"Ludovic Launer" wrote in message
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Hello

Some quick research indicated this is a large problem
with internet sales and also cautioned sellers that
the cashier's checks tendered are often counterfeit

Interesting...do you have links to sites explaining / reporting this ?

Regards,
Ludovic

Many samples. Just search around for Nigerian scam and its variants. A
small used car dealer here in Greeley, Colorado showed me two washed checks
a couple of weeks ago, one a casher's check. Very good and impossible to
tell by the untrained eye. He had them checked before completely the
transaction. He's involved with Autotrader, an online sales service.

No one should accept a cashier's check for anything these days, as it often
takes the banks a minimum of two weeks to clear the checks. The problem is
that a legitimate check is cut and multiple copies are created to complete
several transactions. The check will initially check good with your bank
and the issuing bank and it isn't until the multiple bogus checks arrive at
the issuing bank that the scam is revealed. By then, several people may be
victimized.

Direct wire transfer, escrow services, etc, are much preferred.

Frank