Comments on: LETTER: Innkeeper Warns of ‘Certified Check’ Scams

By: Steve Downs

Steve Downs — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:52:22 +0000

I used to get them all the time when I was running Veneto’s Pizzeria.
It was fun playing them for the fools they are!

By: Kim Holmes Simpson

Kim Holmes Simpson — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 02:03:38 +0000

We have a rental property in Cape Charles, and we received a scam twice. The first one we knew from the beginning and played along — they send you a fake certified check and want you to cash and and send back the extra, because their so-called travel agent wrote the check for too much. We allowed them to mail us the check; we still have it in our possession, and wondered if we should contact the police. Then a few weeks later we received an email from the exact name in your article; we played along to a certain point, then when they said they actually wanted to book, we ignored them.

By: Randy Carlson

Randy Carlson — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:44:31 +0000

There is also a scam in real estate with large checks sent from overseas to pay for real estate as a ‘cash deal’…and then asked to return a portion of the money by check to an overseas account. I’ve had 2 of these scams over the past 3 months.

By: Nancy Stairs

Nancy Stairs — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:05:18 +0000

I experienced the same type of scam on Craigslist. Be careful about accepting certified checks.

By: Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:26:12 +0000

… get these all the time for a lunch or dinner or take out order! Usually party of 20+ … just delete ‘em!