Scam?

[Pghachey]

The same thing happened to me a bout a year and a half ago. What's wierd is the letter/email you got was almost identical to mine. I did get a cashier's check and went to the bank. Feeling something wasn't right (they sent it for too much and wanted me to send them the balance back to them in a M.O.) I asked the bank to check it out. They got in touch with the local authorities, the FBI I think, and found out this was probably a scam. I basically lost $14.00, in paperwork fees, but I went with my gut instinct and foiled their plan to get my vehicle and cash. I would send any info you have so far on these people to your bank and/or local authorities. I hope it all works out for you.

[Tone]

I received $8000 in checks from overseas for my old ML parts - 1 Cashier's Check and 2 Postal Money Orders that looked legit and the bank cashed. I sat on the money for 5 weeks and sure enough, they were bad. I of course had not shipped anything and got the bank to release the balance of my funds after they got theirs - seems they don't take lightly to $8000 worth of bad checks! Wire transfers are the safest as the bank carries the liability.