send the difference from the huge check or money order to them, via Western Union. They will say that somebody in the US owes them a certain amount of money - much more than you are asking for your animal or item. They want to send the check or money order to you, have you cash it, and send them the difference - RIGHT AWAY, via Western Union. The checks or money orders may even be real, but originally made out for somebody else, for a much smaller amount. Your bank will accept it, and it may take many days before the bank finds out the money order / check is bogus, and then subtract the money from your account. By that time, the "buyer" has tried to pressure you into sending a few thousand dollars to them overseas, and there is no way to get it back. They really have no interest in whatever you are selling, only the cash.



It works surprisingly well, even though it has been around for quite a while. I got one of those checks once (for $2,000 or so), and called the bank in Tx. They said it was real, but the real amount was only for $20 or some low amount. I sent it to the Postmaster as mail fraud. But it is nearly impossible for them to prosecute from afar. Sometimes I play with the scammers a little. If I can get them to waste postage on mailing it all the way over here, then it takes their profit down a small notch.

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