the money to her daughter. Asked people about it, told me it was a scam. Thank god for this post. Their username -> (@sdrgsrgdfvzs) Hope they don't scam anyone else.
talisa1108
@lisssaluvya @melissa762972 my cousin was exactly right when i read her the email bc i thought it sounded fishy but luckily i knew better to ask her about it she said exactly that sounds like money laundering to me
sassytas
I know this is an old conversation but I want to let you know that it is still happening! I am new on Poshmark and I just had this happen to me! I have screen shot of an email sent to me wanting to send me a cashier check and also a screen shot of her poshmark page. The email name is Maria but the poshmark page is under Rebecca. not a good sign.
olivka11
this just happened to me. the EXACT same scenario. the same amount (1000). i didnt deposit it and i am furious.
olivka11
@nnicoleisabel THATS HER SHE SAID IT ON MINE
kennedyhandy
@veronuggetz me too! I knew I should have looked into it more it sounded fishy. Now I am "waiting on a check" and im not sure what to do with It when it arrives.
natulle1
@nicole_pop i need your help, i need to know what you did because i think the same happend to me and i gave he my adress and my phone number and i dont know what to do, and im freaking out and i need to know what you did, please contact me!
nicole_pop
@natulle1 they will try and send you a check just do not cash it!!!
migdalovich
It just happened to me too! Iβm new to the posh and didnβt know if it is normal or not for someone wanting to take bidding off posh and ask for you to email them. Now I know it is not! I was offered a cashiers check for one of my items and I said that I would not be comfortable with that. A minute later the account and comment was deleted!
dulrank
@nicole_pop where did you get the legal advice because I also got a big check.
babybabyblush
Someone just asked me to send my info so they can send me a cashiers check as well. I immediately googled and ended up on your post.
nathanperrin02
just had this happen right now @felixx4806 is the name of the scammer
nicolereydel1
I sent you a discounted offer and discounted shipping on my gargoyle wind chime I sent it to six other people also and it expires in 6 hours thank you for your interest I hope you get it I hope you have a great evening
shapstick1011
@mandyhoedel no not at all just rip it up. they are scammers
rorelus325
@nicole_pop thank you for this post!
jessicafash101
This literally happened to me last night. Ugh, I wish I would have seen this post before sending my info and listened to my husband when he said it was a SCAM.
Yβall be careful!
jessicafash101
@darcy_gates26 donβt deposit the check.....maybe keep it for proof and/or shred it, looks like thatβs what everyone else have been doing
vdubu05
Thank you so much for posting this! I listed something thinking I got a buyer, but it's the same situation.
woodsharley88
I just got an offered and the lady said "let me know if a certified cashiers check is ok " what do i say ?
karlawheary
Ong thank you for sharing this it just happened to me today if I get the check in the mail I just donβt cash it correct I just got this app a day ago and already think I got a scammer who even said she gave me too much money and how she offered to give me a certified cashier check to give the dress I was selling to her daughter
mtnatalello
omg thank you for this! i just uploaded a bunch of stuff to my closet and i was bombarded by people wanting to buy my clothes and send me extra money to put it on hold. now i'm realizing this kind of seems weird bc one of the girls has two different usernames but the same email. But i gave one of them my home address and now i'm scared. I just might tell her nevermind
putsywoo
@mtnatalello I just had it happen to me
tizzylys
This literally just happened to me! IF SOMEONE ASKES THISβ screen shot their username! My person deleted their comment before I realized what was happening so I could report her. I emailed her and itβs clearly a foreign scam.
marivigrimes
@bluedreamer1551 that just happened to me 2x! It sounded fishy!
lailaabugg
okay thank you for posting this i almost just fell for it but it so glad i looked it up, yβall be safe
arshiasharma0
I literally got 2 of them today. Iβm new to poshmark but I knew something was up because they were talking about holdings and pickups and it was formatted very poorly. Before I even realized that it was a scam I told them I only take offers through poshmark and I just never got a response. Happy ab that tho
dorothyhicks554
@arshiasharma0 I just did my first listing and she emailed me
, And am going to pay you with a (CHECK),because i'm having issue paying online, The Payment will deliver in 3 to 4 days, I'll arrange for the shipping as soon as you get the payment cashed and have your money in hand, i don't mind adding extra $50 for you to secure the item for me. kindly get back to me with your (Full name,Address,last asking,phone number for better communication).
Please advise??
arshiasharma0
@dorothyhicks554 do not accept! itβs a scam.
dorothyhicks554
@arshiasharma0 I was getting a real weird feeling!! So I was looking for some kind of info I and found this feed!! I emailed back and told her I only except payment through posh mark. Looks like they target newbies!!! Thank you so very much!!!
sarahhutch21
I have fallen victim to this. I have been scammed and a check is coming in tomororw. I contacted fedex and requested to cancel the delivery just now. In case it doesnβt get accepted, I donβt want to have to deal with the police or be accused of anything I didnβt do that somebody else did, what should I do when the check arrives to avoid this?
miss_olalaa
@sarahhutch21 Hello! I just fell victim to this scam as well. The scammer was βMary Jossβ & she offered me $50 more than the listing price. I am new to Poshmark & fell for it. Instead of saying βNo thank you, I only do deals on Poshmarkβ I emailed her. She ended the email with God Bless so I felt safe. I sent her my address. I cannot sleep at night. Thinking someone is going to break into my house. Today, a FedEx delivery came with the check for $2,000.
miss_olalaa
I already contacted Poshmark but what should I do with the check? Tear it up? Shred it & show them proof that I ruined the check? I donβt want problems.
miss_olalaa
@mtnatalello Hello same thing happened to me with a βMary Jossβ. I fell victim & gave my address. I canβt sleep at night now. I received a check today for $2,000.
caesonia
This just happened to me today. I'm a brand new seller. Is there a way to report?
caesonia
annnnd twice today I'm being offered cashier's checks.
permaul99
This is happening to me right now! I have 2 buyers on two separate items. One is sending $1,000 because her daughters allowance got mixed up in my payment. I am to deposit the check & send the remaining back. Second buyer is sending me $850 & claims her daughters in the hospital, the remaining money will be sent back for her hospital bills. She sent me pictures of her daughter in the hospital. The pictures are fake! Itβs just images off of google chrome! As soon as I saw that it was a red flag!
aliross1242
@lisssaluvya someone was paying me for 25 and they are giving me 1250 itβs sketchy
northchattpetz
@lisssaluvya just today had this happen. to make worse its my first order. I dont think I will be accepting payment after reading this.
lisssaluvya
@northchattpetz omg no never take a check from anyone!!! Just go thru this app only and you can direct ppl to your d e p o p too for discounts, that check thing is always a scam period like these ppl do this professionally, just rip it up and donβt ship anything to her... lord I canβt believe people are still doing this ugg :( so shady
sarrita22
Omg!! Thank you thank you! It is my first time selling and instantly someone with the name of Helen Morgan wrote me to ask if she can give me extra $50 and pay me with cashier check instead and insisted the app does not load well on her phone, that is why she cannot pay online here. God!! I almost fell for it and sent my address. Thank god I googled the check scam on poshmark and your post came up β₯οΈβ₯οΈβ₯οΈ
ssunshinee__
THIS HAPPENED TO ME! Thank you so much for posting this. It wasnβt until after googling and reading this that I realized I was also part of a scam and the cashiers check I received bounced..... I started a go fund me to try to recover my lost funds after exhausting all resources with the Bank and Zelle.. if anyone can relate or is interested I would appreciate it so much. I also include phone number and names of my scammer to help everyone else avoid in my page: https://gofund.me/69f87cd0
js72877
@maddiekaee this is crazy I had two people . One person said they give me my asking price $250 plus $100. I send my address . Then today which I am now not stupid I put up a kid dress for $200 she offers me $250 for the kid dress! Anyway I told her she can pay me normal way or no dress! Loser!
anafig9746
This comment just helped me out so much, someone just offered it to me but I didnt feel too sure about trusting that, if it wasnt for this I wouldve probably fell for it since I havent sold anything and I was really excited about it. So thankyou!
ivyg_race
This just happened to me!! She asked for me to email her more pictures and then asked for my address and phone number. Luckily i saw right through that and asked if we could do it all through Poshmark. She said cashiers check was the only convenient way for her to pay me. Thank you for this post!!
acrylicmiss
@ivyg_race I just had this happen to me like minutes ago. As soon as she told me to email her I was like ehhh okay. So I did and she wanted to give me $70 to hold an item? that was 30 bucks. ehhh no, She wanted my info and I told her no plus her poshmark account had nothing on it. She made some excuse about her being out of town for her daughter wedding. I should probably block her in my email huh?
acrylicmiss
Thank you!
jhimeira
@dorothyhicks554 same here wat was the name?
faithretta
@nicole_pop how do I report someone for doing this, because I had the same thing happen to me.
hayleypierce21
Someone ask me to send an email then this person want to send me a check to buy the blendjet on me but I think she donβt need too cause the person might never send me the money what should I do to tell the person
raisinbrannew
I had JUST gotten an email about this, and I was about to say yes, but my gut instinct told me to look around first. Now I see that it might not have been a good sign.
smartcookieagw
Iβm new on Poshmark and honestly this listing saved me! A woman asked me to email her and send her some more photos of a Michael Kors backpack I am selling. Then she asked through email for my personal information like my full name and address so that she can mail me a Cashiers check. After reading this post I declined and in the next 20 minutes she had deleted her comment but I ss her account before that. It was Kylee W. Stay safe guys! β‘οΈ
toniacuna
Iβm having the exact same situation happen to me now, Iβm so glad I found this post! I have a lady reaching out to me asking for more photos through email and saying she will issue me a check with an addition $70 for holding the item for her.
toniacuna
I had informed her that the purchase needs to made through Poshmark and she insisted that check is the only convenient way for her to make the purchase once I sent her my information. So I just told her unfortunately I cannot process the the transaction outside of the app.
stephsaracho
@toniacuna this just happened to me yesterday and she is still insisting on me returning the extra funds to her βdaughterβ.
haley_hornsby
@nicole_pop I just got screwed up. it was a wedding dress only she told me not to ship the item. and I deposited the check. so now what
beescloset202
@mandyhoedel same thing happened to me but I didnβt receive the check. Post office wanted me to pick it up but my friend told me it was scam
juliacantulia
Happened to me today! Luckily, I'm both a law student familiar with scammer techniques and had seen before on Care.com a similar scamming arrangement. The "buyer" offered to pay me $50 over the asking price just for the option to send a check, which makes absolutely zero sense. Enticing, but illogical.
cutiekittie1976
I just had someone ask me about a certified cashiers check for payment. And they asked what bank I use
curatedcloths
This happened to me but she got my name and address and said she would send a check. I never got the check so no harm there, right? The goal was of the scam is cashing the fraudulent check, correct? Any other other things I should worry about now that Iβve communicated with her via text?
ssterling3
@curatedcloths this is happening to me currently!!! Be aware everyone.
bbbbrianna
@kitty52ny hey a saw ur comment about the scammers did they go to ur address or they let u alone
sm5432
@vanesaaaale hi I had the same situation happen to me and I tore up the check as-well. I am very fearful they have my address and name now. If you donβt mind me asking, what did you do??
sm5432
@mirandalime hi! Literally the same thing happend to me and Iβm so so scared because they have my name and address. Did you report it?? Did they get do anything with your name and address?? Sorry for all the question. Just so concerned
nicole_pop
@sarai_malk hey there! Can't see your full comment but i never had anybody come to my house. I think that's the whole part about being online scammers, they're cowards and just want our money, nothing that would get them easily caught like coming to a house.
sm5432
@nicole_pop hi thank you so much! That really makes me feel better. Also thank you for making this post. Itβs so important for people to know this kinda stuff. Have an amazing day!
nicole_pop
@sm5432 of course! I get a ton of comments all the time and had to keep my closet running even though i wasn't using it for the longest time just so people could have this post! π
kittywillcutyou
I just had an experience with this today. I thought it was weird that they were asking me to email them info about the item instead of just commenting on the page itself, but when they got back to me about a cashiers check and stuff it was instant red flag. Like bruh, wtf? Absolutely not. I reported their page and blocked them and also blocked their email address. I have screenshots of their messages too. Got me twisted.
smcali001
10/28/21 here's another one. PM @ dertyu67, email carlihannah242 @ g_mail $15 dress, sending a money order with additional $70. Asked for my home address, cell and last asking price.
brittney_doerr
Was this ladyβs name rose?? Because the exact same thing happened to me
samanthaemmo825
Iβve just been asked to get paid with a cashiers check should I just deny this offer? It seems off to me
samanthaemmo825
Iβm so glad I read these comments before selling thank you for the PSA!
aletaf
OK I have a north face jacket for sale .. posted yesterday and very quickly I had a lady say she definitely wanted it for her daughterβ¦but she wants my address, cell phone number so she can send me a check β¦ she said sheβd send $50 extra so I could wait for it to clear. Iβve never had anybody pay me for a check.. and why does she need my cell phone number ? smells super scammyβ¦ Thoughts?
nicole_pop
@aletaf i would recommend not sharing any personal information, people can sell your personal information to companies and so they can send you advertisements... etc. It all sounds like a scam to me for sure! I would respond and say I am uncomfortable with that, and strictly sell through poshmark's purchasing process only. If they are authentic they will buy through here!
lmorris101009
@_leilaniiiii did anything else happen after you received check for payment but didnβt deposited or send dress to buyer?
annab957
@bluedreamer1551
Thank you! I had a suspicious request like that βlast asking price..β Just today a woman, Sabrina Kate, wants to buy one of my dresses. Says her husbandβs secretary will issue check and to send my address and phone. The user is kakakakkky. I said thereβs too much fraud around and theyβll have to go through the site. I donβt know if itβs fraud but why risk it?
nicole_pop
@haleyalexand321 oh no! I truly believe the best option would be to contact your local non-emergency authorities to see if they have a way of helping you and know what to do. So sorry you're in this predicament!
ninjastank
@soonam559 don't take the check and don't send your item! its a scam!
kirthyraavic1
@fishih same thing happened to me but I dint know all this and got scammed for 1150
kirthyraavic1
@raacchhxo did u get the amount?
kirthyraavic1
@cloutgod1017 me too
lizcolby
So glad you posted this! A lady just asked me to do it this way and I was really confused and didnβt think it made sense! I definitely will not go through with it now. Thank you!
natalievazqu674
@cyanidepuppet this just happened to me. Two people offer me cashier checks for a dress. I said no to both. I just donβt trust that.
afiato
This happened to me today! I will post what she said to me just in case this can help someone else.
βI'll proceed in issuing a check to you with extra $50 and when you receive the payment and it clears, I will make arrangement for pickup. So get back to me with below details asap.Full Name:Address:Phone Number:Final Asking Price:And as soon as this is provided, the payment will be overnight to youand i will let you know when its mailed out.β
I let her know that was not going to happen.
afiato
Scammers username is sttrrrrrewmyy67
cortez72421
Thank you so much for this post. I just created a Poshmark account to sell some bags to make a little extra money. I got so excited when two different individuals commented on two different bags, but both wanting to communicate through email. I emailed them both extra pictures of the bags they wanted. Then both of them wanted to send me cashier checks to pay for the bags, and their wording in their emails was very similar. This kind of made feel a little skeptical about both transactions.
alaisiajones
Someone just offered me the same thing she asked me to send additional pictures through email and said sheβll pay with a cashiers check. I didnβt know what that was so I googled it and came across your post right now. Iβm not sure what to say to this woman nowβ¦ I was literally just about to agree with her.
leimat23
Helloo! Just happened to me! Same story exact story.
nvbeautyblogger
I got someone trying this tonight. I figured it was some sort of scam. =(
katelynreasor
Same thing happened to me yesterday. Figured it was a scam, BEWARE β no one should need to contact you off of the Poshmark platform!
jwall32412
@analiacosta11 same thing just happened to me!!! So scary. Did you just rip up the check? I want to go to the police ugh I hear this happens on craigslist all of the time too. So sad
annelousmith
Same thing just happened to me from dnff7544. She said she was interested in the item but images didnt load well on her phone and gave her email lindatracy8417 @gmailcom for me to send the pictures. She replied saying it was for her sick daughter in the hospital and she forgot all her stuff therefore she wanted to pay by check. Her husband secretary would send it to me with additional 50$ to secure it. Asked for phone no, address and full name. Thank to this post as I doubted it was a scam.
se77an0
Ugh. Thank you so much for this post.. I was a bit confused on why someone would pay with a check.
nyimabrwn
Thank you! This post just saved me from a fraudulent account!
secretsisterxo
@fishih hey, same thing happened to me recently. Different name of person but same exact story. βdaughter is in hospital and money is needed to pay medical billβ π SMH
vemar29
Thanks for the alert , I just got an email from someone which just create an account, offering an extra money on top of the price , saying to provide my name and addresses, I mean pretty sketchy!!! Thanks π
lucyj1997
This just happened to me too! So glad I found this post!
pjgposh
@nicole_pop I just posted a pair of boots and within a few min someone commented on them for Me to send them an email (you can see it right now) and after I emailed, they started talking about cashiers checks. Thanks for posting this! I knew it seemed weird!she said she wanted me to send them to her daughter and asked for my personal info!
lggreene1
Ok this posting is from a while ago but I think this just happened to me- user commented on my listing indicating interest for her daughter and provided me her email to send more photos. I emailed her requested pics/info and she responded immediately that she wanted to purchase- but wanted to send me a certified cashierβs check so she needed my addressβ¦.scam right??
katrine25
Oh my gosh..same thing is happening to me right now!! I knew something was up, her messages are so fishy! Beware of buyers offering to pay with Cashier's check!! Pretending she added an extra $50 for a $25 item!
katrine25
@lggreene1 yes!
katrine25
She is using the name Marry Daniel
rocco112305
@bluedreamer1551 Same! I just got an offer today (the same day I posted the item) and someone asked to do a check and wanted my info. I immediately knew something was sketchy and Iβm like not today maβam, not today!
boutiquerebirth
Thank you for posting this! I have a lady right now trying to get me to do the same!
boutiquerebirth
the person that tried to pull the scam on me called herself Linda Victoria I have her email address and phone number if you want to confirm it's her
msimser75
@cayden_r I was just scammed by the same person. Same story.
shoprgyrl
aidanthomas590@g ai l.com add to list of scammers
shoprgyrl
and @aletuchica92125
shoprgyrl
@rdfr4356etdgd
shoprgyrl
@rdfr4356etdgd
kaylaanderso646
i just started doing poshmark and this lady asked me if she could send me a βcertified cashier checkβ as well. idk how to respond, but ik iβm not gonna accept it now lmao. any recommendations?
kristaleigh601
This just happened to me today. Two different βbuyersβ. With all of the cash apps available, who uses cashierβs checks??
purpledewdesign
Thank you for posting this. It just happened to me today. This lady said that the item was for her daughter and she didn't mind paying an extra $30. She wanted to pay with a cashier's check and also pay for shipping. (I am offering free shipping).
dionnetab
@purpledewdesign same thing happened to me! How do we report this to Poshmark to have her account flagged?
cpcsux
Yes, I was contacted first to email the pictures (my first suspicion) then if she could send a cashiers check (my second suspicion) I figured if you had the cash then why not just pay through Poshmark? So silly but her adding and insisting it would make a great present for her daughter repeatedly through email. I gave her an email that I never use. Incredible
plgonzalez38
this is happening to me right now for a 40 dollar item like really!! i can always tell by how they use grammar and a cashiers check i dont think anyone uses those anymore. thats y i came on here to check if anyone else is going thru this. my God cant we just sell something online without all this thievery!!
cjburrrr
I feel for everyone :( I fell for it too and I'm intercepting a package that I sent out yesterday. My conscience was nagging me at the beginning but I ignored the red flags because I was too excited to make a sale. Beware of this scammer email: nancyscot772@g a l.com. They said that they were sending $950 and to deposit remainder to "daughter".
cjburrrr
Also, they'll ask you to delete your listing post so that you can't track the original comment. If you already sent info through email I suggest you screenshot the email correspondence and make sure to delete the message where they can get to your contact info. It's not going to cancel out what info they already have but at least it's not longer accessible. I'm pretty sure the scammers are doing multiple scams and most likely might even forget your case (hopefully)
anjalichamp
@nicole_pop Oh my gosh thank you so much for posting this; this lady contacted me about my item and I figured it was an issue after she said she sent MORE money than was needed. blocked her immediately and reported the account
anjalichamp
@jayy_bug same! I just blocked them on everything!
linapishkin
@kitty52ny I have the same issue this one Woman said that she would tack on an extra 50 dollars
karendinan
@februaryevans same happened to me just now!!
amyfinigian
@lisssaluvya naming them unfortunately won't help. it was probably a fake name and they can always set up a different account under a different name.
eicummings
@sk471 donβt cash anything she may send you. The check will bounce and you will be responsible for the amount.
mrswagen
This just happened to me too! Thanks for raising the alarm!
valeriaorteg686
Who did you contact for legal advice? I almost just got scammed
gisellenm12
Same thing happened to me recently I refied the check and the offer! Only do business using the app!!
darrellt007
Iβm new to Poshmark and someone asked me to email the price of my item which was listed clearly on my ad. When I emailed she explained she could only pay by check but would add $15 and to give her my phone and address. Uh no thank you!
anoonan20
@cayden_r she just did that to me do not!!!!
anoonan20
@fishih SAME SHES IN CONTACF WITH ME RIGHT NOW
bellissim00
Thank God! I searched on google βposhmark buyers cashier checkβ then i found ur post. Thank u for the awareness not to deposit it to the bank/mobile deposit. Coz that is my first going to do mobile deposit it if legit & not a bounce check.
bellissim00
Hes askin me for my address to mail the cashiers check & his βmoverβ will pick up the shoes ones the checks clear. Eventhough my item is listed as Free Shipping!!. Now im not going to reply to him. Thank you!!. The buyer commented on my listing for White Nike shoes askin me to email him
beachdog10
Thanks for posting this. I had someone try to do this last year and again today. I figured it was in violation of posh rules to have someone buy outside of the posh method so I just said no both times. But I didn't think of how they might send too much money, want some back etc. The one today also wanted my personal phone number. And yes she had no items listed to sell on her page. Just looking for gullible people.
mollface85
That βwomanβ just wasted my time having me email her 1000 pics of a pair of Jordans for her βdaughterβ for her birthday and Iβm new to selling on here you can tell by my closet. She immediately accepted the price and said how nice and helpful I was and sheβll pay by Cashierβs Check. Once I told her no checks she became insistent to the point that it was bizarre. Donβt get scammed by her.
praznhim4ever
I literally was just approached about something similar where someone wanted to buy my item with a check for extra money, but after working in the banking world I don't dare risk check fraud
jocelynpannell
@mollface85 omg! I just got scammed and itβs the same story. I donβt know if she already sent the check out or not. I donβt know why I didnβt think it was a scam.
What should I do?
nicole_pop
@jocelynpannell hey there, no worries i got the check as well! Just rip it up. You can report the account too.
amaguileraa
A new scammer! same script and everything! The user is @sqisandra
amaguileraa
Goes by Sandra Jack!
allthebest4
I just got the same email and knew for sure it was a scam because i had another person send me the same exact email word for word and thought that was fishy. I am new to Poshmark, what type of payment do you use.
cece05948
What did you do with the check then?
hcatr99
Yes this is happening to me currently. I caught on to the scam but they are still sending me the check. What do I do after it comes in the mail? I know not to deposit but do I just return to the sender?
alessij20
Same here this just happened to me.
alessij20
I am not gonna deposit and report the account.
autumnmckc
Hello everyone. I am experiencing this now. I have a Lululemon item on my page and they messaged me through email stating they will send a cashier's check and once it clears, ship the item. It seems very sketchy to me so I just stated I only do transactions through the Poshmark app. Have to be so careful nowadays!
mandy985
@lisssaluvya thank you so much for posting this. I am experiencing this as we speak. A woman was trying to purchase a $60 pair of shoes from me and said she wanted to send a cashiers check which I thought was strange the next thing I know she said she was sending me $1500 on accident and needed me to send the cash back! That was the red flag! Thank you so much for this post!
robynesweet
Hi Everyone, I joined the community yesterday and have already been contacted twice by two different people asking me for my address and phone number to send me a cashier check and then I could send them the item. I suspected something was fishy/wrong right away because why would someone send me more money than I asked for and then have me ship the item. I told both people that I won't do any transactions off the app.
littlecaritas
I recently just had the exact thing happen to me today with my item
spassons
This just happened to me today!! Thank God I saw this post!! I knew it smelt fishy! People are so desperate today and honestly I think some of them are from other countries! Iβve read a lot about this stuff happening overseas! Whew!
carriemartin293
I just had someone try this on me today!!!
nicole_pop
@bvovchik only deal with payment through the app! It is way too risky to do the cashier's check.
pjgposh
@bvovchik itβs against the rules to do sales outside of poshmark. By exchanging emails with someone you met on the poshmark platform outside of the platform might get your account suspended/deleted. Definitely donβt tattle on yourself and Good luck!
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